Seward Silver Salmon Derby Day 1 Results
August 9, 2014 – Jim Corttell from Anchorage Alaska is the current leader in the 2014 Seward Silver Salmon Derby after catching a 16.66 lb silver on the CoHo LoCo near Caines Head. Second place is held...
View ArticleExpedition Yacht visits Seward on world cruise
Anchored serenely offshore of the busy Waterfront Campground, the impressive expedition yacht Dorothea III dwarfed the six-packs zooming back to the boat harbor with their silver salmon bounty. The...
View ArticleRum Doodle Sailboat Race Invites All
NOTICE OF RACE! WILLIAM H. SEWARD YACHT CLUB PRESENTS: The Rum Doodle Race ( ALL WOMEN) Saturday, August 23, 2014 This year’s “Women-Only” Rum Doodle Race will take place on August 23 in Seward on...
View ArticleSailing Vessel Tlingit Wins 2014 Rum Doodle Race
By Rick Smeriglio for SCN – As she did in 2011, S/V Tlingit won this year’s Rum Doodle Race and will have her name inscribed on the Rum Doodle Cup trophy, currently housed at the William H. Seward...
View ArticleWhat’s happening at the Seward Mariners’ Memorial?
By Nancy Erickson It may not look like much is happening in a timely fashion with Phase III of the Seward Mariners’ Memorial project, but that buzz you hear is workers at RP Art in Seattle bustling to...
View ArticleUS Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Plaintiffs Against...
By Rick Smeriglio for SCN – The storm-water discharge permit issued to Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) in 2001 for its coal loading facility in Seward does not allow discharge or spillage of coal...
View ArticleFEMA OPEN HOUSE Tuesday 5pm-8pm
UPCOMING MEETING Flood Risk Information Open House Tuesday, September 9, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. City Council Chambers PRELIMINARY FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) AND FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS) In...
View Article$2.5 Million in funds granted towards Seward marine terminal expansion
Office of Mark Begich Press Release – Begich: Foxx Visit to Alaska Results in $2.5 Million in TIGER Grant Funds Seward Terminal Expansion will Bring Jobs, Growth to the Local Economy U.S. Senator Mark...
View ArticleMEXICAN SAILING SHIP “CUAUHTÉMOC” IS ARRIVING TO SEWARD, ALASKA
Consul of Mexico in Anchorage Press Release – On April 9, 2014, the Mexican Navy Tall Ship “Cuauhtémoc”, affiliated to the Ministry of the Navy of Mexico, began their training cruise called “America...
View ArticleFEMA Announces New Flood Maps, Hears from Lowell Pointers
By Rick Smeriglio for SCN – At an open house/informational meeting in Seward on Tuesday, September 9, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) displayed and explained new flood-hazard maps of...
View ArticleCuauhtémoc arrives in Seward
The Mexican Navy Tall Ship, “Cuauhtémoc” arrived safely into port this morning, despite the heavy rain. Tours to the public are scheduled for the following times: September 15th from 11:00am to 4:00PM...
View ArticleBBQ for the crew of the Cuauhtémoc
Hello all! The Kenai Fjords Yacht Club and Seward Mariners’ Memorial are sponsoring a BBQ at the Branson Pavilion, Wednesday September 17, from 5pm-10pm, for the crew of the Cuauhtémoc and everyone...
View ArticleTall Ship Cuauhtémoc Returns to Seward
By Rick Smeriglio with translation by Luzan Quintero for SCN – After an absence of over nine years, Mexican tall ship Cuauhtémoc (two syllables before the ‘t’ with stress on the “te¢ ”) docked at the...
View ArticleCouncil delays lease transfer of harbor business
Heidi Zemach for SCN – After hearing from a few concerned neighboring business owners who want delivery and emergency access behind their businesses, Seward City Council postponed a resolution for two...
View ArticleReds Burgers closes Monday
James Minden and Sara Kirby, of Red’s Burgers stand at the corner of Seward Highway and 302 Van Buren St., will soon be closing for the winter. They want to remind everyone that they can still come out...
View ArticleVigorous Housecleaning Underway at Shipyard
By Rick Smeriglio for SCN – The relative absence of junk first strikes the eye. Compared to their appearance in June, fence lines around the shipyard at SMIC (Seward Marine Industrial Center) now look...
View ArticleQuick Resolution to Coal Loading Problem Satisfies Some, Not All
By Rick Smeriglio for SCN – [UPDATE AT 8:33 PM: State Signs and Issues Compliance Order by Consent ] Late in the day on Monday, September 29, in the matter of Alaska Department of Environmental...
View ArticleThreatened legal action complicates solution for Marina business access issue
By Heidi Zemach for SCN – The Seward City Council has one particularly thorny decision to make at Monday’s October 13 regular council meeting: whether or not to pass a resolution approving the transfer...
View ArticlePort Advisory Board Sets Priorities, Works on Harbor Plan: Public Input Scarce
By Rick Smeriglio for SCN – At its October 1 meeting, Seward Port and Commerce Advisory Board (PACAB) passed its capital improvement priorities list by a vote of four to one with Chair Deborah...
View ArticleMariners’ Memorial wave wall installed
Harmon Construction workers began installation of a gleaming metal wave wall on the west side of the Mariners’ Memorial yesterday. To see a video of the wall being moved from the production facility in...
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