Jesse Lee Home project missing puzzle pieces

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Vol. 47, No. 42 | June 6, 2013
Fishers make the trek for salmon
Compass
rose in the
works at
memorial
Summer
programs
combine
education,
fun
Page 2
Seward: A
creek runs
through it
Page 3
Heidi Zemach
For The LOG
Murkowski
talks about
GMO
salmon
Page 4
Open for
Business
Page 4
Baranov
builds first
ship at
Resurrection
Bay
Page 5
Chief
Squires
makes last
call
Page 7
Sign goes
back up at
theater
Van burns
on North
Star Circle
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Leon Youngblood | The Seward Phoenix LOG
Anglers traipse across the flats at the head of Resurrection Bay aiming to land or snag some salmon. A proposal, recently
floated, would pave the way for a trail through the area, directly connecting Nash Road near Sawmill Creek with Port Avenue.
One of the major hurdles is the Resurrection River and at least one creek which meander across the plain and, during floodstage, radically deform the landscape. In the absence of a trail or bridges, these fishermen have the foresight to wear waders.
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June begins an action packed
summer for Seward area youth
with a variety of different organized activities such as Seward
Boys & Girls Club, the DaVinci
Camp, Teen Youth Center Summer
Camp, Bluegrass Camp and summer school.
Seward’s summer school is
■ See Summer Fun, Page 6
Jesse Lee Home project
missing puzzle pieces
Wolfgang Kurtz
LOG Editor
As Friends of the
Jesse Lee Home proceed
to completion of designs
for layout and operation
of a new school in Seward,
they do so without title to
the building and property
central to the project. With
the backing of the governor’s office and a budget
of $11 million over the last
three years, the designs for
the Balto School have significant space set aside for
living quarters or dorms.
However, with the exception of a handful of specialized teaching areas, there
are not sufficient quarters
onsite for classrooms.
At a reception on Friday
A popular view of the worn edifice of Jewel Guard Hall on the grounds
of the historic Jesse Lee Home is backdropped by scenic Resurrection Bay. The structure, opened in 1926, has been languishing in
increasing disrepair since the city took ownership in 1966.
in the Seward Community
Library Museum, FJLH
presented a progress report
on its project to transform
a couple of derelict buildings on the former grounds
of the Jesse Lee Home for
Children into a campus for
a leadership school that
would attract students
from across the state. FJLH
asserts that Alaska is one
of a handful of states that
doesn’t support a formal
program for youth of
underserved economic and
ethnic backgrounds and
that the proposed school
would fill that void.
The Jesse Lee Home,
originally based in
Unalaska, operated as
■ See Jesse Lee Home, Page 4
ARRC and DOT on same track
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Heidi Zemach | For The LOG
Children play a pickup game of kickball
outside the TYC building downtown before their morning pow wow.
Heidi Zemach
For The LOG
The Alaska Department of Transportation
and Public Facilities is
developing a statewide
rail plan to provide direction for future freight and
passenger rail transportation policy in the state, as
DOT representative Bruce
Murray explained at a
late-afternoon meeting on
the Alaska State Rail Plan
on Friday in the Seward
Community Library Museum. A handful of local
residents were present and
watched a short video and
oral presentation about
the rail plan, afterward
sharing thoughts about the
direction that rail systems
and service should go in
Alaska.
“Most Americans have
some romance and some
fondness for railroads, and
the plan is an opportunity
to express that fondness
and share your ideas, and
help us come up with
the most detailed and
interesting and exciting
rail plan we can devise,”
said Murray. “The more
participation we get from
the public, the richer the
plan will be.” The Seward
gathering was one of a
number of public meetings
scheduled for rail communities including Skagway,
Haines, Anchorage, Fair-
Twin trains headed up by slaved General Motors locomotives
jockey for position near the Alaska Railroad Seward rail yard.
With expanding freight, coal hauling and passenger duties, the
ARRC is looking toward additional rail switching and siding capacity at the Seward complex.
banks, Wasilla and Nome
in May and June 2013.
The state rail plan will
define Alaska’s interest in, and policy about,
the future of railroads in
the state. The plans are
required by the Passenger Rail Investment and
Improvement Act of 2008.
Plans generally look 20
years into the future and
must be updated every
five years. Alaska’s first
rail plan was developed in
1985 and revised in 1990,
but has not been addressed
since. The update must be
made in order for federal
rail funding. It must be
formally approved by the
Federal Railroad Administration.
As could be expected,
Alaska Railroad Corpora■ See Rail plan, Page 9
Wolfgang Kurtz | The Seward Phoenix LOG
Eddie Athey sports a new look, a monogrammed shirt that reads “Fire Chief.”
New fire
chief
continues
tradition
Wolfgang Kurtz
LOG Editor
Seward’s new fire chief has been
on the job since late Friday and it’s
been non-stop. Business as usual at
the Seward Fire Department. Eddie
Athey took over the reins from
former Fire Chief David Squires on
Monday but not the desk. While
you can actually see Squires’ old
desktop, a carpet of paperwork
spreads across Athey’s. For now,
he’s still in the same chair as when
he was deputy fire chief, but with
all the responsibilities and duties
of being Seward’s lead firefighter.
The Seward Fire Department is
a mix of paid and volunteer staff,
with the fire chief and deputy fire
chief on the City of Seward payroll
along with an administrative position. The bulk of the firefighting
duties are performed by the Seward
Volunteer Fire Department’s 30 or
so unpaid volunteers, whose ranks
former Fire Chief David Squires
joined over the weekend. Athey is
comfortable with the fundamentals
of his new position having served
under Squires for seven years.
Some of the intangible aspects of
holding down that desk will take at
■ See Athey, Page 7
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Compass rose in the works at memorial
Nancy Erickson
For The LOG
Nancy Erickson | For The LOG
Harmon Construction employee Tyler Varnell
works on the first set of forms for the compass
rose that will surround the Seward Mariners’ Memorial lighthouse replica.
May was a busy and exciting month for
the Seward Mariners’ Memorial Committee.
Harmon Construction crews have begun
work on Phase 2 – the compass rose—
thanks to receipt of two grants and community fundraising efforts.
The Mariners’ Memorial was awarded a
$5,000 grant from the Seward Community
Foundation and $10,000 from the Kenai
Mountain-Turnagain Arm Corridor Communities Association.
The Seward Community Foundation
is an affiliate of The Alaska Community
Foundation, a statewide nonprofit organization that manages charitable funds
allowing donors to advance a cause, support an organization or provide flexible
support for community needs. Ron Long
and Nancy Erickson accepted the grant at
a donor appreciation and grant announce-
ment event May 9 at Seward Brewing
Company.
KMTA-CCA manages federal grant
funding to national heritage areas in recognition of their unique natural, cultural
and historic resources. Seward is part of
the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Heritage Area that was established
in 2009, the first in Alaska and one of 49
Heritage Areas across the nation.
Shelly Shank at the Breeze Inn did a
terrific job in organizing, promoting and
manning a silent auction, bake sale, split
the pot event May 18 during harbor opening. Liz Leech recruited a few musicians
to entertain the crowd, resulting in more
than $2,400 in donations. All proceeds
from admission to the dance that evening at Chinooks was also directed to the
memorial project. Kenai Fjords Yacht Club
again donated proceeds from their swap
meet. And SMM co-founder Nina Daley
once again contributed to the cause.
Pastor Ron Nitz and Rev. Richard Tero
affiliated at the annual memorial plaque
dedication ceremony May 18 at the SMM
site, followed by the annual blessing of
the fleet. Mark Chase led the group braving chilly winds in the seafaring tune,
“Fiddler’s Green.” A ship’s bell donated
by Carrie McCann was used during the
dedication and rung as the names on each
plaque were read.
During a recent visit to the memorial,
it was noticed one of the plaques had a
distinct lipstick imprint next to the name.
It is for people like that anonymous kisser
for whom the memorial provides a place
of refuge. The Mariners’ Memorial – yours
and mine – is for the many people still on
shore as well as those who never returned.
For information on how to purchase a
memorial plaque or make a donation, go
to the website at sewardmarinersmemorial.org.
Opinion & Ideas
PUTTING PUBLIC LAND ON THE TAX ROLLS... A whole city block
The following is from the editorial page of the June 4, 1987 Seward Phoenix
Rocking
along the green belt is dedicated to the use and repair of all of the city’s
LOG.
the Boat equipment necessary to maintain our water, road and sewer facilities. The
POINTING THE WAY... Wouldn’t it be great if there was a visitors’ inforcity shop overlooks an area that adherence to the comprehensive land use
mation center at the “Y”? It would be a place where the visitor would have
plan will make much more attractive.
the opportunity to stop and rest and also ask questions of happenings on the Kenai
When you really get right down to it, the middle of our green belt is marred by the
Peninsula.
unsightliness of the shop area. Impounded vehicles, rusting and unusable equipment
Each year thousands of people from Outside and throughout Alaska visit the peninare plainly in view behind a wire fence. Directly across Seventh Avenue is a wide open
sula. Many of them are attracted by the fishing and others by the hiking, cross-country
space where we invite our visitors to rest and recreate.
skiing, kayaking, sailing and hunting possibilities.
By moving the shop area we would enhance the green belt area and shore up the
At different times of the year one side of the peninsula offers more to the visitor than
city’s tax base which is becoming more necessary as we receive less revenue each year
the other. Yet there is no one to give the detailed answers that are often the deciding
from the state government.
factors in making the decision whether to take a right or left turn at Mile 38.
We think it’s time to seriously consider moving the city shop and look for ways to
A multi-funded visitors’ center could be the epitome of cooperation between the
put the block on the tax rolls.
Forest Service, National Park Service, the state park system, and the borough. All the
There have been a number of suggestions on what to do with the area. They have
agencies could be represented there ready with information, along with the chambers
ranged from residential housing to the proposed site of a mini-convention/hotel develof commerce, eager to promote the best of their communities.
opment.
Mile 38 is the natural dividing point between the eastern Kenai Peninsula and the
We don’t think there would be a shortage of suggestions. Once the shop is moved
west side. The Seward end is rugged with the mountains meeting the sea abruptly.
and this big wide open space sits there, there will be all kinds of ideas as the creative
While on the other end it’s more a gradual descent. Both sides are known for their
juices readily flow. Anything would be better than driving past some resting equipsports fishing but local histories are completely different. Yet there is a lot to offer the
ment while trying to get a glimpse of beluga whales, sea lions or silvers jumping in
tourist.
Resurrection Bay.
What would it take to get it? Well, probably not very much other than a great deal of
We have done a great deal to try to diversify the community’s economic base. It’s
cooperation, dedication of a small parcel of land, and funding for a limited period of
about time we try to improve the quality of life by upgrading the green belt from the
say, three months. It would be a nice way to introduce the people to the Kenai Peninother side of the dividing line.
sula and all that it has to offer.
Thank you note
On May 24 at the Peking Restaurant
we gathered together to honor this year’s
Employee of the Year, Fred Marolf.
The Employee Assistance Program at
Spring Creek Correctional Center would
like to thank everyone who participated in
the celebration especially those who traveled to the Peninsula.
A very special thank you goes out to the
businesses who donated gifts, and continue to donate year after year for without
their donations our program would not be
what it is: Alaska SeaLife Center, American Legion Post 5, Apollo Restaurant, Bear
Lake Lodgings B&B, Inc., City Express,
Essential One, Harbor Enterprises, Kenai
Fjords Tours, Peking Restaurant, Resurrect
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Department, Stylin’ Stitches and Thorn’s
Showcase Lounge.
EAP is proud of Fred and the other
professionals that work at SCCC. Through
our Employee of the Month program and
with the support of our community, we
are able to recognize one special person each year. This program is a morale
booster in what can often be a bleak environment. The generous donations from
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The Seward Phoenix LOG • June 6, 2013 • Page 3
Seward: A creek runs through it
LOG Staff/SBCFSA
With the flooding events of last fall’s disaster in mind, local efforts are presently being concentrated on mapping flood threats,
negotiating mitigation efforts between
governmental agencies and determining
a long term solution for the Lowell Creek
drainage. In the City of Seward proper,
other than tsunami, the greatest waterborne
threat to life and property is Lowell Creek.
Over the years, the Army Corps of Engineers constructed diversion dam and tunnel
has successfully averted disaster. However,
the infrastructure is literally crumbling and,
even when whole, only narrowly averted
major flooding on at least two occasions.
Flooding has been part of Seward history
since the Ballaine brothers landed in 1903
and founded the town of Seward to support
building of the Alaska Railroad. The alluvial fan created by Lowell Creek provided
a gentle slope for building with good access
to the bay for early settlers but also made
Lowell Creek flooding a constant threat.
Records indicate that Lowell Creek regularly demolished the center of town with
floodwaters. In 1917, flooding from Lowell
Creek washed away the town’s one room
school house and destroyed or damaged a
number of private homes.
The 1917 flood also caused an estimated
$100,000 (in the dollars of the day) in damage to the newly built railroad facilities
along the waterfront. A year later, another
Lowell Creek flood destroyed the local
hospital.
The repeated flooding and the threat to
the Alaska Railroad’s valuable terminal
brought Seward’s situation to the attention of the federal government. In 1926 the
House Territories Committee voted to allocate $125,000 for control of Lowell Creek
flooding in Seward. At that time it was
decided to build an intake dam and timber
flume down what is now Jefferson Avenue
to contain Lowell Creek and its debris and
transport it through town to the bay. This
flood control measure was approved after
a plan to tunnel through Bear Mountain
was rejected because of fears that a tunnel
would freeze. The flume was built in 1927
and bridges were constructed across the
flume for the north-south streets.
Constant maintenance was required
to keep the flume operational due to the
constant deposition of silt and gravel. In
spite of efforts to keep the flume open, in
1935, rain swollen Lowell Creek deposited
an estimated 10,000 cubic yards of gravel in
just 11 hours causing the flume to overflow along its entire length. Flood waters
severely damaged the power plant and
railroad facilities. Local residents attempted
to divert the raging waters and accumulating debris from causing further damage to
the waterfront by dynamiting the flume but
this proved ineffective.
After the failure of the flume in 1935
Seward residents realized that they needed
to start thinking about a better way to
control Lowell Creek flooding. Public
AVTEC
1936 view of Seward from Mount Marathon with Lowell Creek drainage following its original, natural
route, albeit channeled through an engineered flume across where First through Fourth avenues are
today. The aqueduct was removed after the new diversion dam and tunnel, which began construction
in 1940, was put into service in 1944.
meetings were held and the plan for a
diversion tunnel was reconsidered. There
was some objection to the tunnel plan
because of concerns that the Lowell Creek
debris would fill up the area around the
new Seward dock facility but the benefits
of a concrete tunnel that was assumed to
be practically maintenance free versus the
constant repairs to the flume overwhelmed
the objections.
By 1937 the flume was determined to be
beyond economic repair. As part of the 1937
federal Flood Control Act, funding was provided for construction of a diversion dam
and concrete lined tunnel through Bear
Mountain to Resurrection Bay to protect
the city of Seward from the flood waters
of Lowell Creek. The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers began construction on the diversion dam and tunnel in August 1939 and
completed the work in 1941. Final touches,
concrete between the steel rails was not
completed until 1945, the work having been
understandably interrupted by WWII.
Maintenance of the tunnel was then
turned over to local authorities. Although
the Lowell Creek dam and tunnel effectively ended the constant flood threat to the
center of Seward, floods of record continued to damage developing areas to the
north of town.
Coming soon: Lowell Creek, Murky waters
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Murkowski talks about GMO salmon
Salmon set net families were streaming
out of Kodiak all week, heading to their
summer sites to get ready for the June 9
season opener. Their departure wrapped
up a busy week of Memorial Day festivities on The Rock, including festivals, fleet
blessings, a landslide on Cannery Row and
visits by both of Alaska’s U.S. Senators.
I caught up with Sen. Lisa Murkowski
over a beer at Kodiak Island Brewery; she
spoke candidly on several hot button fisheries related topics.
It’s well known that Murkowski and
the rest of Alaska’s congressional delegation are strongly opposed to genetically
modified salmon (a.k.a. Frankenfish), and
have led the charge to derail its approval
for dinner plates by the Food and Drug
Administration. The AquaAdvantage
salmon, tweaked to grow three times faster
than normal, would be the first animal
approved for human consumption. The
public comment period recently closed on
the issue, and Murkowski said the FDA
decision should be announced “in seven
months or so.”
Should Frankenfish get government
approval, it will require no labeling to alert
consumers they are buying a manmade
salmon instead of the real thing. The GMO
process is categorized under “veterinary
procedures” and as such, no labeling is
needed.
Last week, Murkowski was the only Republican to vote for GMO labeling requirements at a Senate hearing; the measure
failed to pass by a wide margin. The U.S .
vb is one of the few nations in the world
that has not either banned GMO foods out-
spends most of my days sayright, or requires labeling.
ing there is a process we need
“What does that say to the
to follow, I have a tough time
American people, at a time
telling the state to chop it off
when they clearly are conat the knees. But I’ll tell you
cerned about food safety and
one thing, Pebble isn’t doing
what they are putting into
itself any favors by not giving
their mouths?” I asked.
more definition to its plans.
“It says we don’t think it’s
They have documents to the
important for Americans to
moon, but no images or mine
know,” she retorted, adding
plans. The best thing Pebble
that the thumbs down by the
could do is lay it on the table
Senate is “not a final straw.”
Fish
so we have something real to
Murkowski said she is
Factor
deal with.”
extremely concerned that the
“As an Alaskan, I don’t like
U.S.’s lack of GMO labeling
Laine Welch
how this has pitted neighbor
will be met with backlash by
www.alaskafishradio.com
against neighbor, town against
world commerce.
town, Native against Native,”
“Most of Europe says no
Murkowski added. “The
to GMOs. So if we continue
to have this attitude we will lose those mar- longer it’s delayed, the worse it gets. We’ve
got enough issues facing us, and if we are
kets,” she said.
not working together, it will be tough to get
Sen. Murkowski revealed that people
anything accomplished.”
at recent Arctic summit meetings were
Fish watch – Copper River fishermen
shocked to learn that the U.S. is so slipshod
were slamming the reds. After three openabout GMO products.
ers the catch topped a half million sock“Especially those from Norway. They
eyes, twice what was expected. Conversely,
told me straight out ‘we will not buy any
the chinook salmon harvest of around 6,000
U.S. salmon if we are not sure it is not
was disappointing. Prices started out at
GMO,” she said. “It will crush our wild
$4 per pound for sockeye and dropped to
salmon market.”
$2.50 most recently; the price for kings had
“Speaking of wild salmon,” I quickly
increased from $6 to $7 per pound.
interjected. “Senator, are you ready to take
Southeast trollers are back out on the
a stand on the threat posed to the world’s
water for spring kings. They wrapped up
largest sockeye salmon fishery by the
a slow winter season at the end of April,
proposed Pebble Mine? Alaskans are waitbut chinook prices were higher than ever,
ing to hear more than the stock response
averaging $10 a pound in the last months
of ‘they must be allowed to go through the
of the fishery.
process.’ ”
Alaska’s largest herring fishery at Togiak
She responded, “As a policy maker who
wrapped up last month with a catch just
shy of the 30,000-ton quota, the best harvest
in 20 years. Overall, 56,000 tons of herring
were harvested along the coast from San
Francisco to Togiak, nearly 20 percent more
than in 2012.
Poised to take off is the herring fishery
at Norton Sound, where Icicle Seafoods has
four tenders on the grounds for an 800-ton
catch. Payouts there are posted on a sliding scale ranging from $100 to $450 a ton,
depending on roe counts.
Norton Sound also just wrapped up
its best ever winter king crab fishery. The
catch of nearly 20,000 red king crab was
twice the previous record set in 1978. The
25 fishermen also got a record $6.67 per
pound for the crabs that they catch through
holes in the ice. Norton Sound crabbers
will begin a half million-pound summer
king crab fishery in mid-June.
Southeast Alaska’s summer Dungeness
crab fishery kicks off in mid-June, and the
Bering Sea pollock fishery reopens for the
summer season on June 10.
Alaska longliners by last week had landed just over 7 million pounds of halibut out
of the 22-million pound catch limit. Kodiak
prices were all over, most recently at $4.50
to $5, with prices starting at $5.40 per
pound for 10-20s reported at Seward. For
sablefish, the catch had topped 11 million
pounds out of a 28-million pound quota.
Those prices continue to drop in Kodiak to
$3 to $5 a pound depending on fish size.
Fish bit – Public comment on the EPA’s
Bristol Bay watershed assessment has been
extended through June 30. ww2.epa.gov/
bristolbay
for Business
When visitors take Alaska home with them, they often take the opportunity to shop Seward merchants for that special reminder of a wonderful experience far from home. Their lasting experience
can be as ephemeral as an ice cream or some freshly prepared seafood or a more durable good such as
a creatively conceived and concisely manufactured item of clothing or jewelry. Visitors take a little
piece of Seward along on their journey daily as a distillation of a moment in time when they arrived
on our shore. For some their visit is the arrival at a singular life-long destination, for other’s another
stop on life’s great tour and for some – well they’ll be back again. For the latter, a T-shirt, trinket
or bauble is enough to fill the interim emptiness of a life without Seward. In any case, whether it’s
a memory, a snapshot or a keepsake from Seward’s gift shops, local business helps weave the grand
tapestry of Alaskan memories and invite many fond returns, if only imagined.
Kenai Fjords Gift Shop’s Sharon Treece is accompanied by Tori,
Andrea, Kenzie adjacent a wide variety of new items including the
current line of Helly Hansen kids’ apparel and accessories. Open 7
a.m. to 7 p.m. in the small boat harbor. 224-8068.
Olen Whitaker of the Breeze Inn Gift Shop professes a generous
AK Starfish’s owner Marci Nelson as well as Marissa Amor and
selection of T-shirts, jackets, glassware, jewelry, gifts, native crafts
Keira Rust (pictured) encourage everyone to come in and check
and more. Summer hours are from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily at 1317
out their Alaskan apparel. Open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily in the
Fourth Avenue adjacent the small boat harbor. 224-3475.
small boat harbor. 224-2559.
Photos by Leon Youngblood
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Jesse Lee
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an orphanage in Seward from 1928 until
the 1964 Alaska Earthquake. Formerly
a sprawling and virtually self sufficient
institution spread across over a dozen
acres, the remains sit across a couple of lots
totalling less than three acres surrounding by subdivided plots. The most recent
property assessment by the Kenai Peninsula
Borough puts the value of the land just
under $200,000. No value is assigned to the
structures.
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According to Ron Long, City of Seward
assistant city manager, attorneys for FJLH
and the city are getting together to see what
a basis for transferring the property would
look like. The city has accumulating costs
after an abortive sale of the property in the
late 1960s and a responsibility to the community to insure that any sale will not leave
the city with remaining or further liabilities,
he said. Pointing to the resources of FJLH,
Long also suggests that giving the property
away may not represent the best value to
city taxpayers.
Critics question the basis of the project
and why considerable investment has been
put toward a concept without an obvious
constituency other than the organizers and
without a clear path to facilities accommodating their goals. Steve Schafer, a former
City of Seward council member and local
businessman, characterizes the proposed
school as a boondoggle. However, FJLH has
the support of the governor’s office, some
Native organizations as well as prominent
Alaskans including Loren Leman who was
present for the reception last week.
The FJLH has engaged Kenai Peninsula
Borough School District on the issue of
acquiring classroom space and proposes to
operate as a unit of the school district. In
the same respect, they are also eying opportunities with AVTEC and the University
of Alaska Fairbanks. As Executive Director Kirsten Vesel notes, there’s sufficient
teaching space in Seward to accomodate the
requirements of the FJLH educational mission. With vision and cooperation between
naturally aligned institutions, they hope to
complete that part of the puzzle.
While work continues on the conceptual
aspects of the proposed school, also hanging in the balance is a deal with the City of
Seward for the property and monies for the
actual cost of renovation and construction.
Another concern, given present economic
issues, is a commitment for funding regular
operations. For information on the FJLH
and the Balto School visit www.jesseleehome.net.
Baranov builds first ship at Resurrection Bay
Bob Reisner
For The LOG
Part 1 of 2
One could make the case that
Seward’s Russian history begins
in 1790 when Grigorri Ivanovich
Shelikhov, the founder of several
fur exporting companies operating within Alaska (Al iaska) under
Imperial Russian decree, founded
the North American Company, his
newest enterprise. The man Shelikhov had in mind to manage this
new venture on Kodiak (Kad’iak)
Island was a kind and considerate
merchant from Kargopol, Russia
by the name of Aleksandr Andreevich Baranov.
The day after concluding the
agreement, Baranov set sail in the
Tri Sviatitelia under the command
of navigator Bocharov. The voyage
began badly. As soon as they left
Okhotsk, sickness began to break
out, owning to lack of water, which
had been stored in leaky barrels.
The ship had to land at Unalaska
(Unalashka) Island. Immediately thereafter, a violent storm
destroyed the ship and all their
possessions. Yet an eight-month
sojourn on the barren island amid
constant privations did not break
Baranov’s spirit.
Aleksandr Andreevich Baranov
Aleksandr Baranov built the Feniks (Phoenix) on the shore of Voskresenskaia Gavan’ (Resurrection Harbor) in 1794.
He attempted by all means to
bolster his comrades’ flagging
spirits with the hope of early
rescue, although his first plans
were immediately thwarted. The
hunters (promyshennik) who he
sent for help to Kodiak Island were
attacked by the Aliksintsy (natives
of the Alaska Peninsula). He and a
handful of Aleuts accompanying
him barely escaped with their lives
by fleeing to Unga Island where
they remained waiting for Baronov.
With the arrival of spring 1791,
Baranov set about building three
large baidaras. Two of them under
Bocharov’s command were sent
to explore the north shore of the
Alaska Peninsula. Baranov himself
sailed in the third baidara directly
to Kodiak Island, where he arrived
on July 27, 1791.
According to Shelikhov’s
wishes, Baranov set about building the first ship in the colonies. In
the autumn of 1791, Shelikhov had
sent the Severnyi Orel to Kodiak
Island loaded with shipbuilding
material and under the command
of Second Lieutenant Thomas
Shields, an American ship builder
employed by Shelikhov under the
czarina’s permission. “Herewith,”
wrote Shelikhov, “we send you
iron, rigging and sails for one ship,
which you will build with Shields’
help. Using him to advantage, you
should also begin two or three
other ships of various sizes, bringing them to the point where you
can finish them yourselves, without a shipbuilder’s aid. Everything
you need for this will be sent later.
Teach the natives to be sail-makers,
riggers and blacksmiths.”
For his shipyard Baranov chose
one of the harbors of Chugiak Bay,
calling the place Resurrection Harbor (Voskresenskaia Gavan’), now
known as Seward. Arriving aboard
the Severnyi Orel with Shields
23 male employees, four female
employees and supplies on Sept.
19, 1791, Baranov’s crew built the
necessary works and dwellings,
completing them on Sept. 30, 1791.
The wood for the vessel’s hull
was obtained from nearby Greek
Island. The work proceeded
rapidly under Baranov’s personal
direction and in 1794 the ship was
completed and christened the
Phoenix (Feniks). A threemaster
with two decks, she was 73 feet
long, 23 feet wide, and 13.5 feet
deep, and had a capacity of 180
tons. In place of pitch and tar, Baranov caulked her with a durable
compound of his own invention
consisting of fir pitch, sulphur,
ocher and whale oil.
After launching the Phoenix, Baranov started the hulls of two more
ships, and by 1795 these ships were
finished and christened the Dolphin (Del’fin) and the Olga (Ol’ga).
Both were 40 feet long, 17.5 feet
wide and 9.5 feet deep. They were
single masted and a single deck
each, with a capacity of 110 tons.
Soon Baranov sent the Phoenix
to Kodiak Island. From there, on
Shelikhov’s instructions, she sailed
for Okhotsk with a three-year catch
of furs. It was this shipment that
greatly strengthened the share
values of Shelikhov’s new North
American Company. Over the next
four years the Phoenix made six
voyages from Kodiak Island to Okhotsk, shipping much of Baranov’s
furs and fish.
On Dec. 1, 1799 the Phoenix
left its port in Okhotsk bound for
Kodiak Island with much needed
supplies for Baranov’s Kodiak
and Yakatat settlements. Also
aboard was the man who would be
Alaska’s first archbishop.
Weeks passed beyond the
expected arrival date. On Dec. 29,
1799 some pieces of her washed
ashore on the eastern shore of
Kodiak Island.
(Read Part 2 in next week’s LOG.)
Bob Reisner learned his love of
history at the knee of his grandmother
who was born in 1896 and who helped
raise him. From uncovering the
Reisner family’s history in Alaska,
arriving from Wisconsin in 1898 to
conduct unsuccessful forays into the
Klondike, to his cold war era correspondence with sources in the former
U.S.S.R., Reisner has been gathering
the hidden tales and truths of Alaska’s
unknown past.
City Calendar
SEWARD CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Monday, June 10, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. CITIZEN 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. In Memoriam Certificate for George Gerald
“Jerry” Tuthill
B. Borough Assembly Report
C. City Manager’s Report
D. Mayor’s Report
E. Other Reports and Presentations
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS - None
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS - None
9. NEW BUSINESS
A. Resolutions
*1. Resolution 2013-041, Authorizing The Discharge
Of Fireworks By The Chamber Of Commerce
During The 2013 Fourth Of July Celebration.
*2. Resolution 2013-042, Supporting The
Development Of A Multi-Modal Trail In Proximity
To Herman Leirer Road.
*3. Resolution 2013-043, Authorizing $35,088.80
From The Harbor Reserve Account To The Harbor
Travelift Infrastructure Account To Pave The Road
And Turnaround Area For The 50 Ton Travelift And
Appropriating Funds.
*4. Resolution 2013-044, Appointing Jean Lewis As
Temporary Deputy City Clerk.
*5. Resolution 2013-045, Declaring That The City
Of Seward Is Officially A Purple Heart City.
6. Resolution 2013-046, Submitting An Advisory
Ballot Proposition To The Qualified Voters At
The October 1, 2013 Regular Municipal Election
Regarding Whether The Mill Rate Should Be
Increased By .77 Mills In Property Taxes To
Generate A Revenue Source For Repayment Of The
$3.48 Million General Obligation Bond For The
Construction Of The Seward Community Library
Museum.
B. Other New Business Items
*1. Approval of the May 28, 2013 City Council
Regular and Special Meeting Minutes.
PO 103343-00
*2. Non-objection to the liquor license applications
for Eagle River Brewing Company and Woody’s
Thai Kitchen.
10. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS (No
Action Required)
a. May 30, 2013 Letter From Obihiro, Accepting Seward’s
Invitation To Attend The 110th Anniversary Of Founder’s
Day.
11. COUNCIL COMMENTS
12. CITIZEN COMMENTS
13. COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION
RESPONSE TO CITIZEN COMMENTS
14. ADJOURNMENT
SEWARD CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING ACTION AGENDA
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The Following Ordinance Had A Public
Hearing, Was Amended, And Was Enacted:
Ordinance 2013-008, Revising The City Code
To Establish Electronic Notification Of Wait List
Customers At The Small Boat Harbor.
Hearing And Was Enacted:
Ordinance 2013-009, Revising The City Code To
Eliminate Quarterly Moorage Rates At The Small Boat
Harbor.
The Following Resolution Had A Public
Hearing And Was Approved:
Resolution 2013-034, Recommending Kenai Peninsula
Borough Approval Of The Preliminary Replat Of
The Gateway Subdivision, Creating Four Tracts To
Be Known As Tracts C4, C5, C6 And C7, Gateway
Subdivision Addition No. 2 And Dedicating The
Rights-Of-Way Extensions To Be Known As Olympia
Road And Afognak Avenue, Located Within The SE ¼
Section 33; Within The Single Family Zoning District.
Hearing And Was Postponed To The August
12, 2013 Meeting For An Additional Public
Hearing:
Ordinance 2013-007, Amending The City Of Seward
Code, Section 12.05.021, Adopting The 2012 Edition
Of The International Residential Code (IRC), Including
Revisions (Clerk’s Note: There will be a second public
hearing of this nature at the August 12, 2013 council
meeting, and a third for public hearing and enactment at
the September 9, 2013 council meeting).
The Following Unfinished Business Ordinance
Had A Public Hearing And Was Enacted (an
additional public hearing was requested by
council):
Ordinance 2013-006, Amending Seward City Code,
Chapter 9.15, Health And Safety, Adopting The
2012 Edition Of The International Fire Code (IFC),
Including Revisions.
The Following Resolutions Were Approved:
Resolution 2013-036, Directing The City
Administration To Dedicate Dog License Fees And
Received, Targeted Donations For The Construction Of
A New Animal Shelter.
Resolution 2013-037, Authorizing The City Manager
To Enter Into A Grant Agreement With The Alaska
Department Of Transportation Harbor Facility
Grant Program For $1,137,254 And To Enter Into
A Construction Contract With Orion Marine
Contractors, Inc. In An Amount Not To Exceed
$2,083,980 For The D-Float Replacement Project At
The Seward Small Boat Harbor And An Additional
$208,398 As A Project Contingency And Appropriating
Funds.
Resolution 2013-039, Approving The City Manager’s
Appointment Of Edward Athey As Fire Chief.
The Following Resolution Was Amended And
Approved:
Resolution 2013-038, Authorizing The City Manager
To Modify The Purchase Agreement With R & M
Steel Co. For The Purchase And Shipment Of A Steel
Building Kit Authorized Under Resolution 2013-018 To
Permit The Substitution Of Insulated Wall And Roof
Panels For The Batt Insulation And Siding Originally
Supplied For A Total Amount Not To Exceed $121,600.
The May 13, 2013 City Council Regular Meeting
Minutes were approved.
Catherine Richardson was appointed to the Historic
Preservation Commission with a term to expire May,
2016.
Council scheduled a work session to discuss transient
merchants on the city’s South Harbor Upland Property
for Monday, September 9, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in
Council Chambers.
Council discussed putting forward an advisory
proposition for the upcoming October elections to
increase the property mill rate by 1.0 mills to fund
the library/museum bond and operating costs. No
direction was given.
Council discussed lowering the sales tax from 4% to
3% during winter months of October through March,
and back to 4% from April through September. No
direction was given.
SEWARD CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING ACTION AGENDA
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
The Following Resolution Was Amended And
Approved:
Resolution 2013-040, Accepting Acknowledging
Review Of The Settlement And Release Agreement
Negotiated Between The State Of Alaska And
Providence Seward Medical And Care Center Relating
To A Medicaid Rate Appeal In An Approximate
Amount Of $6.1 Million Over Four Years.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING ACTION AGENDA
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Voting on the Annual Historic Preservation Award
nominations was postponed until the June 19, 2013
meeting.
The March 13, 2013 regular meeting minutes were
approved.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
NOTICE OF VACANCY
The City Council is seeking applications from those
interested in serving on the Historic Preservation
Commission. Membership on the Commission is open
to residents of Seward and the surrounding area. The
Historic Preservation Commission meets at least twice
a year in the City Council Chambers and at such other
times as may be requested by the Commission Chair
or the Administration. Each commissioner serves for
a (3) year term. There are currently two seats vacant,
with one term expiring in May, 2016 and one term
expiring in May, 2017. Application forms are available
in the office of the City Clerk. Completed applications
must be filed with the office of the City Clerk.
SEWARD PLANNING AND
ZONING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF VACANCY
The City Council is seeking applications from city
residents interested in volunteering to serve on the
Seward Planning and Zoning Commission. There is
currently one seat available, with a term expiring in
February 2016. Planning and Zoning (P&Z) holds
regular meetings on the 1st Tuesday of every month
and work sessions the 3rd Tuesday of every month, or
at other times as needed if requested by the Chair.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
City Council Regular Meeting
Monday, June 10, 2013 at 7:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
Interested in receiving a copy of this Seward city
calendar via e-mail? Contact the city clerk at clerk@
cityofseward.net or call 224-4045. Check out your
city’s website at www.cityofseward.us. We have future
plans and ideas, but we welcome your ideas also! Send
any comments or future suggestions about the website
to [email protected].
Publish: June 6, 2013
Students mug for a photo on the first day of summer school classes as they gather in the school library.
DaVinci Camp art instructor Justine Pechuzal and children discuss their memories of previous camps
and their hopes for this year’s camp.
Summer fun
the environment. Bob Stark, a new tutor to
the camp, will oversee the science activities
and local artist Justine Pechuzal will oversee
the creative art projects as she has in each of
the camp’s previous years.
This week, Gardening-Life Cycles, Stark
and the children focus on soil science,
decomposition and natural life cycles. They
hunt for examples of decomposition in the
forest around the school, compare soils,
explore for seeds. Two local gardeners will
share their knowledge with them. The children also plant vegetables in the community
gardens at Wells Fargo Bank with the crops
to be donated to the food bank.
Other camp themes include Habitat
Restoration, Ocean Resources and Fisheries,
Trash or Treasure-Using Things Wisely.
Meanwhile, in Justine’s art studio this
week campers learn to mix paint to create
different colors, shades, tints and hues. They
will paint a variety of textured surfaces to
create plant mobiles. They will also go to
Two Lakes Park and the community garden
and sketch a variety of plants to use as models for their plant mobiles.
The City Parks and Recreation Department’s annual (TYC) School’s Out Day
Camp program began last week and runs
through the summer. It is offered five days
a week, from 7:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and still
has plenty of openings available. The TYC
program has four full-time and three parttime staff members. Maggie Wilkins is the
camp director, assisted by Shari Adelman.
TYC boasts a “high quality, fairly priced,
fun-filled program for elementary-school
youth that emphasizes creative arts, sports,
outdoor play, music appreciation, computers and social enhancement.”
“We are a recreation-based program, not a
day care service,” emphasized Wilkens. “We
go above and beyond because we include
educational activities. The kids are not sitting in front of a TV or electronic device all
day long. They’re outside living, exploring,
learning about Alaska, and learning about
their heritage. We live in the perfect laboratory here in Seward, so it’s a great place to
learn and explore.”
On Monday, one group was exploring
outdoors with binoculars and bird books,
birding in keeping with this week’s theme,
Alaska Animals A-Z Week. The week also
includes tide-pooling, where the children
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conducted by Seward Boys & Girls Club as
Kenai Peninsula Borough School District
did not fund the Title-1 education program
this year.
The program is held at Seward Elementary School every morning through June
in partnership with the Boys & Girls Club
Summer Camp and the DaVinci Camp,
another Boys & Girls Club-sponsored camp,
both run by Deb Bond.
During the morning session, three
elementary school teachers, Lisa Morris,
Kate Glasser and Carrie Lunardi take small
groups of five campers aside for about 50
minutes at a time, and closely work with
them on reading skills. Standardized testing
has shown that the children, who are entering grades 2 through 6, could benefit from
work on their reading fluency. The camp
also offers plenty of indoor and outdoor
physical play, computer skills, guests and a
field trip each week, said Bond.
Many children fall back on their learning
momentum during the summer, so teachers
must spend the first month of class time in
the fall catching them up to the level they
had achieved in the previous school year,
said Morris. The summer school program
may help maintain or improve these children’s current reading skills and will hopefully help lessen the amount of revision time
needed in the fall semester, said Glasser.
Both teachers recommend that all children
continue to read in the summer time or attend reading-related activities at the library.
The afternoon DaVinci Camp Science and
Art Camp continues the days’ activities at
the elementary school. The camp’s theme
this year is Planet Protectors! and each of
the four week’s activities focus on understanding, interacting with and taking care of
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sketch, identify and learn more about the
critters they see. The highlight of the week
was a trip to Anchorage Zoo on Wednesday
for a Zoo Safari. Other themes include a culinary week, in which campers create tasty
recipes with the aid of local chefs, and plan
and cook an entire meal for their parents.
Spirit Week takes place the week of July 4th,
with patriotic themes, and a dunk booth
fundraiser at the Mount Marathon Race.
The summer ends with Water Week, which
includes a second field trip to H2Oasis water park in Anchorage.
Both TYC summer campers and Boys &
Girls Club campers plan to participate in
the first Schoolyard Habitat program in the
coming weeks with the help of the Resurrection Bay Conservation Alliance. The volunteers will dig up the non native or invasive
plants around the elementary school, and
replace them with shrubs and plants native
to the area, and will plant a native garden
for future generations of schoolchildren to
enjoy.
The city-sponsored summer camp also
holds separate Adventure Camps with more
energetic, challenging hikes and activities
including field trips to Clam Gulch, baseball
in Kenai, kayaking and river rafting trips,
and gold panning for fifth through seventh
graders. Adventure Camp promotes an environment in which campers will problemsolve, learn life skills as well as experience
what Alaska has to offer.
Attendance at TYC summer camp to date
has varied from about 25 to 30 children per
day, said Wilkins. Attendance at the citysponsored camp dropped by almost half last
year after Seward City Council called for the
Parks and Recreation Department to institute a multi-tiered fee scale, whereby prices
were increased by $50 per week overall, but
decreased or stayed the same for parents
who could prove they were in one of the
lower income brackets. The drop off appears
to have remained at approximately the same
level since the rate change took effect, said
Wilkins.
Finally, Seward Bluegrass Camp For
Kids, run by San Francisco-based organizer
Kate Hamre, and her bluegrass performers/teachers returns to Seward for its third
straight year of hands-on instruction in
bluegrass and traditional folk music on
June 24-28. Taking place in the Resurrection Lutheran Church, but not religious
in nature, the bluegrass camp has grown
from a three-day camp three years ago, into
a full five-day experience this year. Some
25 to 30 children, ages 10 through 16, will
take classes on several different instruments daily, including fiddle, guitar, banjo,
mandolin, bass, singing and composing.
During the day there are also all-camp
sing-a-longs, jam sessions, blackboard
concerts and square dances. Each camper is
paired into a small folk band and will busk
along Fourth Avenue and perform what
they have learned during the final camp
concert at 3:30 p.m., Friday, June 28 at the
Lutheran church. There will also be a staff
concert for the public at the Resurrect Art
Coffee House Gallery on Monday evening,
an adult bluegrass workshop on Tuesday
evening and possibly a community square
dance.
Chief Squires makes last call
Now retired City of Seward Fire Chief David Squires composes a final radio call and then loses his composure a few moments later when young upstarts Sean Corrigan and Eddie Athey set him
up for a rousing dousing. Ensuing retribution was hidden by fire engines, but it was highly probable that Corrigan received at least one bucketful in response. Corrigan has taken up the duties of
Squires’ recently retired wife Sheila as city dispatch supervisor and Athey has assumed the position of fire chief.
Athey
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least a few weeks to get a handle on.
Athey started out young in the firefighting field as an Explorer Scout with the
Anchorage Fire Department. He stuck with
it all the way through high school. Upon
graduation he moved to Chugiak, and
joined the volunteer fire company for what
ended up being eight and a half years. He
progressed to the rank of captain and also
served as acting chief from time to time until he resigned in 1997. At that time, along
with his volunteer work with Chugiak Fire
Department, Athey had a good paying
job with TransCare, an ambulance service. However, he decided to take make a
change, quit, buy a truck and make a living
take a look at a firefighting position being
offered in Seward. He wanted to move
closer to family and friends in Southcentral
and Unalaska was just too difficult to get
in and out of on the kind of schedule that a
fire chief had to maintain. He was hired on
as Seward’s deputy fire chief in 2006.
With the perspective of seven years on
the job in Seward and his other career accomplishments, Athey says that no matter
where he’s worked, “I’ve always ended up
with the best folks to do the job. They’re
just attracted to the work and departments
end up with people with big hearts.” Together with Sean Corrigan, who in addition
to being the City of Seward’s new dispatch
supervisor also serves as an assistant fire
chief on the volunteer crew, Athey represents a new generation continuing a long
tradition of public service.
“I’ve always ended up with the best folks to do the job. They’re
just attracted to the work and departments end up with people
with big hearts.”
— Seward Fire Chief Eddie Athey
snow plowing for awhile.
It turned out that the 1997-98 winter
would be largely without significant
snowfall. With a truck payment and other
bills mounting, opportunity called when
a friend in Unalaska encouraged Athey to
look into jobs that the International Longshore and Warehouse Union had posted
there. With a free round-trip ticket donated
by a friend at Penn Air, he made the move
and within a couple of years was working
for the City of Unalaska as a corrections
officer. That lead to a further position with
the city as an emergency medical technician
and firefighter.
About five years into his firefighting career in Unalaska, his fire chief retired. While
Athey wasn’t initially inclined to take on
the job, he came around to a determination
that, as he says, “I’m gonna try for this. If I
don’t put in for it then I can’t legitimately
say that if I were chief then things would be
different.” He was hired for the position as
Unalaska’s fire chief.
A little over two years later, the isolation
of living in Unalaska prompted Athey to
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Out & About
The 2013 Seward Halibut
Tournament continues
The 2013 tournament runs through the entire month of June with daily tickets available
for $10 from charter operators, the Seward
Resort and the Chamber of Commerce booth
from 6 to 8 a.m. every day. Three tickets are
available for $25, each participant is limited
to two halibut a day per Alaska sport fishing
regulations and there are daily prizes for the
heaviest fish and prizes for catching tagged
halibut. For information, call 224-8051 or visit
seward.com.
Annual paint out set
Plein air painters begin arriving in town
tomorrow to join local talent for the weekend’s Seward Annual Paint Out. Easels and
painters will be seen on sidewalks and in
alleys around Seward, maybe even at Lowell
Lonnie Scroggs
Sr.
Point. The official gathering will be at the
Seward Hotel at 9 a.m. Saturday to exchange
cell phone numbers and ideas of where to
paint, and consulting a big map with suggestions. There will be a show and critique of
still wet paintings, some for sale, at Resurrect
Art Coffee House and Art Gallery at 1 p.m.
on Sunday, June 9.
First Friday Art Walk
includes mural dedication
The centerpiece of June’s First Friday is the
dedication of a replica mural at at 5:30 p.m,
June 7 at Murphy’s Inn. The mural is a twin
of the mural to be installed in Obihiro, Japan
as part of the Seward sister city cultural
exhange.
Bear Bell kids run coming up
Bear’s Den Bed and Breakfast’s Bear Bell
Run takes place Friday, June 7 and is just for
Obituaries
Longtime Seward resident
Lonnie Scroggs Sr. died May 28
at Providence Seward Medical
and Care Center. He was 85.
Lonnie was born August 7,
1927 in Fairplay, Colo. to George
and Mary Scroggs, the oldest of
eight children. His adventurous
parents sailed to Alaska in the
mid 1930s to raise cattle and
sheep on Sitkalidak Island. Lonnie and his siblings made the trip to Alaska
in 1938 aboard the wooden steamship Old
Yukon. George Scroggs died when Lonnie
was 15 years old, forcing the young man to
quit school and go to work to help support
his siblings. Lonnie took his predicament in
stride, saying he just did what he was told
and let it go at that.
Lonnie married, had four children and
divorced. He met the love of his life when
he and Lottie worked at Seward Fisheries.
Lottie worked the slime line and Lonnie
was a manager. They married in 1976 and
lived in a house in Bayview Trailer Court
that Lonnie purchased in
1974. They sold the trailer
court in 2010 and moved into
an apartment above Thorn’s
Showcase Lounge. Due to
failing health, Lonnie resided
at Mountain Haven longterm care facility for the past
year.
Often presenting a tough
exterior, Lonnie shared his
soft heart and compassion
with those he was close to.
Lottie’s grandchildren, Brandon and Jordan Hargreaves, became as his
own, fondly referring to Lonnie as Poppie.
Lonnie is survived by his wife Lottie,
sons Rick and Lonnie Jr. of Anchorage;
daughter Cathy of Palmer; stepdaughters
Shae Hargreaves of Seward and Patricia
Bailey of Tennessee; 11 grandchildren and
10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents
George and Mary, and daughter Terrie.
A celebration of life will be held at 3 p.m.,
June 8 at Thorn’s Showcase Lounge. Lonnie’s ashes will be scattered on Resurrection
Bay.
ChurCh
DireCtory
St. Peter’S
We invite you to join us
SewArD City ChurCh
ePiSCoPAL ChurCh
Pastor Max Ingalls
2nd Avenue & Adams Street • 224-3975
Meeting at Seward Middle School
Sunday .......................................................10:00 a.m.
304 Sea Lion Ave. • 907-301-1046
Wednesday ........................................................Noon
Childrens Class .........................................10:00 a.m.
www.stpeters-seward.org
Sunday Service ..........................................10:00 a.m.
The Episcopal Church Welcomes You
New BegiNNiNgS BAPtiSt ChurCh
eAgLeS NeSt ChriStiAN
Meeting at The Breeze Inn • 491-0316
FeLLowShiP, Ag
[email protected]
Pastor Dana Goodwater
Sunday School (for kids and adults) .......... 10 a.m.
224-5635 • 2nd Avenue & Madison Street
Sunday Service ..........................................10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship ............................................ 11 a.m.
Wednesday Prayer Meeting ......................6:00 p.m. Sunday Bible Study ......................................... 6 p.m.
Sunday School and Bible Study offered for kids
Seward House of Prayer call 224-5635 for
and adults
schedule
ChurCh oF ChriSt
SACreD heArt
Paul Stone • 491-1170
CAthoLiC ChurCh
Evangelist Jessie Killgore • 491-1327
Fr. Richard D. Tero, Pastor
433 4th Ave. • 491-1327
Deacon Walter E. Corrigan
Sunday Bible Classes ................................10:00 a.m.
5th Avenue & Jefferson Street • 224-5414
Worship ......................................................11:00 a.m.
MASS SCHEDULE
Sunday Evening...........................................6:00 p.m.
Tues.-Fri. ............................................................Noon Wednesday Bible Classes ..........................7:00 p.m.
Saturday .......................................................5:30 p.m.
Personal Bible Study available
Sunday ..........................................................9:30 a.m. Truth in Love - Sundays @ 8:30 a.m. KYES Ch. 5
CooPer LANDiNg
reSurreCtioN BAy BAPtiSt
Sunday ....................................................... 12:30 p.m.
ChurCh
SewArD ChurCh oF the NAZAreNe
Mile 5.5 Seward Highway
Rev. Dr. Blair Rorabaugh, Pastor
Sunday School.............................................9:45 a.m.
We invite you to join us
Sunday Worship .......................................11:00 a.m.
4th Avenue & “C” Street • 224-5617
Sunday Evening...........................................6:00 p.m.
Sunday Worship ......................................11:00 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study .............................7:00 p.m.
Sunday School...........................................10:00 a.m.
Free transportation • 224-7777
kids ages three to 12 years old. The one-mile
course runs along the waterfront bike path in
Seward and begins at 11 a.m. with check-in
by 10:30 a.m. at Wellington Picnic Area. Entry fee is $15. For information contact Seward
Parks and Rec at 224-4054.
ASLC celebrates oceans
Alaska SeaLife Center’s World Oceans Day
celebration starts with the opening of the
center at 10 a.m., June 8 which will include
a new exhibit highlighting the occasion.
Later that day, a Resurrection Bay cruise
and dinner on Fox Island along with a short
presentation by ASLC researcher Jo-Ann
Mellish, PhD on “Connecting the Poles” is
featured. The dinner and evening program
will be from 5 to 9 p.m.. For information or to
purchase tickets visit www.alaskasealife.org
or call 224-6355.
KJNP introduces new Junior
Ranger programs
The Fjord Junior Ranger program runs
from 1 to 2:30 p.m. each Saturday from Aug.
10. Another program allows Junior Rangers
to earn their Glacier Junior Ranger patch. The
free programs are best suited for eight to 12
year olds and six to 12 year olds respectively,
but all ages are welcome. All children must
be accompanied by a parent or guardian over
the age of 18 for the entirety of the programs.
For information contact [email protected] or
call 422-0531.
Bear Creek Fire cruises to
fund raiser
Kenai Fjords Tours and Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department are teaming up to host
a Fox Island cruise and dinner for $50 per
person. All proceeds from the benefit will go
toward the purchase of a hydraulic ram to be
used in helping extract car crash victims. The
cruise begins at 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 14 and
the dinner features prime rib and salmon.
Call BCVFD at 224-3345 for information.
Picnic with the Seward
Senior Center
TYC joins the SSC to crank out some
homemade ice cream the old fashioned way
at 11:30 a.m., June 14 at Branson Pavilion in
Waterfront Park. SSC picnics are potluck. The
following week’s picnic schedule features a
field trip to Kenai at the Kenai air strip. Contact the SSC at 224-5604 for information.
Thursday, June 6
SOS Clinic will chip your pet
SOS Pets is hosting a microchipping clinic,
pet food bank drop off and pet pageant
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, June 15 at
Branson Pavilion. Microchips are available
for a minimum donation of $20. Unopened
dog and cat food donations are also being accepted. All donations are eligible for a raffle
prize. The Pet Pageant starts at 12:30 p.m.
and includes contests for Cutest Pet, Pet/
Owner Costume, Best Trick and Pet Congeniality.
Marionettes at the library
The Seward Community Library Museum
will present a puppet show at 7 p.m., Saturday, June 15. The Rumplestiltskin Marionette Performance is produced by Steven’s
Puppets. Contact the Library Museum at 2244082 for information about the event.
Railroad art contest
highlights safety
The Alaska Railroad and Operation
Lifesaver Alaska chapter is sponsoring a children’s art contest aimed at building awareness of important rail safety tips. Children
from preschool to senior high are invited to
create drawings or paintings that illustrate
ways to be safe around railroad tracks and
crossings, and to submit their artwork by
July 5 for a chance to win free rail travel.
For information visit tinyurl.com/2013trackwise.
Register for Moose Pass
festival
Vendor registration is taking place for the
Moose Pass Solstice Festival which is scheduled for June 22 and 23. The registration
form and related information is available at
moosepasssportsmensclub.com/events.html.
Senior Center offers writing
class
Sean Ulman, MFA, will lead a non fiction
writing class through writing exercises and
book lessons, helping attendees learn the
craft of writing personal memoirs and family
stories. The 10-week class is offered at 10
a.m. every Wednesday through July 31, with
meetings at the senior center. Classroom fee
is $15 to cover the cost of the book.
Send listings for Out & About to editor@
TheSewardPhoenixLOG.com.
Calendar
6:30 p.m., Pioneers of Alaska, Seward Senior Center, 336 Third, 288-3616.
6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Church of
the Nazarene, Fourth and C, 362-6623.
7 to 8 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department
meeting, Bear Creek Fire Station, 13105 Seward
Highway (Mile 5), 224-3345.
7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Seward Volunteer Fire Department meeting, Seward Fire Department, 224-3445,
www.sewardfire.com.
Alcoholics Anonymous
8 to 9 p.m., 7 days a week, Church of the Nazarene,
Fourth and C, 224-3843.
12:15 to 1:15 p.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
Resurrection Lutheran, 400 Third, 224-3843.
Friday, June 7
Seward Community Library Museum
10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Seward Community Story
Time, Seward Community Library Museum, Children’s Room, 239 Sixth, 224-4082.
Noon, Seward Chamber of Commerce luncheon
meeting, Breeze Inn, 224-8001.
Seward Community Library Museum is at 239 Sixth.
The library is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Friday
and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, closed Sunday. In addition to
books and recordings, the library offers copying, fax,
notary, passport, audio visual services and meeting
rooms. The museum is open 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, 11
a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 2244082.
Saturday, June 8
6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Resurrection Lutheran, 400 Third, 224-3628.
Monday, June 10
6 to 9 p.m., Bingo, American Legion, Fifth and Jefferson, 224-5440.
7 to 10:30 p.m., City Council meeting, City Council
Chambers, 410 Adams, 224-4046.
Tuesday, June 11
Noon to 1 p.m., Rotary Club meeting, Breeze Inn,
Marathon Meeting Room, 1306 Seward Highway.
Noon to 1 p.m., Lowell Point Community Council
meeting, Penny Hardy Community Center, 17319
Lowell Point Road, [email protected].
6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Community Nutrition Classes,
Seward Community Library Museum, Community
Room, 239 Sixth, 224-4082.
7 to 8:30 p.m., Boy Scout Troop 568, Seward Elks
Club, 419 Fifth, 283-1699, www.scoutingalaska.org.
7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department board meeting, Bear Creek Fire Station, 13105
Seward Highway (Mile 5), 224-3345.
Wednesday, June 12
Noon to 1 p.m., Resurrection Bay Lions Club, Breeze
Inn, 303 North Harbor Drive, 224-5237.
6 to 8 p.m., Seward Creative Writing Circle, Free and
open to all, Seward Community Library Museum,
Conference Room, 239 Sixth, [email protected]
or [email protected].
Seward Senior Center
Seward Senior Center serves seniors, 60 and older,
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays on the third floor
at 336 Third with transportation available. Lunch is
served each weekday at noon. Meals-on-Wheels is
available. Weekly shopping trips are scheduled. Recreation and health activities are regularly scheduled,
as well as, speakers and field trips. Information
is available by calling 224-5604, e-mailing ssc@
seward.net or visiting www.sewardsenior.org.
Legislative Information Office
The Seward Legislative Information Office (LIO) is
open daily from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Seaview
Plaza at 302 Railway, 224-5066. The LIO makes
teleconferences with legislators available to local
citizens at the office. A list of upcoming teleconferences is at tinyurl.com/74xd5j4. Through the LIO
citizens can contact legislators or find answers to
matters of Alaska state government. Also available
at the LIO are copies of legislative bills and a pocket
guide to state government. Permanent Fund applications can be gotten at the LIO and the staff can
verify passports and birth certificates for Permanent
Fund applicants.
To add or change a non-profit or free regular meeting
or event on The LOG’s Calendar, e-mail adminassist@
TheSewardPhoenixLOG.com or phone 224-4888.
Turn Back the Pages
June 5, 1986
Victim sues for $20 million – Last year’s
July 4th fireworks tragedy, which left one
child dead and four people injured, has
resulted in a $20 million lawsuit against
Ford Motor Company and the proprietors
of a local bar. The lawsuit filed by Camille
Renee Castillo, a five-year-old child who
was badly injured, an her mother Linda
Jones, also asks for medical and incidental
expenses, all loss of earnings and attorney
fees. According to the suit, the injuries
sustained by Camille Castillo “was the
direct and proximate results of the carelessness and negligence of the defendant,” Ford
Motor Company, in that they failed to “use
reasonable care in the testing, manufacturing and marketing” of a 1979 Ford pickup
truck. In the Bear Lake Road accident, the
state troopers reported that there was an
undetermined amount of fireworks in the
cab which somehow ignited, engulfing
the truck in flames. Wesley Jones, a fiveyear-old passenger, along with his father,
Kenneth Jones, suffered second and third
degree burns over 90 percent of his body.
Wesley died the next day. The lawsuit also
alleges that Doris jean Corcoran “and her
agents were negligent in allowing Michael
P. Corcoran to become intoxicated by the
concummption of alcoholic beverages at”
D.J.’s Wheelhouse Lounge, and that they
were “negligent in allowing Michael P.
Corcoran to take and operate the business
vehicle while intoxicated.
Urbach’s – Whether it’s Work, Dress or
Play, the Perfect Gift for Father’s Day is at
Urbach’s.
Five boats sink, fishermen return safely
– Five boats were lost, but 14 lives saved
last weekend in the second halibut opening of the season. F/V Shenandoah, F/V
Sea Raider, F/V Lora Lee, F/V Defiance
Rail plan
From Page 1
tion officials were well represented at the
Seward public hearing. They’re hoping to
have ARRC’s own five-year plan and its
capital projects adopted as part of the plan.
Included would be the corporation’s new
Seward Master Plan, with its major harbor
dock expansion to accommodate additional
freight traffic and connect more ships to
the rail lines, and also its connecting road
to Port Avenue, inland expansion, and land
development
that would
provide more
industrial
space to accommodate
the added
railroad uses.
“Under
the state rail
plan rules
mandated by
the federal
government,
Murray Walsh, with Alaska Department of Transportation, they have to
came to Seward to gather look at all of
public comments for the State these plans,
Rail Plan.
and rate and
and F/V Downeaster all went down in
Alaska waters, but all crew members were
rescued.
Harbor Dinner Club – Now open for
Lunch & Dinner on Mondays. Prime Rib,
Friday & Saturday.
Boro nixes sales tax hike – The Kenai
Peninsula Borough Assembly Tuesday
voted 9-6 against raising the borough sales
tax. Mayor Stan Thompson had wanted to
increase the levy from 2 cents to 3 cents on
the dollar. The money raised by the tax –
estimated at $3 million per year – would
have been used to partially
offset a major increase in local
property taxes.
Mooter Contracting - General Excavation. Hauling. Land
Clearing. Backhoe and Cat
Work. Gravel & Topsoil.
Sea kayakers in Seward
June 6-8 – Close to 300 kayakers are expected here for
the first annual Sea Kayaking Symposium.
Puffin Public Broadcasting – Live! A Prairie Home
Companion. Music & Latest
News from Lake Wobegon.
July 15 in Anchorage.
Council demands a
third budget – Rather than
agree on either of the two city budgets
sponsored by Seward administrators, City
Council asked for a third choice Monday
night. City Manager Ron Garzini was instructed to work up a budget which would
increase sales taxes from 1 cent to 2 cents
on the dollar, but offset his hike by cutting
property taxes from $5 to $4 per $1,000 of
assessed value.
Peking Restaurant – Open 7 days a
week. Special: Kung Pao Halibut.
Handicapped parking – Lawmen have
been getting numerous complaints about
people using the Post Office handicapped
parking zones for regular parking. Vehicles
left in these zones can be impounded, and
fines be levied.
Marathon Constructors – Chimney
Cleaning & Wood Stove Installation.
Board slashed school $$$ – On a close
4 to 3 vote, the Kenai Peninsula Borough
School Board Monday cut almost $2 million
from the1986-87 school operating budget.
Northern Stevedoring & Handling
Corporation – Warehousing, Equipment
Rental, Terminal Operators.
Kenai Fjords: Our national asset – A National
Park Service brochure
says Kenai Fjord’s “overwhelming significance
is as a living laboratory
of change.” It goes on to
say that the plants and
wildlife subsist amidst the
dynamic interacts of water,
ice and a glacier-carved
landscape relentlessly
pulled down by the Earth’s
movements.”
Fish House – For Father’s
Day Take Dad Fishing!
Motorcycle and car collision claims a life – Jeff
Liggett, 29, of Seward was
killed May 31 in a head-on collision at Mile
57 Seward Highway. Troopers say Liggett
was travelling southbound on a 1979 Kawasaki motorcycle at about 6:45 p.m. when
he crossed the center line on a sharp curve
and collided with a car driven by Dale J.
Jorgensen of Nikiski.
Liberty Theatre – Now Showing “Hannah and her Sisters.” Next attraction “Clan
of the Cave Bear.”
“Do it” here in Seward with Pier 34
– The sign says it all – “Tickets and Charters” in bold black letters. But the sign
doesn’t say it as well as Pier 34 owner
Brad Snowden says it. “If you can do it in
Seward, we can find it for you. This is the
one stop shop for anything that’s happening in Seward as far as recreation goes,”
he said as a steady mist pelted his cap and
dribbled down the bill.
Lorris and McKibben to be wed –
Samantha Lorris and John McKibben will
be wed June 7, 2 p.m. aboard the sailboat
Peggy Lynn at the Small Boat Harbor.
Kayaking tales – I was so utterly convinced the sea would overwhelm and destroy me and my little boat that in my first
week of ocean paddling, I never ventured
out of the small boat harbor. Even after I got
enough confidence to paddle a few hundred yards out of the mouth, I dashed back
with sweaty palms and beating heart at
having cheated so certain a death. (George
Peck)
Homegrown tours to be offered by
Trails North – Trails North, Inc. is a homegrown tour business conducted by the Dan
Seavey and Whitey Van Deusen families.
The mainstays of this relatively young
company are bus tours, charters and shuttle
service. Sled dogs, the Iditarod National
Historic Trail and Seward form the nucleus
around which we revolve,” said Dan
Seavey who serves as “Trail North’s general
manager.
Self protection is potluck topic – The
May Potluck luncheon at the Seward Senior
Citizens Center was well attended and featured Seward Police Officer David Brossow
speaking on self protection.
Seward Crimestoppers, Inc. –
Crimestoppers would like to thank the
following businesses and individuals for
making our Second Annual Arrest Crime
Day a success!
rank them, and look and see how it fits
into their bigger picture, but we’re fairly
confident that the Seward Master Plan will
be one of the projects that is included in the
plan,” said Bruce Carr, director of strategic
planning for ARRC.
Even today, rail remains a key piece of
Alaska’s transportation system, with more
than 65 percent of the state’s population
living within rail service areas, he said.
Railroads can help further determine regional economic activity through resource
development. The priorities adopted by the
plan will be based on the common interests
of stakeholders statewide. When completed, it will also serve as the foundation for
federal funding requests to help maintain
and improve Alaska’s railroads.
Another major ARRC project they anticipate to be adopted is the Port Mackenzie
rail expansion project. “I don’t see Seward
and Port Mackenzie competing against
each other,” said Carr. They serve different
purposes although they might have some
types of freight that overlap one another,
he said.
“Seward is certainly a cruise ship dock
as well as a freight dock, and there’s a lot
of different freight that comes into Seward.
I think most people look at the coal dock
as one they look at first, but I think we
need to take a step back and realize that
Seward’s coal facility has a much greater
capacity than it’s currently being operated
at,” he said.
Although the complete Port Mackenzie rail extension has not been funded,
a ground breaking ceremony including
Matanuska Susitna Borough officials,
ARRC’s Chief Operations Manager William O’Leary and Gov. Sean Parnell was
held June 4 at the port. The total project is
currently budgeted at an estimated $272.5
million with over $157 million unfunded.
“Port Mackenzie is still very much in its
infancy, it doesn’t even have rail to it yet.
Although we’re building that rail under
contract. But there’s two different uses for
those ports. Cruise ships are not going to
go into Port Mackenzie. During the wintertime, Port Mackenzie still has the issue
of getting into and out of their port for coal
ships, for example, that hasn’t been solved.
But that’s not to minimize that there are
various major ports in Southcentral, and
Port Mackenzie will become one.”
Also, Port Mackenzie has 8,000 acres
that the railroad would like to utilize. “We
don’t have that acreage by any means
down here in Seward, so between the
community and the railroad and export
markets we’re limited in what we can
do here in Seward,” said Carr. “There’s
greater potential up in Port Mackenzie to
develop the interior mines as part of their
economic model. They’re looking at those
interior mines
to bring out
the resources:
copper mines,
gold mines,
lime and
more. They
have a very
broad plan.
It’s meant to
be a different
kind of port
than we have
down here in
Bruce Carr, with Alaska Railroad Corporation, says he
Seward.”
hopes the Seward Master
Additional
Plan will be adopted into the
public meetState Rail Plan.
ings on the
plan will be
held in an “on-line open house format.”
The on-line meetings will be available for a
month at a time, allowing more individuals in more communities an opportunity to
participate in a time and manner convenient to them.
A draft plan will be available for public review in fall 2013. A final draft plan
will be submitted to the Federal Railroad
Administration for review and approval by
December 2013. To learn about the planning process, sign up for e-mail notifications, or send us your comments, visit
www. dot.alaska.gov/railplan.
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The following is from the journals of the
Seward Police Department. Those who have
been arrested or summoned are presumed
innocent until found guilty in a court of law.
May 24
22:04 - Caller requested that an officer
advise him of detox options.
23:46 - Citation for expired tags issued to
Erin R. Oliver at Third and Adams. Verbal
warning given for speed.
May 25
00:19 - Verbal warning for speed given on
Fourth at Harbor Lights Condos.
00:46 - Citation for speed issued to Robert
Becker at Seward Highway and Sea Lion
01:27 - Verbal warning for failure to stop at
stop sign given at Port Avenue and Leirer.
01:40 - Citation for expired tags issued to
John Davenport at Seward Highway and
Resurrection. Verbal given for failure to carry
driver’s license.
02:04 - Citation for failure to stop at a stop
sign issued to Konrad Konsitzke IV at Second
and Van Buren. Verbal warning given for
speed, no tags and failure to signal.
03:11 - Officer responded to a noise complaint at Resurrection South Campground.
Officer issued a verbal disorderly conduct
warning to the group.
03:29 - SAST advised that a trooper arrested
Garid Chapman for Assault on Police Officer,
Assault IV, Resisting Arrest and Disorderly
Conduct and Chapman was being taken
to PSMCC for medical evaluation and then
to SCJ.
04:16 - Verbal warning for wide turn given
at Fourth and D.
09:16 - Burn permit issued to a homeowner
on Fourth.
09:51 - Individual from Seward Fisheries
advised that they would perform a fire drill
at 10:00.
10:04 - Caller requested a welfare check
on his wife at The Farm B&B. Information
given to SAST.
11:01 - Individual reported his wallet missing from the campground next to the SeaLife
Center. At 11:21 reporting party advised he
found his wallet.
13:12 - Individual from Public Life Assist requested medics to Glacier View Apartments
for a female who fell.
13:52 - Burn permit issued to a homeowner
‘Captain’s Mast’
on Maple.
17:04 - Officer responded to a Third and
Madison where reporting party had dropped
off an intoxicated man, who afterwards
became hostile. Subject was advised not to
go to any bars this evening.
17:19 - Verbal warning for brake light out
and obstructed plate given on Ballaine
near Jefferson.
17:37 - 911 abandoned call.
18:26 - 911 open line call.
18:28 - Trooper arrested Russell Ambacher
for MICS VI and transported him to SCJ.
18:29 - Officer spoke to a father and his son
who were riding ATVs near the transfer station
on Dieckgraeff Road.
18:57 - Verbal warning for a brake light
out given on Lowell Point Road near Storm
Chasers.
19:07 - DWLR summons issued to Zachery
Storie at Third and Madison.
19:55 - PSMCC requested an ambulance
to Seward airport to provide transportation
for a patient.
22:13 - Officer responded to a report advising of an intoxicated female being dragged
around by a male on the boardwalk on
Third. A sober man was trying to help an
intoxicated man.
May 26
00:09 - Individual reported a man going
into the woods with a flare on the Seward
Highway north of Hemlock. Officers were
unable to locate.
00:32 - Verbal warning for speed given at
Third and Jefferson.
01:19 - Officer responded to a request from
Yukon Bar to remove Austin Sollers. Officers
advised Sollers he was criminally trespassed
for 30 days from the Yukon.
03:34 - Verbal warning for taillight requirements given at Seward Highway and Van
Buren.
10:33 - SeaLife Center security advised that
they had several employees working in a
confined space and would advise when the
work was completed.
15:32 - Individual requested an ambulance
to the Cruise Ship Terminal for a 90-year-old
man having chest pains.
Third and D.
16:07 - Citation for Operating in Violation of
Provisional License issued to Jeremy Bunch
May 27
01:14 - Officer contacted two subject in the
Iditarod Campground because they were
arguing loudly. Both subjects were asked
to be quieter and given disorderly conduct
warnings.
01:25 - Verbal warning for speed issued at
Seward Highway and North Harbor Street,
02:00 - A black wallet containing an Oregon
operator’s license, Social Security card, debit
card, miscellaneous other cards and $16
in cash was turned over to an officer by an
employee at Chevron.
03:21 - Individual reported that she could
hear yelling and cussing from Bear Mountain
Apartments. Officer contacted three subjects.
One subject was picked up by a taxi and
69. Aggravate
70. Become established
71. Immeasurably long
period
72. Busy flyer
73. Network of nerves
left the area. Another subject was given a
disorderly conduct warning, and told that
she should not consume any more alcohol
and go to bed.
04:38 - PJ’s Taxi gave an officer a black
iPhone that was left in the taxi earlier in the
night. Officer attempted to locate the owner.
08:03 - SVAC/SVFD responded to Phoenix
Road for a subject who was having problems.
Patient transported to PSMCC.
08:45 - Black bear reported on the porch of
a residence on Dimond.
09:07 - Burn permit issued to Alaska Waste
for the day and the next day..
09:13 - Burn permit issued to a site in the
2500 block of Spruce.
09:38 - A memorial gun salute would be
conducted at the American Legion Cemetery
and again at the Founders’ Monument by the
SeaLife Center, between 11:00 and 12:00.
10:24 - The confined space team was in the
freshwater well at SeaLife Center.
10:41 - Black bear reported at Hemlock
trying to get into the horse corral.
11:30 - Caller advised that the Samsung
tablet that she reported missing had been
returned.
12:33 - Caller advised that someone hit her
vehicle while she was in Safeway and then
left the area.
12:57 - Burning in pit in the 2000 block of
LaTouche Circle.
16:13 - 911 caller requested an ambulance
to Safeway for a male having a possible
seizure. SVAC/SVFD dispatched.
16:26 - Burn permit issued for a site in the
2500 block Cedar Street for the day.
17:25 - Fire chief authorized tenants in the
500 block of Monroe the use of their fire pit.
18:03 - Officer responded to a report of an
intoxicated male asleep on the stairs at the
bicycle underpass and Iron Drive. Officer unable to locate anyone sleeping but contacted
two fishery workers who emptied out open
containers.
19:21 - Three 911 calls reporting three intoxicated individuals on the beach by Harbor
Lights Condos and the Pump House having
a fire and harassing people. Officer located
two groups and advised them to keep it down
and not harass people.
May 28
21:43 - Officer took possession of wallet that
was found at Chevron.
22:26 - Bedri Dubed arrested for DUI after
being stopped for speed on Second between
Adams and Washington for speed. Dubed
transported to SCJ.
23:01 - Officer responded to a report of a
large group of people at the Second Lake
park area with a fight in progress. Officer
was unable to locate anyone.
06:16 - SAST advised of a REDDI report
vehicle possibly heading toward Seward
was speeding and passing in a construction
zone as well as swerving across the center
line and turned southbound on the Seward
Highway from the Wye.
07:00 - Officer responded to a call from
Bambi Ambacher for a civil standby on
Bluefield. Ambacher arrested for disorderly
conduct and resisting arrest, and transported
to SCJ.
08:12 - 911 misdial.
10:10 - Caller advised that he went to move
■ See ‘Captain’s Mast,’ Page 11
Tundra
Puzzles
FAMOUS FATHERS
ACROSS
1. CCCP
5. Slippery sort
8. New Mexico art
community
12. Find new tenant
14. Turkish military
leader
15. Oscar-winner Jessica
16. Kunta Kinte of
“Roots”, e.g.
17. *Peyton or Eli to
Archie
18. Eight performers
19. *”Married... with
Children” dad
21. *”All in the Family”
dad
23. For every
24. ____ or swim
25. *”Modern Family”
dad
28. *Aaron Spelling’s
daughter
30. Oxygen holder
35. 3rd and 5th in
Manhattan, e.g.
37. Court of law opener
39. “_____ Circus”
40. Give a traffic ticket
41. Walkway
43. eBay offers
44. Twig of willow tree
46. Ticket leftover
47. Nose-in-the-air type
48. Home to Sarajevo
50. Seaward
52. Give it a go
53. Civil rights concern
55. Put two and two
together
57. *Kiefer’s dad
60. *Pa to Laura Ingalls
64. Pertaining to the ear
65. Actress ___
Thompson
67. Dolphin home
68. Work the dough
II at Sea Lion. (Late entry.)
17:19 - Caller advised that they would move
their vehicle that was parked in front of
Christo’s the next day.
18:35 - Individual went into SPD to speak
with an officer about a situation with her
daughter-in-law.
19:17 - Loose canine reported at the campground at Lowell Point.
19:32 - PSMCC requested the ambulance to
pick up the medivac crew, ETA 19:45 hours.
20:50 - Rachelle Armstrong arrested on an
outstanding warrant for Failure to Appear
for a hearing.
20:54 - Disorderly conduct warnings given
to two females after a caller reported a fight
in progress at the RV camping area.
21:21 - Individual advised that the children
were home alone and thought they heard
noises out in the yard. Officer made contact,
there was no one around the area.
DOWN
1. Sky bear
2. Auction off
3. Block of granite, e.g.
4. Increase rpms
5. “Piece of cake!”
6. I, to Claudius
7. Hawaiian veranda
8. It measures rpms
9. Not in favor of
10. Curved molding
11. Workout segment
13. Proclaimed true
without proof
15. Make so one can’t
get out
20. Be limp
22. DNA transmitter
24. Tropical naps
25. *Father of the twelve
tribes of Israel
26. Dispatch boat
27. Abominable snowmen
29. Swedish shag rugs
31. Barbecued anatomy
32. Time on the job
33. Eagerness
34. *He played Cliff
Huxtable on TV
36. “As ____ on TV”
38. *Greek father to all
gods
42. African sorcery
45. Off-color
49. Afflict
51. *Presidential and
Founding father
54. Wing it
56. Comparative of dry
57. Buggy terrain
58. Three-layer cookie
59. Indian bread
60. Devil’s ____
61. Better than never?
62. Give off
63. Cosine’s buddy
64. *Jenna’s presidential
dad, ___ “W”
66. “But I heard him
exclaim, ____ he
drove out of sight,
Merry Christmas to
all...”
Solutions to previous puzzles
‘Captain’s Mast’
From Page 10
his vehicle which had been parked all winter
and found the rear plate with a current tag
was missing. He was advised to go to DMV
and get new plates.
10:20 - 911 misdial.
10:23 - Caller advised that the Seward
Shuttle bus was driving more aggressively
than usual and ran the stop sign and hit
the curb.
10:35 - Individual advised that they had
lost two Sports Pro controllers between the
range and Phoenix.
11:57 - Older black lab with tags was reported loose at the park on the waterfront.
11:30 - Individual reported that he lost his
wallet and cell phone in the harbor area the
day before.
12:18 - Officer responded to a report that a
vehicle backed into another in the parking
lot at the Smoke Shack.
12:43 - Caller advised of a motorcycle in
the area of Bayside Apartments that was
southbound at high speed. Officer unable
to locate.
14:29 - Officer took possession of wallet that
was found at Terry’s Fish & Chips.
14:55 - Bambi Ambacher served with a
domestic violence restraining order at SCJ.
15:58 - Individual requested that an officer
check on an individual sitting at a parked
vehicle at LaTouche and Olympia. Officer
made contact and advised all was OK.
16:12 - Fire chief authorized tenant in the
2500 block of Birch the use of their fire pit.
16:25 - Individual found a cell phone on
the bike path. Owner picked up the phone
at SPD.
17:27 - Individual brought Melissa Salgado
in for violation of conditions of release. Officer transported Salgado to SCJ.
19:11 - BSAST requested MPVFD for mutual
aid with Cooper Landing Fire Department for
a brush fire in Cooper Landing.
22:17 - SCCC caller reported that two males
were walking within the perimeter back near
the city quarry. They would hide from the
prison vehicles when they drove near but the
tower could see them. Officers responded but
the subjects had left the area.
22:28 - 911 misdial.
22:30 - Individual reported that she believed
there was an underage party in progress at
residence on Bear Drive. Officers contacted
four individuals and all were of legal drinking age.
May 29
01:56 - Individual reported a blue station
wagon was swerving across the fog and
center line traveling north on Fourth from
Tony’s Bar. The vehicle parked across from the
AVTEC gym on Fourth between Monroe and
Madison. Officers arrested Jeremiah Lambrecht for DUI and transported him to SCJ.
12:35 - Individual reported they were instructed by First National Bank Alaska to file
fraud charges for a possible wire fraud case.
13:12 - 911, Mountain Haven did a scheduled fire drill.
14:13 - 911, Washington Street did a scheduled fire alarm testing.
14:18 - 911 misdial.
14:41 - Caller advised that his vehicle may
have been hit while in Seward.
to the Breeze Inn for a male with a head
injury from falling off his bicycle.
17:45 - Officer responded to a request
from Safeway after a customer advised the
reporting party of a man passed out behind
the building in the alley. Officer contacted a
male with a bicycle who was able to care
for himself.
18:56 - Verbal warning for crossing the
center line several times given on Ballaine
near B.
19:15 - Individual advised that she would
be having a small bonfire in her backyard
on Fifth.
21:11 - Caller advised that a blue Ford
tailgated her all the way from Anchorage
and that they were now nearing city limits.
Officer found the vehicle in the Safeway lot
and spoke with driver about following too
closely behind vehicles.
21:28 - Caller advised that a camper shot
a porcupine at Lowell Point and if anyone
called reporting gunshots that was the
source.
23:30 - Individual spoke with an officer
concerning a restraining order.
23:48 - Campers in Resurrection Campgrounds advised that their neighbors had
their generator running past generator hours.
Officer spoke with subject and they agreed
to shut off the generator.
May 30
01:02 - Verbal warning issued for urinating
in public.
03:12 - 911 caller reported that Jaime Doleman punched her in the face multiple times.
Contact was lost with the reporting party and
she had to be called back. She advised that
Doleman took the phone from her and hung
up the call. Officer arrested Doleman for DV
Assault IV and Interfering with the Report of
DV, and transported him to SCJ. Doleman was
advised that he was criminally trespassed
from the Yukon Bar for 60 days.
08:18 - Officer responded an accident at
Afognak Construction on Nash Road.
09:54 - Caller reported that two vehicles
were abandoned at Second and B for about
a month.
10:54 - Caller reported an incident with
damage to the outside of a tenant’s property
at Gateway Apartments. Subject reportedly
assaulted an individual during the incident.
At 10:54 on May 31 a caller reported on the
same incident and identified the subject.
12:13 - Individual turned in unused medication for disposal.
15:24 - Timothy Mack criminally trespassed
from Tony’s Bar for 30 days after entering a
residence through a window.
16:15 - Individual requested that an of-
ficer stand by while she retrieved her son’s
clothing from his girlfriend’s apartment at
Pacific Parks.
16:47 - Abandoned vehicle notices placed
on two vehicles on Second across from
AVTEC.
16:56 - Verbal warning for erratic driving
given on Stoney Creek Avenue.
18:42 - Individual advised of a small grass
fire by 4th of July Creek just north of the
shipyard. Seward Fire responded and found
the fire in the Spring Creek camping area.
21:31 - Officer responded to a report that
a woman screamed at and slapped a child
on Sixth. Reporting party advised that the
woman locked the child outside for two
to three minutes. Officer found the child
to be OK.
23:59 - Individual reported her wallet was
missing from the park across from First
National Bank.
23:59 - Officer placed an individual into
protective custody at Bayside Apartments.
Subject transported to SCJ. (PBT .169.)
May 31
02:11 - Verbal warning for driving under the
speed limit and crossing the center line given
at Seward Highway and Hemlock
04:40 - Officer responded to a report of
loud music coming from residence on Dora
Way. Officer asked the homeowner to turn
the music down.
07:32 - Caller reported that his bike was
missing from behind the fisheries on Port
Avenue.
07:43 - 911 misdial.
to Bear Lake Road for a male experiencing
neck pain, dizziness and vomiting.
10:23 - Individual reported that his red and
blue Nevasa Ariba mountain bike was stolen
from Cool Hand Lukes.
12:15 - Individual requested an officer
after an eagle ran into his windshield at the
three bridges.
12:54 - Individual reported a black Samsung
cell phone was lost at Dora Way.
Seward Highway and Nash Road.
to Miller’s Landing tent area for report of an
intoxicated male.
16:53 - Officer responded to a request from
PSMCC to help with a combative patient.
Patient was placed into protective custody
at SCJ.
19:27 - 911 non emergency call.
20:51 - Individual advised that he was
almost hit by a speeding black Ford Focus
on Benson Drive. Officer contacted driver in
Safeway parking lot.
22:11 - Citation for speed issued to Alex
Hodgson on Third in front of Terry’s Tires.
June 1
00:27 - Individual reported witnessing a
dispute between and young female and
an unknown male. Officer responded to
residence on Iron Drive and contacted the
reporting party. Reporting party reported putting the female into her vehicle and dropping
her off at Safeway. The unknown male then
returned to her home and was banging on
the door when she decided to contact the
police department. The male left before
officer arrived.
00:48 - Verbal warning for a taillight out
given at Fifth and Adams.
01:22 - Verbal warning for taillight out,
headlight out and expired vehicle registration
given to at Third and D.
01:28 - Verbal warning for no trailer lights
and expired registration on trailer given at
Second and Monroe.
South Harbor and Seward Highway.
03:02 - Callie Shelton arrested for DUI (PBT
.104) at Seward Highway and Resurrection
Boulevard. Subject transported to SCJ. Shelton also given a verbal warning for speed.
to Stony Creek Campground for a female
who passed out.
07:45 - Individual spoke to officer to advise
that he had an argument with his girlfriend
the previous night and he was now unable
to reach her. At 09:28 her father called to
advise that she was bipolar and that he was
unable to reach her. At 03:35 her father
advised that he heard from her and she was
on her way home.
08:23 - 911 callers advised that the horses
from the corral on Phoenix were loose.
08:54 - 911 caller wanted to see if the officer he spoke with had been able to contact
his girlfriend.
to Bayside Apartments for an female who
was unable to move from the couch and
was incoherent when conscious. SVAC and
SVFD dispatched.
09:41 - 911 caller phoned because his
mother told him that SPD was looking for
him. He then advised that it was a trooper
who spoke with his mother. He was advised
to contact trooper dispatch.
11:39 - Individual reported that multiple
vehicles were parking in the roadway on Third
for a garage sale.
12:18 - Residents on Lowell Canyon Road
advised that they would have a bonfire in
their yard, but were unable to get a hold of
the fire department to advise them.
12:25 - Individual advised that his son
found a large campsite with trash all over
the ground in the woods behind Pacific Park
Apartments.
15:21 - 911 hang up call.
18:06 - Individual advised that a charter customer drove to Seward intoxicated. Reporting
party had not realized he had done so until
after the charter and advised that he was
likely to drive back to Anchorage intoxicated.
Officer found the individual with another
person and he did not attempt to drive.
Seward Highway and Nash Road.
19:43 - Officer assisted a motorist at Benny
Benson Memorial.
22:15 - Earthquake: Magnitude of 6.5 at
a depth of 6 miles in Taiwan. No tsunami
was expected.
to Romack Court for a male having seizures.
22:58 - Verbal warning for improperly displayed tags and driving with no lights given
in the NAPA parking lot.
23:42 - Citation for failure to stop while exiting a parking lot issued to Kiana Clemens
at Mile 1 Seward Highway. Verbal warning
for speed.
June 2
00:19 - Verbal warning for speed and taillight
out given at Mile 1 Seward Highway,
Seward Highway and Sea Lion.
00:27 - Verbal warning for speed given Third
and Van Buren.
00:46 - Power outage at Timber Lane.
01:07 - Officers responded to a report of a
possible domestic dispute at the Williams
tent campground. Officer gave both subjects
given verbal warnings for disorderly contact
and open containers.
01:18 - 911 caller reported an intoxicated
female at Resurrection Campground. Officer
contacted the female and transported her
to her husband at other site in Resurrection
Campground.
02:00 - Verbal warning for speed at North
Harbor and Seward Highway
02:59 - 911 caller reported that unknown
individuals were getting into vehicles. Officer
was unable to locate.
03:31 - 911 misdial.
for a female who believed she was having
a heart attack. She had a history of heart
attacks and had taken nitro glycerin. SVAC
and SVFD dispatched.
10:09 - Motorist flagged down officer at
Williams Park campground and requested
assistance with getting his vehicle started.
1408 - 911 callers reported a vehicle on
fire, fully involved, in the middle of Northstar
Circle. No occupants and the vehicle was not
near buildings. SVFD and SVAC dispatched.
17:26 - Officer spoke with a juvenile after
witnessing him smoking at the skate park
on Ballaine. Juvenile was issued a citation.
21:00 - Verbal warning for speed on Seward
Highway near Essential One.
Abbreviations: SPD, Seward Police Department; SFD, Seward Fire Department;
SVFD, Seward Volunteer Fire Department;
SVAC, Seward Volunteer Ambulance Corps;
SCJ, Seward Community Jail; ACO, Animal
Control Officer; BCVFD, Bear Creek Volunteer Fire Department; MPVFD, Moose Pass
Volunteer Fire Department SAST, Soldotna
Alaska State Troopers; AST, Alaska State
Troopers; PSMCC, Providence Seward
Medical & Care Center; SCCC, Spring
Creek Correctional Center; USCG, United
States Coast Guard; SMIC, Seward Marine Industrial Center; PBT, Portable Bre
athalyzer Test.; BTR, Breath Test Refusal;
DWLR, Drove While License Revoked; DWLS,
Drove While License Suspended; DUI, Drove
Under Influence; MICS, Misconduct Involving a Controlled Substance; DV, Domestic
Violence; FTA, Failure To Appear; MCA, Minor
Consuming Alcohol.
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Sign goes back up at theater
The iconic Liberty Theater had its marquee reinstated last week after fierce winds blew the twin
signs down Dec 30. The three-year-old sign replace an older frontispiece that had cracked and
faded with time. The Liberty Theater was built at the current Adams Street location after the
former building at Fourth Avenue and Washington burned down on Feb. 7, 1943.
SES announces honor roll
The following Seward Elementary School
students earned honor roll status in the
fourth quarter. Those with an asterick (*)
by their name had a 4-point grade point
average.
Fourth Grade: Anevay Ambrosiani*,
Selma Casagranda*, Lucy Hankins*,
Nicholas Katsma*, Samuel Koster*, Calysta
Lohman*, Kylie Mullaly*, Elsa O’Neill*,
Max Pfeiffenberger*, Marisa Phasomsap*, Katelyn Sawyer-Lemme*, Sequoia
Sieverts*, Reanna Brewi, Lucas Brockman,
Gunnar Davis, Landon Davis, Jared Dean,
Levi Deboard, Emmalee Deland, Hayden
Elliott, Malia Hewitt, Nick Kaiakokonok,
David Knafel, Neil Lindquist, Amanda
McHone, Nyla Muasau, Collin Mullaly,
Charles O’Bradovich, Thomas Ooka,
Samuel Paperman, Clayton Petersen, Angel
Purigay, Tegan Retzer, Janelle Sagner,
Oceana Stansel, Jacob Wendt and Onaangel
Williamson.
Fifth Grade: Ian Beals*, Lincoln Farris*,
Tiernan McGrath*, Madelyn Moore*, John
Moriarty*, Bjorn Nilsson*, Joshua Park*,
Connor Spanos*, Jaden Vandyke*, Madison
Athey, Spencer Brown, Connor Degnan,
Sophie Dow, Ethan Forbis, Jack Gunter,
Hunter Hollingsworth, Naomi Ifflander,
Krysten Johnson-Gray, Braden Lane, Justin
McMurray, Kamryn Pack, Dax Robinson,
Allison Rogers, Shelly Sewell, Priscilla
Stoltz, Heidi Swearingen, Daisy Terry,
Tatianna Tetnowski, Haley Unrein, Malaya
Wallace, Gabriel Wood and Seth Zimmerman.
Sixth Grade: Maggie Adkins*, Bijou Burnard*, Faith Ivy*, Chris Kingsland*, Sadie
Lindquist*, Brendan McMurray*, Meghan
Mullaly*, Karl Pfeiffenberger*, Jade Sagner*,
Riley von Borstel*, Haley Boor, Robert
Chappell, Julianna German, Peter Hettick,
Linnea Hribernick, Ashley Jackson, Walker
McKnight, Charles Mack, Faith Mitchell,
Alexandra Toloff, Amanda Volker, Emilia
Whitcome and Eldon Zinis.
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Van burns on North Star Circle
Fully engulfed in flames a mini-van burns on North Star Circle. Seward Volunteer Fire Department, Seward Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Seward Police Department personnel all responded shortly after 2 p.m. on June 2. The van was not close to other vehicles or buildings and they
soon put it out with liquid foam, but the vehicle was a total loss.

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