Homer Library Enhances Quality of Life

Sept. 23, 2009
Dear Editor,
I understand that Seward voters will be voting on October 6 on a bond proposal and advisory sales tax measure to fund the proposed new library and museum building. Whether those pass or fail is up to your voters and their priorities, but I thought I might pass on some experience [...]

Kill-a-Watt available at the Library

The U.S Department of Energy reports that 20% of our electric bills come from items that are left plugged in when they are not in use, or items that are in standby mode. With the Kill A Watt P4400 we can monitor the energy eaters in our homes and cut down our electric bills at [...]

Southcentral Alaska Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council to Meet

The Southcentral Alaska Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council will meet October 14-15 in Cooper Landing at the Cooper Landing Community Hall. The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m.
The Council will call for proposals to change Federal subsistence hunting and trapping regulations, make recommendations on projects proposed for funding under the Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program, and [...]

Trail River Bridge Update

Last week we informed the public about expected blasting operations and related night time highway closures at the Trail River Bridge site, as follows:
“Blasting operations, scheduled for the week of September 27th are now more specifically targeted to begin October 1st, subject to further adjustment.
Nightly closures of the highway at the Trail River construction site, [...]

Hunter Doan in DC

“Hunter Doan collected questions from his classmates at Seward Middle School in Seward, Alaska and took those questions to Washington DC and interviewed Alaska’s US Senators Murkowski and Begich. This is a video of Hunter interviewing Senator Murkowski in her hideaway under the US Capital.”

Hunter Doan in DC from russ maddox on Vimeo.

Seward-Moose Pass Music Scholarships

The Seward Music Association and PTSA are pleased to announce the availability of music scholarships to support Seward and Moose Pass area music students. The maximum scholarship/donation is $100 per student. Please see the attached announcement and application for additional information. Help spread the word!
And don’t forget to order your 2010 Seward community calendar. The calendar [...]

Vote “Yes, Yes, Yes” for Seward

Next Tuesday there will be three propositions on the Seward ballot that will give Seward voters a chance to continue to promote the progressive spirit that has made this the great community it is. Proposition 1, if passed, would provide Seward with a community water fluoridation program that would greatly improve dental health. [...]

JNYO and NYO

Junior and Senior Native Youth Olympics are set to start this week. Seniors (Grades 7-12) will practice Monday, Wednesday and Thursdays from 5:30 to 8:00 PM and Juniors (Grades 1-6) will be Monday and Wednesday from 4:30 to 5:30 PM. Practices will be held at the Seward Elementary Gym. Applications are available at the Qutekcak [...]

Join the Seward Tobacco Control Alliance

As Seaview’s new Tobacco Prevention Coordinator, and someone new to Seward itself, I’m working hard to get to know what locals think and feel about tobacco, in particular, about secondhand smoke. I’ve read past Letters to the Editor, looked through community wellness surveys, and spent my share of time walking around town to get a [...]

This week at Seward Middle School

IN GENERAL.
*After school tutoring with Mr. Plan is available every Mon-Wed from 2:30-3:30. Please attend if you need help, are behind on assignments or just need a quiet place to work.
*Please remember that sick children should stay home from school. You can check Edline or call the school to get missing assignments. [...]

Two More Work Sessions

Ok Seward citizens, there are going to be two (2) more work sessions describing the ways that our utility rates need to be increased for Electric, Water, Sewer and more…
Tonight 5pm to 7pm (Monday Sep 28th)
and
Tuesday Sept 29th 6 to ?
Come out and listen to what is happening, City council chambers.

Australia Bound

By Heidi Zemach for Seward City News
The Kenai Crewsers, our local rowing team, has been out on Bear Lake, and sometimes Kenai Lake, practicing enthusiastically for an upcoming Australian Masters Championships Competition in Penrith, Australia in early October. They have been spending an hour and a half on the water six times a week, rain [...]

In Support of VOTE YES YES Seward Community Library Museum

My appreciation for the library began in 1970 when my family moved to Seward. As a weary mother of toddlers, the library became a haven when I could sneak in a few minutes to check out the latest book, or just relax and read current magazines. Back then, one knew by the [...]

Seward Nordic Ski Club Announcements

As the snow makes its way down the mountains, it’s time to renew memberships and prepare for another great ski year!
Divide Ski Area Trail Work Day- Saturday October 10
Mark your calendars…our trails can’t be groomed without a little help! On the morning of Saturday the 10th join us for trail work and vegetation control. Bring [...]

Interim Newsletter From Rep. Paul Seaton

Greetings from Homer, as a busy interim progresses. My fishing season was short this year and is all wrapped up – except for the ever necessary boat maintenance. The office has been busy with numerous meetings, teleconferences, and issues. It was very nice to visit with the new Governor and his wife Sandy when their [...]

Green Beet: Cold Remedies

A sore throat, a Nickelodeon-goo cough and a full range of fever, body aches and some other unmentionables have been all-consuming my time the past week and a half. A test to make sure it wasn’t “the flu!” was fortunately negative (word of caution, the test requires a large cotton swab thingy shoved all the way [...]

Anchorage Homeowner Saved Thousands On Property Taxes

Senator Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage) today released a legislative research report showing that the average Anchorage homeowner saved thousands of dollars of property taxes in 2007 and 2008 thanks to the legislature’s reinstatement of state revenue sharing with the municipality and agreement to put up a significant amount of the municipality’s retirement costs.
The report found [...]

On Unimportant Elections

People don’t bother to vote, because it doesn’t really matter…….and then what?

On October 6th there will be a borough and city election. The city election has been called an ‘appointment’ because unless there is an unexpected strong write in campaign, Council seats will run unopposed and one will be appointed. Thankfully there are at least 7 people in [...]

The Legendary Donny Cripps Jr.

For years I have seen the mysterious man known to the town’s people as “Festus” riding his bicycle around town. More often than not he has his short fishing pole in one hand and a Safeway bag filled with fish hanging from his handlebars. Everyone in town seems to know about this man, but only [...]

A Few Bear Resistant Garbage Cans are Still Available

As Fall progresses, salmon diminish in our rivers and bears take every opportunity to find a meal before hibernating. Now is the time to get your bear-resistant garbage can (BRGC): while they last. The Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance still has a few of our large (95 gallon) and small (32 gallon) BRGCs. They cost $50 [...]

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