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10 www.DesertMessenger.com October 7, 2020 All counties meet benchmarks for safe reopening of certain businesses Chamber & Tourism new hours The Quartzsite Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism has reopened after being closed due to COVID-19. The offi ce is now open WEDNES- DAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY from 10am-2pm. Drop in and see what's happening! Check out the Facebook page for updates: busi- ness and social media tools, cur- rent events, etc. The Chamber & Tourism is located at 1240 W. Main Street, Quartzsite, directly across from McDonald's. For more info visit www.Quartz- siteTourism.com. Or call us at 928-927-5200. The Garden Club is looking for in- terested people to start work on a new event being planned. The fi rst meeting will be held 2pm Wednes- day, October 7 at the Quartzsite Library Meeting Room. Everyone is encouraged welcome to join and learn more about gardening local. Garden club is reorganzing Ellie's Boutique PALM PLAZA - 225 N CENTRAL BLVD. - QUARTZSITE (Formerly Located at Rice Ranch) 360-907-9997 NOW OPEN YEAR ROUND! We are the Exclusive Outlet for Painted Sky Apparel in Quartzsite! Phoenix, AZ - October 1, 2020- Gyms, bars serving food, and other paused businesses can operate un- der health protocols statewide Refl ecting the continuing decline of COVID-19's community spread across Arizona, all counties now meet benchmarks for safely reopen- ing businesses such as indoor gyms and fi tness centers, bars serving food, and movie theaters. In Thursday's update of the Ari- zona Department of Health Ser- vices Business Dashboard, Graham County advanced to the moderate transmission stage, joining all other Arizona counties except for Green- lee County, which remains in the minimal transmission stage. "The choices Arizonans have made in the interest of public health have gotten us to this milestone," said ADHS Director Dr. Cara Christ. "CO- VID-19 remains in our communities, so it's essential that everyone contin- ue masking up, maintaining physical distance, washing our hands thor- oughly and often, and taking other steps to reduce the spread." On June 27, Governor Ducey is- sued an Executive Order that paused the reopening of several specifi c in- dustries with operations that are considered by public health to have a high-risk of spreading COVID-19, specifi cally indoor gyms and fi t- ness centers, bars and nightclubs, waterparks and tubing, and movie theaters. It also limited indoor and outdoor gatherings to no more than 50 people. Since this pause, Arizona has seen a decline in its cases and percent positivity, an increase in hospital capacity, and an improve- ment in other indicators. The state's plan for safely reopen- ing these industries requires that the three benchmarks on the ADHS Business Dashboard be met for 14 days, with a 12-day reporting lag, to move between transmission phases. These are cases per 100,000 resi- dents, percent positivity, and CO- VID-like illness as a percentage of hospitalizations. To reopen, affected businesses must submit an online attesta- tion stating they are in compliance with public health protocols and guidelines prescribed by ADHS, in- cluding occupancy limits, a mask requirement, and steps to reduce groups from congregating. The businesses must post the attesta- tion form where customers can see it. Additional details are available in the ADHS COVID-19 Guidance for Businesses. For more information about CO- VID-19, please visit azhealth.gov/ COVID-19. Help a non-profit now or in the future Do you want to help your favorite nonprofi t but not have the funds to do it today? You may not be able donate today but you can leave your favorite non- profi t in your will. You can donate a vehicle, real estate, stocks, an- tiques & collectibles now. Just talk to your nonprofi t for details and to your tax advisor or attorney. Lois Dupre, Friends of the Quartzsite Food Bank President A federal judge ruled Monday that Arizona's voter registration deadline could be extended to allow additional residents to register to vote. United States District Judge Steven P. Logan ruled that county recorders would be required to ac- cept all voter registration applica- tions received by 5 p.m. on Oct. 23. They would also need to process those applications for voters to par- ticipate in the November election. The state's original voter registra- tion deadline was Monday. Two nonprofi t organizations, Mi Familia Vota and the Arizona Coali- tion for Change, fi led a complaint to seek an injunction against Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs from enforcing the original voter regis- tration deadline. According to court documents, the organizations argued that if the original Monday deadline were enforced, the First and Fourteenth amendments would be burdened if the injunction was not granted. The plaintiffs in the case also showed that fewer voters would be registered if the deadline was not extended. Arizona's early voting be- gins Oct. 7 and the fi nal day to request a mail-in ballot is also Oct. 23. Register at: My.Arizona.Vote Voter registration extended to Oct. 23 CUSTOM TOOTH ARRANGEMENTS Life Time Warranty on Breakage Dental Laboratory Service, LLC Call: 623-444-4013 Goodyear, AZ http://www.DLSAZ.com FREE CONSULTATIONS Same Day Custom Premium Dentures and Partials • US Military Trained with 30 plus Years Experience • 1000's of Satisfied Customers • Extractions & Implants by Licensed AZ Dentist DENTURES Custom Premium Dentures

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