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Bayfield voters saying no to library mill levy

Final unofficial results showed a no vote for the Pine River Library District’s request for a mill levy increase. With 4,728 votes tallied, 2,369 voters said no, at 50.1 percent, ...

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

By slim margin, Brad Blake appears to retain seat as county commissioner

Incumbent leads by 47 votes; official results expected Nov. 14

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

City tax increase defeated by wide margin

Voters were asked to increase sales and property taxes for infrastructure needs

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Library request to raise mill levy falls 10 votes short

A request to raise the mill levy for the Pine River Library District has fallen 10 votes short, according to the final unofficial results released early Wednesday morning. No vote...

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Bayfield voters say NO to pot sales

Unofficial results show 54 percent rejected measure

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield voters say no to pot sales

Unofficial results show 52 percent rejected measure

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Aichele squeaks out unofficial win in La Plata County treasurer’s race

Candidates separated by 185 votes; uncounted ballots could change outcome

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Coram wins Colorado Senate seat

Incumbent gets 55 percent of vote

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Voter turnout in Montezuma County at least 65 percent

More than 2,000 ballots turned in since Monday

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Election Day: Here’s what’s happening around La Plata County and Colorado

The Durango Herald will provide ongoing updates today about election activity in La Plata County. Live results will be available around 7:30 p.m. For other election-related s...

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County Republicans to host watch party in Durango

Party will meet at Rusty Shovel Saloon in Durango

DATE: Nov 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Midterm Election Day has arrived

Voters deciding on local and state candidates, issues

DATE: Nov 5, 2018 | 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 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

Bayfield voters saying no to library mill levy

By slim margin, Brad Blake appears to retain seat as county commissioner

City tax increase defeated by wide margin

Library request to raise mill levy falls 10 votes short

Bayfield voters say NO to pot sales

Bayfield voters say no to pot sales

Aichele squeaks out unofficial win in La Plata County treasurer’s race

Coram wins Colorado Senate seat

Voter turnout in Montezuma County at least 65 percent

Election Day: Here’s what’s happening around La Plata County and Colorado

La Plata County Republicans to host watch party in Durango

Midterm Election Day has arrived

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