City Proclaims Seward Alaska’s Wellness Capital

(Heidi Zemach for Seward City News)
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 [...]

KMTA NHA Meetings

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 [...]

Experts Plan to Fight Invasive Marine Species

(By Heidi Zemach, for Seward City News)
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 [...]

Selawik Stories- Fire!

Sandy and I made it a point to meet down by the community center, on the island side, to watch some of the mushers participating in the Kobuk 440 dog sled race come in. We were particularly waiting to see Susan Butcher.

It was about one in the morning and we were standing there with other [...]

Near Disaster!

To get winter wood, I would go up river in the spring, about 100 mile or so, to make dry wood rafts. It was a great time to be there. The days were long, the smell of alders filled the air like spring perfume, you would hear beavers slap an alarm with their tails [...]

‘Seward, Not So Long Ago’ – A Series of Historical Fiction

The following story was based on the December, 1918 journal entries of Rockwell Kent during his stay on Fox Island. I am especially thankful to Doug Capra for his research and insightful introduction to the Wesleyan University Press publication of Kent’s ‘Wilderness.’
Drafts
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‘The cider!’
Kent’s body jerked then fell, his brain having given the order to leap [...]

‘Bits of History’ with Lee Poleske – Seward, the Capital of Alaska!

This week’s ‘Bits of History’ with Lee Poleske features an editorial from the Seward Gateway, published on January 11th, 1921, concerning moving the territorial capital from Juneau to Seward. Enjoy!

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 [...]

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 [...]

“WE MADE IT OUT ALIVE!”

Going to the dentist here in Seward yesterday reminded me of the time in Selawik that I had a cavity and went with a PHS dentist to the clinic for care.
Sandy and I were at a basketball game one evening and I noticed the “traveling” dentist (sounds like a circus doesn’t it?- As it turns [...]

Seward Library Museum project moving forward

By Heidi Zemach for SCN
(heidizemach@yahoo.com)

Seward residents joined Join Jae Shin of ECI/Hyer Architects and Kent Crandall of RISE Alaska for a community presentation of their 35% schematic design for the new Seward community library museum. The meeting was held February 11, in the library basement. The building depicted in the design represents the architect’s attempts [...]

Seward Bear Creek Flood Board Hears From Borough Mayor

By Heidi Zemach for SCN
The Seward//Bear Creek Flood Service Area Board voted Monday Feb. 16 to spend $84,000 of its FY2011 budget on a new project at the flood-prone Salmon Creek Road/Nash Road intersection, pending approval by the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly. The board already has been promised a matching grant of $60,000 from the [...]

‘Bits of History’ with Lee Poleske – Part 3 of the Wada-Lowell Expedition

In this week’s ‘Bits of History’, Alfred Lowell and Jujiro Wada have returned to Seward after successfully passing over the route from Seward to the Iditarod gold fields, and have submitted a report on their findings. Enjoy!
Important Update regarding the Mayor’s Cup Race this Saturday!
THE MAYOR’S CUP RACE HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO LACK [...]

Seward Library Hosts Community Discourse

Friday night was dark, slick and rainy in Seward. In spite of the weather, nine brave souls came to the library eager to discuss their concerns about America’s Economy. Bill Hall from University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension and June Pinnell-Stephens from the Alaska Library Association led the discussion based on [...]

‘Seward, Not So Long Ago’ A Series of Historical Fiction

The following story was based on an actual event, as reported in the ‘Seward Gateway’ on April 23, 1915.
Resurrection
The rain fell steadily past the window of the Pioneer Hospital, sending the last few mounds of rotten snow that hid from the April sun in a laughing headlong rush down the mountain. From his perch [...]

“Adventure Racing in the Last Frontier”

Seward Winter Film Series
present
Join Darren Hull
founder of the Alaska Adventure Racing Club, as he shares photos of past races and adventures.

Hear about his plans for a 24-hour race in our own back yard, here on the Kenai Peninsula.
You need not be a racer to enjoy this show,
just bring your love of adventure, and enjoy!
The [...]

Council rejects fee increases on harbor properties, maintains $5 parking fees

By Heidi Zemach for Seward City News
At Monday’s regular meeting the Seward City Council discussed, but rejected for the time being a proposal instituting a two-percent increase in fees on the city’s rental properties. The city’s 37 property leases along the harbor are due for their mandatory five-year reappraisal, where a Fair Market Value is [...]

Selawik Stories- Part 3

On one trip up the river to make a dry wood raft, I was hauling logs out of the willows when a Selawik man I knew, Luke Sampson, came floating by. I saw him from a distance, oaring towards me. We didn’t acknowledge each other until he was about 30 feet away. He got close [...]

Alaska Tsunami Bowl a learning experience

By Heidi Zemach for Seward City News
heidizemach@yahoo.com
Seward High’s team of marine science geeks, Perusing Pycnopodia, competed with 21 other teams from across the state at the Alaska Tsunami Bowl February 5-7th in Seward. Team members included Nathan Feemster, Eileen Audette, Maddy Campbell and team captain, Maggie Herbert. They were coached by Adrienne Moretti, an educator [...]

Fred Moore selected for Alaska Runner’s Calendar Cover

Fred Moore’s photo appears on the cover of the Alaska Runner’s Calendar. The calendar is published annually by the Anchorage Parks and Recreation Department and distributed statewide to over 8,000 runners. Each year, nominations are solicited for the cover spot and awardees are selected by a committee representing various running organizations around the state. The [...]

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