Take a look back the Durango Herald's top photos of the week.
Michael Gibson, longtime Durango resident and owner of Appaloosa Trading Co., in his store on April 15. He is calling it quits after 35 years in business. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Senior Brody McGhehey, photographed on April 18, will bring his all-around game to Fort Lewis College next year. Bayfield High School senior Brody McGhehey was a recent Prep Player of the Week. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The James family, owners of the James Ranch north of Durango, has placed the family’s fourth land donation into a conservation easement. The move helps ensure most of the 420-acre ranch remains permanently dedicated to agricultural use. A milk cow stays close to her two-day-old calf on April 15 at the ranch. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The James family, owners of the James Ranch north of Durango, has placed the family’s fourth land donation into a conservation easement. The move helps ensure most of the 420-acre ranch remains permanently dedicated to agricultural use. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Amy Witte, an administrative assistant with the town of Bayfield, right, and Joseph McIntyre, Bayfield’s chief marshal, raise new American and Colorado flags at Bayfield Town Hall on April 19. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Bayfield High School ninth-grade student Ethan Shocklee negotiates a traffic cone course set up in front of the school on April 20 while completing a math equation on a calculator to demonstrate the dangers of distracted diving. The effort is part of the Teen Challenge from the Drive Safe Coalition that is funded through a grant from the Colorado Department of Transportation and run by the Southwest Regional Emergency and Trauma Advisory Council. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
After becoming “fed up with the homeless situation in the area and seeing able-bodied young people begging for money,” Chris Burnett, manager of Rocky Mountain Pawn and Gun, said he and others put up a display of skeletons at their store at the corner of County Road 250 and 32nd Street. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Austin Williams, 12, works on his computer after Leigh Gillette, who is taking part in the Boettcher Teacher Residency program at Durango School District 9-R, worked with him in his science class at Miller Middle School on April 20. Austin is the son of Michael and Stephanie Williams. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Leigh Gillette, who is taking part in the Boettcher Teacher Residency program at Durango School District 9-R, works with Olivia Coster, 12, in her science class at Miller Middle School on April 20. “With my background, I think ‘Let’s go outside and map, document and inventory,” Gillette said, “but Mr. (Mark) Pastore is helping me add the technology piece.” Olivia is the daughter of Erika Ball and Brandon Coster. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Fort Lewis College freshmen Taylor Schwarz, right, and Peyton Valko play with a puppy from the La Plata County Humane Society on campus on April 21 as part of a “de-stress” gathering presented by the college’s Wellness Peer Advisory Council. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Durango Fire Protection District firefighters work a fire on April 21 above Katzin Music in the 1300 block of Main Avenue. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Maggie Chamblee, left, and Mallorie Weigman lead a walk through the Fort Lewis College campus on April 22 to raise awareness about sexual assault. Chamblee hopes the walk becomes an annual event. April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Denver Broncos cheerleaders Emily G, right, and Faymie sign autographs at the Broncos Salute to Fans event at Buckley Park on April 22. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Six-year-old Century Munoz, daughter of Clint and Marlynna of Farmington, gets an autograph by Denver Broncos linebacker Todd Davis at the Broncos Salute to Fans event at Buckley Park on April 22. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Durango High School Demons sophomore Lane Arnwine collided with Montrose High School goalie Clara Beshoar on April 22 during a physical rivalry game. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Six-month-old Mason Romero is clearly intrigued by his new book given to him during a wellness visit on April 21 to Dr. Pakhi Chaudhuri, right, as part of the Reach Out and Read Colorado program promoting early childhood literacy. Mason is the son of Mellissa and Walter Romero. Photo by Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Collegiate Men’s Group A portion of the 2016 Squawker Classic Durango Performance Center Neighborhood Criterium ride through neighborhoods on April 23. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Fort Lewis College senior cyclist Ryan Standish drew the attention of the crowd at the starting line with his unique choice of shorts, and he took the attention from the other competitors during the race with a dominant performance in the Collegiate Men’s Group A portion of the 2016 Squawker Classic Durango Performance Center Neighborhood Criterium. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Sofia Gomez-Villafane of Fort Lewis College Collegiate Women’s Group A portion of the 2016 Squawker Classic Durango Performance Center Neighborhood Criterium competes on April 23. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
