Page 12 - Mid Valley Times 6-4-20 E-edition

Thursday, June 4, 2020
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Mid Valley TiMes
Rick Curiel / Mid Valley Times
Customers heading into the Sanger Walmart on June 1 wore masks as part of Sanger's emergency order calling for city-wide face covering while out in public.
Ryan Anthony Ronell
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ther spread of the virus as stores begin to open back up.
On May 22, city manager Tim Chapa issued an emergency order calling for city-wide face mask requirement.
The order reads, “To facili- tate safe business reopening in Phase 2 of the State roadmap to modify the stay-at-home order, all Sanger residents SHALL use cloth masks or equivalent face covering while indoors at work, while visiting a business, or while coming in close contact with someone (less than six feet) who is not a family member, in accordance with CDC guidelines to prevent the spread of respira- tory droplets when physical dis- tancing cannot be maintained.”
The order defines masks as a cloth mask or equivalent that
covers both the mouth and nose and further explains that face coverings with one-way exhala- tion valves are not sufficient to comply with the order.
Adults with qualifying medi- cal conditions and children un- der the age of 12 are excused from the use of masks but are still encouraged to maintain so- cial distancing.
Individuals who visit local restaurants, the order states, are exempt from the require- ment while dining, however, are required to use a mask while waiting to be seated and while away from dining.
Additional guidance as it relates to schools and other sectors of the city that fall in- to Phase 3 were not provided at this point. But the order, it states, can be amended and re- pealed at any time.
The order also authorizes the Sanger Police Department, the
Sanger Code Enforcement De- partment and other law enforce- ment authorities cooperating with the city of Sanger to enforce the order. Violators are subject to fines as provided in Section 1-7 of the Sanger City Code.
The order also applies to any- one visiting the city of Sanger.
In a public health notice, the County of Fresno’s Department of Public Health stated that ‘masks may not keep the wear- er safe, but they can reduce the transmission of COVID-19 by the wearer (with or without symptoms) to others.’
The notice also reminds citi- zens that staying home, social distancing and hand washing remain the most effective mea- sures in preventing the spread of the virus. And citizens who use cloth masks are encouraged to do so using clean hands and wash masks with hot water and soap after each use.
Taggers caught
red-handed in
Sanger on May 31
MVT Staff Report
Two Sanger men were arrested over the weekend after being caught red-handed spray painting graffiti, said the Sanger Police Depart- ment.
The two men, identi- fied as Marcos Antonio Mata and Ryan Anthony Ronell, were reportedly observed committing the crime while officers were conducting a ve- hicle check in the area of Sanger and North av- enues during the early hours of May 31.
Officers reportedly found evidence in the vehicle they were in fur- ther linking them to the crime. Mata and Ronell were also linked to mul- tiple incidents of vandal- ism that have occurred
through- out the city of Sanger over the past few weeks.
Of- ficers were lat- er called out to the 1900 block of Green- wood Ave- nue where a tractor- trailer was tagged with the moniker of ‘Bleek’. Several other locations were found tagged with
the same graffiti.
Mata and Ronell now
face felony vandalism charges.
Marcos Antonio Mata
COVID-19 update
As of 4:05 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, there had been 1,914 confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Fresno County, with 37 deaths.
Among Mid Valley Times cities, Sanger (including the region to the northeast) had the most positive cases with 154 while Reedley had 116 cases. Orange Cove had 96 cases, Parlier had 75 cases. Del Rey was at 11 cases while Fowler had 12 cases. The county reported that 563 of the positive cases had recovered.
In Tulare County, there were 2,044 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 89 deaths as of noon on Tuesday, June 2. Breakdowns by cities/ regions now are available, with 384 cases in Dinuba, 81 in Orosi, 54 in Cutler and less than 11 each in rural areas south of Reedley, in the Traver area and east of Orange Cove.
A total of 1,047 people had recovered from the virus in Tulare County.
of the Week
Aurelie Bevao - Reedley College Tigers
Aurelie Bevao was honored as the Outstanding Female Athlete of the Year during the Reedley College’s Tigers Awards virtual online program last month.
The redshirt freshman guard returned from a serious knee injury to average a team-best 15.6 points per game —17 points in conference play —for the Tigers. Bevao earned a scholarship to continue her basketball career this fall at Idaho State University.
(Editor’s Note: Because of the COVID-19 crisis canceling spring sports for an inde nite period, we are pro ling a Reedley-area athlete in place of an athlete of the week.)
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Andrew Camarillo
EL MONTE MIDDLE SCHOOL
El Monte Middle School’s Andrew Camarillo
is named Athlete of
the Week. Camarillo, who played football, basketball and baseball, was named El Monte’s Male Athlete of the Year.
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businesses they had to close. I never imagined I would have to do some- thing like that."
As part of the state's Stage 3 reopening of sa- lons and barber shops, those specialty busi- nesses were to adhere to the state's guidelines of masks on both the hair- stylist/barber and cus- tomer, and careful steps in limiting the exposure to potential virus for both parties. Social distancing also was being practice in the cutting and styling
areas along with the cus- tomer waiting areas.
That's the practice similar to area restaurants that have reopened to dine-in service. Social dis- tancing has been placed in dining areas, with some businesses encouraging the wearing of masks.
Zieba thanked the community for their ded- ication in giving restau- rants and eateries busi- ness during the time they only could provide take- out or delivery service.
"I was so thrilled to see how our community stepped up to help restau- rants that were open, and to help those businesses that could sat ill operate," she said. "What an incred- ible community we have."
As of June 2, Reedley had 116 total positive cas- es, but Zieba said many are concentrate (three or four to a single fam- ily) compared to separate cases.
"We do have over a hundred cases in Reed- ley, but what's interesting is our recoveries are also high," she said. These re- coveries are better than one in two, which is better than the county's overall recovery percentage.
Zieba said the city has a daily briefing from the governor, two weekly updates with the Fresno County Haalth Depart- ment and a weekly update with California's Office of Emergency Services.
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