Father Gerry Steinmetz shows his appreciation for little puppy Sissy who is being cradled in the arms of Dineah Peterson after performing the Blessing of the Animals at the St. Francis of Assisi Fiesta on Wilson Ave. on October 1, 2006. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent]

Police officials closed the campus of Saint Bonaventure School in Thoreau, N.M. Friday afternoon and evening as they hunted for a man accused of a theft and carrying a gun. Officers prepare to enter a building on the campus while carrying out the hunt. [Photos by Daniel Zollinger/Independent]

Gallup High School senior Evan Chavez cheers the crowd on during the homecoming parade on Friday afternoon.The Bengals lost 38-7. [Photo by Brian Leddy/Independent]

Rainbow days: A complete rainbow stretches across western Gallup on Thursday afternoon after a quick but powerful storm hit the area. A Rainbow is created by light being refracted through millions of droplets of water. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent]