Becky Wittenburg, right, a certified nurse practitioner with Pitts Medical Group, talks with office manager Rosie Martinez about a patient's EGK results on Thursday afternoon in Grants. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent] Full Story

Get Educated: Motivational speaker DJ Vanas talks to a packed house inside Calvin Hall Auditorium at UNM-Gallup Friday afternoon during the Developing the Whole Child: Early Childhood Health and Education Conference. Vanas uses traditional warrior concepts and wisdom found in his Native American culture to inspire during his appearances and lectures. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent]

Arsenic and Old Lace: Martha Brewster played by Talia Begay, looks away from Mortimer Brewster played by Daniel Oliver while having a conversation with him during the dress rehearsal of Arsenic and Old Lace at the Old Rehoboth Church on Wednesday evening. This was the first play that Rehoboth student Brian Alford, 16, has directed. Arsenic and Old Lace presented by the RCHS Drama Program ran through last Saturday and was a huge success. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent]

Danielle Vigil and Corey Daniel shovel dirt around a tree at Red Rock Elementary Saturday morning. The Kiwanis Club and former students at the school planted several trees as a way to give back to their alma mater. [Photo by Brian Leddy/Independent]