Lint collector: Deborah Gwilt cleans the lint trays in the dryers at the Laundry Basket on Wednesday afternoon. Business was slow at the laundrymat due to the snowstorm that rolled into town. [Photo by Brian Leddy/Independent]

An Idleaire station near Grants N.M. The hook up provide many conviences, including phone service, internet, heating and cooling, and road conditions. [Photo by Daniel Zollinger/Independent]

ABOVE; After being the only contestant to correctly spell her word in the fourth round, Indian Hills Elementary school fifth-grader Kaylay Begay awaits a second word to spell from the pronouncer during the 37th annual Gallip-McKinley County district spelling bee at Indian Hills Elementary School. Begay won the event, and Thoreau's Christina Sandoval earned a spot as the alternate. BELOW: Spelling bee winner Kaylay Begay, left, stands with second and third place winners Christina Sandoval, from Thoreau, and Kelsey Pittman, from Gallup Catholic after competing in the 37th annual Gallip-McKinley County district spelling bee at Indian Hills Elementary School. [Photos by Jeff Jones/Independent]