Polka your eyes out: ABOVE; Shelly Bourdage laughs as she dances with Mary Jane Ashcroft (left) and Mary Maloney to the sounds of the Don Lipovac Band during Sunday's Tri-Slavic Festival at the Z Lazy B Guest Ranch in Page. The festival was a celebration of of the establishment of the Fraternal Croatian Union that was started 110 years ago and featured many families that have been in Gallup since that time. BELOW: Luby Grenko, Mary Oldham, Mary Jane and Norman Ashcroft relax while the Don Lipovac Band plays polka tunes in the background at the Tri-Slavic Festival on Sunday. The Kansas City, Mo. based band has been coming to the festival for 30 years. [Photos by Brian Leddy/Independent]

Michael Spencer wanders on top of a pile of nickel-size hail that blocked a roadway near Prewitt, Monday. Floodwaters deposited the hail Sunday evening during a thunderstorm. Spencer and the other children said they were afraid during the storm. [Photo by Daniel Zollinger/Independent] Full Story

A trashcan floated down a flooded Maloney Ave. Monday evening in Gallup while police blocked traffic and diverted it down side streets. The street is a common place for flooding during rainstorms. [Photo by Daniel Zollinger/Independent] Full Story