Come help paint the Library Museum mural panels today and Sunday at the cruise ship terminal! Snacks and goodies provided by some wonderful volunteers ( thank you Mary Daniels and Mary Huss).  Meet Nichole Feemster, the local artist, and help with the completion of the mural panels that will be placed on the South side of the Library Museum.

All supplies are provided, just wear comfortable clothes that can handle a little paint and comfy shoes.  Adults and teens welcome.  We are offering community service time to all Seward High students that come by complete a time slot.  Painting will take place at the cruise ship terminal.  Thank you to the Alaska Railroad and the City of Seward for their help with the location to do this community event!

Special thanks to the folks already signed up, public can come and drop in to give a hand anytime, we will be there.  A good way to ignore the new snow outside.  Or, just stop by to see the work in progress. She has her color drawings out for viewing of the entire project.  We’ll have the coffee on!

This is the largest mural to be worked on in Seward and Nichole Feemster has been busy.  She needs some extra hands to get the final panels ready.

Saturday, April 6 ~ 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.  (drop ins welcome)

Sunday,  April 7 ~ 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.- need some hands for clean up and break down @ 2pm!!

Cruise Ship Terminal

Rick Brooks will perform fingerstyle guitar at the Resurrect Art on Friday, April 12 at 7 pm.

Anchorage guitarist Rick Brooks will perform a solo concert at the Resurrect Art Coffeehouse on Friday, April 12 at 7 pm. Brooks is an accomplished fingerstyle guitarist with a background in British folk and American blues. He has studied with Duck Baker and performed with such guitar luminaries as John Renbourne, Laurence Juber, and Mike Dowling. He performs and teaches in Anchorage and is a perennial instructor at the Acoustic Alaska Guitar Camp.

In addition to his evening performance, Brooks will be at Seward Elementary school for some classroom visits on Friday. His appearance is being coordinated as part of the culmination of this year’s Seward Elementary Guitar Club, an extracurricular club coordinated by teacher Terri McKnight and volunteer Jim Pfeiffenberger. “I love to bring someone like Rick into the Guitar Club to demonstrate to the kids where they could go with this instrument if they stick to it,” says Pfeiffenberger. “The Seward Arts Council was kind enough to sponsor an evening concert while he is here. He’s really probably the premier fingerpicker in all of Alaska.” Admission to the Friday evening concert will be $10.00 per person.

Brooks will also be offering a two and a half hour guitar workshop on Sunday, April 14 that will cover developing fingerstyle skills. An intermediate knowledge of guitar is recommended for participation in the workshop. Contact Jim Pfeiffenberger at pfeiff@gci.net for details on the workshop.

About 40-45 Seward community members turned out for the Governor’s “Choose Respect” Rally on March 28^th. Officers from the Seward Police Department and Alaska State Troopers also were there, as well as a long time Spring Creek correctional officer, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assemblymember, and a couple of young children.

Marianna Keil, Seward city councilwoman and Legislative Information officer briefly addressed the group, along with Rachael Bylsma special assistant to the Governor’s offices. Similar events took place in communities across Alaska to mark the importance of efforts to tackle Alaska’s high levels of rape, physical and sexual assault and domestic violence.

“It was an awesome day and the weather was perfect at the start of our rally,” said Dawn McDevitt, the DVSA Coordinator for SeaView Community Services.

Come help paint the Library Museum mural panels April 5, 6 & 7.  Meet Nichole Feemster, the local artist, and help with the completion of the mural panels that will be placed on the South side of the Library Museum.

All supplies are provided, just wear comfortable clothes that can handle a little paint and comfy shoes.  Adults and teens welcome.  We are offering community service time to all Seward High students that sign up and complete a time slot.  Painting will take place at the cruise ship terminal.  Thank you to the Alaska Railroad and the City of Seward for their help with the location to do this community event!

Sign up in person at the Library Museum or call 907-224-3646 and give your name, email and a phone contact.

Friday, April 5 ~  5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday, April 6 ~ 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.***

Sunday,  April 7 ~ 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.***

***Need folks for these slots!!

 The Library Museum Volunteers

The Seward Seahawk’s will play SHS Alumni in the final basketball game of the season.  The games are Saturday, March 30th with the women’s game to begin at 5pm, men’s game to follow.  The concession stand will be open.  Be sure to come out and cheer on the Seahawk players from the past and the present!

On Thursday, March 28, 2013 Seward will be participating in Governor Sean Parnell’s Choose Respect Rally.  On behalf of the Domestic Violence program at SeaView Community Services and the City of Sewardwe invite you to please, come out and join us in this march against domestic violence, sexual assault, and child sexual assault. We will meet at the Sealife Center pavilion at noon and march to the  park pavilion. Together, we will be joining thousands of other Alaskans who are also marching in their communities, from Kodiak to Barrow to Saint Paul Island to Ketchikan. We are Alaskans! And we are speaking out!

These are issues that will not be solved by one person so let’s face this, and name it as a community and say no more! Let our voices be strong to Choose Respect and end this epidemic of violence.

More than 100 NYO participants were in Seward Friday March 22nd through Sunday, March 24^th to compete in Qutekcak Native Tribe’s Third-Annual Seward Native Youth Olympic Invitational , coordinated by Melanee Stevens.

Everyone watched with awe as Conner Floyd, a Senior NYO teenager from the Burchell team was carried 436 feet, circling a little more than twice around the track as he hung from his wrist from a wooden pole. Seward NYO’s Diane German, a sophomore, made it an impressive 230 feet in the wrist carry. Cheers were as hearty for those who made it a great distance as for those who tried, but fell off just a second after being lifted. That’s the spirit of NYO. In what other sport do opponents who had competed with all their strength moments earlier lean over and give one another big, heart-felt hugs? At NYO, the support and encouragement of one’s own team members, members from visiting teams, and coaches is what it’s all about.

NYO teams included the Kenaitze, Chickaloon, Ninilchik, Alaska Native Heritage Center, Burchell (Wasilla) and Seward Qutekcak. There were about a dozen independents too.  Somewhat fewer teams than expected participated due to an NYO mini-meet event in the Valley, Stevens said. But the spirit and energy expressed was extremely high, even on the last day, Sunday, although everyone had competed until 10:00 p.m. on the previous night. Even when they broke for lunch Sunday, the gym filled with dozens and dozens of children from Kindergarten to high school, racing around, dancing and playing tag. Nobody wanted to leave–not even for an hour.

Masha Hart tries the wrist carry. Heidi Zemach photo.

Opponents hug after an event contest. Heidi Zemach photo.

Seward NYO’s Allie works hard at one-arm pull. Heidi Zemach photo

Diana German hangs for her life in wrist carry. Heidi Zemach photo.

Joshua DelaCruz focuses his energy on the wrist pull. Heidi Zemach photo.

Sam Paperman gives it his all in the arm pull. Heidi Zemach photo

Will you help? Be a worker or be a sponsor!  Please tell us how you will help at http://bit.ly/ZcAZAK. Thanks!

The 3^rd annual Seward Native Youth Olympic Invitational runs Friday March 21 through Sunday, the 24^th at Seward High School gym. The invitational is sponsored by the Qutekcak Native Tribe, with training provided by Melanee Stevens. NYO teams from throughout the region will be here. The opening ceremony is at 5:00 p.m. Friday.

Come out and check out these athletes performing amazing feats of strength and agility each day, and watch the King Island Dancers perform at 1:00 p.m. Saturday. Cheer on Seward’s NYO Junior and Senior athletes of all ages, and their visitors, and some alumni as including their Assistant Coach James Wardlow, who is well known in NYO circles for his high kicks.

Here’s a sample from some Seward NYO athletes performing events that you might see if you come out.

Masha Hart competes at the 2012 Seward NYO Invitational (Trish Hart photo)

Seward NYO’s Zach Martin at another NYO meet. Trish Hart photo

Beginning NYO athlete Robin Cronin. Stephanie Cronin provided photo

An NYO athlete demonstrates one-foot high kick on Halloween. Heidi Zemach photo

Third grade NYO participant Tommy Cronin does the stick pull. Stephanie Cronin photo.

Seward Town Hall Meeting

Saturday, March 23^rd

4 pm – 6 pm

Representative Mike Chenault

Speaker of the House

Please join in the discussion at a

town hall meeting with your

local state representative on

Saturday, March 23^rd, from 4 pm to 6 pm

at the Seward Library Museum located at 239 6^th Ave.

If you have questions call the Kenai office at 283-7223.

Come help paint the Library Museum mural panels April 5, 6 & 7.  Meet Nicole Feemster, the local artist, and help with the completion of the mural panels that will be placed on the South side of the Library Museum.

All supplies are provided, just wear comfortable clothes that can handle a little paint and comfy shoes.  Adults and teens welcome.  We are offering community service time to all Seward High students that sign up and complete a time slot.  Painting will take place at the cruise ship terminal.  Thank you to the Alaska Railroad and the City of Seward for their help with the location to do this community event!

Sign up in person at the Library Museum or call 907-224-3646 and give your name, email and a phone contact.

Friday, April 5 ~  5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Saturday, April 6 ~ 10 a.m.-2 p.m. or 2 p.m. – 6 p.m.

Sunday,  April 7 ~ 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

**We need individuals that can help with sanding and painting primer on the panels to get them ready for design painting, leave your name and contact information, Nicole will call and schedule you to give a hand!

The Library Museum Volunteers

PRESS Release:
Seward, Alaska, March 19th, 2013— The Seward Chamber of Commerce, Conference and Visitors Bureau announces that applications for the 86th Annual Mount Marathon Race® are currently being accepted.
Runners hoping to race in 2013 must submit their completed application by Midnight on March 31, 2013. Applications can be completed online at www.seward.com. Application fees are $65 for adults and $25 for juniors. Veterans and 2012 finishers have priority, with the remaining slots filled through a lottery system. Lottery results will be announced by mid-April 2013.
The Mount Marathon Race®, as folklore tells it, began as a casual bet between two sourdoughs. The race became an organized event in 1915 and has grown in popularity since, becoming one of the most well loved aspects of the July 4th Celebration in Seward.
The second oldest foot race in the country, The Mount Marathon Race® consists of a grueling 3,022 foot climb over rocks, roots, cliffs and waterfalls. Runners experience a spectacular view over Resurrection Bay, but only briefly, before hitting the turn around point and racing down to the crowd packed Forth Avenue and that magical finish line!
For more information, refer to www.seward.com or contact the Seward Chamber of Commerce at 907-224-8051; PO Box 749, Seward, Alaska, 99664.

3-Gun in the Great North!

5/25/13 and 5/26/13

Shooter’s meeting at 8am sharp.

Divisions: Open, Tactical & Production.

Match fee: $100, $75 if you register prior to 5/1/13.

Round count:
Pistol: 150
Rifle: 150
Shotgun: 100 shot, 10 slugs

Ammunition restrictions:
No steel shot.
Absolutely no steel core or bimetal rifle or handgun ammunition will be allowed.

There will be a generous prize table including a random draw.

For additional information contact:

Pat Messmer
e-mail: messmer@gci.net

or

Kenneth Rose
e-mail: kenrose78@yahoo.com

Here are five pictures taken by Jan Bukac from Stony Creek Saturday night.

Schedule of Events
Friday March 15

STEAK NIGHT – American Legion / 6pm
PUB CRAWL 5pm –10PM (register Hotel Seward)
PRIZES for BEST PIRATE COSTUMES
Film Début by Mr. Bjorn Olson – Seward Library 6p (Where the heck is Donlin) doors open 5:30pm
KAREOKE CONTEST – American Legion (6-7pm Registration) starts 7:30pm –(Prizes)
Hot Wing Challenge – all proceeds to Animal Shelter– Cantina all weekend
Adult Pirate Costume Contest 9pm Tony’s Bar Cash Prizes
Live Music Yukon Bar

Saturday March 16
50% Off Alaska SeaLife Center admission for Alaskan residents wearing x tuffs or pirate costumes
Scavenger Hunt – Alaska SeaLife Center (KIDS 12 & under) all day
Youth Pirate Costume Contest – Liberty Theater 11:00am prizes register @ Hotel Seward
Craft Fair – Breeze Inn
Backcountry Chef Challenge – J Dock – noon
Fat Tire Bike Demo – Adventure 60 North -10:30 am
Hot Wing Challenge – all proceeds to Animal Shelter Pups organ – Cantina all week end
Cinthia Ritchie Book Signing – Cover to Cover Books – 1pm-3pm
Gear Swap & Cook out – Adventure Sixty North -noon -4pm bring your outdoor gear and sell or swap or buy! Wi Bowling – Hotel Seward 4pm -7pm PUB CRAWL 5pm –midnight (register Hotel Seward)
Live Music Yukon Bar
Adult Pirate Costume Contest 9pm Chinooks on the Waterfront Cash Prizes

Sunday March 17
Breakfast – American Legion (Donations) 8:30am -11:30am
St. Patrick’s Day Celebration Tony’s Bar
Hot Wing Challenge – all proceeds to Animal Shelter – Cantina all week end
Participating Pub Crawl Bars…American Legion, Tony’s, Ale House, Ms.Genes Place, Breeze, Pit Bar.Chinooks by the water, Terry’s Fish & Chips

Once again Seward celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring with the  3rd Annual Seward Spring Break Up Festival on March 15, 16,17, 2013. This festival will be a city wide 3 day fun festival with activities for all ages and will have entertainment and challenges, fat tire demonstration, gear swap meet, pub crawls, wi bowling, Karaoke contest, Steak Friday, Live Music, Pirate costume contests with cash prizes.. and more. This event was started to help the Seward Animal Shelter and a few other non profits throughout the city of Seward by bringing out our community and the surrounding area to welcome spring with a festival. The Pub Crawl will start with everyone of legal age that wishes to participate registering at the Hotel Seward starting 5pm Friday and Saturday nights before starting their journey throughout our cities drinking establishments, free van transport will be available for transports to the participants since they will sign a non driving pledge to be eligible to participate, T shirts will be given away to some of the Pirates that show up with their pirate attire….Contests with cash prizes will occur at Tony’s Bar Friday night at 9pm  and on Saturday at Chinooks at 9pm. We do encourage our participants to drink responsibly and to consider the use of a designated driver. There will also be a Youth and Children Pirate Costume Contest at the Liberty Theater on Saturday……cash prizes for the best dressed pirate. The entire schedule is available at www.sewardevents.com         on facebook   –  Seward Spring Break Up Festival For more Information : Rick Brown  907-224-2600

Come cheer on the Seahawks as this year’s basketball teams take on the Alumni players of the past!   Games will be at the High School gym on Saturday, March 30th.  The women’s game will begin at 5pm with the men’s game to follow.   Adults $5, students $2.   Concessions will be open.  Any alumni wishing to participate should contact Kim Reierson at 362-1888 or skiprei@gci.net.

See you on the bleachers.  Go Seahawks!

Just a reminder that Kayak Adventures will be sponsoring a Wilderness First Responder class in Seward from April 20 – 28… and a WFR Recert class from April 12 – 14.  Please contact Wendy Doughty at fun@KayakAK.com or 406.980.0762 for more information!  We still have space available, and we hope to see you there.  Spread the word!