The season of the snow shovel returns to Durango as Jean-Pierre Bleger clears the sidewalk in front of the Jean-Pierre Bakery at Main Avenue and College Drive. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Demetrius Lewis leads a group of motorcyclists down Main Avenue during the Veterans Day Parade. Lewis restarted the Elks’ Club Veterans Committee in November 2014, and since then, the group has been involved in helping veterans with housing, bus fares and in other areas. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Pedestrians cross College Drive at Main Avenue on Nov. 28, as snow showers pass through town. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Herb Young, a driver for the Durango Food Bank, unloads donated food at the Food Bank in Bodo Industrial Park. The food bank’s lack of storage space is especially problematic this time of year. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
The season of the snow shovel returns to Durango as Jean-Pierre Bleger clears the sidewalk in front of the Jean-Pierre Bakery at Main Avenue and College Drive. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Holland Hughes, 3, sits back and enjoys a book leaving the driving to mom, Selena Recker, on Nov. 30, in Ignacio after a trip to the library and grocery store. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Fritz Schnell straightens up his camp while assisting in a cleanup effort of surrounding homeless camps west of Durango on Nov. 30. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Jason Cloudt, volunteer coordinator and garden manager at the Manna Soup Kitchen, right, and Fritz Schnell haul away trash from an abandoned homeless camp west of Durango on Nov. 30. The La Plata County Sheriff’s Office and Manna Soup Kitchen increased the emphasis on keeping camps cleaner after a bear attacked a camper in 2015. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
A bird appears to be on the lookout for a Durango parking enforcement officer or a handout snack while perched on snow-covered parking meters along east Seventh Street. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Ryan Garcia and Kristi Dean set up the AIDS Memorial Quilt on Nov. 30, in the Fort Lewis College Student Union Building. The quilt is considered the largest community art project in the world. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ignacio third-grader Micah Chee, 8, has a little fun with magnifying glasses during Alison deKay’s science class Dec. 1, at the elementary school. The district has been involved in a multi-year turnaround including a curriculum realignment and building new facilities. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Director Mona Wood-Patterson puts her own twist on the “Christmas Carol” at the Fort Lewis College Mainstage Theatre. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Director Mona Wood-Patterson puts her own twist on the “Christmas Carol” at the Fort Lewis College Mainstage Theatre. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Miniature frozen crystals appeared with colder temperatures on Dec. 1. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Alex Semadeni of Fort Lewis College dives for a loose ball while playing CSU-Pueblo on Dec. 2 at Fort Lewis College. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Emily Doughty of Durango High School competes in the 100 yard butterfly on Dec. 2 at Fort Lewis College. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Saylor Stottlemyer of Durango High School competes in the 200 yard freestyle relay on Dec. 2 at Fort Lewis College. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Caitlin Duree and the Fort Lewis College women’s basketball team ran into the No. 12 CSU-Pueblo ThunderWolves in a lopsided loss to open RMAC play on Dec. 2. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Brandon Laird of Colorado Highland Helicopters was Santa’s pilot Dec. 2 at Fanto Park. He flew in to mark Noel Night one of the biggest shopping nights of the year downtown. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Daniel Hernandez of Fort Lewis College puts up a shot while playing CSU-Pueblo on Dec. 2 at FLC. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Herald photographers Jerry McBride and Shaun Stanley share some of their best recent work.
