Battle Ground Public Schools’ Board of Directors voted 4-0 by roll call Monday night to put a school construction bond on the November 8 general election ballot.The proposition authorizes the district to issue general obligation bonds up to $80 million to build replacement campuses, a new campus, replacement buildings, and make renovations and improvements. The board based the bond resolution on Phase I of the district’s recently approved long-range facilities plan, which was developed over the last 18 months by community volunteers and district representatives on the Facilities Improvement Team. More information about the Battle Ground Public Schools long-range facilities plan is available on the district’s website: www.battlegroundps.org.

Beginning next week, a short section of NE Borin Rd. in Washougal will be closed to all traffic so a contractor can replace a failing culvert. An unnamed tributary of the Washougal River flows through the culvert, which is rusty, undersized and about 85 percent filled with debris. The failing culvert will be replaced by a much larger structure to allow fish passage in a rural area northeast of Washougal. The work will require closing a section of the street, about one-eighth mile east of NE Hughes Rd., beginning Tuesday, Aug. 2. The county’s contractor, McNealy Excavating Inc. of Washougal, expects to reopen the road by the beginning of September. A map showing the detour is available at: www.clark.wa.gov/public-works.

The community is invited to a Summer Concert benefit for Rocksolid Community Teen Center on Sunday, Aug. 14. Music will be performed by local talent, Amber Sweeney and Montgomery-Jones. Doors open at 4 p.m. and the concert starts at 5 p.m. A shuttled wine tasting tour for eight will be auctioned off at the concert. The tour includes stops at Moulton Falls Winery, Pomeroy Cellars, Dolio Winery & Vineyard and dessert at Galeotti’s Wine Cellar. The event is at Moulton Falls Winerey, 30901 Railroad Ave. Tickets are $10 each. A shuttle from Gardner Center will be available for $10 each running from 3 to 4:30 p.m., for pick up and 7 to 8:30 p.m. for return. To learn more and purchase tickets, visit rock solid-teen.com.

Parents of kids who will be entering kindergarten this year are strongly encouraged to sign up their children for Kindergarten Jump Start, a free program that takes place a few weeks before school begins. Jump Start participants engage in a variety of math, literacy and hands-on learning activities. They learn basic school routines and become familiar with school surroundings. Students also receive a free, nutritious snack daily. Click here for the full story.