Articles from the October 13, 2011 edition
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By Heidi Zemach 
Local 
October 13, 2011 
Healthy lifestyles celebrated
Nobody who attended the Community Celebration of Healthy Lifestyles Gathering this weekend could leave claiming that there’s nothing to do in Seward—a frequent local complaint. The event drew...
By LOG Staff Local October 13, 2011 Seaward elected Seward mayor
North Slope security officer David C. Seaward overcame last Tuesday’s deficit of 16 votes to defeat incumbent mayor Willard Dunham, 296 to 285, with the counting of about 125 absentee ballots. Dunham, running for a second 2-year term led election...
By Heidi Zemach Local October 13, 2011 
The bear that followed
A large group of people were forced off the Exit Glacier Trail by a young bear that refused to leave them alone Sunday afternoon. My husband Robert and I among them. Or was it perhaps the other way...
By LOG Staff Opinion October 13, 2011 Thoughts on Mayor Dunham's departure
There isn’t much Willard Dunham hasn’t done in Seward. In well over half a century, Mayor Dunham has been on the forefront of every effort to keep taxes low, diversify the local economic base and create employment opportunities for local...
By Elstun Lauesen Opinion October 13, 2011 
Whether it's politics or prophecy, 2012 will by the year of reckoning
Humans are creatures of Nature. The same force that creates the salt marsh and the arctic biome also creates us. Call it ‘God’ if you wish, but the rendering forces of water and earth that gave...
By LOG Staff Announcements October 13, 2011 Around Town–Oct. 13, 2011
Flood area meeting set The Seward/Bear Creek Flood Service Area holds its regular board meeting at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 in the Seaview Plaza Building, Kenai Peninsula Borough Annex Office, Suite 122. As always, the public is invited to attend. Agendas...
By LOG Staff Alaska October 13, 2011 
BP Exploration (Alaska) donates $50,000 to new Seward Library Museum
Seward City Librarian Patty Linville shares building plans for the new Seward Library Museum with BP Exploration (Alaska) Vice President of External Affairs Phil Cochrane. BP contributed $50,000...
By Laine Welch Fishing October 13, 2011 
Red King crab quota cut almost in half
Bering Sea crabbers got good news and bad news last week when catch quotas were announced for fisheries that open next week. The bad news: the catch for Alaska’s most famous crab fishery —...
By From Alaska Native News Alaska October 13, 2011 Participating in cultural activities benefits you, family, community
Alaska Native Elders and leaders are often heard telling younger generations to get involved with their culture. But is there really a benefit to joining a dance group, learning how to carve totem poles, or participating in caribou hunts when you...
By Resurrection Bay Historical Society Features October 13, 2011 
Back When...
A postcard of Fourth Avenue put out by the Alaska Shop in the 1920s. It says Broadway because on July 24, 1916, the Seward Town Council changed the name of Fourth Avenue to Broadway. Businessmen...
By LOG Staff Features October 13, 2011 Turn Back the Pages—Oct. 12, 1972
Study Calls for Seward-Juneau Ferry – Rep. Keith Specking has loaned the LOG a copy of a report for the State by Tibbets-Abbott-McCarthy-Stratton, Consulting Engineers regarding the future routing, scheduling and tariffs for the Alaska Marine...
By the Better Business Bureau Business October 13, 2011 Beware of bogus job promos
When a job offer postcard arrives in the mail with phrases like “we’ve been trying to reach you,” “Final Notice” and “Deadline,” be cautious. Better Business Bureau has received recent reports about an official-looking mailer that...
Police LOG October 13, 2011 Police Log—Oct. 13, 2011
Sept. 28 02:00 - Cab driver reported seeing a black bear in the 300 block of Third. 07:53 - Individual reported that a vehicle lost power and pulled on to the bike path while attempting to make a turn near the chamber of commerce. Occupants were...
By LOG Staff Arts October 13, 2011 
Bardarson watercolor selected for juried show
The painting, "Pederson Glacier" was selected by the Alaska Watercolor Juried Show for its 2011 exhibition. This show is open to all adult artists in the United States. It will remain on exhibit at...
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