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July 03, 2008 at 1:50PM AKST
On June 13, inside the Chinooks Waterfront Restaurant, next to the large windows overlooking the harbor and a massive octopus sculpture, the Coast Guard cutter Mustang held a change of command ceremony.
full story »July 03, 2008 at 1:49PM AKST
This week’s Weird Book is dedicated to all of those that love freedom. If you were just inspired to stand up and say the Pledge of Allegiance by all means do so, but before we start singing “America the Beautiful” in three-part harmony, I should tell you that we’re talking about a different kind of freedom today.
full story »July 03, 2008 at 1:46PM AKST
Reaction among Alaska Natives to the Supreme Court’s decision to slash damages in the Exxon Valdez case to $507.5 million ranged from bitter disappointment to relief — however bittersweet — that it’s over.
full story »July 03, 2008 at 1:44PM AKST
It’s late at night during the summer solstice, and I’m standing in the Seward American Legion Cemetery with 40 or so other people. We’re dressed in jackets and hats; the smell of bug repellent spreads out among us, mixed with the scent of grass and clover.
full story »July 03, 2008 at 1:44PM AKST
Athletes from 10 Alaska communities competed in the 2008 Special Olympics Alaska Summer Games in Anchorage June 13-15.
full story »July 03, 2008 at 1:42PM AKST
Cedar Bourgeois has never run a road race.
full story »July 03, 2008 at 1:41PM AKST
The Seward Small Boat Harbor was abuzz the evening of June 24 as Tim Berg of Soldotna presented his 319.6-pound humdinger at the official weigh-in station.
full story »July 03, 2008 at 1:40PM AKST
There’s a new Masonic Lodge representative in town.
full story »June 26, 2008 at 2:04PM AKST
Moved by a passion for the ocean, local Outward Bound employees Mik Jedlicka and Mark Dalpes — who have worked summers in Alaska for several years — craved a big adventure.
full story »June 26, 2008 at 2:02PM AKST
It was all about toe rings, baby. Bare feet and sandals. Tank tops and tanned shoulders.
full story »June 26, 2008 at 2:00PM AKST
It’s just after midnight on June 20, and the sun set minutes ago. The sky is lavender, the water silver, the mountains across Resurrection Bay shadowed with blue tint.
full story »June 26, 2008 at 1:58PM AKST
It’s been one week since 54-year-old Jenne Danzl’s harrowing bear attack, and she isn’t lying in a hospital bed or resting on the couch.
full story »June 26, 2008 at 1:43PM AKST
Clouds roll in from the Gulf. Dark, turgid sky udders intent on drowning the town beneath. Huddled low beneath a sagging tarp, you watch helplessly as your spirits fall with each passing drop.
full story »June 19, 2008 at 3:15PM AKST
They’re plump. And flirty. And not at all for eating, but who cares.
full story »June 19, 2008 at 3:14PM AKST
Christopher Lafe’s 178-pound halibut took the lead in the 2008 Seward Halibut Tournament. Caught aboard Glacier Fishing Charters’ “Noble Eagle” on June 12, the catch is a contender for $10,000 in winnings to Lafe, a resident of Wasilla.
full story »June 19, 2008 at 3:13PM AKST
A steady stream of buyers and curiosity seekers welcomed Seward’s first summer market last week, as vendors soaked up sunshine and fastened their wares from being tugged off tables by rogue gusts of wind.
full story »June 19, 2008 at 3:12PM AKST
Looking for something unusual to do during the longest day of the year?
full story »June 19, 2008 at 3:00PM AKST
Weird book of the week
full story »June 19, 2008 at 2:59PM AKST
If you see an Alaska SeaLife Center employee scooping up dead salmon on local beaches and rivers, don’t be concerned. They’re simply doing their job.
full story »June 12, 2008 at 3:40PM AKST
Anonymous Crime Stoppers are credited with providing information that resulted in several solved Peninsula crimes, according to the Central Peninsula Crime Stoppers unit.
full story »June 12, 2008 at 3:33PM AKST
It looks like a simple red flower, the crepe-paper edges pinned against a coat collar or suit pocket.
full story »June 12, 2008 at 3:32PM AKST
The Seward International Friendship Association has chosen two local high school students to participate in the 35th annual cultural student exchange program between Seward and its sister city, Obihiro, Japan.
full story »June 12, 2008 at 3:31PM AKST
Gov. Sarah Palin on May 27 signed into law legislation requiring registered sex offenders to report their e-mail and Internet identifiers with the Alaska Department of Public Safety.
full story »June 12, 2008 at 3:30PM AKST
Every June, artists from around the state and Outside converge on Seward to pick beautiful vantage points from which to paint. Rubbing shoulders with other artists is always a treat, and the resulting oils, pastels, acrylics and watercolors that develop are small treasures.
full story »June 12, 2008 at 3:20PM AKST
Gov. Sarah Palin signed a bill June 4 from the Juneau legislative delegation to expand the Marine Park System to include 14 islands near Juneau. Some of those islands could be viewed from the background as Palin signed at a waterside classroom at the University of Alaska Southeast.
full story »June 12, 2008 at 3:18PM AKST
Free Nova Scotia! Free Nova Scotia!
full story »June 09, 2008 at 3:35PM AKST
The body of an Atmautluak man was found in a river Sunday, a day after his unoccupied boat was spotted still in gear with the motor running after having run aground, according to Alaska State Troopers and the Anchorage Daily News.
full story »June 09, 2008 at 3:13PM AKST
The search for the body of a 2-year old boy who earlier this month fell into the Kanektok River about four miles north of Quinhagak continued into its ninth day Monday, Alaska State Troopers said.
full story »June 05, 2008 at 3:14PM AKST
Twenty-four 55-gallon drums were discovered on city property last week.
full story »June 05, 2008 at 3:04PM AKST
The sun creeps slowly over the northeastern range with its warming glow not far behind.
full story »June 05, 2008 at 3:01PM AKST
You’re a parent of an energetic young toddler and you’re exhausted; you haven’t washed your hair in days. More than anything you want a few hours to yourself.
full story »June 05, 2008 at 2:46PM AKST
Sufficient numbers of early-run king salmon entering the Kenai River means prompted the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to give the go-ahead for bait.
full story »June 02, 2008 at 3:36PM AKST
Prompted by the call of tribal leaders in the region, Bethel’s Tony Vaska confirmed Monday he’s vying for the House District 38 seat in the state Legislature.
full story »May 29, 2008 at 3:56PM AKST
Samuel Werner, 15, recently e-mailed The Log with an unusual request. Could we publish his poem?
full story »May 29, 2008 at 3:55PM AKST
The three largest municipalities in the Southcentral region are teaming up to promote outside business development interests.
full story »May 29, 2008 at 3:53PM AKST
The Seward High School track teams kicked in strong performances at the ASAA Class 1-2-3A State Meet May 23-24 at Lathrop High School in Fairbanks. The team finished third overall behind Anchorage Christian Schools and Haines.
full story »May 29, 2008 at 3:52PM AKST
The Seward High School gym was packed on May 21 as parents, grandparents and friends waited for the class of 2008 to receive its diplomas.
full story »May 29, 2008 at 3:46PM AKST
For the past month, Seward Elementary School fifth- and sixth-graders have been involved in an essay and poster contest to educate the public about tobacco and the dangers of secondhand smoke.
full story »May 29, 2008 at 3:43PM AKST
Editor’s note: Walk inside the Seward Community Library and everything looks as a library should.
But beware! Lurking inside the shelves, hidden behind ordinary-looking book jackets, are weird books.
Books on such subjects as knife throwing and how to train your dog without shooting it first.
Library worker Ryan Reynold has taken it upon himself to flush these books out, dust them off and bring them to the public’s attention. Each week he bravely dons his cardigan sweater and ventures into the stacks.
He does this not for the glory but for the satisfaction of knowing that somewhere, someplace is a reader as odd as the book.
Each week we will publish Reynold’s weird find in The Log.
Perhaps this will motivate one of our very own Log readers to write a weird book of their own.
One can only hope.
May 29, 2008 at 10:31AM AKST
Congress has passed a resolution directing the United States to negotiate an international agreement for managing fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean.
full story »May 29, 2008 at 10:23AM AKST
Last month, the Department of Homeland Security announced it would accept tribal photo identification cards, Canadian Indian and Northern Affairs cards as valid identification as the department institutes new procedures to identify passengers on domestic flights within the United States.
full story »May 29, 2008 at 10:02AM AKST
Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor DNA testing during Celebration 2008, which runs from June 5-7, to determine if a young Alaska Native man who lived 10,300 years ago has living descendants in Southeast.
full story »May 23, 2008 at 9:05AM AKST
Seward Middle School’s Laura Beck was named BP 2008 Kenai Peninsula Teacher of the Year on May 12.
full story »May 23, 2008 at 9:03AM AKST
Two Seward residents took top honors in the Alaska Custom Car and Cycle Show 2008 at the Harry MacDonald Center in Eagle River.
full story »May 23, 2008 at 8:57AM AKST
The engines were silent. The chrome shined. And a group of bikers stood beside their motorcycles with bowed heads.
full story »May 23, 2008 at 8:54AM AKST
An extravaganza of Mediterranean fare marked AVTEC’s Culinary Arts Guest Chef fund-raising scholarship dinner held May 3.
full story »May 23, 2008 at 8:53AM AKST
A flurry of activity surrounded city hall during Seward’s 12th annual bike rodeo on Saturday, May 10, sponsored by 11 different businesses and organizations.
full story »May 22, 2008 at 2:40PM AKST
Shortly before the year’s first fuel barge arrived in Dillingham last week — an event that pushed some of the nation’s highest fuel prices even higher — customers crowded the filling station at Delta Western.
full story »May 22, 2008 at 11:47AM AKST
May 15, 2008 at 1:39PM AKST
There was snow over the ground, it was cold, and a mean little rain drizzled down over everyone. But that didn’t deter more than 200 hearty souls from competing in this year’s Pink Cheeks Triathlon on April 26.
full story »May 15, 2008 at 10:34AM AKST
A fundraising effort is under way to help bring an Alaska Native play from Fairbanks to Anchorage for performances at the Alaska Federation of Native convention in October.
The play, “The Winter Bear,” opens on May 22 with performances through May 24 at Salisbury Theatre in the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Fine Arts Complex.
May 15, 2008 at 10:24AM AKST
John Shively, recently appointed chief executive officer of Pebble Limited Partnership, visited the Bristol Bay region’s communities of Iliamna and Newhalen on April 22-23.
Iliamna serves as the headquarters for site operations and is about 17 miles northeast of the Pebble deposit. I was asked by my manager at Iliamna Development Corp. to ask Shively a few questions while he was in town.
May 09, 2008 at 11:25AM AKST
A diverse crowd of local residents carrying signs and balloons braved the drizzle on April 27 to walk along the waterfront to help combat hunger and poverty.
full story »May 09, 2008 at 11:25AM AKST
The music was loud. The dance floor was packed. And it was very, very dark.
full story »May 09, 2008 at 11:25AM AKST
May 09, 2008 at 11:25AM AKST
The Closet is a nonprofit clothing ministry focused on meeting the needs of children in Seward and the surrounding area since August 2005.
full story »May 09, 2008 at 11:25AM AKST
Seward Middle School students were among the 399 participants in the Mass Choir Festival at Kenai Central High School on April 22.
full story »May 09, 2008 at 11:25AM AKST
What if you encountered problems out in the water, called for help and no one came?
full story »May 09, 2008 at 11:20AM AKST
Just in from Shishmaref science teacher Ken Stenek: On this late April day, two house sparrows are singing their little hearts out while perched on the metal roof of the Shishmaref School.
full story »May 09, 2008 at 11:20AM AKST
Alaska Positive 2008, a statewide photography-as-art exhibition organized every two years by the Alaska State Museum in Juneau, opened with a reception on Friday, May 2.
full story »May 09, 2008 at 11:20AM AKST
Seventeen Alaska and Canada Natives have been linked by DNA to an ancient man whose remains were found in 1999 in a glacier.
full story »May 09, 2008 at 11:20AM AKST
The best defensive weapon of choice for Alaska Native cancer survivors is a return to traditional subsistence food.
full story »May 09, 2008 at 11:20AM AKST
It’s hard to account for a work force if you don’t know who or where it is. full story »May 02, 2008 at 10:14AM AKST
Last Saturday morning, as runners, swimmers and bicyclists gathered outside Seward High School for the Pink Cheeks Triathlon, another type of competition was taking place inside.
full story »May 02, 2008 at 10:14AM AKST
Leaders from around Seward joined forces with statewide community representatives on April 18 to learn how to build stronger nonprofit infrastructures and increase local philanthropy.
full story »May 02, 2008 at 10:14AM AKST
As the days become longer and the temperatures rise, local students are busily anticipating the approach of summer break. But that didn’t distract Seward Elementary students from giving it their all at the annual talent show on April 23.
full story »May 02, 2008 at 10:14AM AKST
Ned Smith, 68, sits in a downtown Anchorage Alaska SeaLife Center office.
full story »May 02, 2008 at 10:14AM AKST
After a hectic search, The Log has chosen a new part-time contract reporter to join its staff.
full story »May 02, 2008 at 10:13AM AKST
The Alaska SeaLife Center was buzzing with activity on March 8 when Parents Advocating Recreational Kids Stuff held a silent and a live auction fundraiser to benefit the Seward Community Playground.
full story »May 02, 2008 at 10:13AM AKST
When Resurrect Art Coffee House Gallery opens its doors on May 2 for the kick-off to summer’s First Friday art shows, viewers will be smitten by a collection of colorful works by local artist Kerry Cline.
full story »May 02, 2008 at 10:12AM AKST
Twenty summers ago, earthquakes rocked the town of King Cove on the Alaska Peninsula. Some people were so worried that the nearby volcano, Mount Dutton, was going to erupt that they caught flights out of town. Others called in the cavalry – members of the fledgling Alaska Volcano Observatory.
full story »May 02, 2008 at 10:12AM AKST
Families welcomed home soldiers of the 297th Support Battalion at the Alaska National Guard Armory on Fort Richardson upon their return from Iraq on April 24.
full story »May 02, 2008 at 10:12AM AKST
Alisa Gilbert is committed to bringing quality health care to Alaska Natives
full story »May 02, 2008 at 10:12AM AKST
The 2008 Alaska legislative session might be a near wrap, but several new "fish laws" are still moving at a good clip through Congress.
full story »May 02, 2008 at 10:12AM AKST
The Alaska Energy Authority has begun a sequence of meetings it will present in 25 communities around the state with the goals of hearing what Alaskans know about local energy resources and asking how they think those resources can be developed to lower energy costs.
full story »April 25, 2008 at 11:01AM AKST
On April 17, the Seward High School varsity soccer teams traveled to Anchorage and played against Grace Christian School. Although both teams lost, they played remarkably well considering it was the first they played on an actual field as opposed to a gym.
full story »April 25, 2008 at 11:01AM AKST
There were balloons. Brightly colored tablecloths. A hot jazz band.
full story »April 25, 2008 at 11:01AM AKST
Long before global warming became a buzz phrase, Exit Glacier was quietly retreating at an average of nearly 43 feet a year.
full story »April 25, 2008 at 11:01AM AKST
The lottery winners for this year’s Mount Marathon race are in. According to Laura Cloward, the Seward Chamber of Commerce executive director, the list has been posted on the chamber’s Website.
full story »April 25, 2008 at 11:01AM AKST
The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council is sponsoring the fifth Land-Based Marine Firefighting Symposium May 5-7 in Valdez.
full story »April 25, 2008 at 11:01AM AKST
Live life to the fullest doing what makes you happy, and don’t worry about making money. When you die, you won’t be able to take it with you.
full story »April 25, 2008 at 10:08AM AKST
Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation has created a memorial fund in honor of Mindy Schloss, a long-time health care worker who served village clinics throughout the state.
full story »April 25, 2008 at 9:56AM AKST
Cathy Cahill got a package in the mail last week from a desert on the other side of the world. She didn’t know what was inside, but she hoped it was air samples from Baghdad. When she opened the package, she didn’t believe her eyes.
full story »April 25, 2008 at 9:55AM AKST
The Alaska Army National Guard transformation ceremony from the 207th Infantry Group (Scout) to the 297th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (Scout) and 38th Troop Command took place Sunday, April 13, at Buckner Physical Fitness Center on Fort Richardson.
full story »April 25, 2008 at 9:53AM AKST
The 25th Annual Rural Providers Conference is set for June 2-6 in Glennallen.
full story »April 25, 2008 at 9:53AM AKST
An educational program that teaches the use of traditional foods to boost health among Alaska Natives has received its own boost in funds.
full story »April 25, 2008 at 9:53AM AKST
Gov. Sarah Palin and her husband, Todd, welcomed the arrival of their fifth child on Friday, April 18, in Anchorage.
full story »April 25, 2008 at 9:53AM AKST
High fuel prices have idled 20 percent of Kodiak’s trawl fleet and hundreds of local seafood workers. full story »April 25, 2008 at 9:53AM AKST
During the 2008 Alaska Press Club journalism awards banquet in Anchorage on Saturday, four out of six weekly newspapers owned by Alaska Newspapers won awards.
full story »April 25, 2008 at 9:53AM AKST
Alaska residents can pick up a little piece of the state at the Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ Spring 2008 Alaska State Land Offering.
full story »April 18, 2008 at 10:26AM AKST
When Seward Middle School teacher Laura Beck submitted a school-improvement proposal to Holland America Line Inc. last year, she thought she had a good chance of winning a grant.
full story »April 18, 2008 at 10:26AM AKST
For the Log
full story »April 18, 2008 at 10:26AM AKST
Pick up your own little piece of Alaska paradise at the Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ Spring 2008 Alaska State Land Offering. More than 220 surveyed parcels will be up for grabs in Southcentral, Northern and Southeast regions of Alaska, ranging from just under an acre to 37 acres.
full story »April 18, 2008 at 10:26AM AKST
Forget cable, the "real" shows begin this weekend when the Far North Conservation Film Festival hits town. The two-night showing features 12 films ranging from five to 56 minutes and covering such topics as magical landscapes, pollution in the Yukon, chickens and the Brooks Range.
full story »April 18, 2008 at 9:57AM AKST
Efforts are under way to build a gravel road that could help an imperiled Western Alaska village move to higher ground.
full story »April 18, 2008 at 9:57AM AKST
BP and ConocoPhillips have combined resources to start Denali – The Alaska Gas Pipeline, according to a written statement from the companies.
full story »April 18, 2008 at 9:57AM AKST
Three Alaskans received the American Hospital Association’s Award for Volunteer Excellence, which recognizes work for the Alaska Native Medical Center, in particular gathering its museum-quality art collection.
full story »April 18, 2008 at 9:57AM AKST
Some news from the Alaska Bird Conference, held this spring in Fairbanks:
full story »April 18, 2008 at 9:57AM AKST
Alaska residents can pick up a little piece of the state at the Alaska Department of Natural Resources’ Spring 2008 Alaska State Land Offering.
full story »April 18, 2008 at 9:57AM AKST
CAMP DENALI – Members of the Alaska Air National Guard’s 168th Air Refueling Wing welcomed their new commander, Col. Donald "Scott" Wenke, and said goodbye to Col. John O. Griffin in a change of command ceremony on April 5.
full story »April 18, 2008 at 9:55AM AKST
Scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and several national programs are partnering to collect additional data in an effort to better understand an atmospheric condition dubbed Arctic haze.
full story »April 11, 2008 at 8:23AM AKST
Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich hasn’t announced he’ll run for U.S. Senate, but incumbent Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, is already asking him to wage an issue-focused campaign free of “smear tactics and attack politics."
full story »April 10, 2008 at 9:21AM AKST
The Interior Department has agreed to decide by February whether the rare yellow-billed loon should be listed under the Endangered Species Act, according to a written statement from the Center for Biological Diversity.
full story »April 08, 2008 at 9:29AM AKST
BP and ConocoPhillips have combined resources to start Denali – The Alaska Gas Pipeline. The pipeline will move approximately four billion cubic feet of natural gas per day to markets, and will be the largest private sector construction project ever built in North America, according to a written statement from the companies.
full story »April 08, 2008 at 9:07AM AKST
The Bush Administration today took the first step toward opening up 5.6 million acres in the Bering Sea off Alaska to oil and gas leasing. The proposal, published in today’s Federal Register by the Department of Interior’s Minerals Management Service, would allow oil development in an area north of the Aleutian Islands near Bristol Bay that has been designated critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale, according to a written statement from the Center for Biological Diversity.
full story »April 07, 2008 at 8:12AM AKST
The Alaska Humanities Forum is offering a total of $1 million to projects that explore statehood.
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