KENAI PENINSULA BOROUGH NEWS
2011 Angel Tree Program
Do you know a family in the Seward, Bear Creek, or Moose Pass area in need of some extra help during the holidays?  Maybe a family that could use some extra toys, food, and/or cold weather gear? Mark your calendars because here are three ways you can help! 1.  Nominate a family by submitting a nomination form before December 2. Forms are available at these locations: Seward Volunteer Fire Department Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department SeaView Community Services Providence Seward Medical [...]
Shelter in Seward
4:30 p.m., 11-17-11: At this time, power should be back on.  The city electric department is unaware of any more outages at this time.  Any individuals out of power need to contact the Police Dispatch Department at 907-224-3338. Electric Department would like everyone to shut off all unnecessary equipment due power issues that Chugach Electric is having.  Because of rail belt wide outages and additional potential windstorms, any unnecessary unneeded electronic items should be powered down for...
All Power Restored
1:45 p.m., 11-17-2011:Crews have reported that power has been restored to all of Seward. Johanna Kinney, CMC City Clerk, City of Seward
Seward High Art: Mandalas
Seward High Art Students just finished a Mandala project.  We began by looking at Eastern style Mandalas and talking about radial symmetry.  Students came up with patterns or symbols to repeat around a circle.  They used color pencil to color them in and had the option to make a background in any medium.  They turned out awesome, great job!  More here at our blog. Sierra Vandervegt Jayna O’Leary Sam Melvin Robin McKnight Keilani Geronimo Lindsey Kromrey Nathan Cisar Chet Brewi [...]
SEWARD SENIOR CENTER HAPPENINGS
Seward Senior Center OPEN HOUSE ! We cordially invite you to our open house Friday November 18th, from 2:30-5:30 pm.  Come join us for PIE and Coffee to celebrate the NEW KITCHEN!   Questions???? 224-5604,  See you there!  
Seward City Council Budget Worksession
PUBLIC INVITED December 5, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Seward City Council will meet for the following a work session on Monday, December 5, 2011. The City Council will meet to discuss the 2012-2013 budget that is slated for approval on December 12, 2011. Please go to www.cityofseward.us for budget information. The work session will be located in the library basement at 7:00 p.m. All interested persons are invited to attend the meetings. Please note [...]
Council Opts For Better Siding
Heidi Zemach for SCN The new library museum construction being done by PCL Construction Services, Inc. is proceeding on schedule. At Monday night’s City Council meeting, Kent Crandall, the project manager from RISE Alaska explained the Seward Community Library Building Committee and former city administration’s request for an additional $102,000 from the existing project’s budget in order to be able to upgrade the quality of stone siding for the building’s exterior. The...
City Calendar
SEWARD CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING ACTION AGENDA Monday, November 14, 2011   A public hearing only was held on the following resolutions: Resolution 2011-085 through 2011-095, Adoption Of Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 City Budget, Consisting Of General Funds, Enterprise Funds, Motor Pool Fund, Debt Service Funds And The Capital Budget. Public hearing item only and not up for adoption until the 11/28/11 City Council meeting   The following resolutions had a public hearing and were...
SNSC Outdoor Gear Swap and Soup/Chili Feed this...
It's time to clean out your closets and gear sheds to get ready for the SNSC annual gear swap! Bring in your skis, boots, snowboards, hats, mittens, gloves, jackets, snowshoes, skates, sleds, sweaters, snow pants, camping stoves, thermarests, tents, sleeping bags, bikes, strollers, kayak gear, and any other gear you can find that doesn't get used. 20% of all gear sales benefit SNSC ~ Dates and Times to Note ~ Thursday, November 17th from 5:30 to 6:30 at Seward Elementary [...]
Weather Damage Update
City Press Release issued Wed 4:00 p.m., 11-16-11: Salmon Creek Road is now open for traffic but there are low hanging phone/cable wires so people still need to be wary and watch out for these.  Seward Dispatch has been advised that several people have been spending time sitting in their vehicles with them running to stay warm.  This may warrant AST doing some welfare checks on these folks.  Be aware Salmon Creek Road is open now so they can get [...]
Help fill our GIANT ORCA with plastic and aluminum...
The Alaska SeaLife Center’s AmeriCorps team has built a giant orca that we want you to help fill with your recycling for America Recycles Day! Visit the SeaLife Center anytime between November 15th and December 1st to drop off your recycling to help fill up this life sized whale! While you’re there, don’t forget to take the pledge to keep recycling in Seward and enter to win free SeaLife Center admission with a behind the scenes tour, meals at Ms. [...]
Seward Wind and Power Issues 11-16-11
Please see the below notice regarding wind and power issues for Seward and on the other side of the peninsula.  At this point, we know in Seward, Salmon Creek Road is closed due to trees down, and trees are down in Camelot, Exit Glacier and mile 6 and crews are working in these high winds to resolve power issues and get trees cleared.  Please be patient and please only call 911 if there is an emergency.  These calls go to [...]
Strange Weather
The weather in Seward was hot and windy. Temperatures rose to about 72 degrees Fahrenheit at the airport  Thursday this evening, and hit 70 degrees Wednesday too. NW Winds blew steadily throughout the day, peaking at NW 25 at the airport with a peak gust of 37 mph this morning. This temperature gauge at Essential One, probably showed a reading that was incorrect. But it almost felt that hot. The wind blew gravel around everywhere. At the coal terminal, a bulldozer and water sprayer tried [...]
Local Interpreter shares Native Culture,...
By Heidi Zemach for SCN Visitors to Seward, and the Alaska SeaLife Center don't only get to learn a little about our fish, marine mammals and sea ducks. They might also get the opportunity to learn a little about the Alutiiq people who have lived off of them for hundreds, even thousands of years. Marc Swanson, a former Seward teacher who recently returned here to live, along with his wife Letty and their son, Jerry, is one of several local [...]

Expected Halibut Reductions Have Charter Operators Concerned
By Heidi Zemach for Seward City News Taking home several boxes filled with halibut after an afternoon of fishing may soon become a thing of the past. South Central charter boat operators that target halibut are in for some serious reductions in the near future under the federal government’s new catch-sharing allocation plans. But members of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, and its Advisory Panel, are hoping to be able to minimize those cuts and their negative effects [...]
This Week With TRAILS
The TRAILS Program promotes recreation with people of all abilities. We’ve got an awesome set of events coming up– hope to see you and about enjoying Seward with us! Hike Two Lakes Trail Thursday, July 14th from 2-4:30ish. Meet at the ILC. Throw on your hiking shoes and get ready to hit the trail-we're out to explore the local hot spots & get some exercise. It doesn't matter if your hiking speed is mild or spicy, you can go as [...]
Permit Day!
Community Development Press Release Today, Wednesday is Agency Permit Day at Seaview Plaza! Come down to Seaview Plaza from 10am-5pm to ask all of your agency permit questions about Kenai Peninsula Borough Floodplain Permits, Army Corp of Engineers, Fish and Game, US Fish and Wildlife and City of Seward (Community Development, Public Works and Building Permits). This is a chance in a lifetime to ask all of your permitting questions to all of the permitting agencies live and in person! [...]
Fresh Roadside Produce Available In Seward
By Heidi Zemach for SCN Wayne and Leah Harmon, of Noxon Montana, have been providing fresh fruit and vegetables along the highway near downtown Seward this summer from the back of their 45 foot trailer. It’s parked through Saturday next to Al’s Patty Wagon on the Seward Highway near the Seward Lagoon. The Harmons will return in about a month, and then once more the following month, bringing produce that they picked three-quarters to ripe about two weeks earlier and [...]
Council Approves Two Sole Source Contracts...
By Heidi Zemach for SCN Harmon Construction, of Seward, will fix the broken boardwalk next to Seward Lagoon, starting today. The Seward City Council authorized payment of up to $8,000 to repair the damage, which was caused by a vehicle accident on July 1st. It was deemed an emergency appropriation, and therefore allowed the council to waive the competitive bid process. The emergency is that people can not use the boardwalk in that area, and some are walking, or biking [...]
Seward Saturday Social
There will be a Free Family Event Saturday, July 23rd, 3-5 pm at the Branson Pavilion, (Corner of Ballaine and Adams.) The community is invited to attend and participate in Arts& Crafts, live music, and Hot Dog Roast! This event is sponsored by SeaView Community Services.
SEWARD CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Monday, July 11, 2011 At 7:00 p.m., City Council Chambers 1.     CALL TO ORDER 2.    PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3.    ROLL CALL 4.  CITIZENS’ COMMENTS ON ANY SUBJECT EXCEPT THOSE ITEMS SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING 5.        APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA 6.    SPECIAL ORDERS, PRESENTATIONS AND REPORTS A.  Proclamations and Awards 1.  July is National Recreation and Parks Month B.  Borough Assembly Report C.  City Manager's Report D.  Mayor's Report E.  Other Reports and Presentations...
NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING
    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Seward City Council will meet in a special meeting on Monday, July 11, 2011, immediately following the adjournment of the Regular City Council Meeting, for the purpose of: NEW BUSINESS Resolution 2011-058, Authorizing An Emergency Appropriation And Repair Contract With Harmon Construction For The Repair Of The Lagoon Boardwalk From The Damage Caused By A Vehicle Accident On July 1, 2011 In An Amount Not-To-Exceed $8,000, And Appropriating Funds....
Senior Center Mural Dedicated
On Friday, June 8, the beautiful two-panel mural that now decorates the outside wall on the south side of the Seward Senior Center was dedicated in a ceremony by the Seward Mural Society, with special guest artist, Barbara Lavallee, who designed it. The mural was painted during last year’s Seward Music and Arts Festival, by a host of volunteers. The painting effort was led by the mural society, and Lavallee was there too, along with her artist friends, who also [...]
The Seward Mountain Haven Inspection Report Part...
By Heidi Zemach for SCN The inspection of Providence Seward Mountain Haven long-term care facility by the Alaska Health Facilities Licensing and Certification division of the State Department of Health and Social Services, May 23-29, 2011 yields an impromptu, but detailed snap-shot in time of the complaints and concerns clients and staff members had about the daily running of the facility, and the care that they, or their clients had been receiving. It involved a sample of 11 current residents,...
Clock Appointed Chamber of Commerce Director
The Seward Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Cindy Clock has been appointed the new Executive Director. Cindy's tenure as Events Coordinator at the Chamber, her enthusiasm for the community, and outstanding performance in the interim between directors placed her at the top of a field of highly qualified candidates. The Board looks forward to Cindy taking the reins and advancing the goals of the Chamber members. Thank you, Ron Long Chamber Board of Directors
Little League End of the Season Picnic and Games -...
The summer has only started, and yet the Seward Little League season is already winding down and it is time for our end of the season picnic and celebration Saturday July 9th This year our League had more than 80 players in three divisions. We had weekly games and even were able to take a trip over to Kenai for a clinic with the Peninsula Oilers and a game versus the Soldotna Little League Majors team.  It’s official - LITTLE [...]
Busy Weekend for Police, Troopers
By Heidi Zemach for SCN Wild as the July 4th three-day weekend might have seemed, as tens of thousands of raucous revelers filled our town to celebrate, and watch or run the Mt Marathon Race, from the Seward City Police Department’s perspective, it was a fairly slow and steady couple of days, not worse than any other Independence Day weekend, said SPD Lieutenant Louis "Butch" Tiner. That said, the city jail booked and later released 41 individuals over the three day weekend, and [...]
New Doctor in Town, WELCOME DR JOHNSON!
I recently met Dr Aaron Johnson, a Neurologist with a very impressive background, who just moved to Seward recently to practice telemedicine. I would like to welcome him and his family to Seward and assure him that summer madness ends and we settle into our lovely little town back again in the early fall. I am not 100% sure, but I believe he bought Greg and Arlene’s Water Front Lodge. I look forward to a neurologist in town, even if [...]
Bad Second Inspection Report at Seward Mtn Haven
By Heidi Zemach for SCN A delegation of state and federal health inspectors from the State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services who visited Seward Mountain Haven long term care facility May 23-29 for an unannounced standard Medicare/Medicaid recertification survey, discovered several serious "immediate jeopardy" deficiencies that demanded immediate resolution, and others that required that substantive changes be initiated by Providence Seward within a month. The report’s...
SEWARD SENIOR CENTER
Seward Senior Center, 336 Third Avenue, Seward. Open Monday-Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm. LUNCH MENU (11:30-1pm) week of July 4th: (Mon)CLOSED; (Tues)GRILLED CHEESE & SOUP; (Wed)ROAST PORK LOIN; (Thurs)TURKEY MEAT LOAF; (Fri)VEGETARIAN SPAGHETTI. FITNESS:  Monday & Wednesday:  Tai-Chi 9:30-10:30am; Monday & Friday:  Core Balance, 10:30-11:30am; Tuesday & Thursday:  Weight Training, 9:30-10:30am, Walking For Wellness, 10:30-11:30am; Wednesday:  Line Dancing, 10:30-11:30am.  OPEN Wii...
Seward Tsunami Film Festival November 11-13!
The Film festival will include a 24hr local film making competition, a zombie pub crawl on 4th avenue, films from amateur film makers and a few B Movie Classics. As people’s choice awards, “Salmonies” and will be awarded for best 24hr film, best Seward film, best animated film and the “Golden Extratuff” for  best fishing film and best adventure/outdoor film. We are looking for graphic artwork that can be used at the Seward Film festival, November 11-13. The artwork...
Mt Marathon Photos, stories wanted
Seward City News welcomes your best photos and/or stories to share of Mt Marathon July 4 events. If you took some great photos of races, fireworkers, or people enjoying the day, please share your select best with us via email to post. Send as jpeg attachments, and tell us what they are, names if possible (if you have permission to use) or share your comments and observations about the weekend, and we will be happy to post them. Please email [...]
City Grants GCI Permit!
At one minute to 5:00p.m. this afternoon. (Friday, July 1), the City of Seward issued a permit to GCI to allow the communications company to install fiber optic broadband cables to city poles, as proposed earlier. GCI had threatened to take their offer of broadband access elsewhere if the city did not issue the permit by the end of the week, following a lengthy battle with the City.  On Monday, the city council agreed to a new pole bearing code [...]
Safety Reminder
PRESS RELEASE The City of Seward wishes everyone a safe family holiday weekend with a few safety tips. A reminder to vendors to keep sidewalks clear of power cords and trip hazards and to maintain accessibility along the sidewalk for pedestrian movement. Motorists are reminded to adhere to parking regulations at intersections, watch for the vast number of pedestrians and bicyclists and to yield access  to emergency vehicles. Race and Parade watchers are reminded to  stay behind barriers and be...
Fiber Optic Update
As of this morning, the City of Seward had not issued a permit to allow GCI to proceed with its plans to add fiber optic cable to some city power poles. Monday night, GCI representative Mary Hart, of Sterling, asked the city to hurry up and grant the permit by the end of this week (today), or her company would have to go to another community to allow fiber optics there instead, so as not to forgo the entire construction [...]
Multi Agency Weed Pull Day is a Huge Success
On Wednesday, June 29 park staff at Kenai Fjords National Park co-hosted the 8th annual weed pull along the Exit Glacier Road.  There were over 40 folks who assisted from partners such as the Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance (RBCA), USFS Chugach National Forest, Southeast Alaska Guidance Association, Student Conservation Association, Youth Conservation Corps, and sailors from the USS Lake Erie.  The American Legion Post 5 in Seward was kind enough to provide lunches for the USS Lake Erie...
Senior Center Mural Mounting
This joyful two-panel mural, being mounted on the Seward Senior Center and Seward Museum building, was painted during the Seward Music and Art Festival September of 2010. The master artist is Barbara LaVallee, chosen because of her knack for catching people doing everyday things. She visited the senior center several times during the design stage and was here to guide the painters in September. Then she came back in April and worked with a skeleton crew of members of the [...]
Seward Tsunami Film Festival Update
Press Release announcing the Seward Tsunami Film Festival November 11-13! The Film festival will include a 24hr local film making competition, a zombie pub crawl on 4th avenue, films from amateur film makers and a few B Movie Classics. As people’s choice awards, “Salmonies” and will be awarded for best 24hr film, best Seward film, best animated film and the “Golden Extratuff” for best fishing film and best adventure/outdoor film. We are looking for graphic artwork...
Library closed for 4th of July Weekend
Seward Community Library will be closed Saturday, Sunday, and Monday (July 2, 3, 4) during the holiday weekend. Please note that the 1964 Earthquake documentary will not be shown the entire weekend, including Friday (due to our Mad Science Program). Happy 4th of July!

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