Alaska SeaLife Center Mini Golf–March 27th!

Dear Golf Enthusiasts, Fun Lovers, and Wildlife Rescue Supporters:
It is time once again to hit the links in the 4th Annual Alaska SeaLife Center Indoor Miniature Golf Tournament! Our course designer is hard at work planning a new and exciting route, and the sea lions are looking forward to the entertainment.
This fundraiser for the Center’s [...]

Ship Schedule

The Chamber has published the 2010 Cruise Ship Schedule for the Port of Seward. Available for download on our membership page, the schedule reflects 53 total calls, with 8 eight of those being Ports of Call. In terms of ship capacity, based on published passenger capacity, we appear to have lost a potential 31,718 visitors [...]

Coordinated Transportation Plans Meeting- Seward, Homer, Kenai/Soldotna

The project team will be in Seward on Tuesday, March 9; in Homer on Wednesday, March 10; and Kenai/Soldotna on Thursday, March 11. Details follow.
Coordinated transportation plans will identify the transportation needs and seek ways to coordinate transportation for efficiencies that better address transportation for three groups of people sometimes identified as “transportation disadvantaged” These [...]

Seward Job Center/AVTEC Annual JOB FAIR – April 5, 2010

Please accept the Seward Job Center and AVTEC’s invitation to participate in our annual Spring Job Fair on Monday April 5, 2010.
FREE Booth Space and Free Lunch!
The job fair is opened to the public. The location is the AVTEC Student Center at 519 Fourth Avenue from 12:30 to 3:00 pm. It is a [...]

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 [...]

Chamber Unveils Promo Video

We’re pleased to announce the roll-out of a new Seward video. Positioned on our homepage for maximum exposure, the video highlights Seward’s quality of life – making it appealing to visitors and individuals/businesses looking to relocate. The piece is a little less than 3 minutes, and is being streamed in high definition. [...]

Power Outage Update III

Hello again everyone!!
One more email before I RUN AWAY from my desk for the evening. It looks like the city may have to generate power into tomorrow, Saturday. We ask everyone to try and conserve as much electricity as possible and turn off all non-essential lights and appliances. The cost to the City of generating [...]

Trail River Temporary Bridge Update

There will be a short extension of the completion date for the temporary bridge. One of the piers has failed to meet its required weight bearing capacity, and additional work will be necessary. It is not certain at this point how long the extension will be, but our expectation is for completion of the bridge [...]

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 [...]

Jackson, Morgan, & Hunt contribute to Seward’s library/museum project

By Nancy Erickson
The Seward Community Library Museum Project closed out its growing list of corporate donors in 2009 with a generous donation from Seattle-based accounting firm Jackson, Morgan & Hunt, PLLC.
According to a recent SCLM newsletter, cost of the new co-located facility is estimated to be $10 million, which covers expenses ranging from planning to [...]

City Council Addresses Coal Issues

(Heidi Zemach for Seward City News)

Coal dominated the Seward City Council meeting Monday, Jan 25th, as nearby, coal-filled trains pulled up to the Seward waterfront coal transfer facility, steadily growing a 90,000 ton-plus coal pile as it was loaded onto a waiting ship. The council unanimously agreed to undertake a community-wide ambient air [...]

Second Installment: KWF’s Seward Connection

The Kenai Watershed Forum (KWF) is a local 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to maintaining the health of the watersheds on the Kenai Peninsula. KWF is recognized as the regional watershed organization of the Kenai Peninsula. KWF is building strong Seward relationships and is working on several projects in the local Seward area. KWF’s mission is working [...]

Got Calendar?

The 2010 Seward community calendars have arrived. Calendars are for sale for $10 at the Library or by contacting Fritz Klasner (fklasner@gmail.com, 224-4664). Featuring photographs submitted by community members, advertisements for local businesses, and listing birthdays, anniversaries, and events in the community; the calendar is the perfect wall companion to the online SCN calendar.
Calendar proceeds are [...]

Kenai Watershed Forum – First Installment: Who We Are & What We Do

The Kenai Watershed Forum (KWF) is a local 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to maintaining the health of the watersheds on the Kenai Peninsula. KWF is recognized as the regional watershed organization of the Kenai Peninsula, successfully identifying and addressing the needs of the region by providing high quality education, restoration, and research programs. KWF’s mission is [...]

Pamela Eiting wins Treasure Chest

Congratulations to Pamela Eiting, winner of the second Treasure Chest, worth over $400 in gift certificates from local merchants!
Get your map and play today- only 6 weeks left!
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1st Treasure Chest Winner

Congratulations to Jennifer Bell, winner of the first Treasure Chest, worth over $400 in gift certificates from local merchants! Get your map and play today- only 7 weeks left!

Council votes to extend Seward Ship’s Drydock lease another 30 years

By Heidi Zemach for SCN
Seward City Council voted unanimously Monday night to authorize the city manager to extend the contract to Jim Pruitt for Seward Ship’s Drydock, Inc at Seward Marine Industrial Center through 2040. Councilmember Robert Valdatta was absent for the meeting, but all of the others voted for a 30-year lease extension that [...]

Community Calendars are here!

The 2010 Seward community calendars have arrived. Advance orders have been distributed (please contact us if you’ve not received your’s). Calendars are for sale for $10 at the Library or by contacting Fritz Klasner (fklasner@gmail.com, 224-4664). Featuring photographs submitted by community members, advertisements for local businesses, and listing birthdays, anniversaries, and events in the community; [...]

Successful Donations for Pick.Click.Give

In an update from the PFD Charitable Contributions Program, www.PickClickGive.org, they report the following:
“The number of people who have successfully filed a charitable donation to eligible Alaska nonprofits through the PFD Charitable Contributions Program, also known as Pick Click Give., has shot up in the hours since the State reported that the technical problems had [...]

Dry Dock Lease to be Extended

“Lessee may, at its option, extend the Lease Term for one or more additional periods which shall not, in total, exceed 31 years”

Resolution 2010-002, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into Amendment No. 4 To The Ground Lease With Seward Ship’s Drydock, Inc. For The Real Property Described As Lots 1-A And 3, Block 7, [...]

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