By Willow Hetrick
Turnagain Times Moose Pass Correspondent
Swan Injured with Arrow Rescued at Tern Lake
The trumpeter swan that was shot in the wing with an arrow was rescued during a joint effort by the Alaska Sea Life Center personnel and a kayak company out of Seward, Kayak Adventures, which provided the kayaks to initially capture the swan. Scientists were able to remove the arrow with little damage to the bird, and released it back to Tern Lake within hours. The swan happily returned back to its mate, and has been at Tern Lake ever since. Many agencies, both government and non-profits, have offered a reward for any information regarding the illegal shooting.
Memorial Service of Seward High School Basketball Coach
A memorial service for Coach Roger Steinbrecher will be held at Seward High School Gymnasium on Sept. 27 at 2 p.m. Coach Steinbrecher was the girls basketball and men’s assistant football coach for numerous years at Seward High. His girl’s basketball teams won three state titles, and participated in the state tournament countless times. He also served as the athletic director at Seward. Many Moose Pass students were mentored under Coach Steinbrecher for their entire high school careers, and are better individuals because of him.
Young Moose Passers Important Component of Seward High School Sports
Moose Pass high school students Miles Knotek and Jared Lindquist are participating on the Boys Cross Country Running Team, and Tess and Meg Berry are on the Girls Cross Country Running Team. Meets take place every weekend around the state, but mainly at schools on the Kenai Peninsula, Anchorage, and Palmer. The next meet is an important one, the Regional competition! It will be on Sept. 26 at Palmer High School. This race will determine what teams will compete in the 2009 State Cross Country Running Championship the first weekend in October. Good luck runners!
New Moose Pass Waste Disposal Site Plans Finalized
Final plans to relocate the town waste disposal site have been submitted to the Moose Pass Advisory Planning Commission MPAPC. The new site will be located in the Crown/Point Lawing area of Moose Pass near the airport. Construction of the site is thought to be finished by the end of the year. The exact date of relocation of the waste disposal is unkown. For more information contact the Kenai Peninsula Borough or the MPAPC.
Hydropower meeting scheduled at the Kenai Lake Work Center
Results from the summer surveys conducted by HDR, Inc. are to be presented at the Kenai Lake Work Center during a hydropower working group meeting. HDR has been conducting scientific baseline studies at Grant Creek all summer, and will present to the group their preliminary findings.
Eastern Kenai Peninsula Slash Pile Burning
The Chugach National Forest-Seward Ranger District will begin burning slash piles on the Eastern Kenai Peninsula starting Sept. 15. Burning may continue through May 31, 2010, as weather conditions permit. The burning is part of a Peninsula-wide effort to reduce hazard fuel loads as a result of the spruce bark beetle epidemic that hit the region in the past decade. There may be some residual smoke in the mornings or late evenings during inversion events around the Kenai Lake and Seward Highway. Burning in Moose Pass is taking place on the north end of Trail Lake. If you have any questions, please contact the Seward Ranger District.
Seward Ranger District Trail Updates
Currently there are no trail updates from the Forest Service. Happy Hiking!
Firewood Gathering for Personal Use
Up to 25 cords of wood can be collected without a permit and the cutting area begins after the Bertha Creek Campground, MP 65.5. Harvesters are responsible for knowing where you are at all times. The Forest Service asks that people do not cut in designated Timber Sale areas or on private land, that personal use firewood not be sold or bartered for personal gain, to not drive vehicles off existing roads unless authorized by the Forest Service, do not harvest dead or downed trees should be cut, unless you have a permit that indicates otherwise, to leave no stump over 12 inches high, remove branches and tops back from highways or right-of-ways, and to harvest at a minimum of 450 feet from roads or improvements (trails, campgrounds, water). If you need more information call the Seward Ranger District.
Kenai Crewsers Rowing Club
The Kenai Crewsers Rowing Club is participating in the annual Moose Nugget Regatta on Wasilla Lake in Wasilla Alaska on Sept. 12. To see results visit www.kenaicrewsers.org and read the next issue of Moose Passings.
Moose Pass Food Bank
The Moose Pass Food Bank is located at the Moose Pass Community Church. The food bank does not have regular hours, but please call Bill or Mona Casselman at 288-5101 for assistance.
