Jerry McBride/Durango Herald<br><br>High winds create a mini-dust storm April 25 near downtown Durango.
Winds create a mini-dust storm April 25 near downtown Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
“I like to make people smile, so I try to write something that will do that,” said Jenny Jordan while she and John Wright sit on a Main Avenue sidewalk in downtown Durango. “Usually, I put my hat down and play my guitar, but it recently broke, so here I am with a sign.” Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A sprinkler left leaves crusted with ice early April 26 after temperatures in the Animas Valley north of Durango dipped below freezing. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Tyler Stamm, 16, of Durango High School, focuses on the finish line April 27 while running in the 4x200 relay at the Bowker Games at Escalante Middle School. The annual track and field event drew a record 196 children with disabilities in grades K-12 from 24 area schools. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
JW Goodman, 10, of Florida Mesa Elementary School, holds medals he won while competing April 27 in the Bowker Games at Escalante Middle School. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Cole Perez, 19, from Durango High School, competes in the 4x200 relay April 27 during the Bowker Games at Escalante Middle School. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Jeremy Reynolds,11, yells in excitement as Vincent Naranjo, 11, pushes him while competing April 27 in the 4x200 relay during the Bowker Games at Escalante Middle School. The two are from the Southern Ute Indian Montessori Academy. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Durango centerfielder Mark Lamoreaux ran down a fly ball near the centerfield fence and made a spectacular catch for while playing Fruita Monument High School on April 28 at DHS. Lamoreaux also did damage at the plate going 1-for-4 with two runs scored and one RBI in the win. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Fruita Monument ace Trey Morrill fires off a pitch to a Durango High School batter on April 28 at DHS. The Demons scored nine runs off the Wildcats fireballer for a 9-4 win. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Landen Sill of Durango High School gets caught in a run down between first and second base while playing Fruita Monument High School on April 28 at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Gavin Brown of Fruita Monument High School is safe at the plate as he gets his foot past Max Hyson of Durango High School as he tries to block and get the tag on him on April 28 at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Four goslings venture a few inches from their mom April 28 at a nest on a small island near the foot bridge over the Animas River adjacent to Rotary Park. Durango residents and birders have been keeping tabs on the nest because of high water near the island. But the water has receded somewhat in recent days. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
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