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Food Box Distribution to Continue in Sudden Valley

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Bellingham Public School District

Late breaking news from the USDA! All families can continue to pick up a free weekly meal box
As of Aug. 31, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has extended the free meals program into the 2020-21 school year. This means all children ages 0 to 18, plus our Community Transitions students, will continue to receive free meal boxes. You will no longer need to provide a name or PIN at pickup. This is late-breaking, great news and differs from the informational meal flyer you will receive shortly in the family handbook mailing.

We encourage all families to pick up a free box of 14 meals and support our food services program and the Good Food Project in Bellingham Public Schools, as well as our local community. In every week’s box, we will provide a scratch-made entrée out of our Central Kitchen with ingredients sources from local farms when available. Now is a great time to bring the school cafeteria into your home with these meals. By picking up a box, you will keep farmers in business, district staff employed and families fed.

Every Wednesday starting Sept. 9, boxes will be distributed from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at 15 school locations and six community locations.

The school locations are as follows:
Alderwood Elementary School, 3400 Hollywood Avenue
Birchwood Elementary School, 3200 Pinewood Avenue
Carl Cozier Elementary School, 1330 Lincoln Street
Cordata Elementary School, 4420 Aldrich Road
Geneva Elementary School, 1401 Geneva Street.
Happy Valley Elementary School, 1041 24th Street
Northern Heights Elementary School, 4000 Magrath Road
Roosevelt Elementary School, 2900 Yew Street
Wade King Elementary School, 2155 Yew Street Road
Fairhaven Middle School, 110 Park Ridge Road
Kulshan Middle School, 1250 Kenoyer Drive
Shuksan Middle School, 2717 Alderwood Avenue
Whatcom Middle School, 810 Halleck Street
Bellingham High School, 2020 Cornwall Avenue
Sehome High School, 2700 Bill McDonald Parkway

The six community locations are:

Evergreen Ridge Apartment Complex, 3451 Woburn Street;
Regency Park Apartment Complex, 2050 Fraser St.;
Sterling Meadows Apartment Complex, 512 Sterling Drive;
Sudden Valley Community Center, 8 Barn View Drive;
Villa Santa Fe Apartment Complex, 804 West Bakerview Road; and
Bakerview Mobile Park, 4015 Eliza Avenue.

Note on free and reduced priced meals application: Families should apply for free and reduced priced meals online as we start the school year. It is unclear how long the USDA funding for free meals will continue. Go to bellinghamschools.org/food-services for the Letter to Household which gives the income guidelines and a link to the online application.

Note on Pandemic EBT: Families have until Sept. 11 to apply for the Pandemic EBT food assistance program. Apply online at www.WashingtonConnection.org (choose “Pandemic EBT — Emergency School Meals Program” box in the Food Assistance section) or call the DSHS Customer Service Contact Center at (877) 501–2233. Language translation is available.

For more information, click the link: https://bellinghamschools.org/about/departments/finance/food-services/

NWS Fire Weather Watch Warning

Security, Special Announcement, Traffic Updates,

Fire Weather Watch
The National Weather Service in Seattle has Issued a Fire Weather
watch for Gusty winds and Low Humidity, Which is in effect From
Monday Morning Through Wednesday Evening.

  • Affected Area, Fire Weather Zones 651, 655, 656, 657, 658,
    659 and 661.
  • Winds, East 10 to 20 MPH with Gusts Up to 40 MPH.
  • Relative Humidity, As Low As 10 – 20 Percent.
  • Impacts, a Combination of Moderate Breezes, Low Relative
    Humidity, and Warm Temperatures Can Contribute to Rapid Rates
    of Spread and Down – Wind Spotting on Existing Fires.
    A Fire Weather watch Means That There is a Potential for Critical
    Fire Weather Conditions to Develop. Monitor the Forecasts For
    Possible Red Flag Warnings.

9/8/20 ROAD CLOSURE- Lost Lake Ln and Yearling Pl

Special Announcement, Traffic Updates

The intersection of Lost Lake Lane and Yearling Place will be closed starting Tuesday, 9-8-20 for replacement of Culvert C200.  The closure will be isolated to this intersection, and no impact to residents is expected other than the closure of this intersection.  Work is anticipated to take approximately 1 week to complete.  A temporary asphalt patch will be installed with the final asphalt patch being completed the end of September.

9/10/20 ROAD CLOSURE- Polo Park Dr and Summer Bell Ln

Special Announcement, Traffic Updates,

The intersection of Polo Park Drive and Summer Bell Lane will be closed starting Thursday, 9-10-20 for approximately 3 weeks.  The closure is for replacement of 3 culverts and ditch maintenance at this location.  The road will be open for local access to homes up to the intersection for all residents.  Residents living on Summer Bell Lane will need to access from the west side of Polo Park Drive (Lake Louise side).