Competitive spirit: TOP: Blair Kezele, a volunteer with the Gallup Catholic Key Club, holds Abigail Lozano as her older brother Jose gives her a kiss. LEFT: Nathan Begay winds up as he prepares to launch the shotput during Saturday's Region 6 Special Olympics. [Photo s by Brian Leddy/Independent]

Just Training: TOP: Gallup firefighters roll up the hoses, preparing them for next time after members of the department finished a training exercise at the County fire training faciliy on Bataan Drive in Gallup. LEFT: Gallup firefighter Felix Diaz unscrews a hose from a hydrant Tuesday after members of the department finished a training in Gallup. [Photos by Jeff Jones/Independent]

Mini-chopper race: Tanner Morris drops a bandanna starting a drag race between Tyler Bond, left, on the mini-chopper and Pete VanDiepen, right, on the barstool racer to see which mechanical creation built by the Ramah High School Advanced Auto Class is faster in Ramah on Thursday afternoon. This years Advanced Auto Classes long-term project was to build and fabricate a mini-chopper. Last year's Advanced Auto Class built a barstool racer for their long-term project. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent]