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6 IDAHO FALLS MAGAZINE JUNE 2020 By Emily FitzPatrick Taking Off the Mask Publisher Jason Harris Editor Emily FitzPatrick Editorial Consultant Steve Smede Advertising Chris Sheetz GENERAL MANAGER Kevin Malcom ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Secretary Magdalene Mercado Production Janet Chase Jim Donovan Creative Director Dallas McCary Circulation / IT Dept. Chuck Harris Newsstand Sales & Distribution ProCirc Retail Solutions Group Contributing Writers Kris Millgate Steve Smede Susan Stucki Gregg Losinski Jessica Hallam Principal Photographer Steve Smede Intern Seth Harper Harris Publishing, Inc. Jason Harris—PRESIDENT Chuck Harris—VICE PRESIDENT Ryan Harris—VICE PRESIDENT Steve Janes—VICE PRESIDENT Greg Larsen—VICE PRESIDENT Janet Chase—SECRETARY Clayton Ward—TREASURER Members of Better Business Bureau of Eastern Idaho Blackfoot Area Chamber of Commerce Community Magazine Network Greater Idaho Falls Chamber of Commerce Kiwanis Club Museum of Idaho Rexburg Area Chamber of Commerce Yellowstone Teton Territory Idaho Falls Magazine is published 12 times per year. ©2020 Harris Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or part without permission is prohibited. Back issues are available at $5 per copy. Quantities are limited. Freelance and photography submissions should be addressed to editor with self-addressed stamped envelope. Queries preferred via email to emily@ harrispublishing.com. Unsolicited manuscripts are discouraged. Please visit www.harrispublishing.com /idaho-falls for more information. Publisher not responsible for content of material submitted or advertising claims. Printed in Idaho Falls, ID by Falls Printing, LLC. Mailed under a third-class mailing permit at Idaho Falls, Idaho and at additional mailing offices. CORPORATE OFFICES 360 B Street, Idaho Falls, ID 83402 (208) 524-7000 Fax (208) 522-5241 www.harrispublishing.com Founded by Darryl W. Harris Area Magazines Published Idaho Falls Magazine Idaho Falls Area Visitor Guide Idaho Falls Area City Map Idaho Falls Parks & Recreation Guide Eastern Idaho State Fair Guide Destination Idaho Falls To Subscribe: (208) 542-2217 idahofallsmagazine.com Pick up a copy of Idaho Falls Magazine at Barnes & Noble, 2300 E 17th St., Eastern Idaho Visitors Information Center, 355 River Pkwy., or at Harris Publishing, 360 B St. EDITOR'S NOTE STEVE SMEDE PHOTO Conflict brings out the worst and the best of human beings. As your resource for good news in eastern Idaho, we like to focus on the best. During COVID-19, people have come out of the woodwork to offer a variety of services from hand-making masks to donating food to the local food bank to reaching out and taking care of their elderly neighbors. Although one never wishes for a global pandemic, it has been heartening to watch families draw close together as they are forced to stay at home together for days to weeks on end. With normal group activities restricted, families have gotten increas- ingly creative with the ways in which they choose to spend their time. Some have started to check certain hikes off their bucket lists while others have joined their chil- dren as guest stars on TikTok (an app that allows people to post short videos for the entire world to enjoy, not unlike YouTube). Videos have even surfaced of loved ones driving by the homes of friends with birthdays or holding signs outside nursing homes to demonstrate their love. Parents have taken on dual roles of teachers and caregivers, workers and do-gooders, with startling grace. As someone who has no little ones in my home (unless you count a puppy), I admire caregivers adjusting to a new environment. In April, CDC guidelines were updated to rec- ommend that everyone wear masks when in pub- lic places. Many took this as well as social distance guidelines in stride, adjusting their livelihoods to better serve the public and keep each other safe. This month's special section is dedicated to our Family Fun Guide. At the magazine, we prepare content for print months before it hits shelves, so there's no telling how the articles we've dedicated our time to will age. We consider the majority of the content we create at Idaho Falls Magazine to be timeless, but recent events have changed what qualifies to fit under that label. Whether or not the events and activities we've included in this issue will come to fruition is something we're unable to predict, but I can tell you that one day soon we will be able to take off our masks. IF

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