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

Two men were rescued from Resurrection Bay after their vessel flipped over Friday night about a quarter mile offshore at Fourth of July Beach. A third man who was with them was lost and is presumed...

Enrollment at the Seward Parks and Recreation Department’s summer program at TYC has dropped to about half the level of children that it served last year. The main difference between this year and...

In a quiet section of the Seward Museum on Friday night a video was filmed about Seward’s sister city connection with Obihiro, Japan, and the student and adult exchanges with the sister city. Resurr...

Three male Pacific walrus calves are in the care of Alaska SeaLife Center after being rescued in the past few weeks near Barrow. The first calf was spotted by local fishermen near in North Salt...

In addition to Seward City Council seats on Oct. 2, area voters will elect a Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly Representative and several service board members. The filing period for individuals to declare their candidacy is now open and closes at...

The Seward Mural Society gets a glimpse of the design for the upcoming mural that has been selected to be painted for Seward’s sister city, Obihiro, Japan. The master artist for the project is...

A four-question community survey is underway until Aug. 6 to collect opinions about public education and focus areas that will guide the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. “One of the more difficult challenges that our large district...

CIRI Alaska Tourism Once again, the wine collections and culinary creations of the Resurrection Roadhouse at Seward Windsong Lodge and Talkeenta Alaskan Lodge won the nod of approval for the “Wine Spectator’s” Award of Excellence. Since 1981,...

Thank you The TYC Councils would like to thank Major Marine Tours and their amazing staff and crew for all of their work and support with this year’s Summer Splash event. With their support and help we were able to raise over $2,000 for our High...

Seward Elementary will be open for new student registration from 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-3:00 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Aug. 9 and 10. Parents must fill out a registration packet for each new student. Additionally, parents must provide: • State...

Karin Blaine will hold a Fundamentals of Song Writing Workshop on Thursday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. The fee for the Seward Arts Council workshop is $30 which includes a pass to Blaine’s concert at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 31 at Resurrect Art. The two-hour...

Alaska will not create a state-run health insurance exchange under the new federal health care law Gov. Sean Parnell announced July 17. The announcement came after the State of Alaska completed a study on health insurance exchange planning. “Alloca...

Got bait? Fish scientists need 305,000 pounds of semi brite chum salmon for this year’s halibut stock surveys. The bait is staged at more than 1,200 stations between Oregon and the Bering Sea for...

Temporary closure at job center The Seward Job Center will be closed Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 6 and 7, and re-open at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 8. The center will be open regular hours, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4:30 p.m., on Thursday, Aug. 9. On Friday,...

Thursday, Aug 2 7 to 8 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department meeting, Bear Creek Fire Station, 13105 Seward Hwy, Mile 5, 224-3345. Friday, Aug 3 Noon, Seward Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting, Breeze Inn, 224-8001. Saturday, Aug 4 6:30 to...

Earl Gene Skinner passed on July 23, 2012 surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren. Gene was born in Olympia, Wash. on Sept. 29, 1926 to Earl and Gladis Mae Skinner. He spent his childhood...

Saturday saw some gray weather but that didn’t stop the participants in the Subway Tri-Harder-Thon, Seward’s first adventure challenge, from kayaking, running and biking on a course from Kenai...

Exchange students from Obihiro, Japan play Monopoly with hosts after a farewell potluck on Monday. The students arrived in on July 22 as part of the exchange with Seward’s sister city. They return...

A boat slips off its trailer at the small boat harbor launch. The line holding it on the trailer was released too soon and the boat came down on the pavement about two weeks ago. A rack of silver...

Compiled by Julie Rosier Council mulls offers on RV translator — The City of Seward is considering transferring ownership of its Mount Wolcott television translator to either the Moose Pass Sportsmen’s Club or to radio station KRXA, it was...

July 19 09:02 - Earthquake, magnitude 4.1, 200 miles southwest of Anchorage at a depth of 60 miles. No tsunami was expected. 10:22 - University of Alaska Fairbanks advised that they would be replacing their fire alarm system. At 15:06 they advised th...

SeaFest Weekend at Alaska SeaLife Center is Aug. 3-5 and features activities for the whole family. The main event is the 5K walk/run on Saturday, and also planned are live music, a talk on marine debris, photos with Tuffy the Puffin, a scavenger...

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District and First Student, provider of student transportation, have reached agreement in principle, pending legal review, for student transportation beginning the first day of school Aug. 21. The school district...