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Fort Lewis College football welcomes No. 12 CSU-Pueblo

ThunderWolves return to Durango for first time since 2014 upset

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Friday Night Football: Bayfield home to Pagosa; Durango and Ignacio hit the road

Demons hope to end road losing skid

DATE: Oct 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Two Durango YAFL teams earn shutout wins as seasons wind down

Three Demons teams pick up wins

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Youth Sports

Broncos insist star receivers will get their chances

ENGLEWOOD – Emmanuel Sanders called Denver “wide receiver heaven “ after Mike McCoy returned this year for a second stint as the Broncos’ offensive architect. It hasn’t exactly be...

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

AP FACT CHECK: Trump seems unaware NFL pays taxes

NEW YORK – President Donald Trump suggested the U.S. change its tax laws to punish organizations such as the NFL if members are “disrespecting” the national anthem or flag. Actually, the NFL...

DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Debate continues overs pro and cons of late Pac-12 college football kickoffs

Washington coach Chris Petersen has moved on from the debate over Pac-12 After Dark, those late-night televised conference games that end in the wee hours on the East Coast. But i...

DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

NFL may change policy that players ‘should’ stand for anthem

NFL owners will meet next week to consider changes to a game manual that says players “should” stand during the national anthem, a guideline the league has left to the discretion of players ...

DATE: Oct 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Broncos rookie tight end Jake Butt on verge of practicing

ENGLEWOOD – The Denver Broncos will soon find out whether their roll of the dice on tight end Jake Butt has a chance to pay off this season. Coach Vance Joseph said Butt will prac...

DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NFL Sunday: Aaron Rodgers leads late Packers drive to beat Cowboys

ARLINGTON, Texas – Aaron Rodgers threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to Davante Adams with 11 seconds remaining, lifting Green Bay over the Dallas Cowboys 35-31 Sunday in another thriller nine mo...

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Vice President Mike Pence leaves NFL game after players protest during national anthem

Jerry Jones won’t play players who protest

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Navy and Air Force play a college football game worthy of tears

When it was finally over on Saturday evening, when Navy and Air Force had traded punches for close to four hours like two fighters simply too tough to go down, the teams lined up for the tra...

DATE: Oct 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Khalil Tate rushes for 327 yards, Arizona beats Colorado 45-42

BOULDER — The Colorado coach had a simple request after the game. “Could someone please tackle No. 14 for Arizona?” Mike MacIntyre said. Too late. He’s already gone. ...

DATE: Oct 8, 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

Fort Lewis College football welcomes No. 12 CSU-Pueblo

Friday Night Football: Bayfield home to Pagosa; Durango and Ignacio hit the road

Two Durango YAFL teams earn shutout wins as seasons wind down

Broncos insist star receivers will get their chances

AP FACT CHECK: Trump seems unaware NFL pays taxes

Debate continues overs pro and cons of late Pac-12 college football kickoffs

NFL may change policy that players ‘should’ stand for anthem

Broncos rookie tight end Jake Butt on verge of practicing

NFL Sunday: Aaron Rodgers leads late Packers drive to beat Cowboys

Vice President Mike Pence leaves NFL game after players protest during national anthem

Navy and Air Force play a college football game worthy of tears

Khalil Tate rushes for 327 yards, Arizona beats Colorado 45-42

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