Local artist and McKinley County deputy sheriff Everett Howe sits in uniform with print of the Code Talker painting he created. (Photo by John A. Bowersmith/Independent) Full Story

Disaster Relief: Peer Mediators from Kennedy Middle School pose for a photo Friday in front of the school on Boardman Avenue in Gallup. The students have been collecting money to donate to victims of the tsunami. (Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent) Related Story

Little Dragon: Veronica Sanchez, 3, practices some kicks with her father, Jody, in the ring at the Sanchez Academy of Karate Saturday afternoon. Veronica is in a children's program at the academy called "Little Dragons." (Photo by John A. Bowersmith/Independent)

Ralph Castaneda listens to his father, Lawrence, as they discuss a page proof recently at The Gallup Independent offices. Ralph is taking over the reigns of production manager from his father who started working with The Independent in 1957 and became department manager in 1971. (Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent) Full Story