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No Durango YAFL teams feel defeat, begin to turn focus to playoffs

Fifth-grade Demons earn No. 1 seed in playoffs

DATE: Oct 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Youth Sports

Colorado cornerback/decathlete Isaiah Oliver has NFL and Olympics on radar

BOULDER – Colorado junior cornerback Isaiah Oliver can run with the best of them. Same goes with high jump, hurdle, pole vault , shot put, long jump and throw the javelin . A mult...

DATE: Oct 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Receiver River Cracraft says he’s signed with Denver Broncos

ENGLEWOOD – Former Washington State slot receiver River Cracraft tweeted Tuesday that he’s joined the injury-ravaged Denver Broncos, who lost Emmanuel Sanders and Isaiah McKenzie to ankle in...

DATE: Oct 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Roger Goodell: NFL not changing its national anthem policy

NEW YORK – The NFL is not changing its national anthem policy to require players to stand during the national anthem. Commissioner Roger Goodell and several owners said Wednesday ...

DATE: Oct 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Both sides say NFL protest talks productive, more to come

NEW YORK – When owners talk directly with players, it often has to do with contracts. The dialogue Tuesday was of a much different nature, and from the way NFL team owners, Commis...

DATE: Oct 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Prep Spotlight: Manasseh Brockus the man in the middle for Durango football

Brockus brings big hits, flowing hair to Demons

DATE: Oct 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Battered Broncos could be without 5 offensive players Sunday

Offense hurting after Giants loss

DATE: Oct 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Top 25 College Football: No. 1 Alabama rides fast start past Arkansas

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Damien Harris opened with a 75-yard touchdown run and No. 1 Alabama rode a fast start to a 41-9 victory over Arkansas on Saturday night. The Crimson Tide (7-0, ...

DATE: Oct 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Colorado Buffaloes beat Oregon State for 1st conference win

CORVALLIS, Ore. — Colorado’s season didn’t come down to the final minutes against Oregon State, but the Buffaloes certainly understood the importance of a victory over the Beavers. ...

DATE: Oct 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Arion Worthman scores 5 TDs; Air Force rallies past UNLV

AIR FORCE ACADEMY — Facing a daunting comeback, Air Force quarterback Arion Worthman focused on the clock, not the scoreboard. Worthman ran for four of his five touchdowns in the ...

DATE: Oct 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Loss of Odell Beckham steals some thunder from Giants-Broncos game

DENVER – Aqib Talib is bummed out, although not nearly as much as Eli Manning. Like so many football fans, the star Denver Broncos cornerback was eager for his marquee matchup wit...

DATE: Oct 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Fort Lewis College ‘Shockhawks’ strike again in upset win against No. 12 CSU-Pueblo

FLC pulls off upset behind stingy defense

DATE: Oct 14, 2017 | 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

No Durango YAFL teams feel defeat, begin to turn focus to playoffs

Colorado cornerback/decathlete Isaiah Oliver has NFL and Olympics on radar

Receiver River Cracraft says he’s signed with Denver Broncos

Roger Goodell: NFL not changing its national anthem policy

Both sides say NFL protest talks productive, more to come

Prep Spotlight: Manasseh Brockus the man in the middle for Durango football

Battered Broncos could be without 5 offensive players Sunday

Top 25 College Football: No. 1 Alabama rides fast start past Arkansas

Colorado Buffaloes beat Oregon State for 1st conference win

Arion Worthman scores 5 TDs; Air Force rallies past UNLV

Loss of Odell Beckham steals some thunder from Giants-Broncos game

Fort Lewis College ‘Shockhawks’ strike again in upset win against No. 12 CSU-Pueblo

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