Summer Food Program Feeds Kids For Free

With summer right around the corner, it’s time to think about keeping children eating healthy while school is out, according to a press release from USD 235.

USD 235 at Uniontown will once again provide free meals to children during the summer.

“In the two years before this we also had sites in Bronson and Redfield, but sadly we just do not have the staff to operate all three sites so this year it will only be at the WBE school (in Uniontown),” said Michelle DeMott, USD 235 Food Service Director.

“This is a USDA funded program to help provide meals for children 0-18 years of age who may not have access to meals while school is not in session,” DeMott said. “The program is free to any child 0-18 years of age regardless of financial status.”

This summer, meals will be served at West Bourbon Elementary Monday through Friday, June 3 through June 28, 2019.

Breakfast will be served from 8:30 am – 9:00 am.

Lunch will be served from noon – 12:30 pm.

There are no income requirements or registration.

Any child 18 years of age and under may come to eat.

For more information, contact USD 235 UNIONTOWN (Michelle DeMott, (620) 756-4302, [email protected], uniontown235.org).

Each year, the United States Department of Agriculture partners with local organizations like USD 235 UNIONTOWN to provide free meals to children when school is out for the summer.

For more information about the Summer Food Service Program in Kansas, visit www.kn-eat.org, Summer Food Service Program.

The June menu is as follows:

June 3 – WG CEREAL  STRING CHEESE  PEACHES  PORK CHOP  MASHED POTATOES  BISCUIT  PINEAPPLE

4-  PANCAKE  PEARS  CHICKEN NUGGETS   WG CHIPS  CORN  BANANA

5  BISCUITS AND GRAVY  ORANGE  RIBLET ON BUN  BAKED BEANS  PEARS

6  EGG TACO  FRUIT COCKTAIL  MEATBALL SUB  CARROTS  GRAPES

7  BREAKFAST PIZZA  APPLE  BURRITO  SALAD  CHIPS & CHEESE  MANDARIN ORANGES

10  PANCAKE ON A STICK  BANANA  HAMBURGER  LETTUCE & TOMATO  COLE SLAW  APPLE

11  GLAZED DOUGHNUT  YOGURT  PEACHES  PIZZA  SALAD  PINEAPPLE

12  BISCUITS AND GRAVY  PEARS  SPAGHETTI W/ MEAT  SAUCE  BREAD STICK  CORN  GRAPES

13  WAFFLES  SAUSAGE LINK  FRUIT COCKTAIL  MACARONI AND CHEESE  LITTLE SMOKIE  BROCCOLI  ORANGES

14  BREAKFAST PIZZA  APRICOTS  PB&J SANDWICH  WG CHIPS  FRUIT CUP  CARROT STICKS

17  CEREAL  STRING CHEESE  BANANA  CORN DOGS  FRIES  SALAD  GRAPES

18  MUFFINS  COTTAGE CHEESE  PEACHES  CHICKEN WRAP  RICE  BROCCOLI  PEARS

19  BISCUITS AND GRAVY  APPLESAUCE  HAM AND CHEESE  SANDWICH  GOLDFISH CRACKERS  CELERY STICKS  APPLE

20  FRENCH TOAST  SAUSAGE  PEACHES  WALKING TACO  PINEAPPLE

21  BREAKFAST PIZZA  ORANGE  SALISBURY STEAK  MASHED POTATOES  GREEN BEANS BISCUIT  ROSY APPLESAUCE

24  MINI DOUGHNUTS  YOGURT  PINEAPPLE  HOT DOG  FRIES  CHERRY TOMATOES  PEARS

25  DUTCH WAFFLES  SAUSAGE PATTY  ORANGE  CHEESE RAVIOLI W/ MEAT  SAUCE  SALAD  APPLE

26  BISCUITS AND GRAVY  APRICOTS  CRISPY CHICKEN  STUFFING  GREEN BEANS  STRAWBERRIES & BANANAS

27  COFFEE CAKE  APPLE SALAD  STEAK FINGERS  BISCUIT  ZUCCHINI  MIXED FRUIT

28  BREAKFAST PIZZA  PINEAPPLE  PB&J  WG CHIPS  CARROT STICKS  BANANA

MILK SERVED WITH ALL  MEALS, JUICE SERVED WITH  BREAKFAST

Members of the Uniontown community came to West Bourbon Elementary School on a Sunday afternoon to honor Alan Shinn for 50 years teaching math in the school district.

Uniontown Ruritan facilitated the afternoon events which included awards and speakers from the 50-year tenure of Shinn. There was also a reception prior to the ceremony.

Tammy Townsend Honored

Tammy Townsend was recently recognized for outstanding work promoting literacy skills at West Bourbon Elementary School, Uniontown.

As part of National Teacher Appreciation Week, May 6-10, the Kansas Reading Roadmap (KRR) honored a teacher at each of their 58 partner schools across the state. The KRR Outstanding Early Literacy Teacher award recognizes a teacher who contributes significantly to early literacy at their school. Teachers are the heart of the educational process.

KRR asked schools to nominate a teacher who has played a critical role in the school to help students succeed in reading. The 58 nominees were honored by KRR within their respective schools during National Teacher Appreciation Week. Those 58 nominees will be considered by KRR for the statewide Outstanding Early Literacy Teacher of the Year honor, to be awarded at the organization’s state conference in August.

“The Reading Roadmap works with teachers both during and after school,” said Andrew Hysell, KRR Director. “Teachers are essential to helping children read to their fullest capability. Kansas has great teachers, and we want to honor them for the work they do to promote literacy.”

Since 2013, KRR has worked with elementary schools and Boys & Girls Clubs across the state, aligning afterschool, summer and family engagement programs with school data. KRR seeks to ensure all students read at grade level upon entering the fourth grade. KRR is a partnership between local schools, the Kansas Technical Assistance System Network (TASN), and the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF).

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The City of Uniontown has barricaded Clay Street, which runs on the west side of West Bourbon Elementary School, because of baseball games. It will remain barricaded until the end of the games at approximately 5:45 p.m. this evening, May 13.

All fans are asked to enter the games through on the east side of the school, according to Uniontown City Clerk Sally Johnson.

“We apologize for any inconvenience,” Johnson said.