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September 13, 2001 BY JIM THOMAS And life must and will go on. Amidst the terrorist attack on New York City and Washington, D.C., on Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, life here goes on. Or at least put on hold. The Dolores and Dolores County varsity and junior varsity volleyball games were postponed. The two teams were scheduled to open Class AA San Juan Basin League play that evening but that game was postponed to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 12. Certainly a big topic of conversion, life still goes on. In fact, Americans were urged by government officials to carry on about their normal lives as best they can. It’s an incredible tragedy, especially with the great loss of life in the World Trade Center Buildings collapse from two hijacked planes hitting the building, and it will take a long time to sort out. But officials are urging daily lives to go on. The Colorado High School Athletic Association officials were leaving it up to each school district on whether or not to conduct interscholastic activities as scheduled. "It is not appropriate for us to dictate to local schools and school districts how they should respond to the events of this week. Our membership knows how their communities will want them to respond and this needs to be in line with that community need," CHSAA commissioner Bob Ottewill was quoted in a news release from the organization. Although Montezuma-Cortez High School had no games scheduled on Tuesday, practices for all the fall sports programs did go on. However, Dolores and Mancos canceled all practice sessions in wake of the disaster. Dolores County was still holding a football practice but the volleyball team decided not to hold a workout. All the area middle schools canceled practices. At Fort Lewis College in Durango, the volleyball game against Adams State College was postponed. They had already teed off for the annual Cortez Women’s Golf Association Club Championship on Tuesday morning, when news had reached the area. The evening group still teed off as scheduled for their first-round play on Tuesday. The 36-hole tournament was to be completed Wednesday evening with the evening group completing play. The only way for the healing to begin is to go on with regularly scheduled activities. |
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