SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) Local churches in New Mexico have said services on Ash Wednesday will be altered in an effort to reduce further spread of the coronavirus. Instead of priests applying ashes to foreheads in the shape of a cross, ashes will be sprinkled atop parishioners' heads to avoid person-to-person contact or distributed in individual containers to allow people to apply the ashes themselves, The Santa Fe New Mexican reported. The.
Martinez: As athletes wait, how are other states handling prep hoops?
High school sports
Published: January 5, 2021, 7:28pm
Share: For high school basketball players in Clark County, the waiting is the hardest part. It remains uncertain when Washington will allow games, which are happening in other states. (Roberto Rodriguez/for The Columbian)
Tom Petty once sang “The waiting is the hardest part.”
High school athletes in Washington are learning that the hard way.
It seems that every time the executive board of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association meets, the end result is more waiting.
The board met on Dec. 15 and decided to wait three weeks before making decisions on resuming high school sports, hoping the additional time would provide better clarity on how to proceed.