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Fort Lewis College hires new director for Center of Southwest Studies

Tisdale comes from Autry Museum of the American West

DATE: Dec 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College receives $300K grant

Partnership with Telluride Foundation brings business know-how to students

DATE: Dec 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Business

Fort Lewis women’s basketball bounces back big with win against Colorado Christian

The Skyhawks used a big second quarter to make a statement Saturday night against the Colorado Christian Cougars. Fort Lewis College’s women’s basketball team (6-2, 2-1 Rocky Moun...

DATE: Dec 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Sports

Fort Lewis College cycling powers through snow in cyclocross race

Snow-covered cyclocross course provides plenty of fun

DATE: Dec 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Big second half key in Fort Lewis College men’s basketball 84-68 win against Colorado Christian

Huge second half run; solid defense keys 84-68 win

DATE: Dec 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Fort Lewis women’s basketball loses in final minutes to Colorado Mines

FLC has tough shooting night

DATE: Dec 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Sports

Fort Lewis men’s basketball upsets No. 15 Colorado Mines 64-53

FLC dominates Colorado Mines in first conference win of year

DATE: Dec 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Fort Lewis men’s basketball prepped for big weekend in RMAC play

No. 15 Colorado Mines comes to town Friday; Colorado Christian Saturday

DATE: Dec 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Fort Lewis women’s basketball gears up for defense against Colorado Mines, Colorado Christian

Colorado Mines; Colorado Christian invade Whalen

DATE: Dec 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Fort Lewis College bids adieu to Columbus Day

Fort Lewis College has decided, after campaigning by students, to say goodbye to Columbus Day and hello to Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The designation was approved by the Associated ...

DATE: Dec 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis senior Mary Rambo named RMAC Defensive Player of the Week

Skyhawks ranked No. 5 Division II South Central Region

DATE: Dec 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Fort Lewis College alumni on the move

A degree from the Fort in Durango can lead to success in many fields

DATE: Dec 6, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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 hires new director for Center of Southwest Studies

Fort Lewis College receives $300K grant

Fort Lewis women’s basketball bounces back big with win against Colorado Christian

Fort Lewis College cycling powers through snow in cyclocross race

Big second half key in Fort Lewis College men’s basketball 84-68 win against Colorado Christian

Fort Lewis women’s basketball loses in final minutes to Colorado Mines

Fort Lewis men’s basketball upsets No. 15 Colorado Mines 64-53

Fort Lewis men’s basketball prepped for big weekend in RMAC play

Fort Lewis women’s basketball gears up for defense against Colorado Mines, Colorado Christian

Fort Lewis College bids adieu to Columbus Day

Fort Lewis senior Mary Rambo named RMAC Defensive Player of the Week

Fort Lewis College alumni on the move

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