The organizer of Napaâs Sounds of Christmas Brass has called off the annual holiday performance for the first time since its founding nearly half a century ago, following a new shutdown order in the wake of a worsening coronavirus surge.
Peter Altamura announced the cancellation of the brass concert, which was to have taken place Sunday afternoon outside the Raleyâs supermarket on Soscol Avenue, in an email Saturday night to members of the Napa Valley Brass Society. The performances have taken place at various Napa venues since 1974.
âWith the state implementation of the Regional Stay Home Order for all Bay Area counties (Friday), this closes indoor and outdoor private gatherings of any size,â wrote Altamura, who has performed in or conducted every Sounds of Christmas Brass concert since it debuted at the then-new Dwight Murray Plaza downtown.
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Humboldt County Public Health confirmed 13 new COVID-19 cases today, the lowest daily tally in a month, and for the first time in five days reported no COVID-related deaths. The county confirmed 156 new cases this week, bringing December s tally to 490, which already far surpasses November s then record total of 327 as a local, state and national surge continues. The week also saw Public Health announce five COVID-related deaths, all of residents at Granada Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. While it s now been 10 months since Humboldt County confirmed its first COVID-19 case, 35 percent of local cases, 23 percent of hospitalizations and 40 percent of deaths have come over the past 18 days.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health on Friday confirmed 96 new deaths and 16,504 new cases of COVID-19 countywide and once again confirmed the highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations reported in a day with 5,100 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and four additional MIS-C cases in children. In addition, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital reported its 57th death.
Since Monday, L.A. County has reported more than 71,000 new COVID-19 cases; an acceleration of cases never seen before in our community.
As case numbers continue to surge, the total number of individuals who will become seriously ill or pass away will also increase.
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Alexis Autenrieth, a chef who makes juices, recorded the Dec. 2 incident on Instagram. She confronts a Trader Joe’s manager who is seen politely refusing her service, citing Autenrieth’s “behavior” the previous day. Advertisement Hide
In the four-minute-long video, which went viral on Reddit Wednesday and earned Autenrieth “Karen” status, Autenrieth is waiting in line before calling out to employees at the cash register about why she is not being tended to.
She announces that she’s in line about three times, while two cashiers ignore her and go about their business.
“Excuse me, you’ve seen me here several times before I’m trying buy groceries for my family,” Autenrieth says.
Safer-at-Home Order expires on January 22, 2021 at 5 p.m. Under the Safer-at-Home Order, businesses are no longer required
to limit the number of customers inside of their establishments.
Under the Order and effective November 8:
Entertainment venues such as bowling
alleys, arcades, concert venues, theaters, auditoriums, tourist
attractions, racetracks and casinos may operate but are subject to
social distancing, facial coverings and sanitation guidelines.
(Entertainment venue does not include night clubs.)
Athletic facilities such as fitness
centers and commercial gyms, spas and yoga, barre and
spin facilities may operate but are subject to social distancing,
facial coverings and sanitation rules and guidelines.