Summer meal program to begin Monday

For many children, their best meal of the day is the one they get from August into June while receiving nourishment for their minds, through the school lunch program.

For those children, when class is not in session during the summer months, means they would go without a balanced meal. That is not the case as federal budget cuts have not affected the Summer Food Service program that will continue this year at three locations.

Beginning Monday, June 10, the program kicks off at Libby High School, Libby Christian Church, Libby Elementary School. Breakfasts are available at LHS and LES beginning at 8 a.m. At LHS, the breakfast runs util 9:30 a.m. At LES, breakfasts last til 8:30 a.m. At Libby Christian Church, breakfast runs from 8:30 to 9 a.m. Beginning June 17, breakfast will go from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

A lunch program also is available at each location, albeit some for brief sessions only.

At LHS, the lunch program will run from June 10 to 14 only from 11:30 a.m. until noon. At Libby Christian from June 10 to 14 only from noon to 12:30 p.m.; at LES, from June 10 to 27 from noon to 12:30 p.m.; and later at Kootenai Valley Christian School, the program runs from June 17 to Aug. 30 from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

The programs at Libby Christian and KVCS are Monday through Friday; at LES Monday through Thursday only.