Durango City Councilor Gilda Yazzie takes off running with the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run torch on Tuesday at Rotary Park. Runners from seven countries are on a four-month journey traveling through all 50 states in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States. They share a message that peace begins with the individual. They are stopping at schools and speaking to youth organizations to express their hopes and dreams for peace. The group was next heading to Cortez. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango Mayor pro tem Jessika Loyer, along with her sister Melissa Buell, mom Brenda Buell, and grandmother Judy Watkins, hold the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run torch on Tuesday at Rotary Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Durango City Councilor Gilda Yazzie holds the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run torch on Tuesday at Rotary Park with a team of runners. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
