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In focus: The best images from the Montana Standard last week

A collection of the best images from the cameras of Montana Standard photographers last week:

Sage Smith, 6, hugs the Easter Bunny at the Spirit of Columbia Gardens Carousel at Stodden Park in Butte on Sunday. / MEGAN NIELSEN, Montana Standard

From left, Jenny Bowman, Trish Thompson and Kelly Solari work on throwing bowls on a pottery wheel for Empty Bowls at Hungry Hill in Butte on March 14. / MEGAN NIELSEN, Montana Standard

Butte-Silver Bow Undersheriff Jeff Williams poses for a portrait in his office in Butte on April 2. / MEGAN NIELSEN, Montana Standard

Participants circle around a coach during a prospect skate for the Montana Tech women’s ice hockey club at the Butte Community Ice Center in Butte on March 28. / MEGAN NIELSEN, Montana Standard

Kayla Kozicky unloads bowls made for Empty Bowls from the kiln at Hungry Hill’s kiln room in Butte on March 16. / MEGAN NIELSEN, Montana Standard

Helen Ritari walks with her daughter Ava Ritari, 3, during an Easter egg hunt at the Vigilante Rodeo and Saddle Club in Butte on April 4. / MEGAN NIELSEN, Montana Standard

From right, Mahinda Samarasinghe, the Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United States, shakes hands with Bob Morris, lance energy chair at Montana Tech, during a visit to Montana Tech's campus in Butte on Tuesday. / MEGAN NIELSEN, Montana Standard

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