Pictures of the week

Fort Lewis College graduate Natalie Joe prepares to place a substance into a nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometer in May. The prevalence of cancer in her family caused by uranium mining and her family’s emphasis on education lead her to pursue a career in research. She plans to attend Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in the fall. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Lewis Mitchell prepares Goat Curry Stew for guests during the Taste Of Durango on May 16. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Animas High School freshman Faith Mewmaw fine-tuned her skills at Hillcrest Golf Club on May 16 in preparation for her first trip to the CHSAA Class 4A State Girls Golf Championships. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Pedestrians take shelter from passing rain showers moving through the area on May 16. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Animas High School seniors, from left, Derek Pansze, Connor Whitesell and Katie Austin work on the framing of their tiny house project outside their school on May 11. All three students did research on different topics before joining up to build the house, which they plan to sell to benefit the school. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Carl Heide of Bayfield High School is set to help lead a young team of Wolverines in the CHSAA Class 3A state track and field meet. He will compete in the 110-meter high hurdles, 300-meter hurdles and the 4x200 and 4x400 relays. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Associate professor of anthropology at the University of Colorado Boulder Gerardo Gutierrez, center, sets up a Riegl VMZ-400 light-detection and ranging (LiDAR) unit at Chimney Rock National Monument on May 18. Graduate students Tessa Branyan, left, and Nicole Ela shelter the equipment from a passing rain shower. The team is creating a 3-D model of the area that they plan to release to the public. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Yarn enthusiasts get together for an afternoon of knitting, crocheting and conversation at the store Yarn on Wednesday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

The Durango Elks Lodge veterans committee has been selling and encouraging people to wear red shirts on Fridays. On May 20, a group of people wearing the shirts posed under a banner on Main Avenue at Ninth Street to honor veterans. Businesses displaying a Red Shirt Fridays sticker will offer those wearing the shirt a discount on purchases. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Ruby Lee Grannis proudly shows off her shirt during “Celebrating a Lifetime” Honoring Colorado’s Centenarians, hosted by the Colorado Commission on Aging on May 20 at the Durango-La Plata Senior Center. Ten local centenarians were recognized during the standing-room-only event. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Ernestine Brewer was one of the local centenarians recognized during “Celebrating a Lifetime” Honoring Colorado’s Centenarians, hosted by the Colorado Commission on Aging on May 20 at the Durango-La Plata Senior Center. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald