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

Free hazardous waste disposal A hazardous waste disposal day is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 18 at the Seward Transfer Facility, 3200 Dimond. Homeowners and small businesses are invited to dispose of oil, batteries, antifreeze,...

The 2013 Polar Bear Pink Cheeks Triathlon combined serious competitors with more pedestrian participants along with a few pranksters on a cloudy and sprinkly Saturday. Around 300 attended including...

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...

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...

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...

Compiled by Julie Rosier Sawmill to be buzzing in 1989 – Chugach Alaska Corporation‘s plans for a timber mill at the Seward Marine Industrial Center have been given a clear go ahead, according to CAC President and Chief Executive Officer Michael...

The following is from the editorial page of the April 16, 1987 Seward Phoenix LOG. LET’S GET ON THE SAME TRAIN... Last week’s meeting of city officials, representatives from Alaska Railroad and the private sector was a step in the right...

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...

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...

Library debuts ‘Donlin’ film “Where the Heck is Donlin,”a documentary film by Bjorn Olsen and Kim McNett debuts at 6 p.m. Friday, March 15 at Seward Community Library Museum. Olsen and McNett, a couple from Homer, documented their 1,000-mile...

Nurse practitioner visits Deb Bailey, ANP, will visit the Seward Public Health Center from Wednesday, March 6 to Friday, March 8. Visits are by appointment only and services include pap smears and contraceptives for women in the childbearing years....

Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre spent Feb. 13 in Seward, talking with local residents about various issues of concern. Probably 15-20 people stopped by the KPB annex office in Sea View Plaz...

The regular Seward City Council meeting Monday was conducted with nary a hitch as several agenda items were relegated to the consent agenda and passed without further discussion. The informational...

The City of Seward, and local residents recently received a brand new building — the Seward Community Library Museum, which opened to the public on Jan. 14. In making the move, the library and...

Compiled by Julie Rosier Polar Bear Jump-Off raises $8,492 — Every year, the buzzards return to Hinkley, Ohio, and the swallows return to San Juan Capistrano. And in a similar annual rite of passage, Resurrection Bay provided an icy baptismal...

Polar Bear Plunge seeks volunteers The 28th Annual Polar Bear Jump-Off scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19 at Seward’s Small Boat Harbor needs volunteer support. Each year hundreds of helping hands contribute valuable assistance towards the...

Breakfast with Santa planned The annual Breakfast with Santa is planned for 9 to 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 22 at the Elks Lodge, 419 Fifth. Each child will receive a stuffed animal, candy cane, balloon and photograph with Santa. The cost is adults $9...

Seward Parks and Recreation completed another successful racquetball season Dec. 7 and 12 in a single elimination tournament. The Gold League consisted of eight players who battled it out through an eight-week season. Al Plan took home the trophy...

Matt Hershock, owner of the Sea Bean Cafe, took his three minutes to offer thanks and a suggestion at Monday’s Seward City Council meeting. Seward Police Department policy doesn’t allow officers...

Holiday concert set for Dec. 13 The 2012 Holiday Music Concert will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 13 in the Seward High School auditorium. On stage for the evening’s entertainment will be the Seward Elementary Band, Seward High School Choir and Se...

See the entire weekly calendar advertisement at http://thesewardphoenixlog.com/customer_files/pdf/City SEWARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Monday, December 10, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. City Council Chambers 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL...

Absent a couple of members, Ristine Casagranda and Vice Mayor Jean Bardarson, this Monday the Seward City Council held its first regular meeting since Oct. 22. Local businessman Tim McDonald began...

Seward City Council held a special council meeting Nov. 8, to pass three lists of legislative priorities for 2013. The three separate, often overlapping lists of city, state, and federal priorities...

Sewardites of all ages dressed in costume Oct. 31 for the annual Halloween Carnival presented by Seward Parks and Recreation Department, Seward Seahawks Athletic Booster Club, and the Teen and Youth...

Sewardites of all ages will dress in costume to attend the annual Halloween Carnival for the contests, games and food that will fill the railroad terminal on Wednesday. Some of the new booths this yea...