Photos of the week: March 16-23

Here are photos from stories that happened last week.

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Crews are finally digging out a 40-mile stretch of Virginia’s scenic Skyline Drive after a series of winter storms closed it for more than four months. See photos. Broken trees from severe winter storms block the Skyline Drive near the Loft Mountain campground in the Shenandoah National Park in Crozet, Va., Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The southern portion of the Skyline drive in the park has been closed since November due to severe winter storms. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

AP Photo/Steve Helber

The Manor at Courtland Farm in Aldie has completed a $4 million investment to upgrade the 100-acre estate in Northern Virginia’s wine country. The President’s Room includes a sitting room with a baby grand piano. (Courtesy The Manor)

Backyard beekeeping is another environmentally conscious activity that people can do according to MOM's. (Courtesy MOM's Organic Market) — All MOM’s Organic Market locations will hosted local environmental groups, staffing tables with information, activities and examples of the consequences of using pesticides and fertilizers to grow the perfect lawn. Backyard beekeeping is another environmentally conscious activity that people can do according to MOM’s. (Courtesy MOM’s Organic Market)

Another anthem singer performs during open auditions at Nationals Park. (WTOP/Michelle Basch) — With less than two weeks to go until opening day, the Nationals held open auditions for national anthem performers. An anthem singer performs during open auditions at Nationals Park. (WTOP/Michelle Basch)

Dancers perform the traditional “Diablada,” or Dance of the Devils, during carnival celebrations in Oruro, Bolivia, Saturday, March 2, 2019. The festival features folk dances, costumes, crafts, music and up to 20 hours of continuous partying. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

AP Photo/Juan Karita

A volunteer gives a Venezuelan student a piggyback ride across the Tachira River into Colombia from Venezuela, near the Francisco de Paula Santander International Bridge which services Cucuta, Colombia, and has been closed by Venezuelan authorities, Wednesday, March 6, 2019. Many Venezuelan parents send children across the busy border, believing they will get a better education there. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

AP Photo/Martin Mejia

In this Saturday, March 16, 2019, file photo, flowers lay at a memorial near the Masjid Al Noor mosque for victims in last week’s shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand. The leafy New Zealand city where a self-proclaimed racist fatally shot 50 people at mosques during Friday prayers is known for its picturesque meandering river and English heritage. For decades, the southern city of Christchurch also has been the center of the country’s small but persistent white supremacist movement. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File

In this Thursday, March 21, 2019, file photo, a girl gestures with her hands as colored water is splashed on her during celebrations marking Holi festival in Allahabad, India. Holi, the festival of colors, also marks the advent of spring. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)

AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File

The Olympic torches of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are displayed during a press conference in Tokyo Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The Tokyo Olympics open on July 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko

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