Wise Quill expands online business during pandemic

Wise Quill originally offered consultations and classes to those who are experiencing trouble with writing, but with schools closing, they are now expanding their online services to include writing prompts for teachers and students.

MOUNTAINSTHROUGH THEWEEKEND COMINGUP IN A FEW MINUTES.AS THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDERCONTINUES..

BOISEPARKS AND RECDEPARMENT HASCLOSED SEVERALRECREATIONAMENITIES..EVEN PUTTING AFENCE AROUNDRHODES SKATE PARKJUST YESTERDAY.WHILE BOISETHRIVES ON BEINGAN ACTIVECOMMUNITY... SIX ONYOUR SIDE'S STEVEDENT SHARES AREMINDER ON WHYPEOPLE NEED TOCONTINUE TOPRACTICE SOCIALDISTANCINGPROTOCOLS.FOR THE MOST PARTPEOPLE IN BOISEHAVE BEEN DOING AGOOD JOB WHEN ITCOMES ENJOYINGTHE WEATHER WHILEAT THE SAME TIMEMAINTAINING SOCIALDISTANCINGPROTOCOLS TOSLOW THE SPREADOF COVID-19."I WOULD SAY WE AREPROBABLY SEEING 80TO 90 PERCENT THEUSERS OF OUR PARKFACILITIES AND OURGREENBELT AREREALLY TO ADHERINGTO THAT PHYSICALDISTANCING."MAYOR MCLEAN HASENCOURAGEDRESIDENTS TOEXERCISEOUTDOORS AND THEBOISE PARKS & RECLAUNCHED ANAMBASSADORPROGRAM ONWEDNESDAY."WE ARE NOT OUTTHERE TO PATROLWE ARE NOT OUTTHERE TO ENFORCEANY RULES WE AREOUT THERE TOEDUCATE ANDPROVIDE THATAMBASSADORRELATIONSHIP."BOISE PARKS ANDREC HAS CLOSEDSEVERAL OF THEIRAMENITIES FROM THEBIKE SKILLS PARK TOTHE WHITEWATERPARK AND RHODESSKATE PARK."WE CLOSED THESKATE PARK TWOWEEKS AGO AND WESTILL MANAGED TOGET A NUMBER OFSKATERS IN THEREEVERYDAY."THAT FORCED THECITY TO PUT A FENCEAROUND THERHODES AND DOUGHOLLOWAY TOLD MEWHILE MOUNTAINBIKERS HAVE DONE AGOOD JOBCOOPERATING WITHTHE CLOSURE OFTHE BIKE PARK THEPUMP TRACK HASBEEN A DIFFERENTSTORY."WE HAVE HAD SOMEISSUES WITH THEPUBLIC CONTINUINGTO UTILIZE THE PUMPTRACK EVEN THOUGHTHE PARK IS CLOSEDWE WILL CONTINUETO EVALUATE THAT."I GET IT I THINK WE'REALL GETTING A LITTLERESTLESS AND WEHAVE SUCHINCREDIBLERESOURCES IN BOISEBUT WE NEED TOFOLLOW THE RULESAND MAINTAIN SOCIALDISTANCING SO WECAN CONTINUE TOENJOY THEAMENITIES THATREMAIN OPEN LIKETHE GREENBELT ANDTHE RIDGE TO RIVERSTRAIL SYSTEM."WE WANT OURCITIZENS TOCONTINUE TO ENJOYALL OUR PARKSTHE GREENBELT ANDOUR TRAIL SYSTEMBUT WE CONTINUETO ASK THAT YOUEXERCISE THAT SAFEPHYSICALDISTANCING."STEVE DENT SIX ONYOUR SIDE.WE HAVE A LINK ONOUR WEBSITE--SIXON YOUR SIDE DOTCOM--TO SHOW YOUWHICH AMENITIESTHE PARKS AND RECDEPARTMENT HASOPEN AND WHICHONES ARE CLOSEDBECAUSE OF THECORONAVIRUS.STILL AHEAD ON SIXON YOUR SIDE...YELLOWSTONENATIONAL PARKKEEPS THEIR GATESCLOSED... WITH AMAJOR QUESTIONMARK ON WHENTHEY'LL REOPEN.ADLIBSWEATHER TEASE"ON YOUR SIDEFORECAST"HERE IS A LOOK ATTHE WEATHER WEARE EXPERIENCINGIN THE VALLEY...ACROSS THE STATEAND AROUND THENORTHWEST.THE SATELLITEPICTURE SHOWSHOW THE CLOUDSAND STORMS AREMOVING ACROSS THEREGION.THIS IS MY ON YOURSIDE FORECAST FORTOMORROW FOR FORMUCH OF SOUTHERNAND CENTRAL IDAHOSHOWING THE SKYCONDITION I EXPECTAS WELL AS THE HIGHAND LOWTEMPERATURES.MY EXTENDEDFORECAST SHOWSTHOSE SAME SKYAND TEMPERATURECONDITIONS FOR THENEXT WEEK.THESUPERINTENDENT OFYELLOWSTONENATIONAL PARK SAYSIT LIKELY WON'TREOPEN UNTIL MAYOR LATER, DELAYINGTHE START OF ITSTRADITIONALSUMMER SEASONFOR MILLIONS OFTOURISTS BECAUSEOF THECORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK.YELLOWSTONE ANDGRAND TETONNATIONAL PARK HAVEBEEN CLOSED SINCEMARCH 24 BECAUSEOF THE VIRUS.THE PARKS CLOSEDWHILE THEY WEREMOSTLYINACCESSIBLEBECAUSE OFLINGERING SNOW.THE VIRUS HASCOMPLICATED THEUSUAL PATTERN OFREOPENINGGATES...VISITORCENTERS...STORES...RESTAURANTS ANDLODGES BETWEENAPRIL AND EARLYJUNE.YELLOWSTONESUPERINTENDENTCAM SHOLLY SAID HEINTENDS TO LISTENTO HEALTH OFFICERSAND ELECTEDOFFICIALS INDECIDING WHEN TOREOPEN.LOCAL TEACHERSREMIND THEIRSTUDENTS JUST HOWMISSED THEY ARE...WITH VIDEOMESSAGES."YOU'RE WATCHING 6ON YOUR SIDE AT5:30."AS SCHOOLSACROSS THE U-SSWITCH TO ONLINELEARNING... TRADESCHOOLS..

WHICHOFFER STUDENTSHANDS-ONEXPERIENCE INVARIOUS SKILLS...AREHAVING A HARDERTIME OFFERING ASEAMLESSEXPERIENCE FORSTUDENTS.AT DENNISTECHNICALEDUCATION CENTERSTUDENTS STUDYINGTHE AUTOMOTIVE...DIESEL... ANDCONSTRUCTIONTRADES ARE UNABLETO PRACTICE THEIRFINE MOTOR SKILLSUNDER THEWATCHFUL EYE OFTHEIR TEACHER.THIRD YEARSTUDENTS ARE ALSODEALING WITH THELOSS OFINTERNSHIPS ANDAPPRENTICESHIPOPPORTUNITIES."ULTIMATELY, IT CAMEDOWN TO SAFETYFIRST.

WE WANTEDOUR STUDENTS TOBE SAFE, SO WEPULLED BACK OURINTERNS ANDAPPRENTICESTUDENTS- PULLEDTHEM BACK OUT ANDASK THAT WE NOTENGAGE IN THOSEWITH OUR INDUSTRYPARTNERS FORNOW."SUNDAY NIGHT ON 6ON YOUR SIDE,FRANKIE KATAFIASSHARES MOREABOUT THE IMPACTCOVID-19 IS HAVINGON THE SCHOOL ANDITS STUDENTS'GRADUATION ANDCERTIFICATIONTRAJECTORIES.TEACHERS IN THEMINIDOKA SCHOOLDISTRICT ARESENDING THEIRSTUDENTS AMESSAGE OF LOVEAND POSITIVITY...ALL TAKING PART INTHE "MINIDOKAMINUTE."DURING THE VIDEO...EACH TEACHERTAKES THE TIME TOSAY ONE THING THEYMISS ABOUT THEIRSTUDENTS... NOWTHAT EVERYONE ISTEACHING ANDLEARNING FROMHOME.THE DISTRICT SAYSIT'S A WAY FORTEACHERS TOCONTINUECONNECTING WITHTHEIR STUDENTS IN AVIRTUAL SETTING...AND TO MAKE THETRANSITION TOONLINE LEARNING ALITTLE EASIER."THEY SPEND A LOTOF TIME TOGETHER,AND TO ALL OF ASUDDEN NOT BE ABLETO GO AND SEE THEMEVERY DAY FORHOURS, IT'S A BIGCHANGE FORTEACHERS ANDSTUDENTS ANDPARENTS."SOME OF THETHINGS THETEACHERS MISSMOST?THE SMILES OFTHEIR STUDENTS...AND ANSWERINGQUESTIONS.THE DISTRICT SAYSTHEY'LL BE PUTTINGOUT A NEW MINIDOKAMINUTE EVERYFRIDAY ON THEIRFACEBOOK PAGE.IF YOU'D LIKE TOCHECK IT OUT, WE'LLHAVE A LINK FOR YOUON OUR WEBSITE...JUST HEAD TO SIX ONYOUR SIDE DOT COM.IDAHO MAKERS FOREQUITY... A STEMACTION CENTER ISSHIFTING THEIREFFORTS TO HELPHEALTCHAREWORKERS...LAUNCHING ANINITIATIVE CALLEDIDAHO MAKERSUNITE.THE INITIATIVECONNECTS IDAHOMAKERS OFPERSONALPROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT WITHHEALTH CAREWORKERS AND ATRISK PEOPLE IN NEEDOF P-P-E.THE MAKERS AREUSING THEIR OWNEQUIPMENT TO 3-DPRINT FACESHIELDS... SEWMASKS AND CREATEOTHER PROTECTIVEEQUIPMENT TO GIVETO THOSE IN NEED.THE INITIATIVE'S MAINGOAL IS TO SAVELIVES.SINCE LASTWEEK...14 DIFFERENTFACILITIES HAVEREQUESTEDEQUIPMENT FROMTHE MAKERS... ANDTHAT NUMBER ISONLY GROWING."TO SEE HOSPICENURSES THAT ARERECEIVING 200 FACESHIELDS, SO THATTHEY FEEL SAFEWHEN THEY GO INAND INTERACT WITHTHEIR PATIENTS INHOSPICE CARE,THOSE ARE THE KINDOF STORIES THATARE JUST SOPHENOMENAL TO MEWHEN WE HAVE MADETHESE REALLYIMPORTANTCONNECTIONS.

ANDAT THE END OF THEDAY THE GOAL IS TOSAVE LIVES.

STEMSAVES LIVES."IDAHO MAKERSUNITE ISDESPERATELYLOOKING FORANYONE TO HELPFULFILL THEIR LARGENUMBER OF SEWNMASK REQUESTS.IF YOU OR ANYONEYOU KNOW ISWANTING TO HELPPLEASE VISIT OURWEBSITE AT SIX ONYOUR SIDE DOT COM.IN TONIGHTS WE'REOPEN...WISE QUILLCONNECTS KIDSWITH A WAY TOEXERCISE THEIRMINDS DURING THEIRTIME AT HOME... WITHWRITING.WITH SCHOOLSSWITCHING TOREMOTELEARNING...OWNERJAIMEE DUKE ISEXPANDING HERBUSINESS.WISE QUILL IS ANONLINE WRITINGCONSULTINGCOMPANY THATHELPS WRITERSBREAKTHROUGH ANYBARRIERS ORLIMITATIONS THEYMIGHT HAVE.THEY NOW OFFERDAILY WRITINGPROMPTS ONLINEFOR TEACHERS ANDSTUDENTS.THE PROMPTS AREMEANT TO GET KIDSTHINKING AND USINGTHEIR IMAGINATION.

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