Elderly: 'We'll do it ourselves'
Mazi Dressler and Cecelia Lopez, both in their 70's, rake a road near Rock Springs Friday. A group of five elderly residents pooled their money to pay for gravel and grading of the road after the tribe, county and BIA said there was no money for improvements. The residents were worried about the mud that comes with winter weather. © 2011 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

By Arlyssa Becenti
Diné Bureau

ROCK SPRINGS — Winter driving in most Navajo Reservation communities can be dangerous and sometimes nearly impossible because of the lack of maintenence and attention given to them.

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