-April 3,2020-
NAS Lemoore sailors on virus plagued ship
From Hanford Sentinel
“Nearly 3,000 sailors aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier where the coronavirus has spread will be taken off the ship by Friday, Navy officials said Wednesday as they struggle to quarantine crew members in the face of an outbreak.
There are approximately 760 NAS Lemoore-based sailors aboard the Theodore Roosevelt, according to Commander Ron Flanders, Public Affairs Officer for U.S. Naval Air Forces.
So far, fewer than 100 of the nearly 5,000 sailors assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt, now docked in Guam, have tested positive for the virus, but the Navy is moving sailors into various facilities and probably will begin using hotel rooms in the coming days. Navy leaders are talking with government officials in the U.S. territory to identify rooms for the crew members.”
News reports
“Also the U.S. Navy captain who wrote an anguished and widely publicized letter this week to his superiors about a coronavirus outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, which he commanded, has now been relieved of that command.
“I lost confidence in his ability,” acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly said of Capt. Brett Crozier while briefing reporters late Thursday at the Defense Department on the commander’s dismissal.”
Big snow event April 4-6
The Sierra is looking at one to two feet of snow this weekend. Here is a NWS map
Tulare to get Under Amour outlet store
Tulare Outlets will get a new retailer in coming months.Under Amour sports store will occupy a 8000sf space formerly occupied by Dress Barn.
The store concept started in 1996 when Under Armour CEO and founder Kevin Plank created the original performance T-shirt that wicked sweat and regulated body temperature to make athletes cooler, drier, lighter, and better. Since that first T-shirt, Under Armour has grown into the most innovative brand in all of sports with gear for men, women, and youth.
O”Reilly Auto Parts coming to Tulare
Tulare planning department says permits were pulled to construct an O’Reilly Auto on the northwest corner of San Joaquin Avenue and ‘J’ Street.The store is a $2.3 million project of around 8,000sf.
Grocer sales surge
Same-store sales at Kroger supermarkets who operate Ralph’s surged 30% in March as many shoppers stockpiled supplies to hunker down at home and stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The demand was broad-based across grocery and fresh departments, both in physical retail stores and digital channels, according to The Kroger Co., which provided a business update in a Form 10-K filing on April 1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.