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'Cats crunch 4A Demons 56-61 at FLC

McCaw, Pardo, Valdez hit double figures in thriller

DATE: Feb 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Wolverines prepare for tough wrestling regional

Top 4 in each weight move on to State 3A Wrestling

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

La Plata County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt vows to fight recall effort

7,505 signatures needed by March 30 to force election

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

News in brief

Public can comment on intersection plans The Town of Bayfield and the Bayfield School District invite the public to review the plans for the roundabout and associated transportation improvem...

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

Bayfield cancels municipal election, Ignacio has sales tax on ballot

Town board elections are a moot point this spring in Bayfield and Ignacio, where both boards had four open seats, and both boards had four candidates file for election. With no co...

DATE: Feb 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

La Plata County assessor prepares to end 32-year run

Craig Larson has worked through the ups and downs of real estate, natural gas industries

DATE: Feb 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Bayfield seeks input on river properties, parks

The Town of Bayfield has purchased a 23.8-acre parcel along the Pine River. Following up on its parks and open space plan, the town has hired a consultant, Groundwork Studio, to develop a co...

DATE: Feb 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

La Niña isn't going anywhere, anytime soon

Slight chance of snow Monday, yet forecasters say dry, warm conditions here to stay

DATE: Feb 5, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

Snowdown Scavengers beg, borrow, steal 100 items for annual hunt

In the annual Snowdown Follies Scavenger Hunt, age matters. Out of 100 items on this year's list, hunters scavenged hard to find the oldest penny, a BHS or DHS class ring, and a S...

DATE: Feb 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

La Plata Liberty Coalition says county's district plans must be updated

400 people attend meeting to discuss land-use code

DATE: Feb 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times news

People of La Plata County deserve property rights, pursuit of happiness

By Judy Spady The core values of our county have been recently shaken due to the proposed Land Use Code (LUC) regulations. Thousands of citizens have become concerned. Our propert...

DATE: Feb 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times opinion

Marijuana shops would harm Bayfield

Editor's note: This is a copy of a letter sent to the Bayfield Town Board.For many years, I had an office on Mill Street and children in the Bayfield schools. I intend to re-open an offi...

DATE: Feb 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Pine River Times opinion

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

'Cats crunch 4A Demons 56-61 at FLC

Wolverines prepare for tough wrestling regional

La Plata County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt vows to fight recall effort

News in brief

Bayfield cancels municipal election, Ignacio has sales tax on ballot

La Plata County assessor prepares to end 32-year run

Bayfield seeks input on river properties, parks

La Niña isn't going anywhere, anytime soon

Snowdown Scavengers beg, borrow, steal 100 items for annual hunt

La Plata Liberty Coalition says county's district plans must be updated

People of La Plata County deserve property rights, pursuit of happiness

Marijuana shops would harm Bayfield

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