Patrons Head to Bars in IA after Re-Opening

How people feel about bars re-opening in Iowa.

OPENED BACK UP TOPATRONS, AS LONG ASTHEY STILLFOLLOWED CERTAINDIRECTED HEALTHMEASURES.WITH NEBRASKADOING SIMILARMEASURES NEXTWEEK, REPORTERPHIL BERGMAN WENTTO SEE HOW PATRONSAND BAR MANAGERSFEEL ABOUT THESEREOPENINGS.ON A GORGEOUSFRIDAY EVENING LIKETONIGHT A LOT OFPEOPLE IN COUNCILBLUFFS ARE HEADINGTO AN OUTDOORPATIO TO GRAB ACOLD ONE TO STARTTHEIR WEEKEND.I DECIDED TO COMEDOWN AND TALK TOTHE PATRONS ABOUTWHAT IT'S LIKE TOGRAB A DRINK AGAINHERE IN IOWA14.24.45 ON ST.PATRICK'S DAY WEWERE OUT ATBARLEY'S BAR ANDGRILL WHEN THEYGOT THE NEWS BARSWOULD BE SHUTTINGDOWN DURING THEPANDEMIC.I THINK EVERYBODYWAS WELL AWARETHERE WILL NOT BEMUCH GOING ON BUTSTILL IT ROCKED ME.FAST FORWARD TWOAND A HALF MONTHSAND THE OUTDOORPATIO IS BUSTLINGWITH PATRONS.JUST TO MEET UPAGAIN BUT BEDISTANCED IS A GOODTHING TO SEE AFAMILIAR FACE IN AFAMILIAR SPOT.14.10.09 JESSIESTOFFEL AND NIKKICLAUSEN HAVEN'TSEEN EACH OTHERSINCE MARCH.WE HAVE LITTLE KIDSSO WE'RE NOT ON THEBAR SCENE ANY MORESO THIS HAS BEENNICE TO GET OUT.14.08.55 ACROSS THESTREET AT CADDY'SKITCHEN ANDCOCKTAILS THE STAFFIS DOING WHAT THEYCAN TO KEEP GUESTSSAFE.IT WASN'T THE SAME.IT IS NICE TO TALK TOPEOPLE, SIT AT THEBAR AND INTERACTWITH PEOPLE.13.34.25 THE BIGGESTISSUE BARS AREFACINGIS HOW TOSERVE DRINKS WHILEKEEPING SIX FEET OFSEPARATIONSHAYEWYNN, CADDY'SGENERAL MANAGERSAYS THIS HAS BEENTOUGH.WHEN THEY'RESITTING ACROSS THEBAR I'M ALREADY SIXFEET APART.IT'S DIFFICULT TOSERVE A TABLE SIXFEET APART.13.35.50 IT IS TOUGHBUT WE'RE DOING THEBEST WE CAN.13.36.02 BARS INNEBRASKA WILL OPENBACK UP MONDAYTHEPATRONS I TALKED TOSAID IT WAS NICE TOBE BACK AT THE BAR.IT DOES FEEL GOOD, ITHINK IT'S GOING TOBE A NEW NORMAL.14.09.32 IT'S A NEWNORMAL BUT IT'S ALITTLE CLOSER TOTHE NORMAL WEUSED TOHAVE.14.10.15REPORTING INCOUNCIL BLUFFS, PHILBERGMAN, 3 NEWSNOW.FOR THOSECUSTOMERS IN IOWAWHO STILL AREN'TCOMFORTABLE GOINGBACK TO THE BARS,CADDY'S GENERALMANAGER SAYS THESTATE IS STILLALLOWING COCKTAILSTO GO AND THEYREMAIN POPULAR FORTAKEOUTS.WE KN