USCG Alex Haley – Friends of the Community

We walked on to the ship – four P.A.R.K.S. committee members with clip boards, forms, pens, poster boards, and butterflies. Would the crew of the USCG Alex Haley help P.A.R.K.S. build the Seward Community Playground? We walked into the galley and starting setting up. LCDR Anthony Williams and LCDR Kevin Jones walked in, shook hands, [...]

Mt. Marathon – A Five Year Old Can Summit It!

The athletes are moving with drive and determination, forced to follow one another one by one up the trail. The 3,022 foot Mt. Marathon race doesn’t usually include 5 year olds but in this situation, they are climbing all over the mountain, competing with the other racers. What’s going on? It’s the Mt. Marathon Climbing [...]

Garage Sale and Gear Swap

Spring is here, time to clean house and get ready for summer fun! Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance is holding a garage sale/gear swap combo at the Seward High School cafeteria on Saturday, May 24th from 9:30am-2pm. Want to de-clutter? Donate items to our garage sale (household items, working appliances, furniture, games, etc…)!!! Want to sell [...]

Seward Community Playground Needs Your Time and Tools!

FUNDRAISING – We’ve reached our goal thanks to you! Now that the money’s in the bank and material has been ordered, we can concentrate on building the playground.
VOLUNTEERS needed to cover shifts. We need 100 volunteers per shift during the week and up to 250 per shift on the weekend. We are short on our [...]

Welcome U.S. Navy!

Help Roll out the Red Carpet in Seward
Seward will be hosting 2 U.S. Navy Destroyers from May 2-4. So far, the American Legion and Alaska SeaLife Center have offered activities for the sailors. However, with three days in town, we know they’ll want to get out and about.
If you are interested in [...]

Military Appreciation “Week”

Seward is Their Kind of Town
Kicking off with an Armed Services Day picnic on May 17th, Seward has the potential to be the military R&R hot spot. The Seward Military Resort and the Air Force Camp are the only military recreation sites in the State, and the Military Combat Fishing Tournament on May 22nd is one-of-a-kind!
We’d like [...]

City Calendar

Seward City Council Regular Meeting Action Agenda
Monday, April 28, 2008
(This meeting recessed at 11:00 pm and reconvened Tuesday, April 29, 2008 to finish the agenda)
The following ordinances requiring a public hearing were enacted:
Ordinance 2008-006, Amending Seward City Code [...]

Cop Talk

Seward is in the area allowed an extension on the removal of studded tires. All studded tires must be removed by May 15th.
After May 15th, violators may receive a correctable ticket. If not corrected, the bail on the ticket is $60.00 and Zero demerit points.

Questions, comments, tip suggestions;
coptalk@cityofseward.net

Alaska SeaLife Center 10th Anniversary Celebration!

Alaska SeaLife Center
10th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday, May 3, 2008
3 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Behind-the-scenes open house, live music, kids’ activities, free food and more! Everyone admitted free after 3:00 p.m. Call (800) 224-2525 or (907) 224-7908 for more information. www.alaskasealife.org

Purchase of Unauthorized Truck

This morning the city council voted to give the electrical department a new truck a vehicle that was not authorized in the 2008 budget.
The Seward City Council did authorize $205,000 in expenditures from the motor pool in the 2008 budget. The 2008 Capital Improvement Plan for the Motor Pool identified the following vehicles for replacement [...]

Did the Seward City council violate the Alaska Open Meetings Act?

It appears that Mayor Corbridge in his rush to continue the meeting on April 28 did not (in an afterhour’s motion), allow a majority vote to continue the meeting to 8am April 29, 2008. This willful failure to follow the procedures of the Seward City Code and Robert’s Rules makes the morning continuation of [...]

Test Your Smoke and CO Alarms

A reminder from your local fire department.
With warmer weather and longer days, nature is undergoing a fresh start and so are homeowners who are ready to clean up the debris that has been accumulating in the basements, storage sheds, garages, and yards over the winter. While a good “spring cleaning” can be beneficial, it [...]

Weird Book of the Week

Do you remember the time you were at a party; the music was right on, the food fantastic, the company lovely. Everything was going splendidly. And then, someone pulls out an ancient Egyptian comic book and everyone starts reading along and laughing. Everyone…except you.
It’s okay. Not all of us can read hieroglyphs. Well, okay so [...]

Alaska Native Arts and Craft Fair

Arts and Crafts Fair
Sunday, May 18, 2008
11:00am – 7:00pm
QNT Culture Center
Seward, Alaska

Native Arts and Crafts Vendors
You are Invited

Qutekcak Native Tribe will host its first Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Fair on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at its culture center at 221 Third Avenue in Seward, Alaska. Native [...]

Fourth Annual CROP Walk happens in the drizzle

Seward Community Raises Fund to Fight Poverty
April 27, 2008, Seward, Alaska
Seward residents walk in the rain to end hunger. Click photo to see more pictures of the walk.
A diverse crowd of local residents, carrying signs and balloons, braved the drizzle on Sunday afternoon to walk along the waterfront to help end hunger and poverty. [...]

Supreme Court Dismisses Washington’s Army Complaint

Here is the link to the Alaska Supreme Court’s decision reaffiming the Superior Court’s decision.
http://www.state.ak.us/courts/ops/sp-6253.pdf
This opinion was released April 25.

Seward Senior Center Happenings

336 3rd Ave
224-5604
Lunch Everyday At Noon
Monday 4/28
1-3 – Summer League Wii Bowling
Sign up for a four month league May to August for $15
Tuesday 4/29
Foot Care 10-1
Movie @ 12:45 ~ In the Underground Theatre
Wednesday 4/30
Beginners Wii Bowling 1-3 Sign-Up to learn!
Thursday 5/1
1-3 – Summer League Wii Bowling
Sign up for a four month league [...]

Seward Library Recepient of “We the People” Bookshelf Award

We are pleased to announce that the Seward Community Library has been selected to receive a We the People “Created Equal” Bookshelf Award from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The bookshelf, a collection of 17 classic books on the theme of “Created Equal”, was awarded to 3,000 libraries across the country for 2008. In addition [...]

Business of Fish Workshop for Commercial Fishing Fleet

The Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program (MAP) is offering the
Business of Fish workshop in Seward, April 28 (Tuesday) from 6:30 – 9:30pm
at the KM Rae Building Auditorium. The Business of Fish provides
essential information for running a fishing business. The course is
designed as an introduction to commercial fishing for new entrants to the
industry. Subjects will [...]