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

According to critics, a recent comprehensive study of Seward area flood risks is merely a road map to the next disaster. Bob White, a board member of the Seward Bear Creek Flood Service Area, claims t...

SCF awarded $44,000 in small grants to 12 different organizations during its recent grant cycle. Donors and recipients of Seward Community Foundation’s largesse filled the Seward Brewing Company...

March 16, 1989 The Seward Phoenix LOG Korea trade fair delegates promote tourism, industry – Seward’s seven samurai of city salesmanship have sailed home Seoul. Partly as a result, the community is rapidly becoming a player in the vast,...

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...

In September a list of newly approved Community Health Center applicants will be announced by the federal government. Seward’s CHC board hopes that that their application makes the final cut this...

The following is from the editorial page of the May 14, 1987 Seward Phoenix LOG. LIVING IT UP WITH THE DUCKS... We like the suggestion put forth by businessman Dale Clemens at Monday’s Council meeting. He proposed building a boardwalk extending the...

It might still feel like winter but Alaska’s 2013 salmon season officially gets underway on May 16, when the first runs of reds and kings are scheduled to arrive at Copper River. The season’s firs...

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...

May 12, 1988 The Seward Phoenix LOG Cold showers optional for inmates: City buying more hot water heaters for Spring Creek – A major design flaw with the hot water heating system could stir up problems with inmate morale, prison Superintendent...

Tessa Polasek didn’t realize she was helping to make history as she sliced up the T-shirt that she had selected into pieces and braided the bottom end to make it into a cloth bag. Six-year-old...

The following is from the editorial page of the May 5, 1988 Seward Phoenix LOG. PURRING FOR ACTION... The Seward Enhancement Association continues to enthusiastically roll along. With the single goal of making Seward more attractive to visitors and...

Two major projects that will increase the amount of available fresh water for areas under development in Seward have recently received funding. At a Monday work session Seward City Council members...

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...

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...

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...

Compiled by Julie Rosier Specking Resigns: Branson name submitted for Specking seat – The name of Margaret Branson, Cooper Landing resident, has been submitted to the governor as a replacement for Rep. Keith Specking. Specking is resigning his...

The just concluded legislative session added $10 million to the funds available to construct the next phase of the Seward Marine Industrial Center. The total project cost for the SMIC breakwater, the...

Once a year the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly meets in Seward. For those unfamiliar with the proceedings there is an opening ritual including a prayer. While the sun shone brightly outside, Pastor...

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...

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...

When Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members Brent Johnson and Kelly Wolf sponsored an ordinance partially legalizing fireworks use on the Kenai Peninsula, they lit a fire under Seward area first...

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...

James “Jim” Herbert, a commercial fisherman and mariner was appointed Monday to represent the City of Seward as a director on the Prince William Sound Regional Citizen’s Advisory Council....