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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Annual Community Library Wine Tasting/Dessert Auction
The Seward Community Library Association will be hosting the annual Wine Tasting and Dessert Auction this coming Friday, March 12. It will be held at the Holiday Inn Express from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Tickets are $35.00 and are available beforehand at the library or at the door. Price includes appetizer buffet and wine tasting. [...]
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 [...]
Teen Tech Week, March 7-13
Date: 3-4-10 Contact: Amy Carney, Seward Community Library, 224-4010
Learn Create Share @ Your Library® during Teen Tech Week 2010
Local teens will be tuning in at the library as Seward Community Library celebrates the third annual Teen Tech Week March 7-13, 2010. They join thousands of other libraries and schools across the [...]
The Spring Gardening Workshop IS NOW FILLED.
Thanks for all the folks who responded so promptly and signed up for the hanging basket class. Rita Jo calls the class the “Bodacious Basket Class.” I think we are in for a treat.
We will email or call all folks who either called or email me and let them know the location of the class. [...]
Gardening Workshop Coming to Seward March 26th
Start the gardening season off right by coming to a gardening workshop taught by Rita Jo on:
Friday, March 26th at 6:30 p.m. (location TBA)
The evening’s main topic will be hanging baskets. The basket workshop costs $25 and Rita Jo will provide all the materials for you to make one basket to take with you at [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Student Art Show & Book Fair @ Seward Elementary
STUDENT ART SHOW & BOOK FAIR @ SEWARD ELEMENTARY
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH
5:30 – 7:00 pm
Featuring artwork created by kindergarten – 6th grade Seward Elementary students with Artist-in-Residence, Justine Pachuzal, in the gym. Through activities such as this, our children learn to appreciate art and discover their own creativity. Be sure to [...]
Seahawk Dessert Auction A Delicious Success
The Seward Seahawk’s Athletic Booster Club thanks everyone who participated in our Silent Dessert Auction held February 5th. The event made just over $500 which will go directly to the school’s athletic teams. There were some fantastic desserts made by some of Seward’s best bakers. Special thanks go to those who donated the desserts: Jaimie [...]
So Yummy – Let’s Do It Again!
Seward Seahawk’s Athletic Booster Club Fundraiser
Dessert Silent Auction
Friday, March 5th 3pm-9pm
at the Region Basketball Tournament
Games start at 3pm – Seward High School
Come watch the games, cheer on the home team and bid on some delicious desserts! Winning bids will be awarded at the conclusion of the day’s games.
Anyone wishing to donate a dessert for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
SeaView’s Active Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program
By Heidi Zemach for SCN
heidizemach@yahoo.com
“Seward is a beautiful community, and there are a lot of great people here, but Seward has a dark side,” said Tammy, head advocate of SeaView Community Services’ Domestic Violence /Sexual Assault Program. The last names of the programs’ full-time and part-time advocate are not mentioned here in order to protect [...]
