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

Bears are emerging from their winter dens. When they first awaken, most haven’t eaten for about six months, so they’re pretty hungry. With a comparatively late green-up this spring, they may also...

It was a cold and stormy Saturday in Southcentral Alaska with snow falling in Anchorage and Soldotna. However, Seward had a little piece of springtime carved out for Harbor Opening Day as the skies ov...

School board meets here Kenai Peninsula Borough Board of Education meets at 7 p.m. Monday, May 6 at Seward High School. Spring concert set for May 2 Seward community choir’s Spring Concert will run from 7 to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 2 in the...

Summer projects will keep road crews busy along the Seward Highway from Seward to Anchorage. Work is wrapping up on the Trail River Bridge around mile 25 with traffic now using the new span while...

Ever since Joanie Merritt’s downtown summer market building caught fire the evening March 9, friends and neighbors have stepped up to help. About a dozen people turned out at the Grazing Moose on Fi...

Moose Pass is about to have a new fire hall. Perhaps a better way to phrase it is that Moose Pass will soon have a different fire hall. However, the renovated building that will house two fire...

Updated: In the following article Major Marine Tours and Kenai Fjords Tours are both cited as featuring National Park Service interpretive guides aboard their cruises. However, Kenai Fjords Tours...

At least twice a year volunteers remove tons of trash from the area along the Exit Glacier roadside according to Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance. Terry Federer, a father with young children...

The following is from the journals of the Seward Police Department. Those who have been arrested or summoned are presumed innocent until found guilty in a court of law. March 11 02:47 - Individual advised that a male, wearing all black fishing gear,...

Three parcels of land in and around Seward are proposed to be sold by Chugach National Forest, according to a National Forest Service notice given to the LOG. The first is a single family residence on a .23 acre lot at Fourth Avenue and A Street....

Compiled by Julie Rosier Kenai Fjords had visitors boom in 1986 – Although there are plans to build a tramway to Harding Ice Field, that particular construction project isn’t slated to start yet as the National Park Service has set aside...

There are big plans underway to create an interesting learning environment around all three Seward public schools that would get students and teachers out of the classroom to learn and engage more...

The following is from the editorial page of the Jan. 7, 1988 Seward Phoenix LOG. THAT CONTINUING TREND... After several years of dramatic growth, as determined by the borough’s quarterly taxable sales, it looks like we’re in for a breather. But...

Seward started celebrating its incorporation centennial May 29 last year with time set aside at Seward’s City Council meeting for a proclamation and special birthday cake sporting the commemorative seal of the 100 year old City of Seward. Locals...

The following is from the journals of the Seward Police Department January 3 00:17 - Fallen tree reported across the Seward Highway at either mile 34 or 35. 00:36 - Verbal warning issued for...

October Three city council members reelected On Oct. 2, three city council members were reelected to their council seats. Jean Bardarson, Marianna Keil and Ristine Casagranda were held the top counts...

The following is from the journals of the Seward Police Department Dec. 16 22:41 - Officers responded to a report that reporting party’s neighbors on Fourth were yelling and screaming at each other, and there was loud banging on a door. Officers...

Seward, Bear Creek and Moose Pass firefighters graduated Saturday from the 2012 Seward Firefighter I Academy. Since early October 16 students have put in 164 hours of classroom and practical drills...

Compiled by Julie Rosier Council audience sees slides of aquaculture, also Icefield plans — Two slide presentations were on the agenda of the Monday night city council meeting. One was presented by Don Follows, National Park Service Planner, on...

What are the top three concerns regarding Alaska and what do you propose should be done about them? Don Young Republican • Anchorage Anyone who knows me knows that my tenacity and commitment to serving Alaskans – all Alaskans – is my best asset...

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Board of Education and school district administration heard a presentation by Friends of Jesse Lee Home about their plans for the Balto Leadership School in Seward, during...

After an intense couple of months of hands-on bonding experience with the two big babies, the Alaska SeaLife Center staff and volunteers said a fond farewell to the two walrus calves Wednesday...

On Oct. 1, the U.S. Postal Service will release the Earthscapes stamp series featuring a new perspective on one of Kenai Fjords National Park’s most photographed locations, Bear Glacier. Bear...

The following is from the journals of the Seward Police Department Sept. 13 00:32 - Verbal warning for inoperative taillight issued at Seward Highway and Sea Lion. 00:48 - Verbal warning for speed issued at Third and D. 01:46 - Verbal warning for...

Governments and nonprofit groups in Alaska spent $6 million a year trying to manage invasive species between 2007-11, for a total of $29 million. This, according to a new report based on a survey of...