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

A broad cross-section of Seward residents, about 60 in all, including a dozen youth, filled the Legends Building April 17 for what was billed as a town hall meeting, but was actually a guided sharing...

Seward’s 85th Mount Marathon Race takes place July 4, snow, rain or shine. Thousands of fans, and several hundred runners of all ages are expected to descend on Seward for the event. The race rules...

On April 15, the Alaska State Legislature voted to criminalize synthetic cathinones in Alaska. The senate bill makes it illegal to sell, distribute, manufacture, or possess synthetic cathinones; generally marketed as “bath salts” and known to...

A bronze monument of an old-time miner and his dog will be unveiled in Seward next week. The Seward Iditarod Trail Blazers project is the culmination of the Iditarod National Historic Trail...

I was sitting in my favorite greasy spoon the other day between a couple of old-timers I know who were complaining about the phrase “War on Women.” They had seen a story on Fox News about the Apri...

For the second time in two years, oil taxes have prompted a special session of the Alaska Legislature. Or, to put it another way, state Senate leaders outsmarted themselves and were unable to get to...

City officials met with U.S. Senator Mark Begich last week to discuss matters impacting the city of Seward, the state and the nation. From left, Seward City Manager Jim Hunt, Vice Mayor Jean...

Student art scholarships will be awarded by Seward Arts Council to area youth who want to pursue arts during their summer vacation. The scholarships are available to students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The scholarships can be used by a...

As the busy summer season approaches, the City of Seward has issued a reminder to businesses and patrons that under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), state and local governments, businesses and nonprofit organizations that serve the public...

Seward has quite a history. For over 100 years its citizens have come and gone; enriching the sense of place with each life and event. Without the hard work and civic pride of those that came before, Seward would not be the exemplary city it is...

Brainstorming over halibut bycatch is the theme of a two-day workshop April 24-25 in Seattle. Topping the discussions: the methods used to collect bycatch numbers and the accuracy of the data. Setting...

Super Saturated Sugar Strings from Anchorage is holding the first of a series of CD release shows from 7-9 p.m. Friday, April 27 at Resurrect Art Coffee House. Carlyle Watt, Kathryn Moore (piano &...

Four teams battled on the courts April 14 in the third annual Ms. Gene’s Double Trouble Racquetball tournament. The tourney was played in a round robin, single elimination format. Team Racquet Scien...

Community Schools/TRAILS 224-8711 - sewardtrails@peninsulailc.org Create Your Own Ceramics Drop In Class ends the season with the 2-5 p.m. session April 28 in the AVTEC Ceramics Room. Each session is $5. It takes at least three classes to complete a...

Book Bash slated for Saturday A Book Bash, for families with children 0-5 years old, will be hosted by the Seward/Moose Pass Imagination Library from 10:30-noon April 28 in the basement of Seward Community Library, 238 Fifth. The local chapter of Dol...

Area firefighters and EMS personnel trained most of the weekend at the new AVTEC’s Alaska Maritime Training Center on the east shore of Resurrection Bay. Two instructors came from Washington state...

Longtime Seward resident, Mrs. April M. Tuthill, 68, passed away, Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. No memorial services are planned at this time. Her ashes...

Alton “Al” Wilson Hopkins, age 73. After a battle with lung cancer, Al went to his eternal home on April 20, 2012, to be with his Lord Jesus Christ. Al was born in Pumbico, Nova Scotia, Canada on...

Thursday, April 26 Noon to 1 p.m., SeaView Community Services Board meeting, SeaView, 302 Railway. 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...

The first automobile to arrive in Seward was recorded in a photograph used on this post postcard put out by Hetter’s (now the Alaska Shop). The legend on the card reads “April 24th, 1915 arrival of first automobile Seward Alaska.” Mary Barry...

Compiled by Julie Rosier Assembly deciding factor in land plan appeal — Borough mayor Dale Bagley said he’s been taking a lot of heat lately. Eastern Peninsula residents say they don’t like the mayor’s decision to file a lawsuit that would...

April 15 16:34 - Numerous regular phone and 911 callers reported that all the horses were loose and running around in different areas. Officers responded. Owner also responded and the horses were put back in the corral. He was advised to get a...

Moose wander in and out of town all year long. This one was spotted last week between Bayside Apartments on Fifth and Resurrection Bay. According to the Alaska Department of Fish & Game Website, the...