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Clemson gears up for Ohio State in superb college football semifinal matchup

Matchup has feel of championship game

DATE: Dec 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

LSU’s Joe Burrow to meet Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts in tantalizing college football semifinals

All eyes on quarterback matchup at Peach Bowl

DATE: Dec 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Oklahoma definite outsider in College Football Playoff

Sooners are 13 1/2-point underdogs

DATE: Dec 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Ohio State and Clemson quarterbacks ready to meet in College Football Playoff semifinal

Quarterbacks grew up 20 miles apart in Georgia

DATE: Dec 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

No. 24 Air Force faces Washington State in Cheez-It Bowl

Cheez-It Bowl: No. 24 Air Force (10-2, 7-1 Mountain West) vs. Washington State (6-6, 3-6 Pac-12), Friday at 8:15 p.m. ESPN. Line: Air Force by 2 1/2. Series Record: Fir...

DATE: Dec 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Air Force prepare for Washington State’s air raid offense

Falcons prepare for contrast of styles in Cougars

DATE: Dec 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Photos: The year in sports

DATE: Dec 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Sports

ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff dies at 34

BRISTOL, Conn. – ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff, known for his outgoing and friendly personality, dapper dress and great love of sports, has died. He was 34. The sp...

DATE: Dec 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

College Basketball Top 25: Gonzaga becomes 6th team at No. 1

‘Zags earn No. 1 spot after Kansas loses

DATE: Dec 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

College Basketball Top 25: No. 18 Villanova takes down top-ranked Kansas

PHILADELPHIA – Jermaine Samuels hit a 3-pointer with 20.5 seconds left and No. 18 Villanova beat No. 1 Kansas 56-55 on Saturday, making the Jayhawks the latest top-ranked team to fall this s...

DATE: Dec 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Bowl Roundup: Washington routs No. 18 Boise State

LAS VEGAS – Jacob Eason threw for 210 yards and a touchdown and Washington sent out coach Chris Petersen with a 38-7 victory over No. 18 Boise State in the Las Vegas Bowl on Saturday night. ...

DATE: Dec 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Fort Lewis College closes out 2019 strong against Adams State

Farris, freshmen help lead FLC past Grizzlies

DATE: Dec 21, 2019 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Colorado history gets weird, wild, wacky at Fashion Do’s and Don’tsAnnual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

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.”

Fashion 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.com

Annual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Photos: Snowdown 2026 Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

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 Bayfield

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 afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

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.

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.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

The Durango Herald’s year in photos 2025

Photos: Chapman Hill fires up the snow guns

Clemson gears up for Ohio State in superb college football semifinal matchup

LSU’s Joe Burrow to meet Oklahoma’s Jalen Hurts in tantalizing college football semifinals

Oklahoma definite outsider in College Football Playoff

Ohio State and Clemson quarterbacks ready to meet in College Football Playoff semifinal

No. 24 Air Force faces Washington State in Cheez-It Bowl

Air Force prepare for Washington State’s air raid offense

Photos: The year in sports

ESPN college football reporter Edward Aschoff dies at 34

College Basketball Top 25: Gonzaga becomes 6th team at No. 1

College Basketball Top 25: No. 18 Villanova takes down top-ranked Kansas

Bowl Roundup: Washington routs No. 18 Boise State

Fort Lewis College closes out 2019 strong against Adams State

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