Laughlin grocery store closing

The only grocery store in Laughlin is closing after feeling the business effects of COVID-19.

GROCERIES.ITS ONLY SUPERMARKET IS ABOUTTO CLOSE ITS DOORS.13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER...ASTRID MENDEZ TELLS YOU WHAT'SGOING TO HAPPEN TO THE PEOPLEWHO SHOP THERE.AFTER MORE THAN 30 YEARS,ALDAPE WILL CLOSE ITS DOORS ANDEVEN THOUGH AUTHORITIES AREGIVING OTHER OPTIONS TO ITSCUSTOMERS, SOME OF THEM AREWORRIED ABOUT THEIR FUTURE.IT'S A LONG WALK FOR ORVAL ANDHIS SHOPPING CART.YESTERDAY HE BOUGHT 160 DOLLARSOF GROCERIES..TODAY, NOT THAT MUCH, EVEN WITHTHE BIG DISCOUNTS THE STOREHAS."ITS A SHAME THEY'RE GOING TOCLOSE IT DOWN TODAY AND ITS THEONLY THING, PEOPLE BUY THERE,WORK A LOT, MEAT ANDVEGETABLES".NAT SOUNDS CARTS FOR OTHERS,IT'S NOT ONLY THE FRESHPRODUCE, BUT ALSO AN EMOTIONALCONNECTION THEY'LL LOSE."I'M USED TO WALK IN THEREEVERYDAY.WHETHER I SHOP ACROSS THERIVER, WHETHER I SHOP ACROSSTHE RIVER I GO IN EVERYDAY TOSEE LINDA AND BOBY, SUE, MARIEAND MIKE AND ALL THE OTHERS.IS A LITTLE TOWN, WE KNOW EACHOTHER." ALDAPE IS CLOSING,AFTER FEELING THE EFFECTS OFCOVID-19 BUT ORVAL SAYS HEWILL HAVE TO MANAGE NOW."ITS LIFE, ONE PLACE CLOSESDOWN, ANOTHER ONE OPENS, YOUNEVER KNOW".BUT THE CLOSEST GROCERY STOREIS ACROSS THE RIVER ABOUT 13MILES AWAY.IN ARIZONA."STAY HOME AND STARVE?

PEOPLEHAVE TO EAT, OUR SENIORS TAKEMEDICINE, THEY HAVE TO HAVETHOSE.THOSE ARE ESSENTIAL" CLARKCOUNTY COMMISSIONER MICHAELNAFT SAYS THERE ARE A COUPLE OFOPTIONS FOR LAUGHLIN RESIDENTS.SILVER RIDER WILL NOW OFFER ABUS TRIPON SATURDAYS TO A SAFEWAY ANDWALMART IN BULLHEAD CITY,ARIZONA."BUSES THAT COULD NORMALLYACCOMMODATE 14 INDIVIDUALS ARENOW AT 5 PEOPLE TOTAL.THEY'RE DOING IT ON ARESERVATION POLICY TO KEEPPEOPLE SPACE DOWN" ALSO, THEREARE COUNTY PROGRAMS THAT COULDMAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THESEFAMILIES."A LOT OF THEM CAN TAKEADVANTAGE OF THE PROGRAMS THATCLARK COUNTY HAS HELPED FUNDEDFROM THREE SQUARE THROUGH THECOLORADO RIVER FOOD PANTRY, FORTHOSE EMERGENCY SERVICES.IF YOU NEED THEM, DON'T BEBASHFUL.TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSESERVICES"THE LONG TERM IS TO HAVEANOTHER GROCERY STORE TO SERVETHE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA, BUTIN THE MEANTIME, PEOPLE HERE INLAUGHLIN WILL HAVE TO USE OTHERMETHODS TO HAVE THE FOOD THEYNEED.AM 13 ACTION NEWS.RIGHT NOW..THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN "11-HUNDRED" CASES OF THE CORONA