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Gig Harbor Tides Scholarship ceremony coming up May 22

Submitted by KOMO Staff
Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 2:01pm

The annual Tides Scholarship Awards Ceremony is coming up at Gig Harbor High School.

In its 26th year, the program helps GHHS Seniors in applying for and obtaining local scholarships.

Seniors earn money for college from fundraising efforts, community members, organizations, other public schools in the Peninsula School District and local business owners.

The ceremony is slated for Tuesday, May 22, at 6:30 p.m. at GHHS.
 

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Mother's Day means more sun, continues through start of work week

Submitted by Theron Zahn, KOMO 4 News Reporter/Weathercaster
Sunday, May 13th, 2012, 8:24am
Mother's Day means more sun, continues through start of work week

Happy Mother's Day! 

We are in for some wonderful weather for getting outside. 

Plan on sunny skies today with highs in the mid-70s to low-80s in many spots.  The warmest areas will be in the south Sound.

The strong ridge of high pressure will stay locked in for Monday with highs rising a few degrees.

Even Tuesday is looking mostly sunny with a few high clouds toward the end of the day.  It isn't until late Wednesday that the ridge breaks down enough to allow a stronger onshore flow to bring us more clouds and cooler temps.  By Thursday morning we could even have some areas of mist.

Theron Zahn
The KOMO4 Forecast Team

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Wine and Food Festival tickets now on sale

Submitted by Kiersten Throndsen, KOMO Communities Reporter
Saturday, May 12th, 2012, 10:24am

The saying goes – ‘The early bird gets the worm’ – and in the case of the Gig Harbor Wine and Food Festival organizers say that’s the truth.

Early bird tickets for the 3rd annual event are on sale now and buyers not only get a discount but also first shot at signing up for a number of classes being offered this year.

You can buy your tickets online. June 15 is the cut off for folks to get a $10 discount – which means a total of $65 for the day-long event.

“This is the first year we’ve had online sign-ups for classes. If people want to make sure they get to attend their favorite classes, they should sign up as early as possible,” Victoria Trimmer, event director for the festival said in a statement.

Last year the event sold out and Trimmer expects to see the same thing happen this time around.

The festival is July 14 on the grounds of the Harbor History Museum.

You can learn more about the festivities online.

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Gig Harbor students recognized in county-wide writing, art contest

Submitted by Kiersten Throndsen, KOMO Communities Reporter
Thursday, May 10th, 2012, 2:57pm

Kudos to these kids for earning top honors in this year’s Pierce County Library System’s Teen Writing & Art Contest – Our Own Expressions.

Through their poems, short stories, drawings and photographs these teens were recognized for their creativity, presentation and originality from more than 1,200 contest submissions.

Below is a list, from PCL, of this year’s winners from Gig Harbor:

Poetry Winners

  • Grades 7-8: 1st—Marin Malich, Gig Harbor
  • Grades 9-10: 1st—Hailey Maher, Gig Harbor
  • Grades 11-12: 1st—Noelle Oppenhuizen, Gig Harbor

Short Story Winners

  • Grades 9-10: 1st—Delaney Adix, Gig Harbor

Photography Winners

  • Grades 7-8: 1st—Alyssa Metcalf, Gig Harbor; 3rd—Breonna Rose, Gig Harbor
  • Grades 9-10: 1st—Emilie Webb, Gig Harbor; 3rd—Molly MacKinnon, Gig Harbor 

Drawing Winners

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Register now for Gig Harbor Street Scramble

Submitted by KOMO Web Staff on Wednesday, May 9th, 03:52pm

It’s time to register for the Gig Harbor Street Scramble!

The community “treasure hunt” is free, but the first 200 to pre-register receive a t-shirt for the May 26th event.

Pick up a registration brochure at the Gig Harbor YMCA, Gig Harbor Visitor Information Center located at 3125 Judson Street or at many locations around Gig Harbor.  You can also download a pdf of the brochure at www.gigharborguide.com.

The Gig Harbor Street Scramble is a “treasure hunt” through-out the community directing participants to 30 locations on a map.  Participants choose to do the event in either 90 minutes or three hours on foot or bike, individually or as a team.  You cannot use a motorized vehicle in the event.  The event also includes booths and information geared towards healthy lifestyle.

To learn more about what a Street Scramble is go to www.streetscramble.com.
 

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PSE gas rates to go up on Monday

Submitted by KOMO Staff
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012, 2:12pm
PSE gas rates to go up on Monday

Those who get natural gas service from Puget Sound Energy will starting paying a bit more for the service.

The state Utilities and Transportation Commission approved PSE's request for a 1.3 percent increase in natural gas rates on Monday. The new rates will take effect next Monday, May 14.

The new rates would see the average PSE customer see their bill go up by just over a dollar to around $89 a month. In all, PSE hopes to raise $32 million a year from the increase in natural gas rates from its entire service area.

PSE serves more than 1 million electric customers and 750,000 natural gas customers in 11 counties, with half of its total customers in King County.  PSE also serves King County customers from a number of service, fleet and operations centers in Bellevue, Bothell, Kent, Redmond, Enumclaw, and Renton. It serves Seattle with only natural gas service.
 

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Appreciate a teacher this week

Submitted by Halley Griffin, KOMO Communities Reporter
Monday, May 7th, 2012, 10:54am
Appreciate a teacher this week

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!

Today kicks off that designated week each year when those who are or were students work together to show their appreciation for the teachers that shaped them.

No matter your age, we bet you can think of at least one teacher you had along the way who meant something special to you.

Need some ideas for how to thank the special teacher in your life? PTA.org has some great suggestions.

What to go above and beyond? How about a shout-out from the KOMO Communities team? Email us with a sentence or two about what makes your teacher so special, and where they teach (feel free to include a photo if you like), and we'll post your answers all week long.

We'll kick things off: I'm reminded of Stadium High School's French teacher every time I check my bank account or student loan balance. Nearly a decade later, and Mr. Kasner is still the answer to all of my "favorite teacher" security questions.

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