Seward Winter Film Series hosts Paddle to Seattle: Journey Through the Inside Passage
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(No Ratings Yet)Join local film maker Josh Thomas as he presents the award winning documentary Paddle to Seattle. The film will be held in the AVTEC Auditorium, which is located in the “Student Service Center”
519 4th Ave.
March 16th
Tuesday Night @ 7:00 pm
IT IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC & FREE
Got questions?
Call Dano at 224-5575
Fine Wine and Amazing Deserts – Friday at 7pm
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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)The Annual Wine Tasting & Pie and Cake Auction is this Friday from 7-9:30pm at the Holiday Inn Express. We hope you’ll join us for a wonderful time and some incredible pies and cakes made by the talented chefs here in our community. Tickets are $35/person and are on sale at the Library. Come hide from the wind with a glass of wine tomorrow! After all, it’s for the benefit of the Seward Community Library Association (and that makes dessert calorie-free!).
Pioneers of Alaska
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(No Ratings Yet)SCN recieved a call from Eleanor Mala who is trying to rejoin the P of A and can’t find who to contact. Could a member contact her at 3010.
Paul Tougas
Follow the Iditarod Race at Your Library!
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Once again, the Seward Community Library has registered as an Iditarod Insider. This means that from a library computer, you’ll have access to videos, daily updates and real-time GPS tracking of the teams as they make their way to Nome. Just stop by and ask a staff member to log you into the site and away you go!
p.s. – As of early Thursday morning, Seward’s own Dallas Seavey had claimed the halfway prize by being the first to reach the Cripple checkpoint! Go Dallas!!
Constituents Meeting Tonight March 11 at 6PM
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(No Ratings Yet)Talk to your legislators via teleconference tonight at the Seward LIO located at 302 Railway Avenue. (please use the Railway Ave. entrance). Senator Gary Stevens, Representatives Paul Seaton and Alan Austerman will be available to listen to your concerns and answer questions from constituents. For further information call the Seward LIO at 224-5066.
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(No Ratings Yet)Seahawks vs. Alumni Basketball Games March 27
Come cheer on the Seahawks as this year’s basketball teams take on the Alumni players of the past! Games will be at the High School gym on Saturday, March 27th. The women’s game will begin at 3pm with the men’s game to follow. Adults $5, students $2. Concessions will be open. Any alumni wishing to participate should contact Kim Reierson at 224-3228 or skiprei@gci.net.
See you on the bleachers. Go Seahawks!
Alaska SeaLife Center Mini Golf–March 27th!
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Dear Golf Enthusiasts, Fun Lovers, and Wildlife Rescue Supporters:
It is time once again to hit the links in the 4th Annual Alaska SeaLife Center Indoor Miniature Golf Tournament! Our course designer is hard at work planning a new and exciting route, and the sea lions are looking forward to the entertainment.
This fundraiser for the Center’s Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Program will take place on Saturday, March 27th at 7:00pm. We hope you will consider joining us!
The Alaska SeaLife Center’s
4th Annual Indoor Miniature Golf Tournament
Saturday, March 27th, 2010
7:00 pm
Test your skills on a course that winds through a gallery of sea lions, seabirds, octopus, fish, and more. Tackle challenging behind-the-scenes holes, and go places that most visitors never get to go.
Enjoy drinks, snacks, and friendly competition while supporting the Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Rescue Program.
Registration fees include a round of golf; beer, wine, soda and snacks; and, a chance to win prizes in a variety of golf-related contests, including “Best Golfing Attire.” Participants and guests must be 21 or older and will be asked to show ID.
Registration $75 per person or $250 per foursome
Non-playing guest $25 (limited to two per team)
Hole Sponsorship $275
Hole Sponsorship with Four-person Team $500
Registration and sponsorship forms available at
the Alaska SeaLife Center or by calling (907) 224-6890.
Forms also can be downloaded at www.alaskasealife.org
For further information, please do not hesitate to call or e-mail me. Thank you for your continued support of the Alaska SeaLife Center.
Senator Gary Stevens Capitol Report
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(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Capitol Report for March 10, 2010
by
Senator Gary Stevens
Hello again from the Capitol. Lawmakers are back at work after a brief recess so that members of the House and Senate could attend last week’s Energy Council meetings in Washington D.C. The coming weeks will be active as we work toward April 18th’s scheduled adjournment. As always, discussion on the operating and capital budgets will drive much of the discussion during the final days of the session. This week, the House of Representatives is expected to hold a floor debate on the FY ’11 operating budget. While we won’t know for sure what the House numbers will be until the floor vote, it is expected to be somewhat less than the governor’s recommended $10.5 billion budget, which includes $4.7 billion in state general funds, an $8.6% increase in state general fund spending. As was the case in the House, the Senate Finance Committee will be holding public hearings on the budget bill, I encourage you to offer your thoughts into the record. Please contact the Legislative Information Office (LIO) in your community for more information on the public hearing schedule.
Gas and Oil Taxation
Recently, the Senate Finance Committee took a thorough look at the state’s oil and gas tax structure in advance of May 1st, when under state law, the tax structure could be locked in for the first 10 years that natural gas flows through the proposed gas pipeline. What we have found is that the state could lose up to $2 billion in revenue a year if we do not change the law. The Senate Finance Committee has introduced SB 305 and SB 306 to address this critical issue by decoupling the oil and gas taxes so that low gas prices do not drive down the taxable value with high-priced oil. With oil revenue accounting for nearly 90 percent of the state’s general fund revenue, it’s imperative we get this right.
Hearings on both bills will be held throughout the week by the Senate Finance Committee.
Constituent Teleconferences
Please join Representatives Paul Seaton (R-Homer), Alan Austerman (R-Kodiak) and myself for our second constituent teleconference of the session on Thursday, March 11th. Please contact my office, or the Legislative Information Office in your community for more information on how to participate in our next teleconference.
Don’t Forget the Legislative Information Offices
The Legislative Information Office (LIOs) in your community is a valuable resource for helping you follow bills and resolutions, contact lawmakers, offer testimony to the various Senate and House committees and more.
In Kodiak, the LIO can be reached at 486-8116.
Seward’s LIO can be reached at 224-5066.
The Homer LIO’s number is 235-7878.
Ombudsman’s Office Can Help
No matter where you live in Alaska, you can contact an office that investigates complaints against state government agencies and employees. The Alaska Legislature created the Office of the Ombudsman to make sure that government follows the rules and treats all citizens fairly and reasonably.
The ombudsman is a non-partisan, neutral fact-finder and takes no sides in a dispute. If the ombudsman finds a problem, they will confront the agency and recommend a solution.
To reach the ombudsman by phone, dial 1-800-478-2624 toll-free anywhere in Alaska. You can also contact the office through its Internet web site at www.state.ak.us/ombud, by writing to P.O. Box 102636, Anchorage, 99510-2636, or fax at (907) 269-5291.
Capital City Visitors
Among the recent visitors to my Juneau office were John Velsko, Nina Allen and Susan Drathman of Homer; Mary Hostetter of Igiugig; Virginia Glasheen, Desiree Manues, Nancy Nelson, Cisco Penamora, Betty Walters of Kodiak; Angie Christiansen of Old Harbor; Dorene Lorenz, Al McCarty, Jeff Hettrick and Peter Finn of Seward.
Please drop by my office, Room 111 of the Alaska State Capitol, if you will be in Juneau prior to the end of session.
Gold Run and the North Pole Sleddog Championships
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Photo by Dave Partee
Dori & Daryl Hollingsworth traveled north to participate in the Championship Sleddog races. The Gold Run and the North Pole Championships were held at Chena Lakes in North Pole. Although on the same trail they were vastly different races. The Gold Run had temperatures in the 40’s which softened the trail and took its toll on dogs. Dori ran a team of 4 dogs which consisted of her left over dogs and one borrowed dog and placed 2nd. Then she ran the main portion of the team in the 10-dog class and placed second there as well. Her run was not without mishap. On the first day the team swung wide and missed the trail. Running parallel to where they were supposed to be, but unable to stop on the lake Ice Dori continued on until the snow berm between her & the correct trail narrowed. Then she gave a loud “HAW” and the dogs made the turn like the seasoned veterans they are. Three times she had to give commands to get the dogs down the correct trail. Sprint dogs are not always trained on commands, but training in Trail River Campground has given these dogs much experience with directional commands and it paid off in the Gold Run. The following week for the North Pole Championship the temperatures took a nose dive and the teams ran in sub zero temps. The trail was much nicer and solid. The dogs enjoy that sort of weather, but the drivers are hard pressed to stay warm on teams that are running 20 mph in the frigid air. Hand and feet warmers were the norm and beaver mitts the choice for hand protection. Keeping ones face from getting frostbit is a real challenge. Dori again placed 2nd and passed 3 teams in the course of the weekend. The dogs were now familiar with the trail and knew where to go. After the North Pole Races the team traveled inland to Tanacross where they would compete in another 10-dog race. This is a favorite for the Hollingsworth team and they have run there for over a decade winning it only once in 2005. The race starts on the streets of Tanacross, then heads through some windy trails in the woods for a couple of miles. It then runs along the Alaska highway before turning to come home and finishing on the street at the other end of the village. There are numerous road crossings and many people along the way giving encouragement to teams and drivers. After day one Dori again found herself in the second spot, 43 seconds out of first which is a long ways in a race of 10 miles. Her concern grew greater when she had some of her dogs come down with a bug that evening. The dogs looked better the next day so all dogs were to be hooked up for the final day of racing. Dori made one change in the lineup. Putting a dog in front that had never raced in lead to replace her older dog that goes out slow. It was a gamble, but it paid off. With Ella and Yogi in lead the team flew around the trail averaging over 20mph and made up 45 seconds on the first place team giving Dori the victory by 2 seconds and making her the Tanacross champ for the year. The team is now home for a couple weeks of rest and then on to the final race of the year.
Sourdough rescheduled
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(No Ratings Yet)We are so sorry for having to cancel the Sourdough Class at the High School tonight. Our instructor was feeling ill. We are hoping that we are able to reschedule the class for later this month. Stay tuned for more information and again sorry for the cancellation.
City Proclaims Seward Alaska’s Wellness Capital
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(1 votes, average: 1.00 out of 5)(Heidi Zemach for Seward City News)
Jean Bardarson, Marianna Keil, Linda Amberg and Jean Lewis
The Seward City Council unanimously passed a resolution Monday March 8, proclaiming the City of Seward as the “Wellness Capital of Alaska.” Mayor Willard Dunham and council member Tom Smith were absent. The resolution also authorizes City Manager Phillip Oates to seek state and federal recognition under that title, and to appropriate funds for a designated wellness fund. The resolution calls for use of partners from national volunteer programs AMERICORPS and VISTA to develop, enhance and implement selected wellness initiatives within the city. The resolution appropriates $5,000 from the city manager’s contingency account to the Seward Community Foundation. Providence Seward will match the city’s contribution with $5,000 to spearhead the fund, and then both hope to leverage those funds with further private, corporate and philanthropic investments. One obvious example of the multi-faceted community health approach being taken in Seward, is the Community Wellness for All’s oral health groupsefforts to fluoridate the city water, Oates said. Another example is an effort to promote smoking cessation by individuals, which might eventually lead to a public vote on smoking cessation in buildings, he said. Beyond the resolution passed, the city is exploring opportunities, in cooperation with Providence Hospital, and the Alaska Power Utilities Insurance Trust, to lower insurance costs to city employees. If the new health insurance program negotiated is a success, it could concievably be made available to everyone in Seward, Oates said.
In another recent development, applications are currently being taken at Seward Hospital to subsidize a year-long $100,000 pilot project providing free primary health care and wellness coaching for 100 city residents who don’t have health insurance. If successful, the model also might later be expanded to more citizens, Oates said. “I think in many ways Seward is being more progressive on the health care issue than the nation is,” Oates said. “On the federal side they’re dragging their feet, but if we make the effort here, I think it’ll be a good investment,” echoed Marianna Keil, a city councilwoman.
The council also passed a resolution to enter into a change order with Rise Alaska LLC, accepting grant funds and appropriating an additional $26,100 for the next phase of design of the new library/museum facility. The building’s 35% schematic design is complete, so the next step is to select a construction firm to act as a consultant to the owner (city) in the development and design phase. Rise Alaska will now develop request for proposals, conduct review sessions, advertise and issue RFPs, and complete all aspects of that process including developing and negotiating the construction manager/general contractor contract.
On another matter, the council made a motion directing Oates to bring them back a resolution at the next meeting to approve Eminent Domain for taking the public use easement on track B of the Dieckgraeff/Gillespie replat, and damaged remnants of the property to the north of the public use easement. The plat
is the bow tie- shaped property at 2501 Seward Highway, the third lot north of Hemlock Avenue. It belongs to Raymond and Tom Gillespie and Catherine Weiford. They have offered to sell their land for more than the city is willing to pay, Oates said. The city believes taking the land is necessary to construct the Japp Creek, North Forest Acres levee, which would run to the Seward Highway and help prevent flooding in the Forest Acres area. Discussion of the issue was held in an executive (closed-door) session.
City Council received a list of possible sidewalk improvement and road projects to consider for 2010, which would be funded by two federal earmarks via the Alaska Department of Transportation. The sidewalk replacement work could be done later this summer, according to Public Works Director W.C. Casey. Tentative sidewalk work areas include Washington Street between 4th and 5th (north side); 4th Avenue from Adams to Railway (both sides); Fifth Avenue, Seward Hotel and City Hall; sidewalks and ramps along Adams Street; and areas of Railway Avenue. The city will have to deal with infrastructure that lies above or beneath the sidewalks such as streetlights, electric conduits and vaults, water services, pipes used in heated sidewalks, and whether to replace curbs and gutters, Casey said. The road work probably would have to take place some time in the following year, Oates said.
The council also passed a resolution authorizing the city manager to apply for a federal matching grant to the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources toconstruct an Iditarod Trail Centennial Monument at Trailhead Park. The city is requesting $36,000; $21,800 as the federal share, and $14,000 local share in the form of donations and in-kind volunteer labor.
The City has issued an RFP for a contractor to provide local transportation to cruise ship passengers and their luggage this year and next. Other members of the public also can use the transportation, but must pay a fee. The transportation will be funded with part of the $167,000 Seward received from last years’ cruise ship head tax. Local preference for the service is not part of the RFP. Bids will be taken March 4-18.
Finally, vehicles being left in right-of-ways also interfering with the work of city snow removal crews. Oates asks that people keep these right-of-ways clear. Meanwhile,someone plowed a load of snow into the middle of the road on 5th Avenue last week, creating much extra work for the city road crews, he said. Oates is asking whoever is responsible not to do it again.
Highway Closed
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(3 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Update:Seward Highway: from Milepost 38 to Girdwood Milepost 90 The road will REOPEN at 4:15 PM today. Thank you for your patience.
The Seward Highway is now closed as a result of two avalanches. An avalanche first occurred at MP 98.5 of the Seward Hwy. and a second avalanche has occurred 3 miles south of Girdwood at approx MP 87. We have directed the AST to close the Seward Hwy at MP 38 (Sterling/Seward Wye) for northbound traffic on the Seward Hwy. We have closed the Seward Hwy for southbound traffic at the MP 100 avalanche gates. 511 will be updated soon.
Kenai Peninsula DOT&PF crews are installing changeable message boards at Moose Pass on the Seward Highway and at Sterling Highway’s milepost 45 for all northbound traffic notification that the Seward Highway northbound is closed. This will provide ample turnaround for large trucks and refuge for motorists. Barricades and signs will be placed near Seward Highway milepost 39. Southbound traffic on the Seward Highway will remain open for any travelers on the road, south of the avalanches at mileposts 98.5 and near milepost 87.
We expect the highway to re-open sometime this evening, sometime between 6:00 and 9:00 pm.
SEWARD SENIOR CENTER HAPPENINGS
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(No Ratings Yet)336 Third Ave 224-5604 Open Monday-Friday 9:00-4:00, Saturday 9:30-12:00pm
*LUNCH MENU week of March 8th: (Mon)CLOSED;(Tue)ROAST TURKEY ; (Wed)HULI HULI CHICKEN; (Thurs)ROASTED PORK; (Fri)CHILI CINCINNATI STYLE; (Sat) BRUNCH 9:30-11:30.
*FITNESS: Monday & Friday, Core Balance 10:30-11:30am; Tuesday & Thursday, Aerobic-Stretch ‘n Strengthen, 10:30-11:30am .
*AARP TAX HELP, Mondays and Wednesdays, through April 14th. Appointment preferred. Walk-ins welcome. Call Center for times.
*Wii BOWLING, Monday through Friday, 1pm.
*WISE (Wellness Initiative for Senior Education), Tuesday, 11:30-2:00pm.
*Health Talk, Allergies, Tuesday, 12:15pm.
*BIRTHDAY Lunch, Wednesday, 11:30-1pm.
*THURSDAY: Pinochle, 1pm
*FRIDAY: Bingo, 1pm.
If you are interested in volunteering, donating, or if you would like to receive our newsletter call the Center at 224-5604.
KMTA NHA Meetings
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(2 votes, average: 3.50 out of 5)Moose Pass and East Peninsula Neighbors,
I am inviting you to Moose Pass on April 7th, for the introduction of the “Kenai Mountain Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area”.
This Heritage Area is essentially the Seward Highway from Seward to Anchorage. The National Heritage program works to preserve the historical record of significant development in areas that helped shape the character of our state and nation. Volunteers from each community within the Area in partnership with the National Parks Service have formed the Corridor Coordinating Committee (CCA). This group supports the inclusion of commercial activity, area lifestyles, transportation, mining, logging, hunting & trapping in the historic record. The CCA has retained the well known author, Kaylene Johnson to develop a public relations program and begin an information exchange. Many locally beneficial activities along the corridor are a long term goal and will develop with support of the local communities.
The CCA, of which I am a board member wishes to set up a community presentation. We are scheduling for this local presentation April 7th at 5:00 PM, before the local Advisory Planning Committee meeting, to hold a brief presentation of goals and opportunities. Other meeting locations are Seward, Anchorage, Girdwood, Hope, Whittier, Soldotna and Cooper Landing.
Seward’s meeting will be March 22
I understand that this may not be a potluck due to local pressures on time but I will look into some kind of finger food. For planning reasons I would really like
to know what to expect so if you are interested or disinterested let me know.
Respectfully
Bruce Jaffa
P.O. Box 107 Moose Pass, Alaska 99631
Meeting Schedule.pdf
Seward Highway Closed
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(No Ratings Yet)Seward Highway: from Milepost 98 to Scenic Vewpoint Milepost 99
avalanche, road closed ahead — for the next four hours
http://511.alaska.gov/default.asp?display=critical&area=KENAI_PENINSULA_AK&date=&textOnly=False
Murder Conviction in Seward Cold Case
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(No Ratings Yet)Jimmy Eacker, 56, has been convicted by a Kenai jury of murdering Toni Lister, of Seward, 1982, and leaving her body in the woods near the city dump. The verdict was announced Thursday, March 4, almost 28 years to the night it happened on March 6. 1982. Lister’s body was discovered at the Seward dump April 17, but Eacker, a prime suspect, was never charged at the time. One reason was lack of evidence. He had very little blood on his clothes for a murder so gruesome. Another, was that Lister’s husband Calvin also fought with Toni that night at the bar, and had motive to kill his wife, who had been sleeping with Eacker.
The cold case was reopened about four-years ago, at the request of Seward police. It was investigated by a special cold-case unit of the Alaska State Troopers, many of whom are retired. They reviewed the case and re-examined the physical evidence, including the DNA evidence, and interviewed witnesses again.
Officials said Lister, 29 at the time, had been stabbed 26 times in the chest, head and heart with a screwdriver after a late night of drinking at a local bar. The Listers had a troubled and adulterous marriage.
The verdict was unanimous following a long drawn out trail involving some of the same Seward City police personnel and witnesses.
CPR/ First Aid
Posted on: March 8, 2010 | Josie Ronne | No Comments | Print Article | Rate Post:
(1 votes, average: 2.00 out of 5)American Heart Association First Aid/ CPR and AED class
Saturday March 13th from 10am-3pm. I will host the class in my home out at mile 7. The fee is $70 there are only 4 spaces left. so please call Josie @362-2822 to reserve your spot. This course is approved by the US coast guard and meets the requirments under the work place listing.
Super Sourdough
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(1 votes, average: 2.00 out of 5)So you want to learn about the wonders of Sourdough? Well Community Schools is hosting a class where you will make sourdough pancakes and learn about why sourdough is so good. Class begins at 7pm at the HS Home Ec. room Tuesday 3/9. Bring a container about a cup size to being home your starter. Only $5.Call 224-5472 for more information. I hope to see you there.
Experts Plan to Fight Invasive Marine Species
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(No Ratings Yet)(By Heidi Zemach, for Seward City News)
invasive species participants
Marine invaders such as Chinese mitten crabs, European green crabs and the elusive, little understood tunicates, may not have arrived in Alaska yet in significant numbers yet-but they’re on the move. That was the main message of a vast variety of experts on invasive species who gathered at the Alaska SeaLife Center last week to review the current status of marine invasive species, and to develop plans for preventing their spread to Alaska. If we don’t find ways to stop these non-native invasive species before they get here, or eradicate them as soon as they do—the job will be far more difficult, if not impossible, said speaker after speaker.
Participants included experts from the US Coast Guard, US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Forest Service, National Park Service, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Kachemak Bay Research Reserve, Prince William Sound Regional Citizens Advisory Council, University of Alaska Fairbanks Marine Science Center, San Francisco State Marine Ecology Department, Smithsonian Environmental Science Research Center, and Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance, and a host more. (*see bottom of article)
Two science classes from Seward High School also attended a keynote address by Greg Ruiz, of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center Wednesday morning. They heard an overview of the scope of the problem in Alaska, and in coastal areas where these invasive species proliferate. Local students may team up with the sea life center staff later this spring to participate in a citizen’s marine monitoring program, and to help the center design an invasive marine species exhibit, said Howard Ferren, the ASLC Director of Conservation.
“The world is connected, and it’s connected through ships,” Ruiz began, and shipping is these species’ biggest transport vector to Alaska. That’s why participants in such a gathering included experts from regions like Hawaii, British Columbia, Canada and even the San Francisco Bay/California Coast, where the problem of non indigenous marine invasive species begins, and often is the most insidious.
The vast majority of the marine invaders travel either through the ballast water (used for stability) and discharged by ships at various ports of call, or by hitchhiking on the hulls of vessels, Ruiz explained. Approximately 100,000 ships arrive in Alaska per year —half of which come from overseas, he said. Some 50 million metric tons of ballast water is discharged per year from foreign ships, and 130 million metric tons from ships traveling within U.S. coastal waters. While exchanging ballast water mid-ocean, rather than closer inland is deemed effective for 90-percent of the discharge of foreign vessels—the vessels that only travel through U.S. coastal waters are for the most part exempt from ballast exchange rules, Ruiz said. Fully half of the species listed on NEMESIS, the National Exotic Marine and Estuarine Species Information System database arrive on vessel hulls, a process known as “hull fouling,” he said.
- Photo of Greg Ruiz
- US Coast Guard Lt Robert Fields
Providence Seward Radiology News
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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Providence Seward’s Radiology Department has been awarded a three year term of accreditation in Mammography as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The ACR, headquartered in Reston, VA, awards accreditation to facilities for the achievement of high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of the practice. Evaluations are conducted by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. They assess the qualifications of personnel and adequacy of facility equipment. The surveyors report their findings to the ACR’s Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report.
The ACR is a national organization serving more than 32,000 diagnostic and interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, and nuclear medicine and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology and the delivery of comprehensive health care services.
Call 224-5205 for more information
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