During the shutdown, a nightly tradition started around the Magic City, when residents would head outside at 8pm to howl in support of our healthcare workers,
That s why Billings Mayor Bill Cole is proclaiming Friday, March 12, as COVID-19 Remembrance Day.
Mayor Cole announced the proclamation in hopes of encouraging residents to reflect on the past year, remember the sacrifices fellow community members have made and to continue to support and protect one another as we, hopefully, enter the final chapter of the pandemic in our community. Every citizen of Billings has been severely impacted since the first case of COVID-19 in the county on March 12, 2020, as together we have dealt valiantly with the death of loved ones, sickness, uncertainty, social isolation, economic upheaval, unemployment and other challenges of every kind and scale, Cole wrote.