Photos of the week

Robert Scott, right, owner of Clock Repair and Restoration, and his employee, Alex Krebs, work on the movement mechanism that basically runs the La Plata County Courthouse clock on Tuesday, on Oct. 3. The clock stopped working this summer. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Construction of the new Santa Rita Water Reclamation Facility at Santa Rita Park now occupies most of the park’s field. “We expected this to happen from the start of the project, that the contractor had the option of using the area,” said Parks and Recreation Director Cathy Metz. “We are now in the process of hiring a consulting team to come up with a new design of the park that will include community input.” Construction of the wastewater-treatment plant is expected to be completed in 2019. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Dene Kay Thomas, president of Fort Lewis College, has watched the school go through many changes during her eight-year tenure. She has worked to ensure that Native American students can continue to attend the college tuition-free, a benefit that stems from a contract struck more than a century ago between the state and the federal government. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

About 100 Fort Lewis College students and faculty members gather for a moment of silence and a vigil for the Las Vegas shooting victims and survivors on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the campus clocktower. Names of those who died were attached to flowers, handed out and read aloud before the flowers were placed under a tree. The event was sponsored by the FLC Department of Sociology and Human Services. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Alvin Harvey, a Fort Lewis College student, along with about a 100 other students and faculty members gathered for a vigil for the Las Vegas shooting victims and survivors on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the campus clocktower. Names of those who died were attached to flowers, handed out and read aloud before the flowers were placed under a tree. The event was sponsored by the FLC Department of Sociology and Human Services. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

About 100 Fort Lewis College students and faculty members gather for a moment of silence and a vigil for the Las Vegas shooting victims and survivors on Wednesday, Oct. 4, at the campus clocktower. Names of those who died were attached to flowers, handed out and read aloud before the flowers were placed under a tree. The event was sponsored by the FLC Department of Sociology and Human Services. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Fall colors and warm weather drew cyclists and walkers to the Animas River Trail on Thursday, Oct. 5. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Ivan Camis cuts Jerry Peters’ hair Thursday, Oct. 5, during the annual Southwest Colorado Stand Down for Veterans at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Veterans had access to counseling, a free meal, acupuncture and other services during the event sponsored by the Disabled American Veterans and the Department of Veterans Affairs in partnership with local organizations and businesses. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Cowgirl poet Marleen Bussma of Dammeron Valley, Utah, recites a story to Durango Big Picture High School ninth-graders on Friday, Oct. 6. Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering performers visited local schools as part of the 29th annual gathering Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Ballet Folklorico de Durango salsas down Main Avenue during the Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering Parade on Saturday, Oct. 7. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

The Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering Parade reflected in a window on Saturday, Oct. 7. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Participants in the Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering Parade head down Main Avenue on Saturday, Oct. 7. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Participants in the Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering Parade make their way down Main Avenue on Saturday, Oct. 7. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Graysen Burns, 5, and Rory Burns, 3, along with Breaux Burns sit on Main Avenue during the Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering Parade on Saturday, Oct. 7. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Max Wilson of Durango High School passes away from Grand Junction’s pressure on Saturday, Oct. 7, at DHS. Wilson provided the match’s exclamation point with a goal in the final minutes. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Durango High School goalkeeper Trey Furnas punches away a shot to thwart a Grand Junction attack on Saturday, Oct. 7, at DHS. Furnas and the Demons held the Tigers scoreless in the 3-0 win. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald