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Tearful Catholic parishioners end 11-year vigil

Church was occupied around the clock in effort to remain open

DATE: Jun 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

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Churches to offer Bible school beginning Monday The Marvel United Methodist Church and the Mountain View Community Church will sponsor “Deep Sea Discovery Vacation Bible School” from 9 a.m. ...

DATE: Jun 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

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Christ the King celebrates the birth of the church Christ the King Lutheran Church will celebrate the season of Pentecost and the “birth of the Church.” The “birthday” party will ...

DATE: May 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

The good news: Attend church services, live longer

Frequent attendance tied to health benefits

DATE: May 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

Methodists trying to prevent split over gay rights

New commission to spend 2 years reviewing policy

DATE: May 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

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Durango church to discuss Guatemala mission trip The Rev. Tim Orlowski and five other members of Christ the King Lutheran Church will be taking a mission trip to Iglesia Israel Lutheran cong...

DATE: May 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

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St. Columba welcomes returning Catholics St. Columba Parish invites Catholics who may be considering a return to the church to further explore their faith through the Landings program. ...

DATE: May 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

World’s Methodists grapple with issues of human sexuality

Delegates convene for global conference

DATE: May 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

In 1 church, 4 religious communities reflect America’s complex faith landscape

A reflection of America’s complex faith landscape

DATE: May 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

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Lifetree Café meets at Methodist church The Lifetree Café will meet Wednesday and May 18 at the First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive. The café is designed to be a comf...

DATE: May 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

Backlash buffets plans for Muslim cemeteries

Across the country, uneasy neighbors put up resistance

DATE: Apr 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

Religion alive, well in America, author says

Host of ‘On Being’ explores how faith is changing in U.S.

DATE: Apr 22, 2016 | CATEGORY: Religion

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 donned 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 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 the 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 years 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 it’s 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 years fashion show was the first one to require the acts to audition. But many of the models were unphased 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

Tearful Catholic parishioners end 11-year vigil

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