INSIDE...page 10 Find out who’s open: WORDS TO LIVE BY... Check our list of area shows, attractions, and more. “There is no better exercise for the heart than reaching down and lifting people up.” John Holmes, cartoonist Highs: Near 80. Lows: 60s WEATHER...page 12 Your source for local news and entertainment May 22-23, 2020 • Vol. 1, Issue 88 BRANSON IS OPEN! ‘Welcome back! We missed you!’ Staff Reports That’s the message springing up all over Branson on billboards and signs greeting Memorial Day Weekend tourists. Families are starting to flock to Branson. Most are weary with cabin fever and said they’re eager to get out of the house for a holiday, albeit one with Social Distancing and a new reality of safety precautions from the Covid-19 pandemic situation. “We needed a break, the kids needed a break,” said Quannah Roush, who together with SEE WELCOME BACK, PAGE 2
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