Grass Valley businesses express relief as Nevada County shifts to orange tier of COVID-19 guidelines

Dennis Shanahan reports

IN NEVADA COUNTY TO BREAK DOWNWHAT THIS MEANS FOR BUSINESSESTHERE DENNIS.WELL NIKKI I'M WEARING MYMASK HERE INSIDE PROSPERITYLANES IN GRASS VALLEY BECAUSETHAT IS ONE OF THEREQUIREMENTS OF THIS BUSINESSREOPENING AND THE COUNTYHEALTH OFFICER HERE SAYS IT ISSO IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLEFOLLOW THE GUIDELINES BECAUSETHEN THERE IS LESS CHANCE OFTHIS COUNTY AND OTHERS THATARE MOVING INTO THE ORANGEHERE LESS CHANCE OF THEMSLIPPING BACK TO THE MORERESTRICTIVE TIER.ON THE FIRST NIGHT BACKOPEN FOR BUSINESS.

THE MANAGEROF PROSPERITY LANES IN GRASSVALLEY DOESN'T EXACTLY HAVEENTHUSIASM TO SPARE AT LEASTNOT YET.TRY TO GET TOO EXCITEDABOUT IT BECAUSE I JUST TALKEDTO BOTH OF YOU KNOW I JUSTHAVE A HARD TIME BELIEVINGIT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO HAPPENTOMORROW MORNING, I'LL BE LIKEOK ACTUALLY OPENING THE DOORSTO GET THE NEXT.IT'S NOT THAT CARRY LAW ORISN'T HAPPY THE BOWLING ALLEYSBACK OPEN, IT'S JUST THEBUSINESS PEOPLE OF NEVADACOUNTY LIKE SO MUCH OFCALIFORNIA FEELING A BIT BEATDOWN AFTER ALL THEY'VE BEENTHROUGH SINCE THE PANDEMICBEGAN ON THE FAA'S ANDEVACUATIONS ON THE POWEROUTAGES.

BUT COVID HAS REALLY.TAUGHT SO THERE IS A GUARDEDSENSE OF RELIEF THAT THECOUNTY HAS MOVED FROM THE REDTO THE LESS RESTRICTIVE ORANGEHERE OF COVID-19 GUIDELINESMORE PEOPLE WILL BE ALLOWEDINSIDE MOVIE THEATERS ANDRESTAURANTS TO NAME A FEW OFTHE CHANGES FOR LIKE TO SEE ITBASED ON SCIENCE.WE'RE NOT THE BAY AREA ORLOS ANGELES IT'S NICE TO BEABLE TO GO INSIDE AS AN OPTIONRIGHT WITH AIR CONDITIONING.THAT'S ACTUALLY PAY RENT FORIS THE INSIDE OF THE UNDER THEORANGE HERE, LINDA CLUFF CANNOW WELCOME GUESTS INSIDE HERLOU CASEY WINERY TASTING ROOMUP TO 25% CAPACITY IS IT GOINGMAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE NO, BUTIT WILL BE HELPFUL.AT THIS POINT WE'RE JUSTLIVING DAY TO DAY WAS STILLVERY RESTRICTED IN WHAT WE CANDO AND A LOT OF OUR CUSTOMERSARE VERY NERVOUS ABOUT IT, BUTKAREN LEE AND OWNER OF LOLAAND JACK GIFT SHOP HAS FATESHE AND MANY OTHER BUSINESSOWNERS WILL KEEP THEIR DOORSOPEN NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THELIGHTER COLORS OF THEIRCOUNTIES TIER STATUS BUT WITHA LITTLE HELP FROM THECOMMUNITY WE'VE BEEN VERYLUCKY THAT WE'VE HAD.GOOD STRONG SUPPORT FROMTHE COAL GROUP OF PEOPLE THATONE TUSSLE TO BE HERE STILL SOWE KEPT GOING.NOW I'VE NEVER HAD ANYFORMAL BOWLING TRAINING THATWILL BE VERY EVIDENT TOANYBODY WHO HAS.

ALL RIGHTWE'LL SEE IF I CAN GET A SPAREBUT HAVE SOME INFORMATION TOGIVE YOU IN THE MEANTIME THEYHAVE DONE A LOT HERE TO MAKEIT SAFE.

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AND YOU CANSEE THEY HAVE AXES MARKED OFFTHIS IS FOR LEAGUES IF YOU'RENOT WITH MEMBERS OF YOUR SAMEHOUSEHOLD TO KEEP PEOPLESAFELY SEPARATED AND THERE ISA LIST OF GUIDELINES THAT YOUCAN FOLLOW AND YOU COME INTOTHE BOWLING ALLEY JUST IN CASEIS ANY CONFUSION ABOUT THATAND REALLY BOWLING ALLEY HASNEVER BEEN IN BETTER SHAPEBECAUSE THEY USE THE TIME OFFTO.

POLISH EVERYTHING ANDRESURFACE A LOT OF IT SOEXTENSIVE REMODELING C.

GET USTHERE.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU,THANK YOU.

I WILL BE ABLE TOSLEEP TONIGHT AT PROSPERITYLANES.THIS IS A WARM SLEEPING.