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Articles from the November 10, 2011 edition

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 By LOG Staff    Sports    November 10, 2011
Volleyball

Volleyball team heads to state

The Seahawks volleyball played in last weekend’s 3A regional meet at Anchorage Christian. Scores for their matches were 25-17L, 20-25W, 25-21L, 17-25W, 15-11L and the team moves on to play at the...

 
 By LOG Staff    Sports    November 10, 2011

Seahawks swim at state

The Seward High School swim team competed in the state tournament last week at Barlett High in Anchorage. The team took ninth overall with 17, 10. The 200-meter medley relay team of Isabel Barnwell, Olivia Beckham, Robin McKnight, Eileen Audette and...

 
 By Heidi Zemach    Education    November 10, 2011
Emmalee Moore

Scheffler Creek project inspires visiting teachers

Six Seward Elementary School students in MaryLynn Barnwell’s 5th-6th grade class led a diverse group of Alaska schoolteachers to four survey sites above Scheffler Creek Friday, Nov 4, that they had...

 
 By LOG Staff    Opinion    November 10, 2011

Thank you to veterans who have served

The following editorial appeared in the “New York Post” a year ago on Veterans Day. We reprint most of it here. Some 24.5 million living Americans have served their country under arms. From 106-year old Frank Buckles of Morgantown, W. Va. –...

 
 By Elstun Lauesen    Opinion    November 10, 2011

As winter sets in snow offers life lessons

One of my earliest memories involves snow; more precisely, me falling out of a window of our house and landing into a bank of snow. I was a little over three. My folks had guests over. I was supposed...

 
 Opinion    November 10, 2011

Halloween Carnival thanks

On behalf of Seward Parks and Recreation and the Teen and Youth Center, we would like to thank everyone who helped us make the Halloween Carnival such a fun success. Thank you to our co-sponsors Seahawk Athletic Booster Club for the assistance in...

 
 By Laine Welch    Fishing    November 10, 2011

Employment down, earnings up for fishermen

Over the past six years average employment for Alaska commercial fishermen dropped slightly, but gross earnings were up — and that is a better measure of industry health. That’s the conclusion of...

 
 By Sue McClure    Local    November 10, 2011

Funds accepted for Bear Creek Flood Service Area

At our only meeting in the month of November, we unanimously passed six ordinances and passed four resolutions on the consent agenda. One of those resolutions certified the 2011 mayoral runoff...

 
 Arts    November 10, 2011
John Damberg

Seward Arts Council hosts John Damberg Latin Jazz Sextet

Saturday night Seward Arts Council presents the John Damberg Latin Jazz Sextet as part of the Seward Winter Concert Series. The performance begins at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 at Seward High School Theatre....

 
 By LOG Staff    Announcements    November 10, 2011

Around Town—Nov. 10, 2011

Film premier set for Friday Larry Unrein will premier his new film about skateboarding at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 in the K.M. Rae Building. Pre-school story time offered Story Time is held at the Seward Library, 238 Fifth Ave., each Friday morning at 10:30...

 
 Local    November 10, 2011
Library volunteers

Library volunteers honored

The year of 2011 has been a great year for the Seward Community Library when it comes to volunteers! In total we counted 14 people who lent a hand when needed throughout the year. Some have...

 
 By LOG Staff    Local    November 10, 2011
RBCA

Town turns out for RBCA fundraiser

The Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance held its fifth annual Beer & Wine Tasting Event Saturday night at the Alaska SeaLife Center from 7-10 p.m. The event featured local brewers and vintners...

 
 Obituaries    November 10, 2011
Bill Curtice

William Parks Curtice—December 1954-Oct. 17, 2011

William Parks Curtice was born in Dec. 1954 and died Oct. 17, 2011 Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Eleanor and Reginald. He leaves his sister, Amy Owens of Lexington, Kentucky; two nieces,...

 
 Police LOG    November 10, 2011

Police LOG — Nov. 10, 2011

Nov. 1 00:09 - Citation issued to Justin Bell for Minor Consuming and MOCA at Third and AVTEC. PBT.030. Verbal warning issued for Speed and U-Turn 01:10 - John Ragusa arrested for DUI while driving on Lowell Point Road at Storm Chasers. PBT.121....

 
 Announcements    November 10, 2011

Seward Parks & Rec Activities

Com Schools Opened for the school year at Seward Middle School, Mon. - Thurs., 5:30 - 9 p.m. open gym. Tuesdays: Free Family Fun Night at Seward Middle School and Adult Indoor Soccer. Local instructors are sought, call 362-4053. TYC Teen Time Evening...

 
 By Resurrection Bay Historical Society    Features    November 10, 2011

Back when...

The Alaska Central Railway tries out its new rotary snow plow on a snow slide at Mile 44 in January 1906. Photograph by Seward photographer Robert Evans. (Send your “Back when...” photo to the...

 
 By LOG Staff    Features    November 10, 2011

Turn Back the Pages—Nov. 10, 1972

The Seward Phoenix LOG Nov. 9, 1972 Crab catches processed here – Three king crab boats brought a total delivery of 150,000 pounds of their catch from the Dutch Harbor area for processing this week reports Seward Fisheries plant manager Linne...

 
 By Heidi Zemach    Local    November 10, 2011
Toppled tree

Wind topples trees

Eight trees blew down at First-Lake Park during the Tuesday, Nov. 1 windstorm. They included several large old-growth Spruce Trees. Seward Parks and Recreation staff responded, and cut them the rest...