Photos of the week

Wayne and Melody Semler feed their cattle April 19 south of Bayfield. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Gavin Mestas of Durango High School connects while playing Montrose High School April 15 at DHS. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Durango High School senior Jacob Bourdon is a force to be reckoned with on the baseball diamond and on the football field. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Jacob Bourdon hit one towering home run this season against Battle Mountain, and he’s working hard to help the Demons try to finish the season strong. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Stella Shipp, 4, swings away the day on her grandma Colleen Lundberg’s tree swing on April 18. The rope swing is made from a hang-gliding seat. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Josie Montoya of Bayfield holds onto her dog, Rona, and watches her car get towed after they were involved in a head-on crash with an SUV shortly after 1 p.m. April 19 at the intersection of U.S Highway 160 and Colorado Highway 172 (Elmore’s Corner). Montoya said she was eastbound on Highway 160 and the driver of the westbound SUV turned left in front of her onto Highway 172. Montoya said she was glad she was wearing her seatbelt, and that Rona went into the dash on impact and the airbag inflated, knocking the dog back. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Dr. John Lavengood says the allure of practicing medicine in Durango is that the community is small and close knit, and he has watched many of his patients grow up. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Durango Fire Protection District firefighters contain a fire that destroyed a 25-foot 1991 Fleetwood motor home on April 20, just north of Florida Road (County Road 240) near the Cliffs Subdivision entrance. According to Fire Marshal Karola Hanks, Charles Ivan Folsom, owner of the motor home, was working on the battery and had to run into town. On his way back, he saw the smoke, heard the sirens and knew something was going on. The fire spread into oak and pine trees, burning a small area. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

The 53rd annual Hozhoni Days Powwow took place at Whalen Gymnasium at Fort Lewis Colleg on April 14. Natalia Sells was named this year’s Miss Hozhoni and Jocelyn Frank was named runner-up. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Durango Fire Protection District firefighters contain a fire that destroyed a 25-foot 1991 Fleetwood motor home on April 20, just north of Florida Road (County Road 240) near the Cliffs Subdivision entrance. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

A goose sits on its nest as the rising water of the Animas River comes perilously close on April 20. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Nicole Hazel, a groomer and co-owner of The Dapper Dog, lifts Hazel with an motorized table that lifts the dog to the washing tub on April 19 inside the mobile grooming service. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Melody Semler checks on a calf that is about 24 hours old on her and husband Wayne’s ranch April 19 south of Bayfield. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Car headlights light up pedestrians and cyclists in downtown Durango on April 20. The city plans to improve downtown lighting early next year by adding lamp posts and replacing the LED bulbs in all downtown lights. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Charlotte Backus with Fort Lewis College rounds a corner in the Women’s A Class during the Fort Lewis College Squawker Road Classic on April 22 in Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Andre Bos with the Fort Lewis College cycling team competes in the Men’s A Class riders during the Fort Lewis College Squawker Road Classic on April 22 in Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald