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Hi and hello! Cassie here with your daily newsletter. Did you know that what we know today as bananas aren't exactly bananas? The Gros Michel, the dominant banana of the 19th century, was swept out by a strain of Panama disease in the 1950s. The disease, also known as banana wilt, was brought on by the spread of a sil-inhabiting fungus.
The Gros Michel was considered far tastier and less susceptible to bruising than today's Cavendish, a plantain as our Circulation Coordinator Callie Hale pointed out to me the other day. Banana farmers had turned to the Cavendish as a solution that proved resistant to the disease, but now today's "banana" is facing the same fate as the former fruit.
Dr. Joseph Adragna named Citizen of the Year: Adragna was one of 11 honorees during Friday evening's Citizens of Distinction event. The event honored men and women in the community who impacted and led Montrose through the pandemic.
The CDPHE answered some questions: Brian Spencer, the CDPHE Joint Information Center spokesperson, confirmed 28 delta variant cases and just over 4,000 cases in total in Montrose County as of last Wednesday. Citizen of the Year Dr. Joe Adragna noted in his acceptance speech that while we're better off than many other places, we likely have closer to 12,000 cases in total due to people who don't report.
Spencer also outlined the safety of the vaccine and offered an up-to-date snapshot for Montrose County in COVID data.
What are your COVID questions?: Do you have any burning questions you want answered by public officials, the school district, the hospitals, etc? Send your questions to me (Cassie Knust) at cassiek@montrosepress.com or on my post on NABUR.
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