Brothers Mondongueros:

With news from the Prospector’s Club that it is planning to reopen on a “limited basis” in November, the Dictator, in consultation with several members, has again considered the best course of action for Club de los Mondongueros. On one hand, we all miss the camaraderie of seeing one another, but on the other, our membership is, by definition, in the highest risk group for complications (including time in the ICU and even death) if infected with the COVID-19 virus.

In addition, Washoe County is not only designated nationally as a “hot spot” for new infections, the rate of new cases in Washoe County is surging ahead of all other counties in the state. The CDC is warning that the national increase in the rates of new infections, hospitalizations and deaths will continue for at least another two months, and now surpasses the previous records since the start of the pandemic. This also comes with the news that the international efforts to develop a vaccine have hit a variety of “snags” that will have the effect of delaying the reasonable time frame for availability of preventative measures, and an increasing incidence of complicating long-term physical problems for even those who have contracted and seemingly recovered from the virus.

As a result, the Dictator has determined the best – which is to say the safest – course of action for Mondongueros is to remain in “stand down mode” until the state of the virus in Nevada and Washoe County allows the physicians and scientists to recommend that groups such as ours may return to meeting without creating an undue risk to the members, to their families, and to the community-at-large.

We are all crossing our fingers and hoping that 2021 brings better news not only for Mondongueros, but also for nations and people worldwide.

Gary Edwards, Sr. – Dictator
Mark H Goodrich – Web Master