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Letter: Reader is misguided in Durango boycott

I wonder why Corey Hopkins is singling out Durango in a West Slope boycott (Jan. 12, ā€œ La Plata County and Durango, like most of the resort areas in the district, did not support Boebert in...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Rep. Lauren Boebert is dangerous and must resign

Lauren Boebert, newly elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, should resign. She has definitely shown her ignorance and is not there to work for the people of the 3rd Distr...

DATE: Jan 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Where are the real freedom-loving patriots?

I donĆ¢ā‚¬ā„¢t recognize the United States shown on the news this past week. The images were so troubling it makes me question if the United States is what I have always believed it to be, or if ...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Reader is ā€˜disturbed, disgustedā€™ with Boebertā€™s behavior

As are we all, I am deeply disturbed by the events which took place last Wednesday in Washington, D.C. I am even more deeply disturbed, not to mention disgusted, that the newly e...

DATE: Jan 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Climate change, drought demand national legislation

Southwest Colorado is in a drought of exceptional level, the most severe level of drought intensity categories, according to a map released Jan. 7 by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Dro...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Rep. Lauren Boebert is a national security risk

ā€œToday is 1776!ā€ is what Lauren Boebert tweeted hours before armed insurrectionists stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, killing Officer Brian Sicknick of the Capitol Police, and injuring nearly a...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Reader will boycott Durango as long as BoebertĆ¢ā‚¬ā„¢s in office

As a Colorado resident living in the Denver metro area I have spent many vacations in beautiful Durango and the Western Slope. To know that Boebert represents this area is sad and dishearten...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: ā€˜The Donaldā€™ managed to ā€˜make America greatā€™

It is hard for me to say this, but The Donald did it! He actually did it!! That tyrannical orange thing made America great! The House of Representatives, the Senate, and the pres...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Get real: Election was fair, ā€˜protestorsā€™ were rioters, news is not fake

Please stop with the verbal attacks on the election. It will not always be the result you may desire, but that doesnā€™t mean itā€™s rigged! It wasnā€™t ā€œa fewā€ rioters who stormed and...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Boebert is a disgrace to Colorado

Lauren Boebert is a disgrace to Colorado and should not be re-elected as a representative to the house. She supported the attack on the Capitol along with the president, and does not represe...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Apply Trumpā€™s executive order against rioters

Just a little perspective: Remember when Donald Trump issued Executive Order 13933, ā€œProtecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues and Combating Recent Criminal Violence?ā€ ...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Letter: Trump and cronies should be locked up, veteran says

I am very opinionated, but I try to not publicly air my opinions, because we all are entitled to our own. However, what started to be a special day in my life, turned into one of...

DATE: Jan 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Videos & Photos

Photos: Durango High School football opens its seasonDemons lost 35-14 to Montrose at home on Friday night30001593Durango High School players take to the field before the start of the Montrose High School game on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001867First-year Durango High School football head coach Hunter Holmes gets fired up on Friday while playing against Montrose High School at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)jm@durangoherald.com30002067Durango High School players take to the field before the start of the Montrose High School game on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango High School Red Pride Marching Band participates in the pre-game festivities before the start of the Montrose High School game on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101664Quarterback Grady Feeney of Durango High School runs the ball against Montrose High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001596Dylan Burns of Durango High School punts the ball to Montrose High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001393Durango High School cheerleaders pump up the crowd during the Montrose High School game on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101392Gus Halls of Durango High School runs the ball against Montrose High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001654Ernesto Galvan of Durango High School blocks on the offensive line against Montrose High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002053The Durango High School Red Pride Marching Band participates in pre-game festivities before the start of the Montrose High School game on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001919Durango High School players take to the field before the start of the Montrose High School game on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002001Sebastian Tripp of Durango High School breaks free for a run against Montrose High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001728Durango High School stops a Montrose High School run on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Durango High School football opens its season
Demons lost 35-14 to Montrose at home on Friday night
Photos: La Plata County Fair on Friday30002380Scotlyn Bobbin, 3, holds onto her lamb while participating in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)60004000Family members watch their children participate in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)58283902Participants in the 4-H/FFA Livestock Round Robin on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Children participate in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001732Colter Mael, 3, walks his steer while participating in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001896Rebekah Cundiff, 10, and her sister Rose Cundiff, 8, watch people wash their steers on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001338Participants in the 4-H/FFA Livestock Round Robin on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002012Participants in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002134Aspen Smith, 15, helps Colter Mael, 3, after he participated in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002092Lainee Decker, 16, gets a little soap in the eye while washing her steer Tupac, a mixed Angus on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002150Lainee Decker, 16, washes her steer Tupac, a mixed Angus on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001830Rosealynda Stevens-Ornelan, 5, holds her goat with the assistance of her little sister Brianna, 2, while participating in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002122Brooke-Lynn Smith, 9, with her picture board on her goatā€™s pen that shows the generations of 4-H participants in her family on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Brooke-Lynn Smith, 9, put up her picture board on her goatā€™s pen that shows the generations of 4-H participants in her family on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002305Trace Snooks, 3, holds onto his goat while participating in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101437Oren Yates, 5, holds his steer while participating in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001791Corbin Runyan, 3, moves his hog around the arena while participating in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: La Plata County Fair on Friday
Photos: La Plata County Fair in full swing Thursday20101895Turkeys in their pen on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002041Judy Case, right, from Pueblo, judges quilts on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001319Crochet bike wheels on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001938Goats get groomed on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002056Mackenzie Swanemyr, 16, blow-dries Pope an Angus steer that the she will show in the market steers class on Friday at the La Plata County Fair. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001968Cathy Seibel, superintendent of preserved food and beer and wine, arranges dried herbs after judging on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001319Crochet bike wheels on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Dandelion jelly is awarded the reserve champion ribbon on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001606A beaded cat with ribbons on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Contestants with their chickens on Thursday wait to go in front of a judge at the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002159Everly Van Houten, 11, shows her barnyard mix chicken to judge Lacy Greer, from St. Johns, Ariz., while competing in the showmanship class on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002231Jerrin Roukema is all smiles after her photo ā€œThe Buck Stops Hereā€ won a second place ribbon in the humor photography class on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002067Contestants with their chickens on Thursday wait to go in front of a judge at the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002087Strawberry jalapeƱo jam received a grand champion ribbon on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002241Glass work with ribbons on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)975697A clay monster on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: La Plata County Fair in full swing Thursday
Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday30002000The remains of a log home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002013Randy Black, chief of Durango Fire Protection District, and Shawna Legarza, La Plata County director of Emergency Management, look over the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday from where the fire started. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001570Wildland firefighters head out from where the Elkhorn Fire started Saturday at a home under construction on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002231A helicopter drops water on the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000A firefighter douses a smoldering log where the Elkhorn Fire started Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001681The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001834The remains of a log home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001210An air tanker drops fire retardant on the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The remains of a log home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002101A helicopter drops water on the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The charred landscape where the Elkhorn Fire burned through on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002283A sign in the Elkhorn subdivision on Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002142The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000A burned trailer in the same vicinity where the Elkhorn Fire started. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The remains of a home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002182Melted metal near the home that caught fire Saturday before spreading to the wildland. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Engineer Mountain behind the Elkhorn Fire with fire retardant covered trees on Sunday north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002080The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001860The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002028Wildland firefighters head out to the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001965The remains of a home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001893Wildland firefighters head out to the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001781The remains of a home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002084The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001285The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday
Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5 20101309Isaiah Perez, wearing red, of Ignacio fights Alejandro Medrano of the Buena Vista Boxing Club on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101431Liam Benally, wearing red, of Chinle, Arizona, vs. Christian Yescas of Farmington on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101335Liam Benally, wearing red, of Chinle, Arizona, vs. Christian Yescas of Farmington on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101388Isaiah Perez, wearing red, of Ignacio, fights Alejandro Medrano of the Buena Vista Boxing Club on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101350Isaiah Perez, wearing red, of Ignacio, fights Alejandro Medrano of the Buena Vista Boxing Club on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101247Isaiah Perez, wearing red, of Ignacio, fights Alejandro Medrano of the Buena Vista Boxing Club on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002217Dr. Doug looks over Isaiah Perez of Ignacio after his bout against Alejandro Medrano of the Buena Vista Boxing Club on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101324Isaiah Perez, wearing red, of Ignacio, fights Alejandro Medrano of the Buena Vista Boxing Club on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101373Isaiah Perez, wearing red, of Ignacio, fights Alejandro Medrano of the Buena Vista Boxing Club on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101144Isaiah Perez, wearing red, of Ignacio, fights Alejandro Medrano of the Buena Vista Boxing Club on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101341Eric Carranza, wearing red, of El Paso, Texas, boxes Jackson Walsh of Pagosa Springs on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101228Liam Benally, wearing red, of Chinle, Arizona, vs. Christian Yescas of Farmington on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101486Liam Benally, wearing red, of Chinle, Arizona, vs. Christian Yescas of Farmington on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101403Liam Benally, wearing red, of Chinle, Arizona, vs. Christian Yescas of Farmington on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101327Eric Carranza, wearing red, of El Paso, Texas, boxes Jackson Walsh of Pagosa Springs on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101405Eric Carranza, wearing red, of El Paso, Texas, boxes Jackson Walsh of Pagosa Springs on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001781Jackson Walsh of Pagosa Springs throws a punch on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101398Eric Carranza, wearing red, of El Paso, Texas, boxes Jackson Walsh of Pagosa Springs on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101531Ethan Flores, wearing red gloves, of El Paso, Texas, takes on Bryan Roybal on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101478Ethan Flores, wearing red gloves, of El Paso, Texas, takes on Bryan Roybal on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101519Ethan Flores, wearing red gloves, of El Paso, Texas, takes on Bryan Roybal on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101207Fighters receive treatment between rounds on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Animus on the Animas
Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5
Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge 30002026Parley Jessop, of Durango, practices at the base area at Purgatory Resort before competing in the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday up the mountain shooting at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002081Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday before going up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001881Vendors fill the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002077Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002309Archers collect their arrows while practicing at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001915Vendors fill the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001308Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers then went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001867Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Then, Archers went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001463Archers wait in line to take the chairlift at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001334Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. They went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001789Archers collect their arrows while practicing at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)9751161Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers then went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Archers take aim
Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge
Photos: A rockinā€™ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show57533709Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002080Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001927Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango artist Eric Hodges, with his apprentice Avvy Albrecht, 12, sell Hodges jewelry and leather apparel and accessories along with 59 other vendors set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001914Jewelry by Durango artist Eric Hodges is displayed Saturday at the 71st Annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001745Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001646Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001931Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001943Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Sixty vendors are set up on Saturday for the 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds inside and out of the Exhibit Building. Rocks, gems, minerals, crystals, fossils, meteorites, geodes, shells and beads from around the world as well as jewelry of all prices are being sold. The show, put on by the Four Corners Gem & Mineral Club, continues until 6 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: A rockinā€™ good time
The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show
Photos: Durango gets ā€˜Wet and Wildā€™30002033Durangoā€™s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001699Durangoā€™s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durangoā€™s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101645Durangoā€™s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002039Durangoā€™s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)27181961Durangoā€™s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001892Durangoā€™s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. 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Photos: Durango gets ā€˜Wet and Wildā€™
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VIDEO: Hundreds turnout for Durangoā€™s Fourth of July parade
Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ā€˜No Kingsā€™ march and rally in Durango30001501About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001908About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001722About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001901About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001751About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002110About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001902About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001863About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001979About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001994Denny Finn wears a tank he constructed during the ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally on Saturday at Buckley Park in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001787Ann Markward welcomes more than 2,000 people on Saturday during the ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally in Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001659About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001694About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002404About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. 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(Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001923About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15002117About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001700David Kozak marched with a paper mĆ¢che puppet portraying President Donald Trump in a diaper with dollar signs in his eyes, an elongated Pinocchio nose and a crown labeled ā€œLyinā€™ King,ā€ while participating in the ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally on Saturday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002161About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001910About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001959About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001513About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001836About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 15001678Durango attorney Kim Perdue speaks to several thousand people on Saturday during the No Kings march and rally in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30001811About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002203Calvin Bufkin, 5, works on a sign during the ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally on Saturday at Buckley Park in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) 30002032About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a ā€œNo Kingsā€ march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ā€˜No Kingsā€™ march and rally in Durango
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