The Seward Phoenix Log - News of the Eastern Kenai Peninsula since 1966

The foundations for the new 16,300 square-foot Seward Community Library Museum building are in place. They’ve been kept covered and warmed so they were frost-free throughout the harsh winter, so...

Saturday Seward youngsters enjoyed a bit of sun, a bit of slush and a bit of mud as they hunted for Easter Eggs at the Seward Parks and Rec sponsored event....

Justine Pechuzal, a Seward artist and muralist, returned recently from an eye-opening two-week adventure as a guest artist in two village schools in the Lower Kuskokwim region. There, she learned...

The real history of education in Alaska began with the Organic Act of 1884 which directed the Secretary of the Interior to provide for education of children in Alaska without regard to race. This...

A survey begins Saturday to gather information about the health and well being of area residents. The brief, anonymous survey polls community members on their health concerns, experiences and access to health care with the goal developing an action...

Studded tires will be allowed on Alaska roads south of 60 degrees north latitude until May 1 by emergency order from Department of Public Safety Commissioner Joseph Masters issued April 6. According to AS 28.35.155, April 15 and May 1 are the normal...

Some 289 job seekers attended the annual job fair at AVTEC gymnasium Monday afternoon, sponsored by AVTEC in partnership with Alaska Job Service. Approximately 140 of those attending were local...

A resurgence of farmed fish and shifting world currencies could shake up salmon markets this year.‘“There are two trends going into the current salmon season that we haven’t seen for several...

Kenai Fjords National Park will be working to finalize plans for limited development in the downtown Seward area. The National Park Service owns five properties in the downtown area, purchased in 2005...

Safety vests for dogs and humans were recently purchased by the local animal advocacy group SOS Pets from a $250 Seward Community Foundation grant awarded in December. The vests help ensure the...

A workshop on the Alaska Tour Guide Training (ATGT) Program will be hosted April 23-25 by Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development The course will be taught by Linda Nicklin, a guide trainer for Gastineau Guiding in Juneau...

Saturday at AVTEC young and old attended the 26th Annual Stylin’ Stitches Diaper Derby. Kadin Ivy was crowned King along with Emma Lester who was crowned Queen for the age division 0 to 12 months;...

The Phoenix Chapter of the Alaska State Firefighters Association trained last week with Chief Rick Lasky from Dallas, Texas. Firefighters from Moose Pass, Bear Creek and Seward comprise the Phoenix...

Worshipers gather at dawn Sunday morning at Alaska SeaLife Center for the annual non-denominational Easter Sunrise Service....

A new federal program intended to help train and return Alaska’s veterans to the workforce was announced recently by the Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs. The Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP) offers education benefits to eligible...

Conservation film fest set The Far North Conservation Film Festival showing in Seward is set for 6 to 10 p.m. at the National Park Service Legends Building. Hosted by Kenai Fjords National Park and Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance the event is...

Thursday, April 12 6:30 to 8 p.m., Community Choir, Seward High School music room, Sue McClure, 224-6784. 7 to 8 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department meeting, Bear Creek Fire Station, 13105 Seward Hwy, Mile 5, 224-3345. Friday, April 13 10:30...

Photo courtesy of Resurrection Bay Historical Society In the 1930s the Jesse Lee Home had a huge garden. Radishes, onions, turnips, cabbage, beets, chard, carrots, lettuce and kohlrabi were planted...

Compiled by Julie Rosier Navy skimmers here to pick up Exxon’s spilled oil — Two Navy skimmers moved into the Eldorado Narrows just inside of Resurrection Bay Tuesday afternoon, April 11 to begin collecting the spilled oil that has worked its way...

March 31 01:08 - Individual reported a bark colored truck swerving all over the road just south of Three Bears on the Seward Highway. Officers responded and contacted driver in the Breeze Inn parking lot. Subject given a verbal warning to get her...

The Alaska Community Foundation is notifying current and incoming college students statewide of several scholarship opportunities available for a variety of study areas and student types, many of which have deadlines for application in the coming...