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As temperatures drop, severe weather shelters open in Bellingham

Published: Jan. 10, 2013 at 12:55 p.m. PST
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BELLINGHAM — Interfaith Coalition's severe weather shelters will be open for the next three nights starting Thursday night, Jan. 10, as temperatures are expected to drop into the teens.

The shelters open when there is a snowstorm or the temperature is in the low 20s or below. The forecast calls for temperatures in the teens overnight on Thursday and Friday.

People can call 360-788-7983 daily to see if the shelters are open.

Two shelters will be open Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights: a men's shelter at Faith Lutheran Church, 2750 McLeod Road, and a women's and children's shelter at Garden Street United Methodist Church, 1326 N. Garden St. The shelters will be open from 5 p.m. to 8 the next morning, and dinner and breakfast will be provided.

Salt on the Street will provide transportation to the shelters from 5 to 8 p.m., with pickups at the Rainbow Center, 209 W. Holly St., and Church on the Street, 901 W. Holly St.

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