Cleanup act

ABOVE: Nicko Franco and others paint over graffiti on the banks of the Rio Puerco on Thursday morning. The juveniles were participating in a community service project as a way to pay their debt back to society after having been in trouble with the law. BELOW: Crystal Tom and DeAnna James pick up trash along Maloney Avenue near Wal-Mart on Thursday afternoon. — © 2008 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy