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Fort Lewis College gets solid split with Colorado Christian

DATE: Mar 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Laviska Shenault has surgery on pelvis ahead of NFL draft

Former Colorado receiver’s draft stock not likely to fall

DATE: Mar 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

No. 5 San Diego State shakes off Air Force scare

Falcons can’t hold onto eight-point lead

DATE: Mar 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Fort Lewis College basketball has three honored by RMAC coaches

Vasquez relegated to honorable mention despite leading FLC women

DATE: Mar 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

College Basketball Top 25: Colorado falls out of AP poll

A string of losses to unranked opponents led to upheaval in the AP Top 25 this week. Kansas kept winning, strengthening its grip on No. 1. The Jayhawks were the unanimo...

DATE: Mar 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Air Force, Fresno State meet in MWC tourney

No. 9 seed Air Force (11-19, 5-13) vs. No. 8 seed Fresno State (11-18, 7-11) Mountain West Conference Tournament First Round, Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas; Wednesday, 1 p.m. MS...

DATE: Mar 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Fort Lewis College softball goes 3-1 against Colorado School of Mines

Skyhawks use pair of late rallies to sweep Sunday doubleheader

DATE: Mar 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Bryce Willis leads Stanford past No. 21 Colorado

Buffs drop third consecutive game

DATE: Mar 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Colorado State downs Air Force in final regular-season game

FORT COLLINS â€“ Kendle Moore scored 21 points on seven 3-pointers as Colorado State defeated Air Force 87-74 on Saturday. Isaiah Stevens added 14 points and seven assists for Col...

DATE: Feb 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Second-half surge not enough for Fort Lewis College at Adams State

Career nights for Farris, Wittman

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Heartache for Fort Lewis College women’s basketball in season finale

FLC loss, Metro State win ends Skyhawks season

DATE: Feb 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Bradley’s career night beats No. 21 Colorado

BERKELEY, Calif. – Matt Bradley matched his career highs of 26 points and five 3-pointers, and California pulled away in the second half to beat No. 21 Colorado 76-62 on Thursday night. ...

DATE: Feb 27, 2020 | 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

Fort Lewis College gets solid split with Colorado Christian

Laviska Shenault has surgery on pelvis ahead of NFL draft

No. 5 San Diego State shakes off Air Force scare

Fort Lewis College basketball has three honored by RMAC coaches

College Basketball Top 25: Colorado falls out of AP poll

Air Force, Fresno State meet in MWC tourney

Fort Lewis College softball goes 3-1 against Colorado School of Mines

Bryce Willis leads Stanford past No. 21 Colorado

Colorado State downs Air Force in final regular-season game

Second-half surge not enough for Fort Lewis College at Adams State

Heartache for Fort Lewis College women’s basketball in season finale

Bradley’s career night beats No. 21 Colorado

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