Wednesday, July 08, 2020

F.Y.I. West Yellowstone

A PUBLIC SERVICE NOTE
Rumors
gossip
PROTECT YOURSELF AND OTHERS
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.. Our neighborhood front-line workers are a courageous lot.
.. Servers, clerks, information officers, grocery store stockers, deli workers, police officers, paramedics, park employees, etc. are exposed and wide open to covid-19 infection.
.. At latest count we, our village, has at least TWELVE COVID-19 CASES. These are folks from grocery stores, bars, gas stations, convenience stores, hotels and restaurants. A couple of them have been hospitalized, (rumor.)
.. This information has surfaced among our neighbors in their personal conversations around town. There is no "official" way to verify this number.
.. This number of cases has erupted during the last two weeks. It coincides with the influx of visitors: most not wearing face masks.
.. There is a dearth of information and an honest fear among our neighbors who serve the public. Merchants are loath to discuss this with customers or, even the neighbors.
.. We implore you to wear a mask and avoid close contact with folks wandering around our village. We also warn you that our little village is in Galllatin County, the county with the highest number of covid-19 cases in the state of Montana. We are also among those most rapidly growing places for the infection of the virus.
-- With the realization that covid-19 may be an air-born infection it behooves all of us to be safe, careful and considerate. Our front line workers are doing their best to be cordial, accommodating, and helpful. Please give them the courtesy and consideration of protecting them from infection.
.. We are scared shitless!
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