December 26, 2020 | Vol. 1 Iss. 03
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LOOKING BACK:
TOP STORIES FOR 2020 By Becky Ginos | becky.g@davisjournal.com
COVID took over 2020 DAVIS COUNTY—Looking back on 2020 the pandemic overshadowed everything. From schools and businesses closing to masks and social distancing. Everyone hunkered down, working from home and only going out for essentials. Toilet paper flew off the shelves as did sanitizing wipes and other grocery items. Throw in an earthquake and a major wind storm and it was pretty much the craziest year ever. The first death from COVID-19 was in Davis County in March and the numbers climbed over the next few months throughout the state. Schools also closed in March, moving student learning online. Graduations, weddings and other major events were cancelled in an effort to stem the tide. As summer approached and case counts started to decline, restrictions loosened, businesses slowly reopened with limited capacity and people started to venture out in the “new normal.” The Davis School District cautiously made plans to reopen in the fall, making the announcement in July that students would return to class as usual. However, just a few weeks later, the district modified that plan to a hybrid schedule of two days of in-person learning with the other three days remote. Many parents were divided over the decision with both sides holding protests at school board meetings and making passionate pleas for their positions. School started in August on the hybrid schedule but Singer Alex Boye performs for frontline workers at Lakeview Hospital. Boye entertained the crowd to bring some joy during the pandemic Continued page 7 Photo Roger V. Tuttle
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Stuff the truck
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Children learn about service
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Perfect hoops week