The Seward Phoenix Log - News of the Eastern Kenai Peninsula since 1966
City adopts animal shelter
New police uniforms and a shiny, fully decked out sport utility vehicle go with the territory as former animal control contractor Shelli McDowell marks out a new year as a sworn officer of the paw....
SeaView seeks sanctuary for victims
SeaView Community Services domestic violence program has been on an even keel for over a year now, but the service is running up against limited resources. The local nonprofit continues to rebuild...
Seward NOSB team proposes tidal turbines
Two hundred students from across Alaska with fresh new ideas demonstrated a youthful passion for understanding and saving ocean habitats as they participated in the 17th annual Alaska Tsunami...
Dunham named to Alaska Women's Hall of Fame
Anyone who's been in Seward long knows she's a mover and a shaker. Friday night many in Alaska also found that out when the Alaska Women's Hall of Fame inducted Beverly Dunham to their Class of 2014 ...
Assembly funds BCFSA building operations
Preparatory to the regular session, Tuesday's Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly committee meetings began at 2:45 p.m. Mayor Mike Navarre mentioned during the committee meeting time that he has...
Iditarod mushers get rough start
This is as much snow as Travis Beals and his dog team will see for quite awhile as they leave the line at the Willow restart of the 2014 Iditarod. Nearly bare ground for long stretches of the trail...
Turn Back the Pages
March 6, 1986 The Seward Phoenix LOG Tanker gone, stench remains – Julie Owens’ knees turned to jelly at the thought of boarding a small plane. But after two days apart from her husband and kids, the young Moose Pass mother gritted her teeth...
Seward's second school
In 1914, eight lots south of the Episcopal Church were purchased for this school which opened in January 1915 with 48 students. Many residents sent their children out of Alaska to high school as the...
Weather Permitting - March 6, 2014
SEWARD WEATHER HIGHLOWPRECIP.WINDGUST Feb. 2636300.4515 Feb. 2742350.12117 Feb. 2845340733 March 1373201029 March 23728069 March 33730037 March 436320.01522 Recorded at Seward Airport (PAWD) March...
Carrier loads coal in Seward on maiden voyage
The Crimson Monarch arrived Saturday to take on a load of Alaska coal bound for Chile. The Singapore-flagged large bulk carrier with a crew of 19 out of India sailed straight for Seward from the...
Rocking the Boat
The following is from the editorial page of the March 12, 1987 Seward Phoenix LOG. TOWN MEETINGS... We’ve noticed in reading other newspapers from around the state that many legislators have returned to their home districts to explain to the...
What happened on the mountain?
The comments stated in this article are the opinion of Robert Reisner and do not represent the Seward/Bear Creek Flood Service Area board. Greetings my fellow citizens. Most recently our Seward Phoenix LOG newspaper published an article on the...
Bill may affect the future of sustenance fishing.
As a kayak guide, one gets little exposure to fishing and can hardly be called a local. Still around Seward this kayak guide has caught wind of dwindling salmon numbers in recent years. Many families in Seward bank on consistent salmon runs to...
Shellfish dissolve as policy makers quibble
Just as Nero fiddled while Rome burned, U.S. policy makers are quibbling over climate issues as bivalves dissolve in an increasingly corrosive Pacific Ocean. Any kid’s chemistry set will show that...
Seahawks boys recover winning pace
Michael Wolfe led scoring for the Seward High School boys basketball team with 20 points Friday in an away game against Nikiski. Michael Moore was just a point back with 19. Wolfe and Ronnie Jackson...
Out & About - March 6, 2014
Send listings for Out & About to editor@theSewardPhoenixLOG.com. Affordable care assistance available Tina Wegener of Peninsula Community Health Services will be at the Seward Senior Center from ...
Captain's Mast - March 6, 2014
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. Feb. 24 00:17 - Individual requested an officer to an apartment in the 400...
Calendar - March 6, 2014
To add or change a non profit or free regular meeting or event on The LOG’s Calendar, e-mail editor@TheSewardPhoenixLOG.com or phone 224-4888. Thursday, March 6 Noon to 1 p.m., SeaView Community Services Board, Seaview Plaza, 302 Railway. 3 to 6...