Take a look back the Herald's top photos of the week.
Workmen install a pump March 15 to drain water from a section of the Animas River for a project to replace a city of Durango water pipe just downstream from the pedestrian bridge and upstream from the Ninth Street bridge. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Above-average temperatures bring out the anglers March 18 at Pastorius Reservoir, southeast of Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Rihab Ammar, a foreign exchange student at Fort Lewis College, is learning electrical engineering in hopes of applying her knowledge in her home country, Tunisia, in north Africa. She is interning at La Plata Electrical Association, where she is shown in the dispatch center. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
The sound of Bach fills the sanctuary of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church midday March 13 during a Bach’s Lunch concert. Sandy Kiefer plays cello for the Flute Sonata in C Major. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Miquel Rodriguez of Aui Incorporated of Albuquerque is lowered into a manhole along Narrow Gauge Avenue on March 14 as part of a continuing project to replace a sewer line. Aui specializes in a trenchless technique called pipe bursting. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Alyssa Montoya of Fort Lewis College takes a shot at goal while playing Lindenwood University on March 16 at FLC. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Justin Rundle with Whinnery Construction uses a saw on a track-hoe to cut rock March 15 at the Durango Whitewater Park on the Animas River. The work on the banks of the rapids is to help the flow of water. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
With a little help from a friend, a skateboarder cruises March 15 along the Animas River Trail behind the Durango Public Library under clear skies and warm temperatures. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Bayfield’s Ariana Grimwood, left, battled for position with Manitou Springs’ Brooklyn Mack, who had three goals in a 10-0 Manitou win March 17 at Bayfield. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Breeah Kinsella asks Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colorado, about the federal government cutting funding for free and reduced-price school lunch on March 17 during a packed town hall at the DoubleTree Hotel. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Lydia Larson of Durango High School pushes the ball up the field while playing Aspen High School on March 18 at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Boaters took advantage of sunshine and above-average temperatures and water flows March 18 on the Animas River. On Monday, it was running at 500 cubic feet per second. By Saturday afternoon, it hit 1,180 cfs, which was close to the record high, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Stunning mid-March weather brought out the sun and water lovers to the Animas River on March 18. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
