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A smart step: Bayfield decides to find out if town might benefit from legal pot sales

It was just a first step, but it was significant, especially for a small Southwest Colorado town well known for its traditional attitudes. And for its view on the sale of pot. At ...

DATE: Dec 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Tax reform: GOP wager bets on business-aided economic benefits that time will tell

Tax legislation passed by the Republicans last week does not significantly simplify tax filing, nor does it provide tax reductions for everyone. Lower- and moderate-income payers will have a...

DATE: Dec 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Christmas: This holiday season, there is reason to celebrate all that is good in the world

In the United States of America, Christmas has come to encompass a great variety of activities and ideas, and peace and goodwill are the goal of most. The religious emphasis remai...

DATE: Dec 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Kids’ health care: CHP-plus program for low-income kids receives a bipartisan reprieve, for now

It is very fortunate for many Colorado children in need that the state has stepped up to provide financial support for a critical insurance program for low-income families. Becau...

DATE: Dec 23, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Giving gifts: Last minute shoppers should not despair, local and creative gift ideas abound

Don’t worry. There is still time. It is a busy time of year and many of us have been finishing up year-end projects, socializing and counting down until Christmas – just three day...

DATE: Dec 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Send the snow: Lack of moisture is worrisome, but there is still a whole winter ahead

It was a surprising, but welcome sight on Saturday, above Florida Road near the roundabout. A skier. No, several skiers, carving turns and spraying snow across the slope at Chapman Hill. ...

DATE: Dec 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Methane rule: Politics and the profits of one sector cannot be allowed to trump science

In 2016, the Bureau of Land Management finalized regulations about venting, flaring or leaking natural gas during energy production on federal and tribal lands. Some provisions took effect e...

DATE: Dec 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Public comment: The politics of “winning” leaves little room for the voices of ordinary people

In theory, the United States has a government of, by and for its people. Lately, though, the opinions of most people seem to matter very little. Despite bipartisan opposition from...

DATE: Dec 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

‘Glamping’: Proposal for luxury camp near Silverton looks like good fit for San Juan County

News that a “glamping” proposal has landed before the San Juan County Planning Department has citizens scratching their heads in Silverton and Durango. “Glamping” is a portmanteau...

DATE: Dec 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Targeted action

Bonita Peak cleanup should benefit from inclusion on EPA’s ‘intense’ list

DATE: Dec 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Animal welfare: A feel-good tale for the season, the humane society needs our help

A tale for the season, La Plata County Humane Society needs our help

DATE: Dec 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

Wild West: Errant cow at a gas well no reason to increase requirements

Given the number of squirrels that trigger power line break-downs, or the trouble raccoons can cause, it was probably inevitable that a cow would trigger a leak at a gas well head in La Plat...

DATE: Dec 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Editorials

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Snowdown Light Parade offers a journey back in timeDinosaurs, prospectors and chain saws, oh my!30002024Sidewalks were filled Friday in downtown Durango with spectators watching the Snowdown Light Parade 2026. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Main Avenue was transformed Friday into a menagerie of whimsy during this year’s Snowdown Light Parade.Dinosaurs, prospectors, yards of flannel, covered wagons, a yeti, humanoid trees, a healthy dose of Victorian garb, Jazzercise cowboys, chain saws, bubbles, bears, horses, rams, chickens and motorcycles all helped paradegoers get into a party mood and go back in time for this year’s Snowdown theme: Uniquely Colorado – Then and Wow!The parade, hosted once again by Purgatory Resort, gave participants the opportunity to time travel to celebrate Colorado’s 150th anniversary and all that makes the state special.Some floats leaned heavily into the theme of celebrating Colorado’s history and quirks – one with an intricately decorated Victorian room, another featuring a mega-sized miner working a steaming rock pile, and one sporting the infamous Denver International Airport ram, Blucifer, among others.0VideoYouTube480360Others – like a mobile boxing ring and pickleball court, a drivable airport luggage cart filled with suitcases and a vintage Barbie car – gained attention through their eye-catching presentations and quirky energy.Though many themed floats leaned into 19th and 20th century Durango and Colorado history, some – including the La Plata Electric Association float – brought paradegoers back millions of years to the age of the dinosaurs.Purgatory has hosted the light parade for more than eight years, according to company spokesperson James Graven.Purgatory Marketing Director Matt Ericksen told The Durango Herald that hosting Snowdown is a way for the company to show its support for the festival and the community.“Hosting the Snowdown parade is a way for us to support a long-standing Durango tradition and the community that has supported Purgatory for so many years,” Ericksen said. “Especially as we mark our 60th season, it feels important to stay connected to the events that make this place special.”26371949Sidewalks were filled with people in downtown Durango to watch the Snowdown Light Parade 2026 Friday on Main Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Durango resident Emma Tomlinson has attended the parade for more than 30 years. Her 4-year-old son, Axel, has been coming to the parade since he was born.“People just love it – it's a tradition,” Tomlinson said. “I think during the winter, we’re all at our low, you know? It’s a great pick-me-up. You get out and you see your friends and you invite your family, and people are just happy. It’s a great time to just celebrate and be with each other.”30002000Sidewalks were filled with people in downtown Durango to watch the Snowdown Light Parade 2026 on Friday on Main Avenue. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Axel said his favorite part of the parade was the fire-breathing propane tanks released from hot air balloon baskets ferried on trucks.The parade concluded with a drone show depicting images from Colorado’s history – a new addition this year – and an impromptu appearance from anti-ICE protesters.20101951At the end of the Snowdown Light Parade 2026 on Friday, a drone show appeared above Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)The protesters, a smaller cohort than one that filled Main Avenue only hours earlier, filed into the parade route just as the procession was coming to a close with homemade signs in tow, chanting, “stop deportation.” epond@durangoherald.com
Snowdown Light Parade offers a journey back in time
Dinosaurs, prospectors and chain saws, oh my!
Durango High School students trade class for anti-ICE protest‘Skipping our lessons to teach you one,’ read one sign30002119About 200 Durango High School students walked out of classes Friday to protest recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity. Students carrying signs chanted as they marched down Main Avenue to Buckley Park then continued through downtown. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)About 200 Durango High School students and a smattering of supportive community members marched down Main Avenue on Friday during school hours to protest recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity. Students intentionally missed two class periods to join the crowd, which made its way through DHS property, south to downtown Durango and back again. A handful of class absences can lead to disciplinary action – but many of the students marching on Main said they were more than willing to take an attendance strike to be at the protest. 30001720About 200 Durango High School students walked out of classes Friday to protest recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity. Students carrying signs chanted as they marched down Main Avenue to Buckley Park then continued through downtown. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)“It’s our friends out there (being taken),” 11th grader Lila Scherer-Sickler said as she marched alongside her classmates. “It’s people we know in Durango, and we just felt like, as kids, we don’t often get an opportunity to have our voice out there, and we just took the chance. A bunch of us are missing AP classes right now, (but) I think that the opportunity to get your voice out there is more important.” 0VideoYouTube480360The crowd of high schoolers touted handmade signs and called out chants like, “We want justice, we want peace, we want ICE up off our streets.” Many passing cars and passersby honked, smiled and waved at the crowd. Some put up their middle fingers or shook their heads. One student said a classmate intentionally blew exhaust at protesters from his car as the crowd was leaving the school. Durango School District spokeswoman Karla Sluis told The Durango Herald in a written statement that the school was aware of the protest and “coordinated communication with local law enforcement and nearby facilities” before the march. 30002062About 200 Durango High School students walked out of classes Friday to protest recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity. Students carrying signs chanted as they marched down Main Avenue to Buckley Park then continued through downtown. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)“We acknowledge students’ First Amendment right to express their views,” she wrote. “At the same time, we are responsible for students’ safety and education. Usual attendance policies apply, and we encourage respectful dialogue through planned, supervised events.” The protest comes after several months of rising tensions between ICE and U.S. citizens, in Durango and nationwide. A father and his two children were detained by ICE in October in Durango, despite having an open asylum case, and a man who had lived in Durango for 22 years was arrested in the city on New Year’s Eve. According to reporting by The Guardian, at least eight people have died in dealings with ICE less than a month into the new year – including Minneapolis residents Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, who were shot and killed by ICE agents weeks apart.30001291About 200 Durango High School students walked out of classes Friday to protest recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity. Students carrying signs chanted as they marched down Main Avenue to Buckley Park then continued through downtown. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Other people killed in interactions with ICE this year include Luis Gustavo Núñez Cáceres, Keith Porter Jr, Geraldo Lunas Campos, Víctor Manuel Díaz, Parady La and Luis Beltrán Yáñez-Cruz, according to The Guardian. Eleventh grader Finn Hughes said he participated in the walkout because using his privilege as a white U.S. citizen is important. “These are abhorrent kidnappings, and they’re happening not just in Durango, but around the nation,” he said. 17321290Durango resident Barb Day was one of the community members who joined the protest in support of students. She brought along a repurposed sign she used in 1968 to protest against the Vietnam War. The white side was used in 1968, and the red side was created for Friday’s protest. She sat beside Liza Tregillus of the Apoyo Immigrant Partner Team. (Elizabeth Pond/Durango Herald)17321290Durango resident Barb Day was one of the community members who joined the protest in support of students. She brought along a repurposed sign she used in 1968 to protest against the Vietnam War. The white side was used in 1968, and the red side was created for Friday’s protest. She sat beside Liza Tregillus of the Apoyo Immigrant Partner Team. (Elizabeth Pond/Durango Herald)Durango resident Barb Day was one of the community members who joined the protest in support of the students. She brought along a repurposed sign she used in 1968 to protest against the Vietnam War. “We have this brutal masked secret police that are just breaking all of our constitutional rights, and people are dying,” she said. “My parents were in World War II – my dad was in the Navy, and my mom was a combat nurse – and I know what my parents fought for. And this is just so wrong. We’re losing decency.” Liza Tregillus of the Apoyo Immigrant Partner Team also joined the protest in support of the students who marched. “I’m very proud of them, and I think (they’re out here) because they’re losing their own friends, and their own friends are terrified,” she said. “I feel we’ve lost our democracy after 250 years, (and) we need young voters.” 30001398About 200 Durango High School students walked out of classes Friday to protest recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity. Students carrying signs chanted as they marched down Main Avenue to Buckley Park then continued through downtown. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Tregillus has worked closely with many immigrants in her line of work, including the father and two children – Fernando Jaramillo-Solano and his 12-year-old daughter and 15-year-old son – who were detained by ICE in Durango late last year. The family opted to self-deport back to Colombia after a month in the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, but told the Herald in January through Tregillus that they feared for their safety back in Colombia. One student, ninth grader Owen Holland, said he had a connection to the Jaramillo-Solano family. “I have a friend who lived here, from Mexico, and he was friends with them,” he said. “And it was like, really bad for my friend. It was really bad. It’s so much different than people make it seem.” 17321290About 200 Durango High School students and a smattering of supportive community members marched down Main Avenue on Friday during school hours to protest recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity. (Durango Herald)Tregillus said the tone of a protest is important, and that leading with curiosity and solution-based efforts – rather than confrontation – can make a difference. She said chants and signs that put the focus on immigrants being neighbors and friends, versus those that are meant to demean ICE or its agents, is one way she feels protesters can use their voices with intention. Many of the immigrants she works with are fearful that protests with tones that attack ICE agents may make conditions worse for them, she said. “From the immigrants, they would appreciate that our protests not be negative,” she said. “Many of them come from cultures of respect toward authority, and they’re frightened. ... They would rather we stick to a different tone. I talked to an immigrant (who had been detained by ICE), and he said every time there were protests outside when they were in lockdown, they were punished.” ICE did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday. Students returned to their classes after the protest, and the demonstration remained peaceful, with no pepper spray or rubber bullets deployed, nor any heavy police or ICE presence in sight – unlike some other recent protests in Durango. epond@durangoherald.com
Durango High School students trade class for anti-ICE protest
‘Skipping our lessons to teach you one,’ read one sign
Video: Durango High School students walkout to protest ICE150-200 demonstrators made their way from DHS to Buckley ParkAt least 150 Durango High School students walked out of class Friday to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 0VideoYouTube480360904582
Video: Durango High School students walkout to protest ICE
150-200 demonstrators made their way from DHS to Buckley Park
Colorado history gets weird, wild, wacky at Fashion Do’s and Don’tsAnnual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required 30001924The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts was a sold-out event Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Cowboys. Fancy ladies. Gold miners. Even-toed ungulates that some in Durango might consider more like rats.Where can you find a runway show that takes you on a whirlwind tour through the weird, wacky and wildly exaggerated 150 years of Colorado history? Only at Durango’s annual Fashion Do’s and Don’ts, held Wednesday, where models and audience members wore costumes celebrating Colorado’s sesquicentennial – the theme of this year’s two-week Snowdown celebration.Standout acts included the Ghosts of Durango, which featured four of Durango’s most famous ghosts: a Rochester hotel ghost in a Victorian get-up of a more “modern” variation; the Strater Hotel’s head of housekeeping, also head of more discreet services; a young girl haunting El Rancho’s bathroom; and Sheriff Bob Thompson, killed in a 1906 gunfight. according to emcee Suzan Lane. A Another act was the Secret Circus Society, featuring Rubi Starr, Jeni Gross, Tabatha Joy Bettin, Adrienne Young and Ethan Deffenbaugh dressed as a car and the roadside pests better known as deer. Group members said the inspiration for the costume came from lived experiences driving Durango roads. The two-person Cantine Couture act starred Leslie Ponce and Tyler Frakes in an homage to the plentiful variety of Mexican restaurants found in any Colorado town. Ponce, dressed in comically large Mexican pointy cowboy boots, ambled down the runway as if taking a stroll under the hot, dusty, high-altitude sun, while Frakes flitted about the stage in a bright yellow salsa dress. Ponce said this year’s costume had been tough to decide, but the final decision was inspired by TikTok videos of Mexican cowboys in pointy boots. This was the duo’s third year strutting down the runway. Why they keep coming back for more, Frakes said laughing, was, “for the fame, the glory and the attention.” 0VideoYouTube480360Fashion Do’s and Don’ts has been one of the most highly anticipated Snowdown events since its inception in the 1990s. It has more than doubled in size over the past several decades. Last year, there were a record number of models, and in order to keep the event at a manageable size, this year’s fashion show was the first one to require the acts to audition. But many of the models were unfazed by the change. “It was actually easy,” said Jodi Zuber, one part of the two-person duo that made up the 1950s Texas Invader Ski Couple. Her partner-in-costume, Danny Jaques, said they had been doing this for several years, and it’s good with everything going on in the world to “get some levity and let your hair down.” The performers were not the only ones in costume. Audience members also dressed in a wide variety of unique takes on what makes Colorado, Colorado. JonBenet Ramsey made a miraculous appearance, being played by an 82-year-old woman, as did Casa Bonita, an ensemble that included a taco, sopaipilla and gorilla in chains – to name some of the characters. By the end of the show, people were in high spirits, as usual. “It was just delightful,” said a first-time audience member. If blessed with the chance to get the much coveted tickets – he said he would jump on it. jbowman@durangoherald.com20101506The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts was a sold-out event Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20102081The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts was a sold-out event Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001921The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts was a sold-out event Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002135The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts was a sold-out event Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at La Plata County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)300300See video of the 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts.
Colorado history gets weird, wild, wacky at Fashion Do’s and Don’ts
Annual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required
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(Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts on Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds was a sold-out event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001800The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts on Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds was a sold-out event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101836The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts on Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds was a sold-out event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts on Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds was a sold-out event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002116The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts on Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds was a sold-out event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002209The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts on Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds was a sold-out event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)47333506The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts on Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds was a sold-out event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts on Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds was a sold-out event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts on Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds was a sold-out event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002288The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts on Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds was a sold-out event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts on Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds was a sold-out event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Snowdown 2026 Fashion Do’s and Don’ts
Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School20101437Durango High School cheers on the Demons while playing Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002241Kingston Kerlin of Durango High School puts up a shot over Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20412810Boaz Zastrocky of Durango High School puts up a shot over Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001878Claire Goodwin of Durango High School brings the ball up the court while playing Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS.(Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)9752574Isaiah Lyons of Durango High School puts up a shot over Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001836Jack Cuthbertson of Durango High School gets around his Montrose High School defender on Saturday at DHS.(Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001893Aysia Matthews of Durango High School looks to put up a shot while playing Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS.(Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002228Taj Batiste of Durango High School puts up a shot while playing Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002033Taj Batiste of Durango High School dribbles the ball while playing Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001837Durango High School boys acting head basketball coach Orlando Griego gives instructions to his team while playing Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001655Jude Alderton of Durango High School knocks the ball loose from a Montrose High School player on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002021Taj Batiste of Durango High School saves a loose ball while playing Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS.(Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001794Jude Alderton of Durango High School fights to put up a shot against Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101340Durango High School band performed during the girls and boys basketball games against Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101514Tyler Hoerl of Durango High School steals the ball from Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)2010651Durango High School cheerleaders performed during the girls and boys basketball games against Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001867Claire Goodwin of Durango High School puts up a shot while playing Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS.(Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101645Ryne Neiman of Durango High School looks to put up a shot while playing Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS.(Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001985Jaelyn Alston of Durango High School puts up a shot while playing Montrose High School on Saturday at DHS.(Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School
Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield20101395Jade Kehoe of Bayfield High School takes on Ireland Cates of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001782Timber Zink of Durango High School takes on Ireland Cates of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101819Timber Zink of Durango High School takes on Ireland Cates of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001640Jade Kehoe of Bayfield High School takes on Ireland Cates of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101682Jade Kehoe of Bayfield High School takes on Ireland Cates of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101755Lillian Feinberg of Durango High School takes on Krysten Neil of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101451Lillian Feinberg of Durango High School takes on Krysten Neil of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101533Delilah Zink of Bayfield High School takes on Kodi Rima of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002115Delilah Zink of Bayfield High School takes on Kodi Rima of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001527Ashlynn Bravo of Bayfield High School takes on Eliska Prokopova of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001871Ashlynn Bravo of Bayfield High School takes on Eliska Prokopova of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101690Ashlynn Bravo of Bayfield High School is pinned by Eliska Prokopova of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101324Ashlynn Bravo of Bayfield High School takes on Eliska Prokopova of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101327Haidyn Albrecht of Durango High School takes on Eliska Prokopova of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001821Allison Thomas of Bayfield High School takes on Jada Davis of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101182Haidyn Albrecht of Durango High School takes on Eliska Prokopova of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101316Haidyn Albrecht of Durango High School takes on Eliska Prokopova of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101333Lillian Feinberg of Durango High School takes on Krysten Neil of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101323Lillian Feinberg of Durango High School takes on Krysten Neil of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101240Timber Zink of Durango High School takes on Ireland Cates of Ignacio High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101291Kodi Rima of Ignacio School takes on Aleia Fenberg of Durango High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101483Ashlynn Bravo of Bayfield High School takes on Lillian Fenberg of Durango High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101578Delilah Zink of Bayfield High School takes on Haidyn Albrecht of Durango High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101773Violet Christner School takes on Sydney McAllister of Durango High School on Thursday at at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101455Jada Davis of Ignacio School takes on Keelyn Reynolds of Durango High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101442Jada Davis of Ignacio School takes on Keelyn Reynolds of Durango High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101612Delilah Zink of Bayfield High School takes on Haidyn Albrecht of Durango High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101397Jade Kehoe of Bayfield High School takes on Timber Zink of Durango High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101427Kodi Rima of Ignacio School takes on Aleia Fenberg of Durango High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101501Delilah Zink of Bayfield High School takes on Haidyn Albrecht of Durango High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101419Violet Christner School takes on Sydney McAllister of Durango High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101340Kodi Rima of Ignacio School takes on Aleia Fenberg of Durango High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001684Violet Christner School takes on Sydney McAllister of Durango High School on Thursday at at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101183Ashlynn Bravo of Bayfield High School takes on Lillian Fenberg of Durango High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001736Jade Kehoe of Bayfield High School takes on Timber Zink of Durango High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)9751332Jade Kehoe of Bayfield High School takes on Timber Zink of Durango High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)9751197Jada Davis of Ignacio School takes on Keelyn Reynolds of Durango High School on Thursday at Bayfield High School during the La Plata County Tri with Ignacio. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata Tri
Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield
Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon20101551Fort Lewis College plays tough defense against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002060Donald Bangham, Jr. of Fort Lewis College finger rolls the ball over Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 20101357Ashten Martinez of Fort Lewis College plays defense against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002616Massal Diouf of Fort Lewis College blocks a Westminster University shot on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002159Cassius Carmichael of Fort Lewis College dunks the ball against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002379Chuol Deng of Fort Lewis College puts up a shot against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002093Natalie Guanella of Fort Lewis College passes the ball while playing against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 20101672Fort Lewis College plays tough defense against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 9751219Jaxon Smith of Fort Lewis College puts up a three-point shot against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002213Makaya Porter of Fort Lewis College drives to the basket while playing against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001684Fort Lewis College plays tough defense against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 20101412Lauren Zuniga, left, Fort Lewis College women’s baseketball head coach, and assistant coach Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw are all smiles with player Claudia Palacio Gámez after winning the game against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001784Stewart Erhart of Fort Lewis College splits the Westminster University defense on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001472Katie Lamb of Fort Lewis College puts up a 3-point shot against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001816Natalie Guanella of Fort Lewis College plays defense against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002003Claudia Palacio Gámez of Fort Lewis College fights off the Westminster University defense on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002294Josie Davis of Fort Lewis College puts up a shot against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 20101958Trey Curry of Fort Lewis College takes away a passing lane while playing Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 20101942Fort Lewis College plays tough defense against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001897Savanna Dotray of Fort Lewis College puts up a shot against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001767Donald Bangham, Jr. of Fort Lewis College goes for the ball while playing Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 20101501Savanna Dotray, left, and Katie Lamb of Fort Lewis College fights for the ball while playing Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 20101579Natalie Guanella of Fort Lewis College comes off the floor during the Westminster University game on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 9752059Katie Lamb of Fort Lewis College puts up a three-point shot against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001953Makaya Porter of Fort Lewis College puts up a shot while playing against Westminster University on Saturday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster University
Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon
Photos and video: Locomotive No. 2030002009The historic Rio Grande Southern Locomotive No. 20 heads down Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad tracks on Friday toward Durango. An icon of Schenectady engineering, RGS No. 20 is set to operate on select days throughout January and February on the D&SNG railway. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001557The historic Rio Grande Southern Locomotive No. 20 heads down Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad tracks on Friday toward Durango. An icon of Schenectady engineering, RGS No. 20 is set to operate on select days throughout January and February on the D&SNG railway. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001975The historic Rio Grande Southern Locomotive No. 20 heads down Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad tracks on Friday toward Durango. An icon of Schenectady engineering, RGS No. 20 is set to operate on select days throughout January and February on the D&SNG railway. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002009The historic Rio Grande Southern Locomotive No. 20 heads down Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad tracks on Friday toward Durango. An icon of Schenectady engineering, RGS No. 20 is set to operate on select days throughout January and February on the D&SNG railway. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 0VideoYouTube480360
Photos and video: Locomotive No. 20
Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.30002140Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell gives his wife, Linda Campbell, a kiss while she visits him at his office in the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 15002166Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell works in his office in the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 30002000Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell gives an interview on a biography written about him by author Herman J. Viola on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 15001983Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell talks with some of his aides in his office in the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 30001993Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell stands in the Senate Chamber on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 30002181A photo of Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in his office in the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 30002000Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell walks through the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 30002000Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell sits in the Senate Chamber on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 30001998Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell looks over documents while riding in the Capitol subway system on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 30002000Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell works in his office in the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 30002000Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell holds a meeting in his office in the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 30002000Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell works in his office in the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 30002024Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell leaves his office and walks down the hallway in the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 30001674A cartoon illustration of Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in his office in the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 30001768Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell works in his office in the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 15002250Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell sits in his office in the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 30002160Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell sits with one of his aides while riding in the Capitol subway system on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 15002250Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell holds a meeting in his office in the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 15002250Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell walks through the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 30002000Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell gives an interview on a biography written about him by author Herman J. Viola on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 30002000Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell sits in his office in the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) 30002103Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell leaves his office and walks down the hallway in the Russell Senate Office Building on Sept. 27, 2004, during his last months in office. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)
Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol Hill
Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.
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