A game of bingo at First United Methodist Church in Mount Vernon helps pass the time and keep thoughts from straying to the bone chilling temperatures outside. The church is one of three day shelters around Mount Vernon now open to warm the homeless as temperatures sink into the single digits. Rebecca Schofield is homeless and confined to a wheel chair. She had to give her dog of nine years away to keep it safe from the cold. "Without this place I'd be sitting outside in that cold," she says. "It's miserable." It's dangerously cold outside with very limited options for anyone stuck in the elements. "It's definitely difficult," says Sarah Vogt of the homeless advocacy group Welcome Home Skagit, which is running the daytime shelter. "There's no where to go to stay warm. There's nowhere to go to use the restroom. Many businesses like the library are closed down during snow." Six plows loaded with ice melt are making the rounds through Bellingham in preparation for the snow and ice that lie ahead. By mid-afternoon on Monday, temperatures were at 17 degrees and dropping steadily. READ THE FULL STORY: https://www.king5.com/article/weather/cold-weather-shelters-whatcom-skagit-counties/281-e22130dc-4b3b-4244-b802-6e787268f403