Interest in Toastmasters Club?

Leigh Ray is interested in starting a Toastmasters Club in Seward, but would like to know the interest level before she continues with the paperwork. Please drop a note to PO Box 2287, Seward, AK 99664 if you think you might like to join (or leave a comment below). Learn more about Toastmasters at http://www.toastmasters.org/

Music In Our Schools Month

March has been officially designated by MENC: The National Association for Music Education for the observance of Music In Our Schools Month (MIOSM®), the time of year when music education becomes the focus of schools across the nation. MIOSM began as a single statewide celebration in 1973, and has grown over the decades to encompass [...]

The Green Beet: Got Garden Fever?

With all this uncharacteristic warm weather we’ve been experiencing the last few weeks, I’ve found myself with a serious case of garden fever, one of the subsets of cabin fever that strikes so many Alaskans during our non-summer months.
Garden fever is usually one of the last fevers to rise during the cabin’s duration – earlier [...]

Fluoride Group encouraged questions: Here’s some

What is the group’s response to this information which appeared in your Dental Association’s Journals?
Children’s cavity rates are similar whether
water is fluoridated or not, according to data published in the July 2009 Journal of the American Dental Association by dentist J.V. Kumar of the NY State Health Department
All infant formulas, whether ready-to-feed,
concentrated or organic, [...]

Earth Quake in Chile/Tsunami alert

Update: Forcasted Amplitude 0 to pk in mo)Seward0.35

Large earth quake in Chile measuring approximately 8.8 during the night has created a tsunami warning for Hawaii. Alaska has a tsunami alert at this time.
Follow information for Alaska at this site:
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/index.html
EVALUATION
SEA LEVEL READINGS CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED
WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE
APPROPRIATE [...]

Sponsor Appreciation Night

Thanks, Sponsors! You are so generous!

1st FRIDAY DANCE

featuring JAZZ DUET, Monica Lettner and Mark Teckenbrock
FRIDAY, MARCH 5th, 7:00-9:00pm, Seward Senor Center Dining Hall.
                                           ALL AGES WELCOME!
                  This event is open to the Seward community.
ADVANCE TICKET PURCHASE $5.00each, if purchased before March 5th.
AT THE DOOR, MARCH 5th, TICKETS: $7.00 each
Call the Senior Center at 224-5604 for ticket information.

None Hurt in Stolen Car Chase and Police Standoff

By Heidi Zemach for SCN
No one was injured during a dramatic hour-long police standoff that took place at Ballaine and Railroad Avenues in downtown Seward Wednesday afternoon, following a long, circuitous police chase.
Rohn Chapoton Buser, age 20, was arraigned Thursday afternoon in the Third Judicial District Court of the State of Alaska. He is charged [...]

Marine Invasive Species Workshop, March 3rd

The Alaska SeaLife Center will be hosting a Marine Invasive Species Workshop on March 3rd-4th, 2010. The Workshop is a joint effort among the Alaska Invasive Species Working Group and will bring together various collaborating organizations in an effort to identify key concerns and recommend priorities to address marine invasive species issues in Alaska. The [...]

Great Expectations: Sea Lion Pregnancy Confirmed at Alaska SeaLife Center

Alaska SeaLife Center scientists recently announced that they have reached a major milestone in their efforts to learn more about Steller sea lion reproduction:
Kiska is pregnant!
Last summer, breeding was made possible by housing Kiska and Sugar, the Center’s two female sea lions, in the same habitat with the iconic, 2,000-pound male, Woody. The three sea [...]

Let’s say Fluoride is “good” for you

The question is not whether or not water fluoridation is good for you. The question is why any municipality would medicate the water supply without your consent.
Why not dump multivitamins into the water? Vitamins are also good for you right? The answer is obvious. Just because you may get all of your vitamins from [...]

Prevention Is A Positive Move

Healthy People 2010 was launched by the Department of Health and Human Services. It has a comprehensive, nationwide health promotion and disease prevention agenda based on legitimate science. Its goals and objectives are designed to serve as a framework for improving the health of all people in the United States.
The Improving Oral Health group of [...]

Thanks to the Community on Nelli Juan Rescue

The Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department would like to extend a thank you to the community members of Seward for their assistance with Search and Rescue efforts over the weekend of February 5th 2010. There was a huge outpouring of contributions from the community.
In particular we would like to thank some of the individuals that [...]

Has the time come for Animal Control in the Seward Suburbs?

The recent tragic poisoning of pet dogs in the Bear Lake area, whether it is intentional or accidental, has gotten me to think a bit.
By now, most everyone inside and outside the city limits is aware that Seward Animal Control only serves the city limits of Seward. The city of Seward, through its Council, has [...]

Council vote moves fluoridation forward

(By Heidi Zemach for Seward City News)
heidizemach@yahoo.com

(Will this water contain fluoride in the future?)

A divided city council has moved city water fluoridation a step forward. With a 4-2 vote they passed a resolution at Monday night’s meeting “affirming council support for fluoridation of the public water supply to improve oral health.” The resolution directs the [...]

How to Enrich Your Life in Ways You Would Never Imagine.

Hello fellow Seward residents! My name is Janet Durnil, Activities Director here at Providence Seward Medical & Care Center. I am reaching out to encourage Seward community members to get involved and volunteer at your local long term care center, Providence Seward Mountain Haven. Volunteering in our community is an opportunity to give back. [...]

Skijorers Find Sun and Snow

Brother and sister Luke Walker and Carlyn Nichols with family dogs Nelson and Foxy went first and second at the Iditarod Days Skijor fun Run at Trail River Campground on Sunday. Cory Route and Star took third place, representing Cooper Landing. Surprised by sunny skies and generally good trail conditions, fifteen skiers harnessed [...]

Local adventurers to be featured in Seward at the Alaska Ocean Film Festival

Paddle to Seattle is the Alaskan kayak documentary that has audiences across the country in stitches. Seward filmmakers, J.J. Kelley and Josh Thomas, combine the unlikely genres of expedition documentation and light-hearted comedy to shine in this fifty-two minute piece. The work brings to life their madcap expedition braving the wettest Alaskan summer on record [...]

Railroad plans include new restroom, dredging, and undisclosed coal facility improvements

(By Heidi Zemach for SCN)
The Alaska Railroad held an open house at the Breeze Inn in Seward Friday, Feb 19. Alaska Railroad Chief Engineer and Vice President of Engineering Tom Brooks gave an update of the railroad’s capital project program plans for the upcoming year at the Seward Chamber of Commerce, Conference and Visitor’s Bureau [...]

“IDITAREZ” REGATTA

IT’S BACK! AND BETTER!
Sponsor a team of your employees and or their friends. Challenge A rival team!
THE CHALLENGE: TO BEAT THE DOG TEAMS TO NOME! Individuals or Teams of 4 will
row, bike, run, swim or climb as many miles as possible from
March 12th thru 15th.
ELIGIBILITY: You do not need to be a member of the [...]

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