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Some thoughts on ‘Let’s have just one flag’

I do understand a recent letter writer’s passion for the American flag (Herald, Jan. 5) and what it represents, however there are many symbols that people feel passionate about and feel repr...

DATE: Jan 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Flags at half-staff for the next four years?

As the end of Joe Biden’s term is approaching, I suggest we have a national day of mourning for the end of democracy as we know it. A dictator has been voted in. A guy who tried to overthro...

DATE: Jan 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

How could we forget what really happened on Jan. 6?

Any conceivable move to punish members of the Jan. 6. Commission is an unfathomable, “I’m your retribution” reminder. What happened? Collective amnesia, maybe from COVID-19? Fluoride in the ...

DATE: Jan 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

Childhood trauma suggests a different story

Reading Jackson Clark’s tribute to Tyrone Yazzie (Herald, Jan. 5), the young, Indigenous man who worked in Clark’s art gallery and died living homeless and addicted to alcohol, raised a conc...

DATE: Jan 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Seeking respectful cooperation these next four years

Since the election, just about every response in every newspaper column locally and nationally has been Trump bashing. Rancor and contention are certainly not the ways to promote or generate...

DATE: Jan 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Hope for civil conversation short-lived

Well, that didn’t take long. After reading the story (Herald, Dec. 29) about the state Republican Party threatening Durango School District 9-R, it seems any hope for a civil conversation wi...

DATE: Jan 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

GOP’s ‘hateful, threatening’ words at odds with board, DEI

The story, “State GOP threatens to sue schools,” (Herald, Dec. 29) dissects an email written by two GOP party leaders threatening Durango School District 9-R, individual board members and an...

DATE: Jan 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Less divided than we think, consider different points of view

We are told we live in a polarized political environment. It is worth considering that there are many issues on which there are clear majorities of opinion. Most of these were never acknowle...

DATE: Jan 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Thinking smarter about our health, omit fluoride

Ah, fluoride! “You say yes, I say no.” When we become subjective about anything, nothing will change – lead, mercury, aluminum, chlorine, fluoride … Let’s look at science. Science is only va...

DATE: Jan 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Flags represent oft ignored human elements

Recent outrage over Black Lives Matter and LGBTQIA+ flags in classrooms seems a bit misplaced. Neither of these flags, nor the issues they highlight, is inherently political. Rather, they ha...

DATE: Jan 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

Resist Trump’s Cabinet nominees, call your senators

We’ve heard a lot from Trump about the “deep state.” It turns out that the deep state consists of bureaucrats who send you your Social Security check, maintain our highways, supply veterans ...

DATE: Jan 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Opinion

2025 priority must include Three Springs connection

I noticed that neither the article, “Durango to focus inward on existing projects, services in 2025” (Herald, Jan. 5), nor the editorial, “Significant issues to engage in 2025,” (Herald, Jan...

DATE: Jan 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Letters to the Editor

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Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle RallyLots of motorcycles and tattoos were on display on Saturday19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Tyler and Austin compete in a tricycle race at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Austin competes in the tricycle race at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Sage Knuckles competes for worst tattoo at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally tattoo competition. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Sage Knuckles wins worst tattoo at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally tattoo competition. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Brandon Stickland competes for best tattoo at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally tattoo competition. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Jannelle Stickland wins best tattoo at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally tattoo competition. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display for the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19202880Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display for the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Dwayne Cates poses with his bike at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)
Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally
Lots of motorcycles and tattoos were on display on Saturday
40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. 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(Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002666People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002666People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002666People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)
Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo
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 goat’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 goat’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 “The Buck Stops Here” 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 jalapeño 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 rockin’ 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 rockin’ good time
The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show
Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’30002033Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001699Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101645Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002039Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)27181961Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001892Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. 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(Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001417Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101340Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002147Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001183Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)9751520Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001503Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001405Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001983Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101340Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001928Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001672Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001774Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. 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