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Skyhawks never recover from poor start, losing 65-48 to MSU Denver

Skyhawks’ 48 points are worst in program history

DATE: Dec 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Lamb’s career-high 22 points lead Skyhawks to 74-66 win over MSU Denver

Fort Lewis overcame nine-point second half deficit

DATE: Dec 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Local sports schedule from Wednesday to Tuesday

High school basketball, wrestling teams begin seasons

DATE: Dec 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Fort Lewis beats Midwestern State 2-0 to move on to NCAA quarterfinals

Skyhawks move on to quarterfinals for first time since 2011

DATE: Dec 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Duane Smith, local historian and former Fort Lewis College professor, dies at 87

He was a prolific author and devoted fan of Chicago Cubs

DATE: Dec 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Preview: Fort Lewis men’s soccer faces Midwestern State in NCAA tournament

Skyhawks lost to Midwestern State 2-1 last season in second round

DATE: Nov 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Hoobler’s career-high not enough as UT Tyler beats Fort Lewis 63-51

FLC struggled to shoot; UT Tyler had four double-digit scorers

DATE: Nov 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Wayde Hall, Zia Fadil win Durango Turkey Trot

Over 500 runners ran the 5-mile race Thursday morning

DATE: Nov 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Fort Lewis women’s cross country finishes 20th at national championships

Men’s cross country runner Elijah Smith finished 49th as an individual qualifier

DATE: Nov 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

The music of Christmas: Two holiday offerings at Community Concert Hall

Santa Claus will even put in an appearance

DATE: Nov 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Skyhawks beat UCCS 4-2 in second round of NCAA tournament

Sophomore forward Anton Hjalmarsson led FLC with two goals

DATE: Nov 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Sports

Local sports schedule from Wednesday to Tuesday

Here’s what high school and Fort Lewis teams play coming up

DATE: Nov 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: 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 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

Skyhawks never recover from poor start, losing 65-48 to MSU Denver

Lamb’s career-high 22 points lead Skyhawks to 74-66 win over MSU Denver

Local sports schedule from Wednesday to Tuesday

Fort Lewis beats Midwestern State 2-0 to move on to NCAA quarterfinals

Duane Smith, local historian and former Fort Lewis College professor, dies at 87

Preview: Fort Lewis men’s soccer faces Midwestern State in NCAA tournament

Hoobler’s career-high not enough as UT Tyler beats Fort Lewis 63-51

Wayde Hall, Zia Fadil win Durango Turkey Trot

Fort Lewis women’s cross country finishes 20th at national championships

The music of Christmas: Two holiday offerings at Community Concert Hall

Skyhawks beat UCCS 4-2 in second round of NCAA tournament

Local sports schedule from Wednesday to Tuesday

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