Out & About — July 5, 2012
VFW officer to visit
VFW State Service Officer, Scott Griffith, will be available at the Seward Job Center from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday, July 16 at Seward Job Center, 809 Second Ave ., No. 102. The officer will answer questions about VA entitlements and provide free assistance in filling out the application forms for VA entitlements. VFW membership is not a requirement for assistance.
Exchange seeks housing
Four students, three young women and one young man, will visit Seward from Obihiro, Japan between July 22 and Aug. 3. Deb Bond, coordinator for the Student Exchange Program for the City of Seward, seeks help in finding home stays for the exchange guests or providing activities and insights into life here in Alaska. Those who can provide housing or want to ask specific questions about homestays can contact Jim Herbert at jherbert@seward.net or 224-8000 until the end of June, or contact Deb Bond at dbond@positiveplaceforkids.com or 224-3704.
Boosters plan golf tourney
The annual Seward Seahawks Athletic Booster Club Golf Tournament will be July 28 at the Birch Ridge Golf Course in Soldotna. The tournament format is a best ball scramble with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Cost of the tournament is $100, which includes the longest drive contest, the closest to the pin contest and two mulligans. The fundraiser benefits the high school athletic programs. To participate contact Kim Reierson at 224-3228.
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