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Ousted Methodist pastor fights punishment

Once defrocked, Schaefer galvanizes gay-rights activists

DATE: Jun 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

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Universalists announce speaker series The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive, announces these programs: “Reality Is God and Evidence Is Sc...

DATE: Jun 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

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Orthodox archbishop to visit Durango The Eastern Orthodox Mission of Durango will host Archbishop Benjamin of San Francisco and the West this weekend. The archbishop wi...

DATE: Jun 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

Two Mormons facing excommunication

Leader of women’s group, man who runs website may be kicked out

DATE: Jun 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

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Lutheran church to celebrate 50 years Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida Road, will celebrate 50 years of service June 28 and 29. Many of the church’s prior...

DATE: Jun 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

Does modesty mantra harm women?

LDS church endorses rules of dress, which some Mormons think still objectifies females

DATE: Jun 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

City churches collaborate to form single youth group

Leaders say it only made sense to work together

DATE: Jun 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

Saints? Sinners? Or somewhere in between?

Unitarians to discuss big questions in lecture series

DATE: May 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

Harking back to handwriting

New Bible project ‘to ignite the spiritual imagination of people’

DATE: May 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

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Dharma center to offer meditation class Registration is open for a six-week beginning meditation class with Katherine Barr, an experienced meditation practitioner, teacher and com...

DATE: May 30, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

To fib or not to fib: How religious are Americans?

When asked, we’re likely to exaggerate how often we attend

DATE: May 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Religion

Adam, Eve create uproar at college

Professors must sign contract backing new conservative view

DATE: May 23, 2014 | 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

Ousted Methodist pastor fights punishment

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Two Mormons facing excommunication

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Does modesty mantra harm women?

City churches collaborate to form single youth group

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Harking back to handwriting

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To fib or not to fib: How religious are Americans?

Adam, Eve create uproar at college

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