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Hot weather, strong winds likely to drive wildfire this week west of Pagosa Springs

Chris Mountain Fire grew to 459 acres, zero percent contained as of Monday

DATE: Jul 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

How to have a backcountry campfire in Colorado

The short answer is: Don’t. But if you do, here are some expert tips

DATE: Jun 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wildfire west of Pagosa Springs prompts evacuations

Small number of homes threatened, none lost to 120-acre blaze

DATE: Jun 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildfire south of Durango grows to 126 acres

Up to 100 additional firefighters expected to respond to blaze

DATE: Jun 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Railroad sues insurance over 416 fire coverage

Were fire and subsequent mudslides one incident or two? That’s the $25 million question

DATE: Jun 20, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Environmentalists sue over logging plans in San Juan National Forest

The Salter project, located on 22,346 acres near Dolores, was approved in 2021

DATE: Jun 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

U.S. senators urge long-term wildland firefighter pay increase

Inflation and tough housing market help justify higher paychecks

DATE: Jun 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

A wildfire camera bill repeatedly fails. Secret survey results at the Capitol might explain why

Lawmakers on both sides of aisle praise legislation, but then it goes nowhere

DATE: Jun 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Prescribed burn north of Bayfield expected to wrap up today

1,300 acres are being treated in the Beaver Meadows and First Notch areas

DATE: May 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Air Tanker Base opens for fire season

Agencies gathered Wednesday for training on aerial resources

DATE: May 25, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Brush burns increase risk of wildfire

Burn permits are required within Farmington city limits, county regions

DATE: May 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Tri-Cities

Animas City Mountain burning expected to resume Friday

More smoke expected as Bureau of Land Management burns larger area

DATE: May 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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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 wore 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’s 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 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 year’s 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 its 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 year’s fashion show was the first one to require the acts to audition. But many of the models were unfazed 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

Hot weather, strong winds likely to drive wildfire this week west of Pagosa Springs

How to have a backcountry campfire in Colorado

Wildfire west of Pagosa Springs prompts evacuations

Wildfire south of Durango grows to 126 acres

Railroad sues insurance over 416 fire coverage

Environmentalists sue over logging plans in San Juan National Forest

U.S. senators urge long-term wildland firefighter pay increase

A wildfire camera bill repeatedly fails. Secret survey results at the Capitol might explain why

Prescribed burn north of Bayfield expected to wrap up today

Durango Air Tanker Base opens for fire season

Brush burns increase risk of wildfire

Animas City Mountain burning expected to resume Friday

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