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Volume 4 Number 44 Friday, November 6, 2020 75 CENTS COVID-19 Spike Seen in Saylor Elected To Nevada Museum Quad-County Area Association by Tom Darby by Denise Crites

Steven Saylor

Steven Saylor, the building of our new Executive Director of The museum, it gives me Comstock Foundation, a little more credence has been elected as the as far as the museum position of Second Vice- association for the President of the Nevada foundation.” Museum Association. The new museum The Quad-County of 10,800 tests being Along with the includes polymerase The NMA provides Saylor is referring to region is experiencing performed. increased testing comes chain reaction (PCR) support to the state’s will be located in the 100+ museums by old Cabin in the Sky a spike of COVID-19 At one point, Storey a more-complete tests, not antigen or offering learning restaurant in Gold Hill. cases along with a spike County held the highest understanding of the antibody testing, and opportunities through The Chronicle will in hospitalizations from rate of positive test rate coronavirus’ spread and is compiled from state a quarterly newsletter, be reporting more on COVID-19, according to in the state at 20 percent, impact across the U.S., public health departments annual conference and the plans for the new Nevada Health Response which occurred on Sept. down to the county level. and the Department other informational museum in the following (NHR) which tracks cases 7. But with 211 tests And this more complete of Health and Human workshops held weeks. across the Silver State. now completed and only understanding is what Services. Counties are throughout the year. While the NHR 24 confirmed cases and policymakers need when then ranked based on Much of the work that reported that Carson no deaths, the county’s considering imposing testing rates adjusted by As the Second Vice- Saylor performs for the Tahoe Hospital’s ICU positive test rate has new lock downs, county populations. President for the NMA, Comstock Foundation is lifting restrictions, and Saylor’s responsibilities grant writing. was at 95 percent dropped to 3.3 percent. Having completed instituting rules around will include maintaining capacity, only 25 percent Demographically, 4,088 tests in the allotted “Being the Second of those patients were distancing and mask membership records Nevadans between the time period, Nevada Vice-President of being treated for COVID. wearing. and for the collection ages of 20 and 29 are is ranked 24 in active the Nevada Museum The ICU, which has an Every Monday, the of dues which, are then contracting COVID-19 testing with an average Association looks really occupancy of 16 available Center for Medicare forwarded to the treasurer the most, with 20,089 positive test rate at 9.7 good on the resume beds, is treating other and Medicaid Services of the association. total cases, followed by percent making it the when I submit a grant patients, the majority of (CMMS) updates its the age group of 30-39 sixteenth highest. Saylor was asked application,” added who do not have COVID- with 17,919. The lowest figures on COVID-19 how his role as Second Saylor. 19 testing at the county So far, Storey County, age group are those under Vice-President of the Saylor continued, “We level. This data includes with 728 tests completed That being corrected, the age of ten, with only NMA could benefit the have a lot of wonderful the total tests conducted per 100-thousand people over the last two weeks, 3,642 total cases. Comstock Foundation museums in Nevada and in every U.S. county, tests and a 6.7 percent positive and the projects the there has been a 10.1 According to NHR, right now, a lot of them per 100,000 population, test rate is doing the least foundation is involved in. percent positive test the Hispanic population are shut down or have and positive test rates, all amount of testing, while rate, measured from in Nevada is contracting Saylor responded, very limited accessibility. for a 14-day period. Carson City, which has an average of 6,900 COVID-19 at higher “Well, it will benefit the There is a lot of completed 4,766 tests per tests being performed. rates, with 44 percent of In this case that 14-day Comstock Foundation competition right now for 100-thousand persons, However, there has not the cases, followed by the period is from Oct. 8 to because it is another grants and funding due to and has an 8.6 percent been a large increase in white population at 30 Oct. 21. and includes a milestone for the COVID-19.” testing; in fact, the height percent. This is believe total 125,923 PCR tests positivity rate, is doing foundation. Along with of testing occurred in completed. the most testing of any The NMA held do to under reporting and the Nevada Energy their virtual Annual late July with an average Nevada county. an increase in testing. The CMMS data only Foundation supporting Conference on October Page 2 Friday, November 6, 2020 Dayton Valley Dispatch Maze of Twisty Little Passages By Jim Poston • [email protected] Owner/Publisher Episode 8 of last year’s was near Mackinaw City, Tiffany Mazza Clockwise Circumnavigation Michigan, right where Lake of America, wherein our Huron and Lake Erie come Reporters dauntless duo finally get their together. Denise Crites Rpod almost fully operational, But first, we took a little 3,000 miles into the trip. 30-mile detour to Green At our last report we Bay, Wisconsin, to see the Design Services had dragged our Rpod into famous Lambeau Field, home Terri DeLaRosby Buffalo, Minnesota and took of the Green Bay Packers The Kind Design refuge at my sister’s place. professional football team Back in Wyoming we had - the only one owned by Advertising Sales suffered “Bad News #3: Rpod the public. There are over Tiffany Mazza battery not being charged.” 360,000 stockholders. Season Various Rpod owners have tickets have been sold out reported a bad solder joint on since 1960. You can put your Contributing Columnists the power panel of the OEM name on the waiting list, McAvoy Layne converter, which converts but you’ll be approximately Laura Tennant AC power to DC for battery #130,056 in line. Your name Jim Poston charging. should come up in about 30 I had ordered one back in years. Even the not-so-secret Distribution Wyoming to be delivered in Club 33 at Disneyland only Tiffany Mazza Minnesota. The new one was has a 14-year wait list. a little pricey at $250, but We were told that people The views of the writers do was well reviewed by those who have houses right across not necessarily reflect the who replaced the original. I the street rent them out for views of the owners, who didn’t want to spend time some big bucks on game day. reserve all rights as to what tracing down a broken solder Parking is included, and you appears in the publication. joint and trying to resolder it, just walk right across the which I’m no good at. The street to the game. DAYTON VALLEY replacement was pretty easy. We reached Mackinaw City DISPATCH While we were enjoying the and our campsite was right on is published weekly on Hotel Meyer, I also replaced Lake Huron, just east of the Fridays. an overhead LED light whose infamous Mackinac Bridge, Verranzo and Golden Gate. we headed south along the switch mount had broken which is the either the longest east side of Lake Michigan. Annual subscription is $55 (Sorry, a little civil engineering nerd diversion – Our first sight to take in Phone I know it’s TMI for normal was the M-119 highway – (775) 847-0765 people …) the Tunnel of Trees. 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SAYLOR, Continued from page 1 Ensuring Your Home 1800’s baggage car next to his 23rd, which Saylor participated. Heating Equipment home in Dayton. His artwork can Saylor’s love of Comstock be seen at evergreenstudio.com. history has played a major role Operates Efficiently in his life in Dayton. Saylor shares his love of art and photography as an adjunct All Season He has tirelessly shared his Professor at Western Nevada (StatePoint) love for the Comstock with College in Carson City. others through lectures and tours of historical sites. Saylor also was a working As Executive Director of the the historic structure, artifacts, cowboy from 1974-1982 in the Foundation, Saylor is focused on landscapes and profound culture of Dayton Valley. He first worked the preservation of the Virginia the Comstock Historic District and for Tennessee Ernie Ford’s Allran City National Landmark District as our National Landmark for all to Ranch and then with the Rolling A one of the most important National appreciate. Ranch. Historic Landmarks in the United The Donovan Mill project As an artist, Saylor is a member States. in Silver City is one of the of the Society of Illustrators, At over fourteen thousand acres, major historical projects of the American Portrait Society and was it is also one of the largest. The Foundation. The project began a founding member of the Board of district includes Virginia City, in 2016 and will continue for a Trustees for the Foundation for the Gold Hill, Silver City, the historic number of years. American Western Art and Cultural Want a snafu-free HVAC professional for part of Dayton, and the old town In 2018, the Comstock Exchange. season of home heating? your installation, repair or site of Sutro. The Landmark Better installation and maintenance check? Here Foundation received the prestigious Saylor also has an extensive commemorates a long history of Development Authority’s Pioneer/ quality service mean are a few things to keep in background in mining and remarkable achievements in the Boundary Peak award as the best a longer life for your mind: geothermal development. field of mining. non-profit. heating and cooling • Ask for credentials: equipment, as well According to the mission Saylor lives in Dayton with his Make sure that the The Foundation was founded as increased energy statement for the Comstock wife Johnye. If you ever drive up contractor has all the in 2014 and is a Nevada nonprofit efficiency and reduced Foundation, their mission is to near the Dayton Cemetery and see necessary permits to do foundation. energy bills. Not only restore the legacy of a nation or hear the call of peacocks, you the job. Find out whether Saylor is also known as a fine that, regular service they have experience through the Virginia City National are close to their home. checks may actually Historic Landmark District and the artist and operates a studio to with the maintenance, For more information on detect problems before Comstock Historic District. display his artwork, Evergreen repair, or replacement of Studio. the Comstock Foundation, you notice them, and your existing system in The goal of the Comstock please visit their website at catching them in time order to prevent future Foundation is to protect, preserve, The studio is located in a V&T may extend your unit’s RR Carson and Colorado Railroad comstockfoundation.org. misunderstandings or restore, educate and celebrate life. technical problems. So, what should you MOTLP, Continued from page 2 know before hiring an continued on page 5

grassy hill, but it any help. I ended up on did have electric the traffic control team. and water. And We flagged traffic into Answers for we got the last grassy parking lots and site. tried to maximize the Puzzles on Page 8 I chatted with number of cars parked in our neighbor an unmarked, unpaved, there, and found irregularly-shaped field. out that they You cannot believe were having how hard that is until you a high school try to do it in the pre- cross-country dawn darkness. But to race the next day. me it was fun, a Tetris- That’s why the like challenge combined campground was with flagging and traffic full. control skills. the way since Patti and I the water. It also had a are such moral people. little dog agility course So of course, with Next report will feature my interest in running Pennsylvania, more What wasn’t out of that Sasha tool to with little training by Patti. athletic competitions, relatives, and … more the way was the state of I asked if they needed Rpod trouble. Indiana. We took I-69 For Scooby it was a big south to I-90, so Patti No Way, Jose. But could put another sticker overall, the dogs had. on our U.S. outline map. A. Blast! The interchange is in the Stow also runs a far northeastern corner city campground, of Indiana, but hey, it like the one we counts! stayed in in Buffalo, We targeted Stow, Ohio North Dakota. I as a place to stay because like to patronize of the 7.5-acre Bow Wow those sites where Beach Dog Park operated the money goes to a by the city. It has a local government. 3-acre lake in the middle, Okay, it wasn’t a with sandy beaches and super-duper campsite grassy knolls surrounding – mostly just a Page 4 Friday, November 6, 2020 Dayton Valley Dispatch Legals Legals Legals Legals

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MKT-5894I-A Page 6 Friday, November 6, 2020 Dayton Valley Dispatch Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Stop the Spread of Flu (StatePoint) vaccines can be provided safely during and flu complications. This results the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC in much greater rates of flu-related recommends that each year everyone 6 hospitalizations. Indeed, a new CDC months and older (with rare exceptions) analysis of 10 flu seasons showed that get a flu vaccine early in the season, Black people were hospitalized at a rate preferably, before flu is spreading twice as high as White people. widely. Black and LatinX/Hispanic • Getting one is important this year: communities are also less likely to get Because you can get flu and COVID- vaccinated due to a range of barriers. 19 at the same time, it’s especially CDC data shows that in the 2019-20 important for people with underlying flu season, Latinx/Hispanic adults had health conditions that put them at the lowest flu vaccination coverage higher risk of serious complications (38.3 percent), with non-Hispanic Black -- and their caregivers -- to get their adults next lowest (41.2 percent). flu shot. At the community level, the • Getting vaccinated is easy: Vaccines potential impact of a bad flu season are often free or offered at very Amid the backdrop of the COVID- Foundation have launched a new during the COVID-19 pandemic could 19 pandemic, with hospitals and health campaign, “No One Has Time for Flu.” low cost. To learn more about safe, be devastating. Getting a flu shot will affordable flu vaccination, including care workers already overburdened, As part of the campaign, Dr. Susan R. help keep others healthy and help make medical experts say it’s more important Bailey, M.D., president of the AMA, where to get one in your area, visit sure health care workers and hospitals GetMyFluShot.org. You can also view than ever to slow the spread of the flu. is sharing important insights about flu have the resources to continue to treat In a typical year, the flu causes tens vaccination: a short video on flu vaccination by COVID-19 patients. visiting, youtu.be/cl7wNuU5IIU. of millions of illnesses, hundreds of • Flu vaccines are safe: The flu thousands of hospitalizations, and tens • Flu protection is especially urgent “No one has time to get sick from flu vaccine is a safe, effective step that for people of color: Due to longstanding of thousands of deaths in the U.S. physicians and public health experts -- especially this year,” says Dr. Bailey. health care inequities, Black and Latinx/ “Getting a flu shot is one thing we all That is why the Ad Council, the recommend to protect patients and Hispanic people are disproportionately American Medical Association (AMA), their loved ones from getting sick with can do to help protect ourselves, our affected by underlying conditions families and our communities.” the Centers for Disease Control and influenza. This year, doctor's offices and which can cause both COVID-19 Prevention (CDC) and the CDC pharmacies are taking steps to ensure Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Changes That Could Save You Money (StatePoint)

Finding a prescription drug drug plans that follow this plan that meets your budget and Model. needs is especially important Both plans have no during this year’s Medicare deductibles and consistent Open Enrollment -- which copayments for select takes place between Oct. 15 insulin drugs in all stages of and Dec. 7, 2020. Part D coverage up to the As the COVID-19 pandemic Catastrophic Coverage Stage persists, it’s critical that seniors (beneficiaries who receive continue to stay healthy by ‘Extra Help’ do not qualify for managing chronic conditions. this program). That means a That starts with taking plan member would have the medications as prescribed. peace of mind of paying the Having an affordable, reliable same low, affordable copay prescription drug plan, also on their insulin medication known as Medicare Part D, from their first medication helps ensure that happens. fill all the way through the For example, for people end of what is known as the who need insulin to manage Coverage Gap. their diabetes, adhering to their Here is a little bit about medication regimen may help what these plans offer: prevent vision loss, kidney • The Saver plan provides failure, amputations and heart members with a $0 deductible attacks. for select insulin drugs while • The Choice plan provides standard retail pharmacy. com/info. Some insurance providers getting low copays. From a $0 deductible for select As a reminder, home delivery Whether you take medication are taking steps to help the Initial Coverage Stage insulin drugs with $0 copays is a good option to avoid every day or every now and Medicare customers manage through the Coverage Gap, at preferred home delivery and potential exposure to COVID- then, it is especially important their diabetes with predictable, members will be responsible preferred retail pharmacies ($0 19, as drugs are conveniently to understand your Part D affordable copays. As a result, for a consistent copay on the deductible and $11 copays at and safely delivered to options in these uncertain you can expect to see expanded cost of these select insulin standard retail pharmacies). If a your door. This is also true times. Having the right drug options this year using what drugs: $105 at a preferred home member goes into the Coverage of temperature-controlled coverage can help you adhere Medicare has established as a delivery pharmacy for a 90-day Gap, they will continue to pay medications, which are to your medication regimen Part D Senior Savings Model. supply and $35 for a 30-day $0 for a 90-day supply with delivered in special packaging. affordably, so you can better preferred home delivery, $0 for For example, Express Scripts is supply at all in-network retail To compare plans virtually, manage chronic conditions and offering two Part D prescription pharmacies. a 30-day supply at a preferred stay healthy all year. retail pharmacy or $11 at a visit express-scriptsmedicare. Dayton Valley Dispatch Friday, November 6, 2020 Page 7

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