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

Willard Dunham, Amy Carney and Keith Campbell cut the ribbon at the official opening of the Seward Community Library’s museum as a crowd looks on. Three pairs of scissors weren’t enough to go...

Thursday, May 16 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Church of the Nazarene, Fourth and C, 362-6623. 7 to 8 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department meeting, Bear Creek Fire Station, 13105 Seward Highway (Mile 5), 224-3345. Friday, May 17...

Gov. Sean Parnell appointed Patricia Linville, Seward Community Library Museum director, to the Advisory Council on Libraries last month. The 12-member council advises the State Library...

Last showing of SHS play Local performances of the Seward High School theater department’s production of “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Coliseum” conclude tonight. Cost of admission is $7 or $20 per family and the show starts at 7...

Thursday, May 9 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Church of the Nazarene, Fourth and C, 362-6623. 7 to 8 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department meeting, Bear Creek Fire Station, 13105 Seward Highway (Mile 5), 224-3345. Friday, May 10 10:30...

The story of Seward is now being told in one new building. And what a building it is – shimmering translucent tiles glitter in the sun and sparkle in the snow. Historic photos of Benny Benson and...

Thursday, May 2 6:30 p.m., Pioneers of Alaska, Seward Senior Center, 336 Third, 288-3616. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Church of the Nazarene, Fourth and C, 362-6623. 7 to 8 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department meeting, Bear Creek...

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...

Mitch Seavey is looking forward to being the oldest musher to win the Iditarod sled dog race next year, beating his own record from his win this year. However, after the blur of the post-race media...

Seward’s City Manager Jim Hunt and Assistant City Manager Ron Long were absent from the Seward City Council regular meeting Monday along with Councilor Jean Bardarson. They are engaged in a...

Garden club hosts roundtable discussion The Resurrection Bay Garden Club will present a roundtable discussion about composting at 4 p.m., Saturday, April 27, downstairs at Seward Community Library. Composting gurus Kirstie Willean and Bob Stark will...

Thursday, April 25 Noon to 1 p.m., SeaView Community Services Board, SeaView, 302 Railway. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Church of the Nazarene, Fourth and C, 362-6623. 7 to 8 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department meeting, Bear Creek...

Vaughn Sherman at his presentation, discussion and signing for his new book “Sea Travels - Memoirs of a 20th Century Master Mariner.” The Saturday afternoon event at Seward Community Library...

Thursday, April 18 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Church of the Nazarene, Fourth and C, 362-6623. 7 to 8 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department meeting, Bear Creek Fire Station, 13105 Seward Highway (Mile 5), 224-3345. Friday, April 19...

The weather couldn’t make up its mind for the duration of the 18th Annual Seward Mayor’s Cup dog sled race, alternating between blue skies and spring sun and significant flurries. The Saturday...

Panels for the mural that will adorn the south side of the Seward Community Library Museum got several coats of paint closer to completion last weekend as over 40 volunteers gathered, paintbrush in...

Pre-K program holds open house Seward’s year old Title 1 Pre-K program will hold an open house from 3:15 to 3:45 p.m tomorrow, Friday, April 12 at the elementary school in room 118. The open house will provide an opportunity for community to visit...

Thursday, April 11 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Church of the Nazarene, Fourth and C, 362-6623. 7 to 8 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department meeting, Bear Creek Fire Station, 13105 Seward Highway (Mile 5), 224-3345. Friday, April 12 1...

Mushers race in Mayor’s Cup The 18th annual running of the Seward Mayor’s Cup sled dog race will be from noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at Seavey’s Corner, Old Exit Glacier Road. The race begins at 1 p.m, after a bonfire and hot dogs at...

Thursday, April 4 6:30 p.m., Pioneers of Alaska, Seward Senior Center, 336 Third, 288-3616. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Church of the Nazarene, Fourth and C, 362-6623. 7 to 8 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department meeting, Bear Creek...

Seward’s Day, a state holiday, postponed the regular Seward City Council meeting by a day moving it from Monday to Tuesday this week. On March 30, 1867, U.S. Secretary of State Seward signed the...

Response training offered Alaska Responds offers free seminars in Seward this week. The Alaska Respond and Personal Preparedness session is 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. tonight and counts as two contact hours for licensed healthcare providers. Basics of...

Thursday, March 28 Noon to 1 p.m., SeaView Community Services Board, SeaView, 302 Railway. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Church of the Nazarene, Fourth and C, 362-6623. 7 to 8 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department meeting, Bear Creek...

In 1955, the Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Club of Seward was just over two-years old and in desperate need of a fundraising strategy. “Seward had no newspaper at the time,” said forme...

Rep. Mike Chenault will be in Seward Saturday for a town hall meeting. Chenault is the speaker of the house and the Seward area representative to the Alaska House of Represenatatives. The town hall is from 4 to 6 p.m. at Seward Community Library...