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Vol. 76 No. 20
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This Week
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Tables are set for dine-in service BY TOM SCANLON
Glendale Star Managing Editor
NEWS..............9 Rep. Lesko catches a flight on Air Force One
BUSINESS .... 16 Hospital CEO shares tips for businesses reopening
OPINION..................... 14 BUSINESS.................. 16 FEATURES.................. 18 RELIGION ................... 20 YOUTH........................ 22 CLASSIFIEDS ............. 24
May 14, 2020
On May 11, many around Glendale for the first time in two months heard this: “Please follow me to your table.” Gov. Doug Ducey banned eating in restaurants in mid-March, though takeout and delivery was permitted. Last week, Ducey announced people could begin eating in restaurants again May 11 — though with a number of restaurant safety restrictions including limited seating for spacing. Many restaurants, like Urban Margarita in north Glendale, are modifying dining rooms to provide 6 feet of separation between tables. At Westgate Entertainment District, Bar Louie, Fat Tuesday, McFadden’s, Salt Tacos y Tequila and other restaurants started seating customers May 11. This week, the Desert Rose Pizza and
Gastropub was able to reopen—but just barely. After previously operating the Gaslight Inn, Teresa Outzen and her partner, Peter Gliniak, have owned Desert Rose Pizza and Gastropub for four years. Urban Margarita and other The Desert Rose Glendale restaurants preto reopen their dining was able to keep go- pare rooms this week—with exing only through the tra sanitization and other assistance of the na- safety measures. (Photos tional Paycheck Pro- courtesy Urban Margarita) tection Program (PPP), a loan-forgiveness program designed to keep employers from SEE DINE-IN PAGE 4
Seven die of COVID-19 at Glencroft BY TOM SCANLON
Glendale Star Managing Editor
In Maricopa County, of the 248 coronavirus-related deaths during the pandemic, 175 —70% — were residents of long-term facilities, according to the Maricopa County Department of Health. While other facilities have not shared information on deaths, Glencroft Center for Modern Aging in Glendale announced 38 residents tested positive for COVID-19 and seven residents died from complications from the disease, according to Millie
Oakeson, vice president of corporate marketing for the facility. “Glencroft has 1,600 people working and living on its campus. The seven deaths have come from Providence Place, a Medicare-certified skilled nursing facility at Glencroft,” Oakeson said. She said none of the 600 residents in Glencroft’s independent living residences have tested positive. “All of the residents who have died from the virus had chronic illnesses or a terminal disease which contributed to their passing,”
Oakeson said, adding 31 employees tested positive for COVID-19. “Glencroft has been in Glendale for well over 50 years, they’re very respectable — a great nonprofit that does fabulous work,” Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers said. “It’s a shame this is happening but it’s happening at nursing facilities all over the United States.” According to Oakeson, “Glencroft has been able to test 532 residents and 329 employees. Test results indicate that 31 employees have tested positive for COVID-19 and 15 emSEE GLENCROFT PAGE 3
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