Motivational Speaker: Window Rock Lady Scouts coach Ryneldi Becenti tries to get more hustle from her players Tuesday night during the first quarter of a regional tournament against Greyhills. Becenti's prompting worked and The Lady Scouts turned and went on to beat the Knights, 58-41. See story/Sports Page 1 [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent]

Working with inks: Third graders Denise Garcia, left, and Falina Gorman mix inks to create colors for their printing plates during a print-making workshop Monday at Stagecoach Elementary School. Students at the school are being given a chance to work with artists B. Emerson Kitsman and Joseph Jenike during a series workshops this week that include watercolor painting, drawing and printmaking. The workshops are part of the Arts Based Learning Enhancement program, funded by the state of New Mexico, to study the impact of art on student's educational performance. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent]

Impromptu Lessons: Wingate student Jerron Juan gets an impromptu cello lesson from Dana Winograd during the intermission of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra performance at the Sacred Heart Cathedral Tuesday night. Juan said he thought cello might be a nice hobby because it seemed easy. The NMSO is scheduled to present children's concert today at Rehoboth Christian School. See Thursday's Independent for more on both concerts. [Photo by John A. Bowersmith/Independent]

Milan Chief of Police Jerry Stephens takes down crime scene tape at the corner of Berryhill and Pintada Tuesday afternoon. Mark Gray was shot and killed in front of Elkins Park early Tuesday morning. Police roped off the area on Berryhill between Haystack and Pintada streets so New Mexico State Police could investigate the murder. One man has been arrested in the case. [Photo by John A. Bowersmith/Independent] Full Story