Adopt me!: This is a female blue heeler up for adoption at the Humane Society. She would like to remind you that you need to purchase your tickets now for the up coming Bow Meow Dinner/Dance and $10,000 Reverse Drawing. The cut off date for ticket sales is March 11th for the dinner head count and to make sure that all raffle tickets are accounted for. Please help save the lives of this little one and thousands like her. By buying a ticket, you will be saving a life. For more information call the Hume Society at 863-2616. [Courtesy Photo]

Bug Love: Paul Rodriguez dries off his 1974 Volkswagen Beetle Thursday evening. Rodriguez restored the car from the ground up over a period of seven months. Wednesday night's rain left spots and dirt on the car that needed to be washed off. [Photo by John A. Bowersmith/Independent]

Helen Silva comforts Gallup Head Start students Patrina Johnson, left, and Shelyn Thomas Friday afternoon during an evacuation of the school because the Terrace Apartments behind it caught fire. The children, who were not immediately picked up by their parents, were taken to the Larry Brian Mitchel Recreation Center. Everyone was evacuated safely and the school was not damaged. [Photo by John A. Bowersmith/Independent] Full Story