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Durango Bridge Club online and in-person play – all pairs received 50+ percent Oct. 28 – Open Pairs First: C.L. Lappen/W. Rosenberger Second: S. McInturff/J. Walter Thi...

DATE: Nov 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Former Mercy family physician opens practice in Durango

Adam Owens, MD, formerly of Mercy Family Medicine and Centura Health, opened a new primary care practice on Oct. 3. Durango Primary Care is a direct primary care clinic for all ages located ...

DATE: Nov 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Business

Region 9 welcomes new board members

The Region 9 Economic Development District of Southwest Colorado has approved two new board members at its September board meeting. Jason Armstrong, community and economic development coor...

DATE: Nov 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Business

Tom’s deli sandwich shop opens Nov. 2

Tom’s Deli opened Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 1802 Main Ave. The shop was started by Thomas Gauthier, a 2019 graduate of Fort Lewis College. His head chef is Molly McPhersen, also a graduate of F...

DATE: Nov 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Business

Susan Urban announces her new office location

Susan Urban, CEO of ICAN and A Beautiful Mind, has a new office in Junction Creek Commons, 150 E. Ninth St. in Durango. Urban took a hiatus after the loss of her husband and extended illness...

DATE: Nov 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Business

Archaeological society to host talk

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society invites the public to an in-person meeting at 7 p.m. Nov. 9 in the Lyceum in Center for Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College. Dr. Kelley Hays-Gilpin...

DATE: Nov 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Adult Education Center to host graduation

The Durango Adult Education Center will hold its winter GED/High School Equivalency Graduation ceremony from 6 to 7 p.m. Dec. 16 at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. G...

DATE: Nov 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Pumpkin, leaf drop-off to be held

The annual pumpkin and leaf drop-off will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. in Durango and Eagle Park in Bayfield. Pumpkins, gourds and f...

DATE: Nov 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Library to host Gratitude Journaling Workshop

Local yoga instructor Lena Naico will lead a Gratitude Journaling Workshop from 6 to 7 p.m. Nov. 14 at Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive. Naico will walk participants through pas...

DATE: Nov 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

Fort Lewis College Calendar

Visit www.fortlewis.edu, click the “Quick Links” menu, choose “News & Events,” then click “Events” to view the complete calendar. Sunday Newman Club Sunday Mass, 6:30-8:30 p.m., McP...

DATE: Oct 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

‘Speak Out’ to be held Nov. 16 at Durango library

A “Speak Out” event hosted by Oak Tree Youth Resources will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. Nov. 16 at Durango Public Library. Oak Tree Youth Resources is partnering with the Durango Public Library...

DATE: Oct 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bridge Scores

Durango Bridge Club online and in-person play – all pairs received 50+ percent Oct. 21 – Open Pairs First: R. Davis/D. Mickel Second: S. McInturff/J. Walter Third: J. C...

DATE: Oct 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Community

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

Bridge Scores

Former Mercy family physician opens practice in Durango

Region 9 welcomes new board members

Tom’s deli sandwich shop opens Nov. 2

Susan Urban announces her new office location

Archaeological society to host talk

Adult Education Center to host graduation

Pumpkin, leaf drop-off to be held

Library to host Gratitude Journaling Workshop

Fort Lewis College Calendar

‘Speak Out’ to be held Nov. 16 at Durango library

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