How many Cassin’s Finches ARE there???

Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Seward, Alaska Sporadic Bird Report
Sunrise 7:24 am, sunset 8:40 pm, length of day 13 hours, 16 minutes; tomorrow will be 5 minutes and 31 seconds longer.
Weather: March slammed the door this week and grudgingly stomped away, tossing fresh snow hither and yon followed by bright sun blinding the unaccustomed and unprepared. [...]

Legislative Teleconference Consituents Meeting

The last telephonic Consituents Meeting for the current session will be held April 1, 2009 from 6pm to 7pm. The public is welcome to come to the teleconference to ask questions of the legislators from our district and express their concerns. The teleconference is available at the Seward LIO, located at 302 Railway Suite 107 [...]

Book Sale Opens April 1

Seward Community Library announces that the library’s book and video sale will be open during the month of April. This will give local residents a chance to browse the sale before the busy summer season commences and to have first chance to purchase the wonderful book and movies that have been added over the [...]

Bear Creek to Host Firefighter Academy

The Bear Creek Fire Service Area is planning to host a Firefighter academy with funding received from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.
“We have some of the best equipment on the Kenai Peninsula for a community our size, but it takes Volunteers to make it work and that’s our primary area of concern right now, [...]

Exploring the Deep! Ocean Science Lecture Series

Thursday, April 9th at 4pm
In the ASLC’s Bear Mountain Conference Room
Free to the public.
Life long Alaskan Michelle Ridgway has engaged in marine ecological research and exploration in Alaskan Arctic and Subarctic waters or over 20 years. From coastal kelp forests to deep-sea habitats, Ridgway has examined the role of physical and biogenic features in upporting [...]

Are we there yet? A California Gray Whale’s first trip north

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A California Gray Whale’s first trip north
By Nancy Erickson
Spring training is complete for “Wendy,” one of hundreds of baby gray whales of the eastern North Pacific Ocean ready to leave the warm lagoons of Mexico’s Baja California coast for their summer feeding grounds in Alaska’s Bering and Chukchi seas.
Wendy weighed almost a ton and measured [...]

2009 Mayor’s Cup

The Annual Mayor’s Cup is coming up. It will be Saturday April 4th at Noon, preceded by a bonfire with hot dogs. This is a mushing event for rookies, mostly employees of businesses that sponsor a team for $250. Its a heck of a lot of fun to either participate or watch [...]

Police Journal

3-17-09
0044 To Spring Creek for a subject with seizures. SVAC/SVFD were toned and responded. Subject was transported to PSMC.
0553 AVTEC Dorm Attendant called requesting an Officer to the AVTEC 1st Lake Facility for a male sleeping on the back loading dock. Officer responded and made contact with subject, was [...]

SEWARD JOB FAIR – APRIL 6

Attention Job Seekers!

Come to the Seward Job Fair on Monday, April 6 – Time: 12:30 to 3:00 pm.

Location: 519 Fourth Ave – AVTEC Student Service Center
It’s free and opened to the public
Be prepared to meet potential employers and explore apprenticeships and training opportunities.
For more information Contact the Seward Job Center – 224-5276

Help Improve Affordable Access to High Speed Internet!

Please help us improve Alaskans access to affordable high speed internet by taking just a few minutes to complete this test AT HOME or at your SMALL business. This is an effort to compile accurate statistics on the access that the average Alaskan home/small business user can afford so please do NOT complete from your [...]

Redoubt Update

Seismic activity and webcam views suggest that ash production has diminished over the last hour.
Ash emissions at Redoubt Volcano today have varied in their intensity and have produced low altitude plumes (less than 20,000 feet above sea level). Occasional, short lived events have produced ash clouds that rise as high as 27,000 feet above sea [...]

Appliance Repair Class

An Introduction to Appliance Repair Class at Seward Church of the Nazarene, 809 Fourth Avenue.
Saturday, April 18, Breakfast and class, 8:AM. This first session will concentrate on electric dryers but you can ask questions about any appliance. The class is free. Let us know you are coming by calling
907-224-5617 or contact the church at bcrorabaugh@juno.com.

March 30, 2009 Newsletter

March 30, 200
Greetings from Juneau this 70th day of the 26th Legislative Session. Only 20 days left –we hope! There has been a lot of heat this week about the federal stimulus money. We did develop some light during the Wednesday 8 to 9 am Education subcommittee about that portion of the [...]

This week at Seward Middle School

March 30, 2009
IN GENERAL.
*Please continue to monitor the school district website for possible closure due to ash from Mt. Redoubt. During the last active period of Mt. Redoubt the eruptions occurred on and off for about four months. It is likely that we will be dealing with possible eruptions for the rest of [...]

Ryan Reynolds wins writing award (!!)

Congratulations to our very own Ryan Reynolds, who grabbed second-place in the humor category at this weekend’s Alaska Press Club Awards. Reynolds pens the witty and wonderful “Weird Book of the Week” for The Seward Phoenix Log and Seward City News. Expect big things from this guy (maybe a novel or book of
essays in the [...]

3A Basketball Awards

Two Sewardites and one former Seward city councilman have received top honors on the Anchorage Daily News/Alaska media All-State Basketball team.
Robert Perea, 6-2 senior, is one of five Alaskan players who made the first team. Dylan Beck is one of nine Alaskan 3A players to receive honorable mention.
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Redoubt activity overnight has diminished

3-29-09 0408am
Seismicity have declined at bit over the last 45 minutes or so.
2009-03-29 03:05:49
Seismicity has picked up a bit in the last hour.
2009-03-29 01:25:21
The repeating earthquakes that started at 23:52 AKDT have ceased. Seismicity is relatively quiet at this time.
Ash fall has decreased in the Anchorage area, and will likely continue into the late [...]

Alumni Game Tonight

2009 Seahawks vs Seward High Alumni
Women’s Game at 6:00
Urbach Expo Game
Men’s Game at 7:30
Gate: Adults – $5 and Students – $2
Split the Pot ~ Half-time Hoop Shoots ~ Concessions
All proceeds to benefit the Seward High School Athletic Program.

Spring sneaking up on Winter

March 27, 2009
Seward, Alaska Sporadic Bird Report
Sunrise 7:26 am, sunset 8:30 pm, length of day 14 hours, 54 minutes; tomorrow will be 5 minutes and 30 seconds longer.
Weather: Winter is hanging in there just barely, scattering snow showers verging on rain all week with temperatures hovering around freezing. More of the same in the forecast, [...]

Go Green in your Pocketbook: Around the Home

By Jen Ransom
With just a few simple steps, you can make your home more environmentally friendly – and put a few bucks in your family’s piggy bank.
Home Electronics
Electronics take energy – including the kind that you have to put into your work day to pay for electricity used in your home. No big deal, you [...]

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