Corn Pollen Pathway: Motivational speaker Howard Rainer from Taos speaks to kids from six McKinley County high schools at the Cornpollen Pathway Convention on Wednesday afternoon. Cornpollen Pathway is a program to combat underage drinking and drug use among teens. The program is made possible through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education. This is its third and final year for the program. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent]

Light Up: City of Gallup control rech Rockelle Stanley works on replacing a streetlight on the corner of Third Street and Coal Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. Stanley said the traffic lights at Third and Coal are being upgraded and the city is waiting on all the new parts to come in before the upgrade is completed. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent]

Can Compactor: Paul Bosco empties bags of aluminum cans onto a conveyor belt that feeds them into a compactor Wednesday afternoon at B&R Pawn Feed Recycling and Livestock on Maloney Avenue in Gallup. [Photo by Jeffery Jones/Independent]