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 [...]

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 [...]

Living in the NOW

It’s the third week of February. Six weeks since Armeda received her diagnosis of Acute Myogeneous Leukemia. I haven’t written an article in awhile. It seemed we all got a bit exhausted. Though none more than Armeda, and her husband, Gary. She continues to go for platelet transfusions twice weekly. She has a blood draw [...]

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 [...]

“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 [...]

Putting It All Into Perspective…

Health care and its costs are in the forefront of the headlines, and although people differ on specific plans to “fix” the problem, one thing that unifies the public is prevention. Prevention is the theme of the Seward Wellness for All group, of which Improving Oral Health is a subgroup.
As far back as March 2009, [...]

Seward Parks and Recreation Bulletin

Sports & Recreation News:
Archery League
Seward Community Schools Presents – Seward Archery League Tuesdays: 6 to 9 pm at the railroad terminal Jan 12 – Mar 16th. Dust off your bows and arrows and come down to the railroad terminal for target practice! Cost is $8 drop in fee or $50 for the season. Participants [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

By-product of Seward’s Polar Bear Jumpoff

Perhaps my eyes were just open wider this year while performing my duties as a blanket buddy, but over and over again I witnessed a transformation in many of the jumpers from shivering, teeth-chattering, what-am-I-doing-here individuals to euphoric, dripping specimens clambering up the dock ladder and emanating love. Maybe it’s just the fact they’re so [...]

New Year’s 2010 Brings Awareness of Leukemia

By Tina McLean for Seward City News

New Year’s Eve held no celebrations for me this year. At 12:04 am, I walked out of the Emergency Room at Providence Medical Center in Anchorage. The fireworks were going off in full array. They lit up the sky around me and sent thunderous booms [...]

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 [...]

The Green Beet: Eco-Travel Action Plan

By Jen Ransom for Seward City News
During the next few months many Alaskans escape the dark and cold for warmer weather and much-needed vacations. But vacation time doesn’t need to be a vacation from green living. Just a little bit of preparation, a few changes in mindset and some innovative thinking can make a vacation [...]

Greetings from Qutekcak Native Tribe

Attached you will find our January / February 2010 newsletter and it’s packed with good information. Inside you can learn about QNT’s New Tribal Administrator, the PFD Donation Program – Pick.Click.Give., and about QNT’s newly redesigned website at www.sewardaknatives.com .
Wave.Jan.Feb.2010.pdf (580kb)

Battling Winter Blues

(By Heidi Zemach for SCN)
If you are feeling blue, moody, and irritable, rejected, hostile, angry, tired or sluggish, you may be experiencing a mood disorder called Seasonal Affective Disorder, (SAD). SAD is classified by the American Psychiatric Association as a sub-type of depression. If left untreated, it can lead to people experiencing many of the [...]

State relaxes restrictions on H1N1 vaccine

The Department of Health and Social Services, Section of Epidemiology, has decided to expand the offer of H1N1 vaccine to all Alaskans beginning Dec. 1, 2009. Previously the vaccine had been limited to people in the five priority groups.
“The state has received more than 131,000 doses of vaccine and there’s more on the way,” said [...]

A Rose by Any Other Name

No matter what you call it – chew, snuff, spit, snus, dip or iqmik – smokeless tobacco poses health risks from tooth loss to cancer. And although it’s less lethal than cigarettes, it’s not a safe alternative to smoking. All tobacco products pose health risks and all can be deadly.
In Alaska, [...]

FIRE SAFETY FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Cooking and heating-related incidents are the leading cause of residential structure fires in Alaska, accounting for almost 75% of the state’s total reported residential structure fires. With the holidays approaching, warm, cozy homes and holiday feasts play a major role in our preparations for family gatherings. It also increases the [...]

The Decision Comes From YOU!

How many times have your husband or wife, family and friends asked you to quit smoking? Maybe it’s your kids. No matter who asks you, how many times or how good the reasons, the decision to quit smoking is one that only you can make. Your friends and family may want you to quit, but [...]

Design Discovery Workshops

Design Discovery Workshops
ECI/Hyer Architects will be hosting a series of workshops during the week of Nov 16-20 as we kick off the 35% schematic design phase for the new Seward Community Library Museum.
Join us; we need your feedback as we:

Evaluate design work to date
Create community connections
Share site development opportunities
Examine building form
Measure sustainability

Monday, November 16th
6:00 – [...]

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