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

The Seahawks girls varsity basketball team played Cook Inlet Academy in a last minute scheduled game last weekend before Christmas day. Perfect timing for family members who had travelled from out of...

Lulu, a Giant Pacific Octopus at the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) may be guarding an intriguing secret. She may, or may not be holding onto sperm from Felix, a male octopus, following an intensely...

1. Count the new-born octopuses at the Alaska SeaLife Center. 2. Go to a Seward High School track meet. 3. Climb to the top of the fourth largest ice field on the North American continent. 4. Guess the number of brown and black bear that will visit...

1. Who built the water wheel in Moose Pass? 2. Why was Hope founded? 3. What public school in Anchorage is named after a long time Cooper Landing resident (family name)? 4. Where is Mount Hope? 5. Why doesn’t the Seward Highway follow the Alaska...

During his first visit to Israel in July 2008 candidate Obama followed tradition and visited the Wailing Wall and placed a small piece of paper (hotel letterhead) containing a prayer into a cleft in...

The Anchorage School Board has named Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) Superintendent Steve Atwater as one of the two finalists in its search for the next Anchorage schools superintendent. Mr. Joe Arness, KPBSD School Board president...

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District (KPBSD) faces a $750,000 deficit caused by inflation in transportation costs, and seeks positive solutions In order to educate the public and seek positive solutions to a transportation deficit, informational...

The Exit Glacier area is open to snow machines according to an announcement last week by Kenai Fjords National Park. Snow machines are permitted in the park’s developed area, specifically the road to Exit Glacier, parking areas, a designated route...

Andy Mezirow was appointed to the North Pacific Fishery Management Council Advisory Panel on Dec. 13, according to the Seward Chamber of Commerce newsletter. Chairman Eric Olson named the Seward fishing charter operator and halibut fishermen joins...

Alaska’s commercial fisheries programs could get a slight boost if the governor’s budget for the next fiscal year gets a nod from legislators. The proposed FY2013 operating budget for the Alaska...

Flood meeting set for Jan. 9 Seward/Bear Creek Flood Service Area holds its next regular board meeting at 7 p.m. Jan. 9, at Seaview Plaza Building, in the Kenai Peninsula Borough Annex Office, Suite 122. January meetings will be held the second and...

Seward School Menus Breakfast Tuesday, Jan. 3 - Egg-cheese breakfast burrito, yogurt, fresh frozen fruit and milk. Wednesday, Jan. 4 - Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Cocoa Puffs, breakfast bar, strawberry cup and milk. Thursday, Jan. 5 - Breakfast...

Mens Basketball League teams meet on the court in a recent game....

Local youth enjoy a variety of activities at TYC Youth Camp during the winter holiday. The camps include field trips, arts and crafts, cooking, outdoor fun, gym time, computer time and games. The...

Father William Chaput kneels at the alter of Sacred Heart Catholic Church during the Christmas season. Chaput served in Seward from 1936 to 1948. The church was then at 320 Fifth Ave. where the...

It was a very good year... Seward did itself proud during 1990, welcoming increasing numbers to visitors, building its economic strength and taking steps to add a human touch to the growth that is occurring. The dream of a town where our young...

Dec. 17 13:41 - Individual, driving a loader for Public Works, hit a vehicle at Fourth and D. Officer responded. 14:29 - Verbal warning for no headlights issued on the Seward Highway at Sea Lion. 17:40 - State troopers received a 911 call from a...

Dr. Hsueh-Ming Steve Wang is the Chair of University of Alaska Anchorage’s Engineering and Science Management (ESM) Department. Recently, Dr. Wang was interviewed by Tony Nakazawa of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service...