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A must-see Masters with Tiger Woods back among the best

Woods’ return to form makes him betting favorite

DATE: Mar 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Not much has changed for Sergio Garcia since Masters, other than champion title

Garcia beat Rose for Masters title in playoff

DATE: Mar 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Ferguson: The Masters can’t get here soon enough

Stars finding form ahead of Augusta

DATE: Mar 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Skyhawks Scoreboard: Fort Lewis College men’s golf gets top-10 finish in Texas

Football names defensive, offensive coordinators

DATE: Mar 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Bubba Watson wins Match Play for 2nd World Golf Championship

AUSTIN, Texas – Bubba Watson was in high spirits for someone with such low expectations at the Dell Technologies Match Play. Walking to the sixth tee, already 2 up in his semifina...

DATE: Mar 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed to face each other in Match Play

U.S. Ryder Cup pair meet in Austin

DATE: Mar 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Durango girls golf collects top-5 finish in Grand Junction

Meier posts low round for Demons

DATE: Mar 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Prep Roundup: Bayfield baseball breaks San Juan in extra innings

Durango girls golf tees off

DATE: Mar 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Jordan Spieth looking for a spark at Match Play

Big names winning early tournaments

DATE: Mar 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

The last roars are for Rory McIlroy at Bay Hill

ORLANDO, Fla. — The loudest roars at Bay Hill were for tiger Woods. The last ones were for Rory McIlroy. McIlroy left some indelible images of his own Sunday at the Arnold Palmer ...

DATE: Mar 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Henrik Stenson takes lead at Bay Hill; Tiger Woods 5 back going to Sunday

ORLANDO, Fla. – Henrik Stenson gets his third chance in four years to finally win the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and the final hour Saturday reminded him it won’t be easy. Part o...

DATE: Mar 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Stenson, DeChambeau tied for Bay Hill lead

Woods lurks 7 back after even-par Friday

DATE: Mar 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional 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

A must-see Masters with Tiger Woods back among the best

Not much has changed for Sergio Garcia since Masters, other than champion title

Ferguson: The Masters can’t get here soon enough

Skyhawks Scoreboard: Fort Lewis College men’s golf gets top-10 finish in Texas

Bubba Watson wins Match Play for 2nd World Golf Championship

Jordan Spieth, Patrick Reed to face each other in Match Play

Durango girls golf collects top-5 finish in Grand Junction

Prep Roundup: Bayfield baseball breaks San Juan in extra innings

Jordan Spieth looking for a spark at Match Play

The last roars are for Rory McIlroy at Bay Hill

Henrik Stenson takes lead at Bay Hill; Tiger Woods 5 back going to Sunday

Stenson, DeChambeau tied for Bay Hill lead

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