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NFL Sunday: Panthers stun Patriots in Foxborough

Bills pull off win at Atlanta; Rams add to Cowboys’ misery

DATE: Oct 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

College Football Top 25: Troy stuns No. 25 LSU

BATON ROUGE, La. – Jordan Chunn ran for 191 yards and a touchdown, Troy’s defense forced four turnovers and the surging Trojans upset No. 25 LSU 24-21 on Saturday night. Troy, whi...

DATE: Sep 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

New Mexico runs away from Air Force in 56-38 win

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Richard McQuarley’s five rushing touchdowns tied a New Mexico school record and he finished with 179 yards to help the Lobos overcome a sluggish first half for a 56-38 vi...

DATE: Sep 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Donald Trump tweets anew about NFL players, national anthem protest

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Saturday night stoked the controversy over his call for punitive action against NFL players who take a knee or otherwise protest during the national an...

DATE: Sep 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Fort Lewis College football run over by Colorado Mines

Mines outgains FLC308-70 on the ground

DATE: Sep 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Little mistakes doom Igancio football in Southern Peak League opener

Ignacio falls in league opener

DATE: Sep 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Bayfield football’s Farmer, Snooks torch Gunnison Cowboys

Hayden Farmer connected with Dax Snooks on three touchdown passes, and the Bayfield High School football team rolled past Gunnison on Friday night in the 2A Intermountain League opener. ...

DATE: Sep 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Raiders-Broncos Capsule

TV: 2:25 p.m. Sunday, CBS OPENING LINE: Denver by 1½ RECORD VS. SPREAD: Denver 1-1-1, Oakland 2-1 SERIES RECORD: Raiders lead 62-51-2 ...

DATE: Sep 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Elite pass rushers, friends Khalil Mack, Von Miller meet again Sunday

ENGLEWOOD – Von Miller has what Khalil Mack wants: a Super Bowl ring. And Mack has what Miller would love to add to his mantle: the NFL Defensive Player of the Year trophy. Mack b...

DATE: Sep 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Marshawn Lynch up next for Denver Broncos’ stingy run defense

Feared Broncos defense returns home

DATE: Sep 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Injury-riddled Packers beat mistake-prone Bears

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes and the injury-riddled Green Bay Packers converted three turnovers into scores in an eventful 35-14 victory over the mistake-prone...

DATE: Sep 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Game of the Week: Bayfield football opens league play at Gunnison

Unbeaten Wolverines take on winless Gunnison

DATE: Sep 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School 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

NFL Sunday: Panthers stun Patriots in Foxborough

College Football Top 25: Troy stuns No. 25 LSU

New Mexico runs away from Air Force in 56-38 win

Donald Trump tweets anew about NFL players, national anthem protest

Fort Lewis College football run over by Colorado Mines

Little mistakes doom Igancio football in Southern Peak League opener

Bayfield football’s Farmer, Snooks torch Gunnison Cowboys

Raiders-Broncos Capsule

Elite pass rushers, friends Khalil Mack, Von Miller meet again Sunday

Marshawn Lynch up next for Denver Broncos’ stingy run defense

Injury-riddled Packers beat mistake-prone Bears

Game of the Week: Bayfield football opens league play at Gunnison

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