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Fort Lewis College women’s golf climbs; Dallas Baptist dominates regional preview

FLC cuts 17 shots from first to second round

DATE: Sep 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Nordqvist beats Altomare in playoff to win Evian major

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – Anna Nordqvist beat unheralded American Brittany Altomare in a playoff under driving rain and hail at the first extra hole to win the Evian Championship on Sunday. ...

DATE: Sep 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Marc Leishman gets redemption in Chicago, wins BMW Championship

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – The clutch shots down the stretch in the BMW Championship belonged to everyone except the winner. Marc Leishman didn’t really need them. Staked to a...

DATE: Sep 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Marc Leishman maintains lead at BMW Championship

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Marc Leishman got up-and-down from a tough lie behind the 18th green for one last birdie that gave him a 3-under 68 and extended his lead to five shots over Jason Day and...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Moriya Jutanugarn leads at Evian, aims at majors record

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – Moriya Jutanugarn of Thailand shot 3-under 68 to lead the Evian Championship second round on Saturday, and could join her younger sister Ariya in golf’s record book...

DATE: Sep 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Leishman backs up good start with a low score at BMW

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Marc Leishman has a short memory when it comes to golf, which only helped him at the BMW Championship. He forgot all about that 62 in the opening round. ...

DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Sung Hyun Park fires 63, uses fresh start to lead Evian major

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – Sung Hyun Park took full advantage of a fresh start to the Evian Championship on Friday, firing an 8-under 63 to lead the rescheduled first round by three shots. ...

DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Leishman opens with a 62 to lead BMW Championship

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Marc Leishman left his golf clubs in his garage during his week break from the FedEx Cup playoff and it didn’t change anything. He made 10 birdies in the opening round of...

DATE: Sep 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Skyhawks Scoreboard: Fort Lewis College’s Max Peets named RMAC special teams player of the week

FLC women golf 10th at RMAC Fall Preview

DATE: Sep 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Durango golf learns lessons at home tournaments

Regionals looming for DHS golf

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

Prep Roundup: Late goals carry Durango, Bayfield soccer teams on road

BHS volleyball wins in new coach’s debut

DATE: Sep 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Skyhawks Scoreboard: Four golfers finish in top 20 in Fort Lewis College’s first tournament

FLC men tie for third, women finish seventh

DATE: Sep 5, 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 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

Fort Lewis College women’s golf climbs; Dallas Baptist dominates regional preview

Nordqvist beats Altomare in playoff to win Evian major

Marc Leishman gets redemption in Chicago, wins BMW Championship

Marc Leishman maintains lead at BMW Championship

Moriya Jutanugarn leads at Evian, aims at majors record

Leishman backs up good start with a low score at BMW

Sung Hyun Park fires 63, uses fresh start to lead Evian major

Leishman opens with a 62 to lead BMW Championship

Skyhawks Scoreboard: Fort Lewis College’s Max Peets named RMAC special teams player of the week

Durango golf learns lessons at home tournaments

Prep Roundup: Late goals carry Durango, Bayfield soccer teams on road

Skyhawks Scoreboard: Four golfers finish in top 20 in Fort Lewis College’s first tournament

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