Jesse Lee Home project missing puzzle pieces
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Jesse Lee Home project missing puzzle pieces
Seward, Alaska | $1.00 www.TheSewardPhoenixLOG.com 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 Page 12 SW 09-01-11 8 54159 00001 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. 1 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 Leon Youngblood | The Seward Phoenix LOG 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 Page 12 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 Page 2 • June 6, 2013 • The Seward Phoenix LOG 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 Letters to the Editor Art Coffee House Gallery, Seward Chamber of Commerce, Seward Volunteer Fire 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 Letters to the Editor The Seward Phoenix LOG welcomes letters to the editor. General interest letters should be no more than 300 words. Thank you letters should be no more than 150 words. All letters must include the writer’s name, address and daytime telephone number. Only the writer’s name, and city or village of residency is published. Every letter requires the name of a person for the signiture. The LOG reserves the right to edit letters for content, length, clarity, grammar and taste. Submit letters before 5 p.m. on the Friday before publication for consideration in the next week’s newspaper. Meeting the deadline does not guarantee that a letter will be published. 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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 Support YUKON BAR 224-3063 LIVE MUSIC There is never a cover charge at the Yukon Bar! 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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 To be included in the next installment of Open for Business, email [email protected] Jesse Lee From Page 1 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. Don’t miss a thing! Subscribe today. 224-4888 • [email protected] 232 Fourth Ave. • Seward 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. The Seward Phoenix LOG • June 6, 2013 • Page 5 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. The Following Ordinance Had A Public 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. The Following Ordinance Had A Public 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 Page 6 • June 6, 2013 • The Seward Phoenix LOG Heidi Zemach | For The LOG Heidi Zemach | For The LOG 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 From Page 1 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 Road trip season begins Leon Youngblood | The Seward Phoenix LOG These leathermen wear the black and green as righteous bikes come to rest in the Breeze Inn parking lot. Some hardened road hogs may have missed the American Legion blessing last month, but these divine swine countenance no pearls on the path to the blessed Elysium known as Seward. The right choice for Marine Transportation to Western Alaska! V13-04 departs Seattle June 15 V13-04 departs Seward June 23 V13-05 departs Seattle on July 15 Only direct carrier from Seattle to Seward with 7-day service! Alaska Logistics, LLC 1-866-585-3281 [email protected] www.Alaska Logistics.com The right choice for Marine Transportation to Central Alaska! 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. The Seward Phoenix LOG • June 6, 2013 • Page 7 Chief Squires makes last call Wolfgang Kurtz | The Seward Phoenix LOG 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 From Page 1 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 DEMO DAY • 10AM – 2PM Need more books for infants and toddlers? 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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. The Seward Phoenix LOG • June 6, 2013 • Page 9 Turn Back the Pages June 5, 1986 The Seward Phoenix LOG 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 Heidi Zemach | For The LOG 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 Heidi Zemach | For The LOG 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. Businesses & Services Who wants a free ad? Bring your business card to The Seward Phoenix LOG 232 Fourth Ave., for a FREE AD (7 weeks) in the Business & Service Directory. Your ad here 13 weeks 26 weeks 52 weeks $40 per week $35 per week $30 per week Daily Luncheon Specials Homestyle Bakery & Unique Gifts Tuesday - Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 228 Fourth Ave., Downtown 224-2228 Page 10 • June 6, 2013 • The Seward Phoenix LOG 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. 15:58 - Verbal warning for speed given at 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 The Seward Phoenix LOG • June 6, 2013 • Page 11 ‘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. 23:13 - 911 open line call. 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. 07:44 - 911 open line call. 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. 16:25 - 911 caller requested an ambulance 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. 18:52 - 911 abandoned call. 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. 21:09 - 911 abandoned call. 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. 08:16 - 911 open line call. 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. 08:16 - 911 caller requested an ambulance 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. 14:16 - Verbal warning for speed given at Seward Highway and Nash Road. 14:51 - 911 caller requested an ambulance 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. 19:06 - 911 abandoned call. 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. 01:41 - Verbal warning for speed given at 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. 04:16 - 911 caller requested an ambulance 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. 09:35 - 911 caller requested an ambulance 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. 16:18 - 911 open line 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. 19:03 - Verbal warning for speed given at 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. 22:56 - 911 caller requested an ambulance 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, 00:22 - Verbal warning for speed given at 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. 09:37 - 911 caller requested an ambulance 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. 18:09 - 911 abandoned call. 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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Interested persons should submit written comment to their local governing body, the applicant and to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board at 5848 E Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99507. 214 6th Avenue | Seward Alaska accepting applications For: 1 & 2 Bedroom Scenic Ocean View Laundry Facilities On-Site Government Subsidy Available for Eligible Households Rent Based on 30% Gross Income For more information contact 907-244-9507 [email protected] Hearing Impaired Call 1-800-770-8973 This institution is an equal opportunity provider 1011 4th Ave. Seward, AK 99664 907-224-5767 • 1-800-770-8973 TTD NOW TAKING APPLICATIONS!!! Housing with Pride. Life with Dignity EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY Publish: June 6, 2013 Page 12 • June 6, 2013 • The Seward Phoenix LOG Sign goes back up at theater Wolfgang Kurtz | The Seward Phoenix LOG 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. 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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. www.TheSeward Phoenix LOG.com Van burns on North Star Circle Heidi Zemach | For The LOG 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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