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ing hours and late after- noon-evening to beat the heat.
The two gyms, along with a handful of local eateries have moved their operations, out- side to stay in line with Gov. Gavin Newsom's mandate to shut down indoor services in the state. Fresno, Tulare and Kings counties all remain on the state's County Monitoring list, which goes beyond the shutdown measures around the rest of they state.
Perhaps the hard- est hit businesses — hair and nail salons and barbershops — finally caught a bit of a break on July 20 when New- som announced that those personal care pro- fessionals would be al- lowed to perform limited services outside of their licensed establishments. As of early this week, there were no signs of those businesses in Reedley having moved their operations outside.
As the afternoon waned into evening on July 21, fitness enthu- siasts began gathering on the south side of the two gym businesses to use machinery or lift weights.
Luis Brown of Reed- ley, a member of Fitness Quest, steadily worked the pedals of an ellipti- cal machine set up on the sidewalk on the southwest edge of the business. Orange bar- ricades surrounded the closed-off areas on the street.
"I kind of like it a lit- tle better out here, you can get a little air," he said. "Unless you have equipment at home, It's better than nothing or what we had last week."
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been developing their distance learning teach- ings skills to ensure our students receive a qual- ity education.”
Valdez went on to state, “we have devices for all students and com- munity-wide internet to ensure our students are able to access distance learning. Our staff is ready to support stu- dents through distance learning.”
A few feet away, be- yond the six feet distanc- ing guideline, Parlier resident Janani Ramos pumped free weights. "It's nothing too bad, you get a little sun," he said.
Just to the west, a second orange barri- cade wrapped out into 10th Street and turned the corner north onto G Street. Along 10th Street, Gnardog Cross- fit members worked out while taking advantage of a little shade.
"I love it. It's better — not being in the heat but better than the oth- er options we had," said Anthony Flores of Reed- ley. The Reedley College student was riding a sta- tionary bike and said he's been coming both in the mornings and near the evening "because I have so much free time."
Reedley city leaders continue to offer assis- tance for those busi- nesses looking to move operations outdoors or to a public space in order to remain in business. They encourage inter- ested businesses to call City Hall at (559) 637- 4200, ext. 212 to explor- er ideas on how to safely accommodate business activities.
While hair salons are given the OK to move outside, they still have significant restrictions. Operations must be do- ne under a tent, canopy or sun shelter, and no more than one side of the area can be closed to allow air movement. Salons and barbershops cannot perform a ser- vice that would require a customer to go inside the shop. •••
The trend of in- creasing numbers of positive cases — stay- ing pretty much in line with increased testing — means that Fresno
Valdez said the deci- sion was hard as faculty and staff were ready for a hybrid model.
“We were wanting to do a hybrid and be able to see our kids. That was our goal.”
The district had laid out plans preparing for in-person sessions. CO- JUSD addressed safety procedures at schools which included temper- ature checks of all stu- dents, staff and parents who enter school sites, so- cial distancing and disin-
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The sidewalk on G Street was closed in front of Gnardog Crossfit Gym in downtown Reedley on July 20, with barricades surrounding the northwest bound lane of traffic in order to open an outdoor fitness area of the gym. The city of Reedley worked with officials of Gnardog and neighboring gym Fitness Quest Health Club on 10th Street to provide outdoor workout areas.
COVID-19 update
As of 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday, July 21, there had been 10,970 confirmed cases (8,160 active) of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) out of 103,756 tests in Fresno County, with 104 deaths. Among Mid Valley Times cities, Sanger (including the region to the northeast) had the most positive cases with 573 while Reedley jumped to 466 cases, Parlier climbed to 436 cases and Orange Cove had 257 cases. Del Rey was at 46 cases while Fowler had 91 cases. Squaw Valley and Dunlap both joined the list, each with six positive cases. The county reported that 2,706of the positive cases (24.7 percent) had recovered.
In Tulare County, there were 7,120 confirmed cases (3,131 active) of COVID-19 with 168 deaths and 87 hospitalized as of 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 21. Breakdowns by cities/regions show 839 cases in Dinuba, 288 in Orosi, 151 in Cutler, 39 in Traver and less than 11 each in rural areas south of Reedley and east of Orange Cove. A total of 3,821 people had recovered from the virus in Tulare County.
tendent/principal Chris Meyer. “It will depend on the county health con- ditions that dictate our ability to reopen or not.”
DUSD superinten- dent Dr. Joe Hernandez noted the district will probably be doing dis- tance learning for the full fall semester, “un- less we meet the 14-day requirement and the rest of the county criteria for reopening.”
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Worshippers at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church stood during an evening mass in the new pavilion section in the northwest portion of St. La Salle Catholic Church on July 13. The church has moved its masses outdoors at the pavilion to allow for physical distancing and prevent overcrowding because of COVID-19 restrictions from the state.
and Tulare counties are unlikely to emerge from County Monitoring sta- tus and restorations. It also means that schools have been mandated to go to distance learning (online instruction only).
fecting classis and offices daily. The district would also follow the guidelines set by Tulare County, California Department of Education and the Center for Disease Control.
Valdez pointed out that students in the dis- trict will face a difficult time learning as many parents work in the fields, packing sheds and plants such as Ruiz Foods in Dinuba.
“They don’t have the luxury to have their par- ents to be home,” Valdez
Both Kings Canyon Uni- fied and Dinuba Unified School District had pre- viously announced plans for blended instruction (both online and school attendance).
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said. “It’s a real chal- lenge.”
In another letter sent to staff, Valdez said: “We will work seamlessly so that we provide stu- dents with a quality dis- tance learning education so students don’t fall through the cracks. We will not fail, our students and society in general, need us!"
Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementa- ry School District and Dinuba Unified School District had planned on
houses of worship, St. Anthony of Padua Cath- olic Church continues to conduct outdoor masses in the new pavilion area of nearby St. La Salle Catholic School on East Manning Avenue.
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