Jumpoff hits $2 million mark

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Seward, Alaska | $1.00
Vol. 46, No. 24 | January 26, 2012
www.TheSewardPhoenixLOG.com
Nate chambers, natechambers.com | for the LOG
LEON YOUNGBlood | The Seward Phoenix LOG
A crowd lined the Seward Small Boat Harbor Saturday as jumpers leaped into the bay to raise money for the American Cancer Society in the 27th annual event. (See more photos inside and at
www.TheSewardPhoenixLOG.com.)
Jumpoff hits $2 million mark
Annette Shacklett
Publisher
The Seward Polar Bear Jumpoff
Festival raised over $173,000 for
the American Cancer Society on
Saturday when 150 brave souls
leaped into Resurrection Bay at
the Seward Small Boat Harbor.
Supporters lined the docks at the
harbor to watch the craziness
and went on to enjoy a host of
fundraising events, games and a
parade.
Final totals for all the events that
raised money for the Jumpoff’s
fund for Kenai Peninsula Children
with Cancer, but the Friday night
auction at Tony’s Bar raised $6,663
and the Saturday auction at the
American Legion raised $1,100.
The Jumpoff uses the funds for
grants to children on the Peninsula
Terry in the Top 40
with cancer. The grants are awarded in a simple fashion — the only
criteria is that the child has cancer
and lives on the Kenai Peninsula.
The grants are between $500 and
$1,000 and a family can reapply.
Information is available from the
contact information below.
At 9 a.m. Jan. 28 “The Big Alaska
Show” with Steve Stripling and
Henry Huizenga, who MCed the
Borough opposes
surgery center
Brian Smith
Peninsula Clarion
Heidi Zemach | For The LOG
Christy Terry, at home with her four youngest children Rose, Daisy,
Sailor and Poppy.
The Alaska Journal of Commerce selected Christy Terry of
Seward as one of Alaska’s best 40 up-and-coming leaders who are
under 40 years old. The selected recipients demonstrate professional excellence and a commitment to community. A selection
committee chose the 40 individuals from nearly 200 nominations. Terry is the operations manager for the Alaska Railroad in
Seward. Prior to that, she served as the city of Seward’s Community Development Director. She is a Seward City Council member.
Christy, and her husband Von, have six toddler/school-age children, and have fostered or adopted several children. A luncheon
honoring the 2012 Top Forty Under 40 recipients takes place
March 8 at Anchorage’s Dena’ina Civic and Convention Center.
Jumpoff and taped the show afterwards, will air on KFQD and live
streamed on the KFQD Website.
The top 10 fundraising jumpers for 2012 were 1) Chip Alvord
$26,350, 2) Christy Hill $11,330,
3) Kim Bender $5,833, 4) John
Eckelmann $3,565, 5) Stephanie
Christensen $3,470, 6) Sarah Rash
$3010, 7) Patrick West $2,520, 8)
Vern Johnson $2,250, 9) David
After more than two hours of
testimony Jan. 17, Kenai Peninsula Borough assembly member
Hal Smalley took the microphone
to speak.
He took a deep breath before
addressing the nearly packed
assembly chambers filled with
residents, officials, surgeons and
other medical professionals from
Central Peninsula Hospital and
Kahtnu Ventures, LLC.
He said he was opposing
Kahtnu’s proposal to build an
ambulatory surgical center in
Kenai not based on the idea’s
validity, but rather the borough’s
financial responsibility as owner
of CPH, which stands to lose
outpatient surgery revenue if the
proposal is approved.
“Some decisions are tough to
make and my decision in this
matter is not as difficult as I
thought it might be,” he said.
“As an elected assembly member,
Schrader $2,015 and 10) Sonya
Travis $2,005.
Jumpers for 2013 can sign up
as early as Aug. 1. The number of
jumpers is limited to 150 and each
jumper must raise a minimum
of $750. To participate contact
Seward Polar Bear Jumpoff Festival at P.O. Box 386, Seward, AK
99664 or polarbearseward@yahoo.
com.
Mayor’s Cup
runs on
Saturday
I have a fiduciary responsibility to protect the borough, the
taxpayers and to make sure that
we protect our community assets and that is the hospital. The
(certificate of need) itself will be
spoken to and determined by the
state.”
Smalley’s words were echoed
by many assembly members
before they unanimously approved, 7-0, Resolution 2012-003,
which opposes the issuance of a
certificate of need for the surgery
center. Assembly president Gary
Knopp and member Ray Tauriainen were absent.
The Alaska Department of
Health and Social Services will
make the ultimate decision on the
CON and the borough’s resolution serves more as a recommendation, along with the likely
scores of other input submitted
by residents during the public
comment period of the process.
Assembly member Linda
Seward Iditarod Trail Blazers
holds it’s 17th Annual Mayor’s
Cup Sled Dog Race with Mayor
David Seaward is this weekend.
The fundraiser and community
get-together starts at 6:30 p.m. Jan.
27 at First National Bank Alaska.
The public is invited to the gettogether and sponsor, musther
drawing.
Beginning at noon Jan. 28 at
Seavey Corner on Exit Glacier
Road will be the community
bonfire, free hotdogs, hot dogs
and hot drinks. The 2-mile race
begins at 1 p.m. with each musher
running three dogs. Ribbons and
trophies will be awarded. After
the race children can take free dog
sled rides.
To date the following community-minded businesses have
donated dollars for the maintenance of the Iditarod National
Historic Trail in the Seward area
and provided novice mushers for
Saturday’s event.
■ See Page 8, Borough
■ See Page 4, Mayor’s Cup
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Last weekend was another great Polar Bear Jumpoff
Rocking off. For residents the winter is a good time to reflect on
Festival. Since the event was created over 27 years ago, volideas that might work, might make the community a better
the Boat place, and might take root. Much of what we have today
unteers have raised over $2 million to fight cancer, a most
worthy cause. What was once an idea back in the 1980s
took seed during these cold winter months, from correchas become a well known, well supported tradition spawning other
tions and technical training to marine research. All it took was a little
similar winter jumpoffs around the state.
coordination and little volunteer effort to get the idea going. The
Our hats are off to the 300 volunteers and jumpers. The local
community is quick to spot a good idea and eager to work together.
Seward and Bear Creek fire and ambulance corps, the SeaLife Center,
Spring Creek, AVTEC, the SeaLife Center, and even the designation
KFQD, Liberty Theater, Steve Lemme, Tony’s Bar, city, 100 donators,
of All-American City were volunteer efforts just as the Polar Bear
150 jumpers, and many others didn’t just spend the day jumping or
Festival is today. All of these ideas worked.
attending events. Their volunteer efforts included months of planAnd, yes, our good ideas have often been imitated by our sister
ning. Again, as in the many years past, Marilyn Sutherland was the
communities. There are other correctional, research, and vocational
lead coordinator. The tireless efforts of Sutherland and the volunteers
training facilities in other parts of the state. We have often have been
is a significant statement that this community comes together in the
the first out of the chute. We think that are many other good ideas
dead of winter to make our community a better place to live by demamongst us that might take root, might work. We just don’t know
onstrating that fighting cancer helps keep the community’s identity
what they are and won’t know what they are until the first citizen
clean and pure. Our waters may be cold, but our hearts are warm.
steps forward and convinces us that it’s a good idea just as the first
The winter months are long. Spring and summer seem a long way
Jumpoff organizers did 28 years ago.
An Alaskan culture war
There is a culture war going on.
And the epicenter of that culture
war is right here in Alaska. It is
outrageous in its brazenness and
tragic in its effect. It is political in
its tactic and economic in its objective. It is a classic tale of western
frontier conquest. I am speaking,
of course, of the war on the Native
subsistence culture of Alaska.
The passage of the Alaska
National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) in 1980 linked
federal land policy in Alaska to a
subsistence use priority. Congress,
in Title VIII of ANILCA, made it
clear that they wanted a ‘rural’
priority in the 60 percent of Alaska
that is under federal management.
A rural priority (which was a
compromise for the original draft
language that said “Native preference”) meant that the priority for
harvesting wildlife should go to
the people who live in the management area and for whom subsistence represents a ‘customary and
traditional’ use.
The online journal Cultural
Survival (www.culturalsurvival.
org), notes
“…ANILCA distinguishes Native
subsistence as something exceptional
and cultural noting that ‘the opportunity for subsistence uses by rural
residents of Alaska...is essential to
Native physical, economic, traditional,
and cultural existence and to nonNative physical, economic, traditional,
and social existence.’ Although the
distinction seems minor, it betrays a
deeper philosophical division between
Native and non-Native conceptions of
subsistence.”
One indicator of this ‘philosophical division’ may be seen in
the 2006 decision by the Federal
Subsistence Board to reclassify the
village of Saxman near Ketchikan
from a rural to non-rural community. This reclassification is in the
news because the 5-year waiting
period is over and the decision is
scheduled to go into effect.
As KTUU’s Rebecca Palsha put it
so succinctly back in 2006 for a new
story on the board’s decision:
“Who should have first dibs on
hunting and fishing on federal lands?
A group of Anchorage residents are
making that decision at a two day
meeting of the Federal Subsistence
Board…”
The rationale by this ‘group of
Anchorage residents’ was that
ties, how can the FedSaxman is connected
eral Board be so certain
by a road to a modern
that the road has altered
city and are effectively
the cultural dependence
integrated with the
on the customary and
Ketchikan economy.
traditional uses of subMy research on the
sistence resources?
question of the ‘integraBut if the Federal
tion’ of the village of
Board seems arbitrary
Saxman with Ketchikan
in its subsistence polireveals that in 2006 the
Point
cies, the state of Alaska
numbers do not support
such a conclusion. The
of View is downright hostile.
From 1990-2002,
Division of Community
three state governors,
and Regional Affairs
ELSTUN
LAUESEN
12 regular legislatures,
utilizes the American
five special legislative
Community Survey
sessions on subsistence,
statistics from the
and a host of task forces, mediators
Bureau of the Census that breaks
and other initiatives all failed to redata down to the community level.
solve the unwillingness of Alaska’s
Here is what it tells us. Saxman
lawmakers to allow a rural subis a majority Native community
sistence preference. In 2002, the
and Ketchikan is not. 51 percent
outgoing Knowles administration
of Saxman’s residents are Native
gave up after 8 years of trying to
Alaskan/American; 25 percent of
work with the legislature. Federal
Ketchikan’s population are Native
management then became a reality.
Alaskan/American. Despite the
Since 2002, through the governorroad that connects the two comships of Murkowski, Palin and
munities, Saxman has retained it’s
Parnell subsistence management
ethnic character. In fact the web
on state lands became increasingly
tourism promotion by the city
subjugated to the very lobby that
notes the following regarding the
had worked so assiduously against
character of Saxman:
it. Murkowski’s appointment of
“Blessed with abundant resources,
Ron Sommerville to the Board of
West Coast people survived by subsistence, living off the land and the water- Game, for example, was a direct
repudiation of a serious state substill a crucial part of their cultural
sistence management regime.
identity.”
The Alaska Outdoor Council,
The American Community
the organization that spearheaded
Survey also tells us that while
anti-subsistence political assaults
Ketchikan had an unemployment
since the passage of ANILCA,
rate of 7.3 percent, Saxman had an
unemployment rate of 30.7 percent. championed Sommerville’s appointment. Governor Sarah Palin
Again, it would seem that a comthen continued the Murkowski
plete socioeconomic integration
assault on the Federal Subsistence
would reveal a smaller difference.
Board’s ‘customary and traditional’
Finally, there is poverty. According
use finding for the harvesting of
to the ACS, the percentage of folks
moose by the small Copper River
in Ketchikan living below the povvillage of Chistochina. A positive C
erty rate in 2006 was 10.8 percent;
& T finding by the Federal Board
in Saxman that figure is 25 percent.
Again, the visitor coming to
Ketchikan learns that
“…Coastal Native people have a
matrilineal society; children inherit
Commentary
rights through their mothers. The
The last paragraph of the comTlingit social system is based on two
equal moieties, or halves (the Eagle or
mentary “What the redistricting
Wolf and the Raven).
trial unmasked is not pretty”
Traditions are changing with the
should have read: “We Alaskans
times although much remains and is as see ourselves as a tolerant multistrong as ever…”
ethnic society. We share that vision
So the question remains in my
not because we are a tolerant
mind that, if the presence of the
multi-ethnic society but because
road has not altered the economic
we want to be that tolerant multidisparities between the communiethnic society.”
entitles residents of a specific community to the subsistence priority
under Title VIII of ANILCA and
such a finding was anathema to the
state Board of Game (BOG). Chistochina became a test case. The Palin
administration sued the federal
board and promptly lost in court.
Palin’s resignation and the
ascent of Parnell simply meant the
continuation of the Alaska Outdoor
Council influence on the BOG. It
was during this time that a Parnell
appointed Wildlife Chief, Corey
Rossi, who, along with BOG Chair,
Cliff Judkins and BOG member Bob
Bell — All past or present Alaska
Outdoor Council — are alleged to
have committed criminal violations
of subsistence regulations.
Again, from Cultural Survival:
“As Nelson Frank, a Haida from
southeast Alaska put it in his testimony before the Alaska Native Review
Commission (recorded in the book Village Journey by Thomas Berger):”
““Subsistence living, a marginal
way of life to most, has no such connotation to the Native people of southeast
Alaska. The relationship between the
Native population and the resources of
the land and the sea is so close that an
entire culture is reflected... Traditional
law ... was passed from generation to
generation, intact, through repetition
of legends and observance of ceremonials which were largely concerned
with the use of land, water, and the
resources contained therein. Subsistence living was not only a way of
life, but also a life-enriching process.
Conservation and perpetuation of
subsistence resources was part of that
life and was mandated by traditional
law and custom.”
This is the casualty of Alaska’s
culture war against subsistence.
Please feel free to write to me and let
me know what you think at elauesen@
oz.net.
Corrections
Fire Training
Following are corrections in the
Jan. 19 article “Fire department
trains volunteers in basic medical response skills:” the training
was completed Jan. 20 and 21, the
administrative assistant for Bear
Creek Volunteer Fire Department
is Jena Petersen and the department has six volunteers over 50
years of age.
The Seward Phoenix LOG • January 26, 2012 • Page 3
NPS compendiums
open for comment
Alaska National Parks
Alaska’s National Parks are inviting comment through Feb. 15, on each park’s
annual compendium. The compendium is a compilation of all designations, closures
and restrictions imposed under discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks.
Compendiums are a tool to help manage Alaska’s national parks; as part of the
park-related regulations, they help provide for the enjoyment, use and protection of
national parks.
At least two changes are proposed as the result of public comments received during
2011.
At Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve, compendium provisions requiring
bear-resistant food storage are proposed to be relaxed in certain circumstances. Local
residents suggested the modifications to accommodate local practices in a manner
that also protects wildlife. Among the suggested changes are making the food storage
requirements applicable only between April 1 and November 14, exempting legally
taken fish and associated equipment from food storage provisions, and allowing
exceptions on a case by case basis in appropriate circumstances.
In three Southwest Alaska national preserves (Lake Clark, Katmai and Aniakchak),
the state of Alaska has extended wolf hunting and trapping seasons to June 30 when
wolves are denning and raising vulnerable offspring and their pelts have little to no
trophy or economic value.
The NPS proposes to prohibit the take of wolves under the state sport hunting and
trapping regulations in Aniakchak, Katmai and Lake Clark national preserves during
the time wolves are denning. This change would align hunting and trapping closure
dates with the federal subsistence hunting seasons, protecting wolves during vulnerable denning periods and while pelts are of poor quality.
The state of Alaska’s justification for the extended season is founded on intensive
management predator control objectives and creates unacceptable impacts to the
preserves’ purposes and values. State actions that seek to manipulate natural wildlife
populations for human consumption or have that practical effect, are inconsistent
with NPS statutes, regulations, and policies and exceed congress authorization of
sport hunting in ANILCA.
A copy of each park’s proposed compendium for the 2012 season is available at
www.nps.gov/akso/management/proposed_compendiums.cfm as is a link to e-mail
comments. A written copy may be requested directly from the park or the National
Park Service, 240 W. 5th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99501, Attn: Compendium.
Comments will be accepted by mail or e-mail through Feb. 15. Comments are welcome at any time in addition to this timeframe, but comments received after Feb. 15
will be considered in future compendium revisions.
Legislative assistance available
The 2012 Alaska legislative session
started Jan. 17 and following are some
ways to follow the legislature.
The Seward Legislative Information
Office (LIO) is open daily from 8 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. in SeaView Plaza at 302 Railway
Ave. The LIO makes teleconferences with
legislators available to local citizens at
the office, or can make arrangements for
people with disabilities at an accessible location. 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 Perma-
nent Fund applicants.
Information about the legislature is
available on the Web at w3.legis.state.
ak.us, where extensive information is
available about bills, legislators, meetings,
hearings, sessions and more.
New this year for those with broadband
Internet access, is live streamed media
from legislative committee meetings at akl.
tv.
East Kenai Peninsula legislators are
Senator Gary Stevens and Representative
Paul Seaton.
Sen. Gary Stevens can be contacted at
State Capitol Room 111, Juneau AK, 99801,
907-465-4925, Fax: 907-465-3517, Senator_Gary_Stevens@legis.state.ak.us.
Rep. Paul Seaton can be contacted at
State Capitol Room 102, Juneau AK, 99801,
907-465-2689, Fax: 907-465-3472, Representative_Paul_Seaton@legis.state.ak.us.
Seward does Salsa Friday night
Seward Arts Council
As the temperature dips to tip-of-thenose-stinging lows, and northern gusts
benumb defenseless cheeks and fingertips
there is one piece of warming good news
on the horizon for all Sewardites. Come
Friday night Sewardites will experience
a new kind of heat — Salsa. So leave the
bag of corn chips with the in-laws, because
this isn’t your Aunt Edna’s Velveeta Salsa
Surprise.*
Richar Godoy and Son Latinos; Live and
in Concert is this month’s Seward Arts
Council Winter Concert Series installment from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 27 at Seward
High School Theatre. SAC brings this
nine-piece big band (hopefully eleven)
down from Anchorage for two hours of
Mega-Meringues, Tantalizing-Tangos, and
more. Headed up by Richar Godoy who
hails from Colombia, the band is a mix of
vocalists, percussionists, piano, bass and
more all of whom are A-List Anchorage
musicians.
This concert is different from the rest.
“How so?” you ask. We’re pulling out
all the stops. The band will be on stage
like all of the other shows, but so will the
audience. This is a Dance. The band will
be tucked in the corner and everyone else
will be up onstage to cut it up. Regular auditorium seating will also be available for
those who want to just enjoy the music.
During the past week APEX Gym Dance
Studio hosted a Salsa dance workshop, so
look for great moves on the dance floor.
*All references to anyone named Aunt
Edna and her Velveeta Salsa Surprise are
fictitious and coincidental. Neither of these
exist. No one has ever made Velveeta Salsa
Surprise before.
City Calendar
SEWARD CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING ACTION AGENDA
Monday, January 23, 2012
The Following Resolution Postponed From A Previous Agenda Had
A Public Hearing And Was Postponed To The February 13, 2012
Agenda (And Will Come Back As A Public Hearing Item Again):
Resolution 2012-001, Approving A Land Exchange Of A 0.56 Acre
+/- Portion Of Lot 8A-1 For A 0.56 Acre +/- Portion Of Lot 6A-1,
Fort Raymond Subdivision Replat No. 2, With The Kenai Peninsula
Borough And Appropriating Funds.
The Following Ordinances Had A Public Hearing And Was Enacted:
Ordinance 2012-001, Amending Seward City Code 2.30.220 And
2.30.221 (A) And (C) To Change The Planning And Zoning Meeting
Start Times To 7:00 P.M. And Set Adjournment No Later Than 10:30
P.M. And Further Clarify The Meeting Adjournment Requirements.
The Following Resolutions Were Approved:
Resolution 2012-006, Authorizing The City Manager To Sign An
Agreement For Mutual Aid For The Provision Of Emergency Services
With Emergency Service Providers On The Kenai Peninsula.
Resolution 2012-007, Authorizing The City Manager To Enter
Into Amendment No. 2 To The Sale And Purchase Agreement
With Chugach Electric Association To Facilitate Allowing The City
To Purchase Electric Output Of Certain Small Renewable Power
Production Facilities.
Resolution 2012-009, Authorizing A Delay In Remittance Of Capital
Add-On Payments From Providence Seward Medical Center (PSMC) To
The City of Seward In The Amount Of $2,071,323.96 To Cover Cash
Flow.
The Following Resolution Failed:
Resolution 2012-008, Authorizing The City Manager To Purchase An
All-Wheel Drive Or Four Wheel Drive Vehicle In The Amount Not To
Exceed $30,000.
The January 9, 2012 City Council Meeting Minutes were approved.
Discussion on providing comments to the Department of Natural
Resources for the land use permit application for the proposed “The
Alaskan Wet Dog Race” led to council direction for the City Manager
to provide a letter of support by the comment period deadline. Clerk’s
Note: Comment period ends January 26, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.
Discussion ensued on seeking volunteers for Community Schools
Open Gym. Council directed administration to pursue this at their
discretion.
Council went into Executive Session to discuss and review City Clerk
evaluations. Council came out of executive session and the meeting
was adjourned.
PO 102938-00
SEWARD CITY COUNCIL
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
February 13, 2012
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Seward City Council will
conduct a public hearing on the following items of business at its
regular meeting on February 13, 2012:
Resolution 2012-001, Approving A Land Exchange Of A 0.56 Acre
+/- Portion Of Lot 8A-1 For A 0.56 Acre +/- Portion Of Lot 6A-1,
Fort Raymond Subdivision Replat No. 2, With The Kenai Peninsula
Borough And Appropriating Funds.
Essential terms and conditions of leases and all other pertinent copies
of public hearing documents are available for review at the city clerk
office.
The public hearing will commence at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter
as business permits, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 410
Adams Street, Seward. All interested persons are invited to attend the
meeting and participate in the discussion; or, written comments may
be sent to the City of Seward, c/o City Clerk, P.O. Box 167, Seward, AK
99664, or e-mailed to clerk@cityofseward.net.
SEWARD PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Seward Planning and Zoning
Commission will conduct a public hearing on the following matters at
a regular meeting on February 7, 2012.
Resolution 2012-01 Of The Planning And Zoning Commission Of
The City Of Seward, Alaska, Recommending Kenai Peninsula Borough
Approval Of The Preliminary Replat Of Lots 15-19, Block 8, Original
Townsite Of Seward, Johnson Replat, Creating One Lot To Be Known
As Lot 15A, Located At The Northwest Intersection Of Railway And
Sixth Avenue, 510 Railway Avenue.
Resolution 2012-02 Of The Seward Planning And Zoning Commission
Of The City Of Seward, Alaska, Recommending City Council Approval
Of The Rezoning Of Lots 15 And 16, Block 8, Original Townsite Of
Seward From Auto Commercial (AC) To Central Business District
(CBD); And Lots 26, 27 And 28, Block 8, Original Townsite, From
Multi Family (R3) To Central Business District (CBD).
Resolution 2012-03 Of The Planning And Zoning Commission
Recommending City Council Approve The Official Naming Of The
Newly Constructed North Forest Acres Drive Surface, As Dieckgraeff
Road; Located Within The Public Access Easement On Tract B,
Dieckgraeff-Gillespie Replat; Located At 2501 Seward Highway.
The hearings will commence at 7:30 p.m., or as soon thereafter as
business permits, in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 410
Adams Street. All interested persons are invited to attend. For more
information, contact the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission,
c/o City Planning Technician, P.O. Box 167, Seward, AK 99664, or
e-mail datwood@cityofseward.net.
PORT AND COMMERCE ADVISORY BOARD
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 12:00 p.m.
City Council Chambers
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Changes to the Harbor Tariff and Code
NEW BUSINESS
A. PACAB Resolution 2012-001 – Resolution recommending Seward
City Council transfer 100% of the 2011 raw fish tax proceeds in
the amount of $599,451.41 to the Harbor Enterprise Fund form the
General Fund.
B. January 4, 2012 Minutes
SEWARD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF VACANCY
PLEASE CONSIDER APPLYING! THE COMMUNITY NEEDS
YOUR SERVICE!
The City Council is seeking applications from city residents interested
in serving on the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission. There are
currently three seats vacant, with two terms expiring in February, 2012
and one term expiring February, 2014.
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. Application forms
are available in the Office of the City Clerk. Completed application
forms and conflict of interest statements must be filed with the Clerk
and will be accepted until vacancy is filled. Applicants will be asked to
make a short presentation to the City Council at the next city council
meeting regarding their qualifications and interest in serving on the
Commission. Later that evening the City Council will select up to
three applicants to serve terms.
This Commission barely has enough members to function. Please
consider volunteering for this essential commission!
UPCOMING MEETINGS
The Social Security Representative
will be in Seward Thursday, January 26, 2012 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
in the City Council Chambers.
Port and Commerce Advisory Board Work Session
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.
(no regular work session January 18, 2012)
Topic: Developing Language For Suggested Changes To The Port And
Harbor Tariff Regarding Mid-Year Moorage Calculations
Port and Commerce Advisory Board Meeting
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 12:00 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 clerk@cityofseward.net.
Publish: Jan. 26, 2012
Innovation honored at Symphony
An array of 19 new seafood products will
compete for top honors at the annual Symphony of Seafood contest, and the crowd
will choose the popular People’s Choice
award.
The Symphony began nearly two decades
ago as a way to celebrate innovation and
introduce new Alaska seafood products.
The event provides an even playing field
for Alaska’s major seafood companies and
small ‘mom and pops,’ such as Tustamena
Smokehouse in Kasilof with its salmon
bacon.
“It is the most wonderful stuff. It doesn’t
taste fishy; it just tastes like wonderful low
fat bacon,” said Jim Browning, director of
the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation which hosts the Seafood Symphony.
Another small business entry is by Pickled Willy’s of Kodiak, with its pickled crab,
salmon, ling cod and halibut. Kwik’Pak
Fisheries at Emmonak has three entries of
its smoked Yukon Keta. They will compete
against such items as Sockeye Salmon
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Ward credits changes to
Pinwheels by Ocean Beauty
federal laws in 2010 that now
Seafoods and Sweet Potato
allow American vessel owners
Crunch Alaska Pollock Sticks by
to upgrade and modernize their
American Pride Seafoods.
fleets.
The seafood entries will be
“Previously, they were unjudged by an expert panel in
able to add new capacity,” he
three categories: retail, food
explained.
service and smoked. The judgWard said over the past year
ing takes place on Feb. 2 at the
there has been a lot of speculaPalace Ballroom in Seattle. All
Fish
tion about who would build the
winners are kept secret until the
Factor first fishing vessel, and what
Symphony returns to Alaska
kind it would be.
on Feb.10, when they will be
Laine Welch
“There are four major fleets
announced at a gala bash at the
For The LOG
in the Bering Sea ground fishing
Anchorage Hilton grand ball
fleet, and it looks like the longroom. Attendees get to sample
liners are making the first moves to replace
and vote on all the seafood items and select
or modernize their vessels,” he said, adding
the crowd’s favorite.
that the boat will be out on the water next
Last year’s Symphony grand prize
year.
winner was Trident Seafoods for its Wild
Ward said the boat rebuilding effort
Alaskan Smoked & Peppered Sockeye Top
will occur over the next 10-20 years, and
winners receive a free trip and booth space
provide hundreds of millions of dollars in
in March at one of the nation’s biggest
ship building, conversion and repair work
events — the international Boston Seafood
for west coast ship yards. The move to
Show. See www.symphonyofseafood.com.
build large fishing boats in-state follows the
Fishing boat first in Alaska — Alaska
lead of Western Alaska vessel owners who
Ship and Dry Dock (ASD) in Ketchikan is
plan to homeport their Bering Sea boats in
set to build its first big fishing boat – a 136
Seward instead of Seattle.
foot, all steel catcher processor for Alaska
Tanner time! This winter has been cold
Longline Company of Petersburg. The comeven by Alaska standards, and icy winds
pany operates three vessels in the Bering
delayed the start of the Tanner crab season
Sea and Gulf of Alaska targeting sablefish,
at Kodiak, Chignik and along the Alaska
cod and turbot.
Peninsula. Small boat fleets are now pulling
ASD began building ships 12 years ago
pots in the fishery that will produce 3.3
and has constructed several ferries and
million pounds of bairdi Tanners, the larger
an Exxon fuel barge. Now, the shipyard is
courting the commercial fishing fleets in the cousin of snow crab.
Chignik has 27 boats on the grounds; the
Bering Sea.
Alaska Peninsula has 58, and 63 signed on
“We’ve really never had the capacity to
to fish for Tanners at Kodiak, down from
build modern steel vessels in the state of
80 vessels last year. Managers said the
Alaska, so those fleets have always turned
drop might be due to a lower catch quota
to yards in the Pacific Northwest, said
(900,000 pounds), and the district closest to
Doug Ward, ASD Director of Development
town was not open to Tanner fishing.
“They are good yards and very com“That makes it a bit more difficult for the
petitive, and to be able to compete in that
market and actually land one of the projects smaller boats to participate in this fishery,”
said Nick Sagalkin, regional manager at
early in this fleet rebuild program is a great
ADF&G in Kodiak.
opportunity for our company and for KetStill, the fishery is going at a good clip
chikan,” he told KRBD.
and most of the Kodiak crab should be
caught within a week, even faster along the
Peninsula.
The Tanner crab is reportedly fetching between $2.50-$3 a pound at the docks. That
will bring the value to nearly $10 million
for the westward fishing regions.
Seafood is tops! Alaska exports topped
the $5 billion mark for the first time in 2011
— thanks in great part to seafood.
According to a state press release,
Alaska’s seafood exports posted the largest
year-to-year increase of nearly 34 percent,
to $2.4 billion.
Mineral ore exports rose 31.4 percent to
$1.7 billion. Exports of refined petroleum
products more than tripled in value to $73.2
million, and coal exports increased 14.6 percent to $27.3 million. Precious metals rose
28.3 percent to $243.4 million.
For the first time, China emerged in 2011
as the top market for Alaska exports The
remaining top 10 markets are Japan, South
Korea, Canada, Germany, Switzerland,
Spain, the Netherlands, Australia and
Finland.
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Seward Fisheries
Kari Ursery
Harmon Construction
Noah Diamond
Kenai Fjords Tours
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Linda Marie Sherrill
Long time and beloved resident of Moose
Pass, Linda Marie Sherrill died Dec. 12,
2011 at her home in Moose Pass. She was
surrounded by her family.
Linda was born in Belleville, Ill. on June
30, 1951 to Wayne and Betty Thompson.
The family then moved to Portland, Ore.
before settling down in Anchorage in 1968.
She met her husband, Wes Sherrill, fell in
love and was married for 34 years. They
moved to Moose Pass in 1981, where they
owned and operated the Moose Pass Inn.
This was the place where she filled the
stomachs, and warmed the hearts, of many
people who came through their door. Linda
enjoyed life and friends. She could light
up a room with her smile and humor. She
loved the simple things in life such as, feeding the birds, taking care of her flowers, and
most of all, spending time with her family. Linda was also very passionate about
slowing the traffic down, to the speed limit
in Moose Pass, for the safety of her community. After she found the Lord, Linda
Obituaries
was a long
time member of the
Moose Pass
Community
Church. She
enjoyed the
fellowship
and worship that she
shared with
her Christian
brothers and
sisters.
Linda is survived by her husband, Wes
Sherrill; her three children, Wesley, Troy
and Willow; son in law, Tripp; grandsons,
Clarence and Harry; mother, Betty; and
siblings, Greg, Shelia and Jeff.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations
to Moose Pass Community Church, P.O.
Box 111, Moose Pass, AK 99631. A celebration of life will be arranged at a later date.
Arrangements made by Peninsula Memorial Chapel & Crematory.
Out & About
Wells Fargo holds Kids’ Day
Finding out about money basics can be
a fun learning experience and at the Wells
Fargo Kids’ Day event from 10 a.m. to noon
on Jan. 28 at 908 Third Ave. families can
enjoy refreshments and learn about money
management tools for kids that can help
them form good financial habits for life.
Seward Band and Choir
Boosters/Seward Music
Association meets
Seward Band and Choir Boosters/
Seward Music Association meets from 7 to
8:30 p.m., Feb. 6 at Seward Middle School
to work on bylaws, mission statement and
board organization. The group is seeking
new board members, and welcomes all
newcomers. Participants need not have
children in school to join.
Lions meet, offers food bank
In February Resurrection Bay Lions Club
meets at noon on Feb. 8 and 22. The club
also offers a food bank from 10 a.m. to noon
on Feb. 18.
Play set for February
Port City Players will be on stage at 7
p.m. Feb. 10, 11, 17 and 18, and at 3 p.m.
Feb. 12 and 19, Resurrect Art Coffee House.
The play is set on a cold, clear, moonless
night in the middle of winter, all is not quite
what it seems in the remote, mythical town
of Almost, Maine. As the northern lights
hover in the star-filled sky above, Almost’s
residents find themselves falling in and
out of love in unexpected and often hilarious ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are
broken. But the bruises heal, and the hearts
mend—almost—in this delightful midwinter night’s dream. Tickets will be sold in
advance at the coffee house.
Film festival set
The 2012 Alaska Ocean Film Festival
washes ashore at 7 p.m. Feb. 4 at the Rae
Building. Elude sea monsters in Holland,
canoe from Valdez to Whittier, and more in
an action-packed evening of ocean shorts.
Tickets are $5. and the festival is sponsored
by the Alaska Center for the Environment.
Adult reading raffle
continues
Seward Community Library began its
first adult reading raffle Jan. 8. Like the
teen summertime reading raffle, patrons 18
years old and over offers the chance to win
prizes for reading. Participants read a book
and then enter their name at the library at
238 Fifth Ave. For each of six weeks a prize
will be awarded, and at the end of the six
weeks a raffle will be held for a Kindle Fire.
Friends of the Library is sponsoring the
event.
Legion Auxiliary bingo
benefits many
American Legion Auxiliary Unit #5 offers
bingo every Monday night. The doors to
the downstairs smoke-free playing room
of the post at Fifth and Jefferson open at 6
p.m. and games start at 6:30 p.m. Everyone
over 19 years of age is welcome. Must be
21 to play pull tabs. Proceeds benefit local
veterans and the community.
Seward Community Library
Seward Library, at 238 Fifth Ave., is open
Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to
8 p.m., Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 1
p.m. to 6 p.m. Story time for children, ages
3-6, is at 10 a.m. each Friday, September to
May.
Seward Senior Center
Seward Senior Center serves seniors, 60
and older, at 336 Third Ave. from 9 a.m. to
4 p.m. weekdays on the third floor at 336
Third Ave. 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.
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James “Jamie”
Stanyar Rose
James “Jamie” Stanyar Rose, 59, longtime resident of Seward passed away Dec.
27, 2011, after a long battle with lung cancer.
Born and raised in Seward, Jamie worked
as a longshoreman for the I.L.W.U. Local 60
and was a member of the Laborers Union,
Local 341.
In early 1990, while serving as President
of Local 60, he was instrumental in obtaining a grant to purchase a building for The
Seward Seaman’s Mission. The mission still
operates today.
During his career, Jamie organized the
work force in Whittier that later became
members of the I.L.W.U., as well as promoting acceptance of the first woman in the
history of Local 60.
He also continued to contribute to the
Claire Rose Memorial fund for nursing
students, started by his father in the name
of his mother.
Jamie loved carving ivory, as well as
woodworking.
In 2004, Jamie married Valerie Boling.
He would often tell her she was the best
wife he ever had, and she would remind
him that she was only wife he ever had. But
above all, Jamie loved his wife more than
anything else. Valerie and Jamie lived in his
old family home in Seward, making many
improvements over the years and making
the home their own.
As well as his wife, Valerie, Jamie is survived by his aunt, Jean Ushakoff of Sequim,
Wash.; cousins Max Beery and family of Seattle, Wash.; Kathi Beery of Tacoma, Wash.;
Bobi Beery of Port Townsend, Wash.; and
Jackie Beery and family of Tacoma, Wash.
Jamie will be greatly missed by his family, as well as his many friends, some he
knew since childhood.
Valerie thanks everyone who provided
care during Jamie’s illness, including the
doctors and nurses of Providence Seward
Medical Center and friends who stepped
forward when help was needed.
Services will be at St. Peter’s Episcopal
Church, 239 Second Ave. at 2 p.m. Feb. 4.
A potluck gathering will take place in the
church basement after services. All are
welcome. In lieu of flowers, donations can
be sent to Seward Seaman’s Mission, P.O.
Box 2742, Seward, AK 99664 or the Ronald
McDonald House at rmhcseattle.org.
Every Monday Night
Doors open, 6 p.m. • Games, 6:30 p.m.
Fifth & Jefferson
Everyone over 19 is welcome
Must be 21 to play pull tabs
Proceeds benefit
local veterans & community projects
AmericAn Legion AuxiLiAry
ChurCh
DireCtory
St. Peter’S
EAGLES NEST ChRiSTiAN FELLoWShiP, AG
Pastor Dana Goodwater
ePiSCoPAL ChurCh
224-5635 • 2nd Avenue & Madison Street
Fr. Michael Curran
Sunday Service .............................. 10:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.
2nd Avenue & Adams Street • 224-3975
Sunday ............................................8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting .................................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday ...................................................................Noon Free community dinner ... every Sunday 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Seward House of Prayer call 224-5635 for schedule
www.stpeters-seward.org
The Episcopal Church Welcomes You
SEWARD ChURCh oF ThE NAZARENE
Rev. Dr. Blair Rorabaugh, Pastor
SACreD heArt
We invite you to join us
CAthoLiC ChurCh
4th Avenue & “C” Street • 224-5617
Fr. Richard D. Tero, Pastor
Sunday Worship .................................................11:00 a.m.
Deacon Walter E. Corrigan
Sunday School......................................................10:00 a.m.
5th Avenue & Jefferson Street • 224-5414
We invite you to join us
MASS SCheDuLe
Tues.-Fri. .......................................................................Noon
LiGht oF hoPe MiNiStrieS
Saturday ..................................................................5:30 p.m.
Connecting people to a living hope
Sunday ..................................................................... 9:30 a.m.
Meeting at Seward Middle School
CooPer LANDiNG
304 Sea Lion Ave. • 422-0460
Sunday .................................................................. 12:30 p.m. Childrens Class ....................................................10:00 a.m.
Sunday Service .....................................................10:00 a.m.
reSurreCtioN
Pastor Al Woods, D. Min.
LutherAN ChurCh
400 3rd Ave. • 224-3628
www.RLCSeward.org
Worship (September-May) ...............................11:00 a.m.
Sunday School (during school year) .................10:00 a.m.
Worship ( June-August) .....................................10:00 a.m.
Nursery available with service audio.
Living in God’s Amazing Grace
Celebrating 60 years in Seward
MArAthoN MiNiStrieS
Pastor Peyton and Ada Sparks
3rd Avenue & Adams Street
224-5468
Sunday Worship ..........................................................3 p.m.
Youth Group.....................................................Mon., 7 p.m.
Ladies Bible Study ...........................................Tues., 6 p.m.
Prayer Meeting .................................................Wed., 7 p.m.
Running the Race Together
ChurCh oF ChriSt
Paul Stone • 491-1170
Evangelist Jessie Killgore • 491-1327
433 4th Ave. • 491-1327
Sunday Bible Classes ...........................................10:00 a.m.
Worship .................................................................11:00 a.m.
Sunday Evening......................................................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Classes .....................................7:00 p.m.
Personal Bible Study available
Truth in Love - Sundays @ 8:30 a.m. KYES Ch. 5
reSurreCtioN BAy BAPtiSt ChurCh
Mile 5.5 Seward highway
Sunday School........................................................ 9:45 a.m.
Sunday Worship ..................................................11:00 a.m.
Sunday Evening......................................................6:00 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study ........................................7:00 p.m.
Free transportation • 224-7777
They came.
They jumped.
All for American Cancer Society
Photos by Nate Chambers and Leon Youngblood
Seward Polar Bear Jumpoff Festival
Coordinator for over 20 years, Marilyn
Sutherland said of the Festival, “Everyone had a great time. I’d like to thank
everyone who participated and volunteered. They are the ones who make it a
success.”
See more photos at www.TheSewardPhoenixLOG.com
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Borough
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Murphy said the proposal to build the
8,365 square foot, $9 million surgery center
was something that the assembly “must”
address.
Bill Smith, assembly member from
Homer, agreed.
“I think supporting the Kahtnu CON
application is actually not something I can
do in spite of being impressed by the idea
of freedom of choice and lower prices,” he
said. “I think there will be room for both
the hospital and the Kahtnu operation with
the growth in population (down the road).”
Soldotna resident Brenda Trefren spoke
against the ordinance before the assembly
made its decision.
“You are really not in the position to
have an opinion like you want to have,”
she said. “I think it would be better addressed by the state on Thursday as individual personal opinions.”
She said she asked herself if she was
starting a business how it “would feel if
the assembly ganged up on me.” She also
“highly doubt(s)” the reason for Kahtnu
— a group made up of eight local, CPH-affiliated surgeons wanting to operate away
from the hospital — was “about money.”
“I think this really is a loud cry from
them about the management issues that
are happening at the hospital,” she said.
“These are really good people who need
to work in a physician-friendly place and I
think the management at the hospital has
been failing the last several years.”
Kevin Austin, of Soldotna, said he
“strongly” opposed the ordinance because
the assembly was “clearly afraid” of competition against a business it owns.
“Our capitalistic system thrives on open
competition to ensure consumers the best
products and services at the most reasonable price,” he said. “Consumer choice is
at the very heart of our system. Consumer
choice drives us to do better, to constantly
improve our businesses.”
Soldotna resident Will Madison said he
supported the ordinance, and contends
the timing is wrong for a surgery center,
considering CPH is already adding a fourth
operating room.
“With the addition of the fourth room,
there will be more than enough room for
a population of our size,” he said. “That
population is not expected to grow significantly in the next five years, neither will
the need for additional surgical rooms.”
Both Kahtnu Ventures and CPH officials
were given additional time to address the
assembly.
Assembly member Sue McClure asked
Henry Krull and Jim Zirul, who are both
founding members of Kahtnu Ventures,
why they thought CPH didn’t want to participate in the surgery center, despite a joint
venture proposal.
“I think that might be a better question
for CPH, I can only guess,” Krull said after
a pause.
“I have the same answer,” Zirul said.
CPH Chief Executive Officer Rick Davis
spoke to the same question of why the two
sides didn’t enter into discussion more,
“rather than (CPH) shutting off the conversation.”
“We are already adding an operating
room for $900,000 relative to CON money,
so why build one O.R. for $9 million?” he
said. “That’s $1,100 a square foot — we
don’t want to collaborate on that. That’s
not a good business decision.”
Assembly member Brent Johnson asked
about the relationship between the Kahtnu
staff and CPH administration.
“Some speakers said there were some
sour grapes, one used ‘divorce,’ one came
and said there had been horrible management prior ... but sort of the atmosphere
that had ushered in remained the same
but there was some sort of undercurrent
between you and the hospital,” he said. “Is
there any truth to that?”
“There is always spats within families,”
Zirul said.
Central Peninsula General Hospital, Inc.
board member Rick Ross said “there is no
divorce.”
“There is a spat, there is a difference of
opinion on whether or not this is a good
thing, or whether or not this is a bad
thing,” he said. “But once this decision is
made either way the hospital is going to be
continuing to work with its fine surgeons.”
Smith said he was “struggling” with how
Kahtnu proposes to do 1,800 surgeries per
year with one operating room when CPH
does 1,700 outpatient surgeries with three
operating rooms.
“Apparently with increased efficiencies
you could do that,” Zirul said, noting it
was a number that “can be done.”
Said Davis later in the meeting, “I don’t
know what that means — we are pretty
efficient at the hospital.”
Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly
In other action
The Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly on Jan. 17 enacted Ordinance 2011-1025, accepting and appropriating cruise ship passenger taxes of $797,217.50, and
allocating $761,705 of that amount to the city of Seward, according to Assembly
Member Sue McClures’s report on sewardcitynews.com
Tabled was a resolution to approve a new clerk typist position for the River Center,
because the borough mayor plans on that being a temporary position for the time
being.
During committee meetings Assembly Member Linda Murphy proposed that area
service board members be appointed rather than elected. Since 2000 an average of
71 percent of candidates for the positions have run unopposed.
The next assembly meeting is Feb. 14 with four ordinances scheduled for public
hearing. One appropriates $240,00 from the environmental protection fund’s interest income, to fund the Spruce Bark Beetle Program through the current fiscal year.
Another appropriates $980,430 from Central Peninsula Hospital’s replacement
and expansion fund for renovating their imaging department. Ordinance 2011-42,
involving the .56 acre land exchange with Seward will be heard, as well as Ordinance
2012-01, approving KPB’s energy policy guide.
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“We need operating rooms,” Krull said.
“Currently, CPH is operating at 90 percent
capacity, according to CON guidelines. This
was 90 percent last summer before the addition of three new surgeons that we expect
will bring an additional 600 to 800 cases per
year putting us well over the volume.
“There currently is a decreased availability of operating time and this decreased
time can create increased wait time for both
patients and surgeons as well the need
for scheduling elective surgical cases after
hours.”
Davis later said in response to the charge
the rooms were near capacity that “at two
o’clock in the afternoon, there are crickets
chirping in there some days.”
Krull said surgeons can usually do the
surgery they need to at CPH’s facilities,
but that “means doing surgery after hours”
causing support staff to work overtime.
“You heard tonight about the operating
room (staff) getting weary of working 8-,
10-, 12-hour days and then having to take
emergency call,” Krull said. “There was
mention of a safety issue with that.”
Davis responded later they, “have also
brought in a new OR director who has just
submitted a new proposal to administration to increase our OR staffing level to
give us a permanent afternoon and evening
shift ... so our nurses won’t have to work so
much overtime.”
He also spoke to the charge that a competing surgery center would add “healthy
competition” to the marketplace.
“The truth is that only a physician can
schedule a patient for surgery,” he said. “So
it is not fair competition when your competitor has control over your business and
why would a surgeon or any smart business person ever chose to schedule a case
at his competitor’s operating room when
you will make more money scheduling it in
your own surgery center?”
Both the Kenai and Soldotna City Councils were scheduled to address the issue
at their respective meetings Jan. 18 as the
Clarion went to press.
The state was currently soliciting comments on the proposal through Jan. 23 and
would host a public hearing on the matter
at 5 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Challenger Learning
Center in Kenai.
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Colleg News
Laura Boykin-Beck
Laura Boykin-Beck of Seward earned a
Master of Science in Education degree from
Wilkes University in December.
Wilkes University is an independent
institution of higher education dedicated
to academic and intellectual excellence
through mentoring in the liberal arts, sciences and professional programs. Founded
in 1933, the university provides its students
with the experience, mentoring and education necessary for career and intellectual
Library Museum archives resurrected
development as well as personal growth.
MaryKate Gosford
Barkley
MaryKate Gosford Barkley, a junior
and history education major from Seward
was named to the Culver-Stockton College Dean’s List for the fall 2011 semester.
Culver-Stockton College is a private, liberal
arts college located in Canton, Missouri.
Send information about the accomplishments
of Seward High graduates to editor@TheSewardPhoenix LOG.com.
Honor Roll
Seward Elementary
Second Quarter Honor Roll
Fourth Grade - 4.0 GPA
Madison Athey, Ian Beals, Spencer
Brown, Sophie Dow, Hunter Hollingsworth, Justin McMurray, John Moriarty,
Joshua Park, Connor Spanos and Jaden
Vandyke.
Fourth Grade
Yana Camm, Olivia Carney, Lincoln
Farris, Ethan Forbis, Jack Gunter, Naomi
Ifflander, Jazmine Jarnig, Krysten JohnsonGray, Braden Lane, Tiernan McGrath,
Ryan Miller, Madi Moore, Bjorn Nilsson,
Kamryn Pack, Dax Robinson, Allison Rogers, Shelly Sewell, Priscilla Stoltz, Heidi
Swearingin, Daisy Terry, Nick Valenza,
Malaya Wallace, Lillian Watkins, Krisnan
Weston, Gabriel Wood and Seth Zimmerman.
Fifth Grade - 4.0 GPA
Ina Klasner, Karl Pfeiffenberger and
Riley von Borstel.
Fifth Grade
Maggie Adkins, Haley Boor, Carson
Boyett, Bijou Burnard, Deanna Camm,
Faith Ivy, Ashley Jackson, Chris Kingsland, Sadie Lindquist, Walker McKnight, Brendan McMurray, Charlie Mack,
Meghan Mullaly, Edward Olesiuk, Steven
Osborn, Coral Petrosius, Jade Sagner,
Alexandra Toloff, Emilia Whitcome and
Eldon Zinis.
Sixth Grade - 4.0 GPA
Simon Estes, Elena Hamner, Ayla
Lapinskas, Maille Moriarty and Creeanna
Whitcome.
Sixth Grade
Gerald (Kootchuk) Arca, Kaylee Brockman, Dusty Brown, Cameron Bunch, Alexandria Christiansen, Case Estes, Austin
Hinton, Julia Lindberg, Ruby Lindquist,
Brandon Lynch, Forest Matheson, Avery
Mears, Emmalee Moore, Kendyl Morris, Zen Petrosius, Winter Richey, Kriziel
Sarmiento, Egor Sturdy, Rose Terry, Randi
Tolson, Alex Ursel, Shelby Westermeier
and Joel Williams.
Patty Linville, Director
Seward Community Library
Museum
Did you know that
Roseville, California was an
All-American City in 1963
and that they created and
implemented a program to
help their “sister All-American City Seward, Alaska”
after the 1964 earthquake?
Did you know that if you
store photo albums horizontally instead of vertically,
Seward community library
you are being kinder to the
The
newly
organized
archives
at
the
library
make things easier
photographs? The Seward
to
find
Community Library Mubrary museum was like and decide whether
seum staff was made aware
they would like to pursue a career in the
of these tidbits and much more as a result
field. Arlene Schmuland, Head Archivist
of work done by an exceptional professionfor University of Alaska/Alaska Pacific
al archivist, savvy staff and two exceptional
University Consortium Library volunteered
summer interns.
to lend her expertise to the project. Arlene
Archives are repositories for historic
visited twice, first to survey the current
documents, photos and other memorabilia
archives and recommend a course of action
that may have significant historic value to a
and later to review what was being done
community. The phone books, newspapers,
historic photos and donated memorabilia in and give suggestions.
There were many efforts that made this
the Seward Library Archives had fallen into
disarray and needed attention, especially as project a success. The library museum staff
lent their expertise and support by menwe prepare to move into our new facility.
toring the interns. Amy Carney, library
We asked Exxon Mobil for assistance and
museum aide, worked with Schmuland to
they agreed. They provided funding to
create a scope of work and scheduled and
survey, select, inventory, catalog and store
managed the interns’ time. They spent at
items in the Seward Community Library
least two full days in the basement going
archives. And just to give the interns a little
through boxes and making copious notes
change of view they spent a few hours each
on how to organize the “stuff.” Exxon
session working at the museum and the
Mobil made hiring the interns possible by
library helping visitors and staff.
donating funds to pay the interns hourly.
Nichole Feemster and Melinda McAnd finally, Feemster and McCulloch
Culloch were recruited to do the work.
weren’t intimidated by the task even comBoth are recent college graduates and were
ing in on the days off from their “real jobs.”
employed full time in other positions. Also,
both were eager to see what working in a li- The library museum thanks them all.
Police LOG
Jan. 11
00:01 - Several fire alarm sounded from Spring Creek
Correctional Center. Master Control was called each
time and stated that all was OK. It appeared to be a
maintenance problem.
01:26 - Individual requested an ambulance to the
500 block of Sixth.
10:02 - Alarms were tested at the Edgewater Hotel.
10:09 - Avalanche reported on Lowell Point Road.
Public Works advised.
11:30 - Individual advised that the highway had
opened again.
13:55 - Slides cleared on Lowell Point Road.
17:10 - Resident of Glacierview reported that there
were two tall males approximately 14 or 15 years old
who were hanging around and walking around the complex. Officer responded but was unable to locate them.
17:20 - Verbal warning issued for Driving in the Wrong
Lane.
17:30 - Blizzard warning issued for the Seward to
Girdwood areas. Two to 4 inches of snow with winds
25 to 40 mph and gusts to 55 mph were predicted.
Winds would increase during the day on Thursday and
temps would fall to approximately 20 degrees and snow
would be drier and lighter.
20:47 - Motor vehicle accident reported in the 2600
block of Birch Street involving a pickup and a four
wheeler. Officer advised.
20:49 - Individual reported a vehicle towing a sitting
ski sled.
23:15 - Individual reported a tree branch on a power
line in the 200 block of Resurrection. Electric Department notified and they would check on it in the morning
unless there is an outage.
23:59 - Fire alarm sounded from Spring Creek Correctional Center. Called Master Control and all was said
to be OK. Possible maintenance problem.
Jan. 12
00:05 - Individual reported a low hanging tree branch
over the southbound lane a mile north of the Pit Bar.
Reporting party stated that the branch was low enough
that vehicles would run into it. DOT notified.
01:09 - Verbal warning for Excessive Speed for Road
Conditions issued on the Seward Highway next to
Safeway.
01:57 - Individual reported a tree arcing on a power
line at Mile 5. Electric Department notified.
03:08 - Individual reported a power outage in the 600
block of Hemlock. Electric Department notified.
03:40 - Several individuals reported power outages on
Old Exit Glacier Road and at Mile 6.5 Seward Highway.
Reporting parties also stated that there were several
trees arcing on the lines. Electric Department notified.
04:00 - Electric Department reported that Forest Acres
power was back online.
04:08 - Individual reported that the power was out in
the 13900 block of Raven Quest. Electric Department
notified.
06:30 - Electric Department reported all power should
be back online.
06:47 - Individual reported that the high power lines
at Mile 7 were glowing red hot. Electric Department
notified.
07:00 - 911 caller reported a tree on a power line at
Mile 6.25 Seward Highway on fire and then went out.
Electric Department notified.
07:19 - Individual reported a tree on a power line in
the 700 block of Fifth. Electric Department notified.
Jan. 13
12:00 - Officer requested case for doing training on
NHTSA/Taser instruction.
12:00 - High school principal requested an officer to
assist with traffic due to the exit road being blocked
by snowdrift. Officer responded and fire department
advised.
12:18 - 911 hang up/misdial call from high school
elevator. Officer already there and checked on elevator. All OK.
12:30 - Citation issued to Adam Woodside at Seward
and Coolidge for Failure to Carry Proof of Insurance.
Verbal warnings issued for Speed, Headlight Requirements and Not Carrying License.
15:54 - Anchorage Probation Office called to advise
officers of that Kesha Ozenna would be arriving on the
Seward Bus Line and was in violation of probation. Officer responded upon arrival of bus and arrested subject.
16:23 - Individual reported that his vehicle was hit
sometime between Wednesday and Thursday at either
Safeway or The Breeze Inn. Damage was limited to
a dent on the driver’s side rear door. No suspects
reported.
17:07 - Guardian called to advise that an audible
burglar alarm was sounding at 221 Third, Qutekcak
Native Tribe. Officer responded and found the furnace
room door open. Area secured.
17:07 - Providence requested medics to pick up
Lifemed crew at the airport.
17:45 - Verbal warning issued for Failure to Display
Plate.
20:28 - Essential One employee reported that an
intoxicated male threw his car keys at her. Officer
responded and made contact with Julian Rentenaar.
Subject was arrested for DUI and transported to Seward
Community Jail.
23:33 - Individual reported that he dropped someone
off at Lowell Point and upon return to town, an avalanche occurred blocking the roadway.
Jan. 14
03:00 - 911 caller reported a house fire at 33015
Brierwood.
04:15 - 911 caller reported a house fire at 12083
Troll Drive.
06:34 - Verbal warning for Obscured View and Obscured Plate.
06:51 - Individual reported that a stop sign fell on her
vehicle at 300 Washington.
11:35 - Individual advised of an aggressive moose
near 103 Dairy Hill Lane. Officer responded and the
moose left the area.
12:21 - Officer advised stop sign was down at Port and
ARRC terminal. Public Works advised.
12:38 - Verbal warning for Speed issued at Seward
Highway and Coolidge.
15:47 - Individual stated that the intersection at Nash
and Salmon Creek roads was icy.
16:53 - A Public Works supervisor reported a chunk
of snow fell out of the dump truck driven by a city
employee onto a parked vehicle and damaged the
rear panel with no injuries near the 200 block of Sixth.
Officer responded.
18:26 - 911 caller reported an intoxicated male
stumbling near the Buick building at Third and Washington. Officer made contact with the individual and
determined subject was unable to care for himself.
Subject transported to Seward Community Jail for
protective custody.
20:21 - 911 call from a small child with inaudible
communication. Officer responded to residence in
the 700 block of Fifth and made contact with parent.
Everything was OK.
23:45 - 911 caller reported that his sister Tamara
Dotomain was intoxicated and threatening him. Subject
arrested for Domestic Violence Assault IV and transported to Seward Community Jail.
Jan. 15
06:53 - 911 caller was trying to call information. All
sounded OK. Caller was asked to call back on the non
emergency line.
08:02 - 911 caller reported a chimney fire at 611
Fifth. All subjects moved out of the house. SVAC/SVFD/
BCVFD dispatched.
12:58 - Individual stated that he was fueling up at Essential One when a vehicle, with five people inside, hit
his leg. Reporting party stated that he was unhurt but
a person from the car yelled, asking him if he wanted
to fight. Officer and trooper advised.
■ See Page 11, Police LOG
Super Bowl
ACROSS
1. No longer required to lick this
6. *Kick catcher
9. Manufactured
13. BBQ spot
14. Argonaut’s propeller
15. Inside of a jacket
16. Lusitania’s destroyer
17. *___ Bowl, 1 week before
Super Bowl
18.
19.
21.
23.
24.
25.
28.
30.
35.
_____ peace
Type of sale
*Last year’s winner
International trade
organization
Screen material
Legal group
Process of seeping
Pass away
A graduate
37. Of sound mind
39. Specialty
40. *Can be used to describe a
safety
41. Item in diary
43. To finish with a ceiling
44. Twig of willow tree
46. It includes upward and
downward dogs
47. It replaced the ECU
48. Food of the gods?
50. “Where the Wild Things Are”
rollick
52. Teacher’s favorite
53. *A field goal wide right, e.g.
55. Immeasurable period
57. *She infamously had a
wardrobe malfunction
61. *This year’s host
65. Repent
66. *Defensive ___
68. Quechuan people
69. Inanimate thing that talks?
70. Electric swimmer
71. Not fashion-minded
72. Volcano action
73. Wade’s opponent
74. Austin Powers creator
DOWN
1. Basketball star Tim Duncan,
e.g.
2. Inhibition resulting from social
custom
3. A-bomb particle
4. *Most frequent Super Bowl
host
5. Sometimes mashed
6. Antonym of “yup”
7. ENT’s first concern?
8. Figure of speech
9. Not to be worn, according to
PETA
10. ____ Hathaway
11. It can be white-tailed or blacktailed
12. He/she “____ on the safe
side”
15. Bushy tree growth
20. *Tony Siragusa’s nickname
22. Egyptian cobra
24. Trusted advisors
25. *Last year’s MVP
26. Nonchalantly unconcerned
27. Derived from gold
29. Like a clown
31. *Hall-of-Famer and Super Bowl XXIII
MVP
32. Frost over
33. Frodo Baggins’ homeland
34. Feudal lord’s property
36. *Team captains do it on the 50 yard
line
38. Consequently
42. Mandarin’s headquarters
45. The infamous JonBenet ______ case
49. Site of 2016 Olympics
51. Preacher’s platform
54. Show contempt
56. Nincompoop
57. Peach and strawberry preserves, e.g.
58. Summit location
59. Traffic controller
60. “I ____ it!”
61. Not in use
62. Heart pain
63. Hair removal product
64. #22 Down, pl.
67. What’s old is new again, prefix
Police LOG
From Page 10
13:08 - Individual stated her son was overdue from
Anchorage. Last contact was with subject on Thursday
at approximately 16:00 at “the junction.” Soldotna
Alaska State Troopers advised.
16:52 - Spring Creek Correctional Center requested
an ambulance for a male who was having a seizure. At
17:07 SCCC reported that the individual was involved
in a severe beating and had severe injuries.
22:21 - Bartender from Tony’s Bar reported a male
sleeping in the back seat of a blue Ford Taurus in front
of the bar. He knocked on the window to wake him. He
moved but did not wake up. Reporting party was concerned that he might freeze in the cold temperatures.
Officer contacted subject. He was OK and got a ride
home in a cab.
Jan. 16
00:04 - Ambulance dispatched to Gateway Apartments
for a male who was ill, and having difficulty standing
and communicating. SVFD/SVAC were dispatched.
Subject was transported to the hospital.
02:48 - Chimney fire reported at a residence on Tiehacker Road. BCVFD/SVAC/SVFD dispatched. Fire was
under control. SVFD/SVAC were cancelled at 03:02
hours. BCVFD clear at 03:30 hours.
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13:58 - 911 call from Kimberly Court Apartments.
Reporting party stated there was no emergency. Officer notified.
14:41 - Seward Community Jail fire alarm was alerting due to inmate showering. Jail reported everything
was fine.
16:07 - 911 misdial from Ballaine. Reporting party
stated her 1-year-old child was playing with the phone.
Everything was OK. Officer advised.
16:20 - AVTEC dorm attendant stated that a student
reported that someone took his Kindle from his dorm
room. He stated if it was returned he would not press
charges. Several other students were interviewed at
the time. At 21:14 the dorm attendant called back
and reported that student stated his Kindle had been
returned to his suitcase.
17:45 - Caller reported a semi-truck without a trailer
they were following for approximately 10 miles and was
passing Grouse Lake heading towards Seward. Advised
Soldotna Alaska State Patrol. Officer contacted the
truck near the dock at the railroad terminal. Negative
DUI. He stated he hit some ice and ruts on the roadway.
icy conditions.
15:35 - Individual stated that she saw a maroon van
leaving the Safeway parking lot with a child in the front
seat without a car seat. Vehicle was headed south on
the Seward Highway. Information given to officer.
15:41 - 911 abandoned call from the Holiday Inn
Express received with no one answering upon the call
back. Officer contacted the front desk clerk who stated
she accidentally hit the button for 911 while making a
call. Everything was OK.
19:49 - Verbal warning for Headlights issued at Seward
Highway and Sea Lion.
22:05 - Verbal warning for Failure to Dim Headlights
and Failure to Carry Operator’s License issued at
Second and A.
22:38 - Security from SeaLife Center reported a tall
thin male trying the doors at SeaView and was heading south on Lowell Point Road. Officers contacted
subject by the waterfall who stated he was looking for
cigarette butts.
23:06 - Spring Creek Correctional Center was testing
fire alarms in the kitchen within the hour.
Jan. 17
01:44 - BCVFD/SVFD/SVAC dispatched to a house fire
on Old Exit Glacier Road. Building was a total loss. Fire
was under control at 03:04 hours. Electric Department
and Alaska DOT dispatched due to wires down and
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NOTICES
The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council will meet by teleconference Wednesday, February 1, 2012, from 9:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. at the EVOS office, 441 W
5th Ave, Ste 500, Anchorage. To participate call: 800.315.6338, code 8205. For
more information call: 907.278.8012 or
800.478.7745 or on the web at www.
evostc.state.ak.us. If you have a disability
and need special accommodations to participate, please contact Cherri Womac at the
above contact numbers or email to cherri.
womac@alaska.gov no later than 72 hours
prior to the meeting to make any necessary
arrangements.
Pub: Jan. 26, 2012 AO-11EVOS12-0007
Alaska Statewide Land Sale
The Alaska Mental Health Trust Land Office is holding a competitive sale of parcels
throughout Alaska. Lots are approximately
0.65 to 9.76 acres in size. For further information view the Trust Land Office’s website
at www.mhtrustland.org or call (907) 2698422. AO-10012063
(1/12-2/2, 2/16-3/8)
Personals
SeaView Community Services
If you are interested in helping people in our
community, check out the following great job
opportunities:
Disability Services Program Manager
Tobacco Prevention Coordinator
Juvenile Alcohol Safety Program Advocate
Direct Service Provider (part-time)
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The City of Seward is hiring a Library Museum Program Coordinator This is a regular, full time
position paying $17.48/hr., with benefits. This is a progressive position with a progressive pay
scale topping off at $24.10/hr. This position performs difficult and complex technical library museum tasks based upon detailed knowledge of specific library and museum functions. Responsible for program and event planning and implementation for the library museum. Responsible
for collection development and maintenance of Children’s and Young Adult materials. Recruits,
trains and manages all interns, volunteers and community service workers. Serves as acting
director in the absence of Library Museum Director. Will be required to work Tuesday through
Saturday, 9:00-6:00pm.
Education and/or Experience:
High School diploma or general education degree (GED) required. Undergraduate degree in
Education or related field preferred. Three year’s experience in program planning and implementation desired. Strong background in Children’s literature and knowledge of children’s
behaviors. Computer literacy in basic word processing, Internet searching techniques and
familiarity with desktop publishing.
Successful applicants must undergo a criminal history check and drug testing. Preference may
be given to previous City employees. The City of Seward is an equal opportunity employer. For
a complete job description or to apply, contact the Seward Job Service Office at 224-5276.
Position open until filled.
Pub: Jan. 26, 2012
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In the home games against Anchorage Christian School
Jan. 18 Seahawk varsity boys lost 78-68, while the varsity
girls beat ACS at 52-47 in overtime.
At the Alaska Prep Shootout basketball tournament at
Dimond Jan. 20 Seward beat Houston 52-43.
In the weekend Lady T-Bird Classic girls basketball tournament at East High on Friday the Seahawks beat North
Pole 47-45 and on Saturday lost to Soldotna 52-38. Seward’s
Meg Berry was named to the All-tournament team.
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