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

Are you a city resident who wants to join the green food revolution and own chickens? Well now you probably can own some, or rabbits, and still be in good standing with Seward city code, provided that...

Seward Senior Center filled up for two hours late Monday afternoon to celebrate the colorful and famed Seward Pioneer Alaska Nellie’s birthday party and raise money for the local Meals on Wheels...

Some nine parcels, or 150 acres of commonly-owned land along Salmon Creek, in the area of Salmon Creek Road and Nash Road are being surveyed this summer by the SLR International Corporation. It’s la...

Though the Seward Fire Department has suspended their search for missing Mount Marathon Race runner Michael LeMaitre, they continue to collect reports on what people saw on the mountain on July 4, said Fire Chief David Squires on Wednesday. They are...

A male harbor seal pup was born at Alaska SeaLife Center on June 27, the center announced in a press release this week. The pup was born to two of the center’s harbor seals, Atuun and Snapper. This...

Nonprofits in Seward and Moose Pass benefited from nearly $30,000 in grants this year given by the Seward Community Foundation. The foundation’s recently newsletter describes how donations from...

A First National Bank Alaska veteran of more than 30 years, Karen Sefton has been appointed Seward Branch Manager by the bank’s board of directors. Sefton has worked at the Seward Branch for a...

The Seward Music and Arts Festival has announced another musical extravaganza in the fall of 2012, with musicians and performers from all over the state along with artisan booths and food vendors. The festival begins this year on Friday, Sept. 28...

Two factory trawlers sit at the railroad dock over the weekend. The Fishermen’s Finest ships offloaded their catch, refuelled and took on supplies. The trawlers harvest and process groundfish in...

The OceansAlaska Marine Science Center has barely opened its doors and tiny oysters are already growing out at the new floating facility at George Inlet in Ketchikan. The 28-acre site was granted to t...

Salmonstock is a celebration of wild Alaska salmon and the people who depend upon them. It’s also about the power people possess to protect our resources and livelihoods. Renewable Resources...

The Seward Nordic Ski Club has received $1,500 from Holland America and a matching grant from the Alaska Ski Education Foundation (ASEF) to purchase a snow machine trailer. The grant will help the club to move more machines more quickly and...

James D. Yakal, 54, died July 4, 2012 in Florida. Jim had lived in Alaska for over 40 years and had loved to explore, hike, and enjoy all of Alaska. He missed being up here after moving to Florida last fall. The only thing that surpassed his love of...

Tri-Harder-Thon set for Saturday The Subway Tri-Harder-Thon is Seward’s first adventure challenge and is planned for Saturday, July 28. The event is for people 18 years old and older. Participants will do 5 miles in a kayak, a 6.3-mile trail run...

Dream On! Storytellers Bobby and Sherry Norfolk tell tales to children and adults at Seward Community Library on Saturday. The acclaimed storytellers presented fun-filled interactive stories about...

Thursday, July 26 Noon to 1 p.m., SeaView Community Services Board, SeaView, 302 Railway. 7 to 8 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department meeting, Bear Creek Fire Station, 13105 Seward Hwy, Mile 5, 224-3345. Saturday, July 28 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.,...

The University of Alaska Fairbanks joined with Google June 21 in the launch of the Endangered Languages Project, a collaborative website which allows people to find and share up-to-date and comprehensive information about endangered languages....

Compiled by Julie Rosier Local Woman Still Missing — The Seward Police Department is continuing its search for a missing young woman with the assistance of the State Troopers. Mrs. Mary Thill is the object of the search. The investigation involves...

President Warren G. Harding is escorted up Fourth at Washington when he arrived at Seward on July 13, 1923 on the USS Henderson. He came to Alaska to drive the Golden Spike celebrating the completion...

July 15 23:27 - Individual requested an officer for skaters at the skate park after hours. Skaters were gone upon officer’s arrival. July 16 00:37 - Individual reported a vehicle in a ditch on Camelot and the people might be intoxicated. At 00:41...

This fall, 16 University of Alaska Fairbanks students have the opportunity to incorporate sustainability research into their everyday lives. The UAF Sustainable Village, a community of four homes on the southern edge of campus, will welcome its...

Seward enjoys the summer sights and events around town....