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Photos and video: Going for the gold by devouring piesContestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango0VideoYouTube48036030002109Tyler Nerthling placed second in the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest at Durango Beer & Ice Company on Friday as Fourth of July events continue in Durango. Twelve contestants had 10 minutes to eat as much as they can of the 8.5-pound apple pies that were supplied by Oscar’s Cafe. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001866Twelve contestants had 10 minutes to eat as much as they can of the 8.5-pound apple pies that were supplied by Oscars Café during the Oscars Pie Eating Contest at Durango Beer & Ice Company on Friday as Fourth of July events continue in Durango. This is the second year of the competition. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001497Theo Shipley, of Dallas, won the Oscars Pie Eating Contest at Durango Beer & Ice Company on Friday as Fourth of July events continue in Durango. It was the third pie eating contest he has won. The first one came when he was in high school, and the second one was in Thailand, so he called himself an intercontinental champion. Twelve contestants had 10 minutes to eat as much as they can of the 8.5-pound apple pies that were supplied by Oscars Café. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Twelve contestants had 10 minutes to eat as much as they can of the 8.5-pound apple pies that were supplied by Oscars Cafe during the Oscars Pie Eating Contest at Durango Beer & Ice Company on Friday as Fourth of July events continue in Durango. It was the second year of the competition. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002006Carter Robinson, 12, is serious about winning the Oscars Pie Eating Contest at Durango Beer & Ice Company on Friday as Fourth of July events continue in Durango. Twelve contestants had 10 minutes to eat as much as they can of the 8.5-pound apple pies that were supplied by Oscars Café. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101808Diana Garza, manager at Durango Beer & Ice Company, Guy Winzenread, right, co-owner of Oscars Café, stand with Theo Shipley this years Oscars Pie Eating Contest winner at Durango Beer & Ice Company on Friday as Fourth of July events continue in Durango. This is the second year of the competition. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos and video: Going for the gold by devouring pies
Contestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango
Photo: Fireworks light the sky in DurangoDurango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday nightDurango celebrated the Fourth of July on Thursday night with fireworks for the first time since 2019. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)19393000Durango celebrated the Fourth of July on Thursday night with fireworks for the first time since 2019. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)17862867Durango celebrated the Fourth of July on Thursday night with fireworks for the first time since 2019. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)22501500Durango celebrated the Fourth of July on Thursday night with fireworks for the first time since 2019. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)17271500Durango celebrated the Fourth of July on Thursday night with fireworks for the first time since 2019. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)22501500Durango celebrated the Fourth of July on Thursday night with fireworks for the first time in (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)6083000Durango celebrated the Fourth of July on Thursday night with fireworks for the first time since 2019. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20861500Durango celebrated the Fourth of July on Thursday night with fireworks for the first time since 2019. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)17862867The Motet band gets the crowd moving during the Fourth of July celebration on Thursday at the Durango Transit Center. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18823000The Motet band plays during the Fourth of July celebration on Thursday at the Durango Transit Center. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)19363000Lots of patriotic clothing during the Fourth of July celebration on Thursday at the Durango Transit Center. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24223000Lots of patriotic clothing during the Fourth of July celebration on Thursday at the Durango Transit Center. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)21173000The Motet band gets the crowd moving during the Fourth of July celebration on Thursday at the Durango Transit Center. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)2077300030001966Durango celebrated the Fourth of July on Thursday night with fireworks for the first time since 2019. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photo: Fireworks light the sky in Durango
Durango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night
Photos: Working with woodLocal craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structuresDurango craftsman Simon Gnehm built a detached porch using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18343000Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm builds a floating floor on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, in a shed that he is constructing using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)16381500Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm used a wedged Dutchman through tenon joint on a building that he constructed using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20081500Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm talks on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, about the sitting porch that he built using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango.20003000Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm talks on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, about the shed that he is building using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)19553000Durango craftsman, Simon Gnehm, talks on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, about the detached porch that he built using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20223000The ceiling inside of a detached porch that Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm built using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)19073000The backside of the traditional Japanese (Shou Sugi Ban) charred wood siding that Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm is using on the two structures that he is building for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm, seen here on Tuesday, July , 2024, shows the traditional Japanese (Shou Sugi Ban) charred wood siding that he is using on the two structures that he is building for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)19763000Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm, seen here on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, builds a bench using sourced lumber from the site that will go in a shed that he is constructing using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)19522881Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm builds a bench using lumber from the site on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, that will go in a shed that he is constructing using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20873000Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm, seen here on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, shows the traditional Japanese (Shou Sugi Ban) charred wood siding that he is using on the two structures that he is building for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm, seen here on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, uses a mallet and chisel as he builds a bench using sourced lumber from the site that will go in a shed that he is constructing using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)19162677Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm has built a shed and an outdoor building where they are supported by rocks that are attached with a metal rod in the rock with the other part of the rod set in a concrete pillar in the ground for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)19883000Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm, seen here on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, talks about the shed that he is building using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20523000Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm has built a shed and an outdoor building where they are supported by rocks that are attached with a metal rod in the rock with the other part of the rod set in a concrete pillar in the ground for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)23093000Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm used a keyed through tenon joint on a building that he constructed using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)1690201030002087Durango craftsman Simon Gnehm builds a bench using lumber from the site on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, that will go in a shed that he is constructing using traditional methods for a client in the Falls Creek Ranch subdivision north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Working with wood
Local craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures
Video: Downtown Durango celebrates Fourth of July2024 Fourth of July Parade draws crowd Thursday in downtown Durango0VideoYouTube48036030002039Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Video: Downtown Durango celebrates Fourth of July
2024 Fourth of July Parade draws crowd Thursday in downtown Durango
Photos: Downtown Durango hosts Fourth of July ParadeDowntown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)21463000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)12613000Kyle Campbell, 15, waits for the start of the 2024 Fourth of July Parade on Thursday in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)21451500Lauren Best, 12, and Griffin Best, 10, get ready for the 2024 Fourth of July Parade on Thursday in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)21933000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)19583000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20093000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18253000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24383000Trevor Brickey, 10, sports some cool sunglasses during the 2024 Fourth of July Parade on Thursday in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)21073000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)25293633Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)21573000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18171500Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)13473000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)13863000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18703000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15633000Participants in the 20224 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)21653000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)19763000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20773000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18123000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20143000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20963000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20603000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)23313000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)16903000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30645238Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)19903000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)22283000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20543000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18393000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)17093000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20393000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)22233000Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18201500Participants in the 2024 Fourth of July Parade make their way up Main Avenue on Thursday with the sidewalks full of onlookers. 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Photos: Downtown Durango hosts Fourth of July Parade
Downtown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration
Photos: All-American Gourmet Breakfast, Freedom 5K run held at Rotary ParkDurango Rotary Club, Parks and Recreation department host Independence Day eventsPatrons gather at Rotary Park for the All-American Gourmet Breakfast and the Freedom 5K Run, Stroll and Walk on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)18192400The Rotary Club of Durango put on its All-American Gourmet Breakfast on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Rotary Park. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)16012400A runner catches his breath while on the ground during the Freedom 5K Run, Stroll and Walk on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Rotary Park in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)16522100A runner crosses the finish line during the Freedom 5K Run, Stroll and Walk on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Rotary Park in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)16002400Patrons gather at Rotary Park for the All-American Gourmet Breakfast and the Freedom 5K Run, Stroll and Walk on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)16002400Runners prepare to make a turn on the course during the Freedom 5K Run, Stroll and Walk on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Rotary Park in Durango. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)16002400Patrons gather at Rotary Park for the All-American Gourmet Breakfast, put on by Rotary Club of Durango, on Thursday, July 4, 2024. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)16002400The Rotary Club of Durango put on its All-American Gourmet Breakfast on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Rotary Park. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)16002400The Rotary Club of Durango put on its All-American Gourmet Breakfast on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Rotary Park. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)1486210024001600The Rotary Club of Durango put on its All-American Gourmet Breakfast on Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Rotary Park. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)
Photos: All-American Gourmet Breakfast, Freedom 5K run held at Rotary Park
Durango Rotary Club, Parks and Recreation department host Independence Day events
Law enforcement conducts active threat training at Park Elementary SchoolResidents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday30002000Scott Blackwell, center, with the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, and one of several instructors, watches law enforcement participate in active threat training on Thursday at Park Elementary School as they make their way down the hallway clearing rooms and looking for “shooters.” (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Law enforcement agencies across Southwest Colorado sent officers to participate in active threat training this week at Park Elementary School in Durango. Those in the neighborhood can expect police vehicles parked on the premises, officers in tactical gear conducting exercises inside and outside the school, and signs advising that training is in progress. The sounds of shouting, airsoft weapons and the popping of a starter pistol will also be audible near the school, said Karla Sluis, spokeswoman for Durango School District 9-R.Sluis said that members of the school district’s safety department have gone door-to-door with flyers notifying residents around Park Elementary School about the training.29102151Law enforcement from several agencies participate in active threat training Thursday at Park Elementary School. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Hosted by the Durango Police Department and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, this week’s voluntary training invited officers from law enforcement agencies across a five-county region of Southwest Colorado encompassing La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Montezuma and Dolores counties.0VideoYouTube480360La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputy Mike Latham, lead instructor for this week's training, said Wednesday and the first half of Thursday were mostly preparatory, teaching officers the school’s layout and devising scenarios, whereas the latter half of Thursday and Friday residents should anticipate some noise as active threat scenarios play out.30001932Law enforcement from several agencies participate in active threat training Thursday at Park Elementary School. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Latham said active threat training teaches officers proper protocol during active threat scenarios, especially in densely populated areas where they have become increasingly common.Park Elementary School is not the only Durango School District facility law enforcement has conducted active threat training. Latham said schools lend themselves well to this sort of training because, “It gives us all kinds of doors to work on, different rooms, different scenarios we can run. We can pretend it’s a mall with nice big corridors, we can even pretend it’s an outdoor area in the gymnasium.”Latham has participated in active threat training multiple times in the past and described the drills as exhilarating and nerve-wracking. He said one of the training’s main goals is teaching officers how to manage stress and remain calm with lives on the line.30002093Law enforcement from several agencies participate in active threat training Thursday at Park Elementary School. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)“I take a pulse oximeter in the morning and get a baseline on their heart rates,” Latham said. “And sometimes, just before they’re about to engage a threat, I say ‘Timeout.’ Put it (the oximeter) on there, and their heart rate’s skyrocketed to 140, 150, 160 just in training.”30002050Law enforcement from several agencies participate in active threat training Thursday at Park Elementary School. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Latham said throughout his career active threat training has evolved to become safer for officers and fall in line with increasingly professional police standards.“When I first started we were just running into halls and rooms hoping for the best,” Latham said. “Now the tactic is still to get there, still stop the taking of lives, but tactics are much better than they were 20 years ago.”30002125Law enforcement from several agencies participate in active threat training Thursday at Park Elementary School. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001940Scott Blackwell, right, with the La Plata County Sherif’s Office, and one of several instructors, watches law enforcement participate in active threat training Thursday at Park Elementary School as they make their way down the hallway, clearing rooms and looking for “shooters.” (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002077Law enforcement from several agencies participate in active threat training on Thursday at Park Elementary School. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001594Scott Blackwell, right, with the La Plata County Sherif’s Office, and one of several instructors, demonstrates entering a classroom during active threat training on Thursday at Park Elementary School. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Law enforcement conducts active threat training at Park Elementary School
Residents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday
Photos: Flower powerDurango Botanic Gardens holds 11th annual ‘Gardens on Tour’ on SaturdayThe flower of the blue glitter sea holy in the Durango Botanic Garden, Literary Garden at the Durango Public Library on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the 11th annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)21593000 An orange belted bumble bee lands on a beardtongue in the Durango Botanic Gardens, Literary Garden at the Durango Public Library on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the 11th annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000 People walk around looking a plants in the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Literary Garden at the Durango Public Library on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the 11th annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)19543000 Charlie Roberts, 4, looks at flowers through a magnifying glass at the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Literary Garden at the Durango Public Library on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the 11th annual Gardens on Tour event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20771500 Some of the plants in the Durango Botanic Garden’s Literary Garden at the Durango Public on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the 11th annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)22341500 A showy milkweed butterfly weed in the Durango Botanic Garden, Literary Garden at the Durango Public Library on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the 11th annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)21343000 A bee climbs around on a showy milkweed butterfly weed in the Durango Botanic Garden, Literary Garden at the Durango Public Library on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the 11th annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)13462010 Charlie Roberts, 4, looks at flowers through a magnifying glass at the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Literary Garden at the Durango Public Library on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the 11th annual Gardens on Tour event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)22593000 An orange belted bumble bee lands on a beardtongue in the Durango Botanic Gardens, Literary Garden at the Durango Public Library on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the 11th annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20641579 Durango musician Michael McGuffey performs as people tour Barb Howard’s gardens behind her house on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the Durango Botanic Gardens’ annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000 Barb Howard’s gardens in front and behind her house was the seventh stop on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the Durango Botanic Gardens’ 11th annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)14783000 Barb Howard’s gardens in front and behind her house was the seventh stop on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the Durango Botanic Gardens’ 11th annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20203000 Some of the plants in the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Literary Garden at the Durango Public on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the 11th annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)21031500 Barb Howard’s gardens in front of and behind her house was the seventh stop on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the Durango Botanic Gardens’ 11th annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)21133000 Barb Howard’s gardens in front of and behind her house was the seventh stop on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the Durango Botanic Garden’s 11th annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20003000 Barb Howard’s gardens in front of and behind her house was the seventh stop on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the Durango Botanic Garden’s 11th annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)19833000 Melanie Palmer, curator with Durango Botanic Gardens, describes some of the plants in the DBG Literary Garden at the Durango Public Library to Steve and Lori Weisberg on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the 11th annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)19523000 An orange belted bumble bee climbs around on a beardtongue in the Durango Botanic Garden’s Literary Garden at the Durango Public Library on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the 11th annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)14292010 30002159 The flower of the blue glitter sea holy in the Durango Botanic Garden, Literary Garden at the Durango Public Library on Saturday, June 22, 2024, during the 11th annual “Gardens on Tour” event. This year’s event included nine gardens in Durango and La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Flower power
Durango Botanic Gardens holds 11th annual ‘Gardens on Tour’ on Saturday
PHOTOS: Navajo Trail Open golf tournament wraps up with Round 3 actionWil Collins shot 6-under-par on Sunday, 18-under-par overall, to win the tournament at Hillcrest Golf ClubAlex Estrada watches his ball soar down the fairway from the first tee box during the third and final round of the Navajo Trail Open on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)13962100Ryan Caughlan putts on the first green during the third and final round of the Navajo Trail Open on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)15991800Barrett Jones putts on the first green during the third and final round of the Navajo Trail Open on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)15642100Jere Pelletier putts on the first green during the third and final round of the Navajo Trail Open on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)14742100Wil Collins putts on the first green with Jere Pelletier watching in front of him during the third and final round of the Navajo Trail Open on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)12632100Wil Collins watches his ball soar down the fairway from the second tee box during the third and final round of the Navajo Trail Open on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)1780210021001263Wil Collins putts on the first green with Jere Pelletier watching in front of him during the third and final round of the Navajo Trail Open on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Hillcrest Golf Club. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
PHOTOS: Navajo Trail Open golf tournament wraps up with Round 3 action
Wil Collins shot 6-under-par on Sunday, 18-under-par overall, to win the tournament at Hillcrest Golf Club
36002400Snoop Donk is one of the Burro Fest 2024 burro ambassadors. Ilana Newman/Special to The JournalPhotos: 2024 Burro Fest puts local arts, music and food on displayOn Saturday, more than 1,000 people head to Mancos for burrosFor the town of Mancos and its businesses, it’s the biggest day of the year, said Stephanie Hallum, event coordinator for Mancos Creative District, in an interview with The Journal.This year’s Burro Fest featured 10 animal artists, a Makers Market with 20 additional local artists and makers, live bands, a kids area, a silent auction and food trucks.Photo gallery by Ilana Newman, for The JournalSnoop Donk is one of the Burro Fest 2024 burro ambassadors. Ilana Newman/Special to The Journal24003296Snoop Donk is one of the Burro Fest 2024 burro ambassadors. Ilana Newman/Special to The Journal24003600Hamilton, a previous Burro Fest champion, crosses through the Olympic Ring finish line during the obstacle course competition at Burro Fest 2024. Ilana Newman/Special to The Journal24003600A Burro Fest attendee looks through donkey art at one of the artist stalls at Burro Fest 2024. Ilana Newman/Special to The Journal24003482A painting by artist Shawn Ahkea of Siggi, the champion of Burro Fest 2024. Ilana Newman/Special to The Journal24003600Alice, wearing a yellow polka-dot bikini, refuses to cross the finish line during the obstacle course competition during Burro Fest 2024. Ilana Newman/Special to The Journal4000569824003600Dai Salwen poses behind burro art that Salwen created at Burro Fest 2024. Ilana Newman/Special to The Journal24003600Some of the Burro Fest 2024 organizers, from left to right, Chelsea Lunders, TJ Zark, and Stephanie Hallum. Ilana Newman/Special to The Journal22402750Sarah Drummond stands in front of her booth with the watercolor painting of her partner burro Coco hanging front and center. Ilana Newman/Special to The Journal24003429Alice, wearing a yellow polka-dot bikini, refuses to cross the finish line during the obstacle course competition during Burro Fest 2024. Ilana Newman/Special to The Journal24003600Handler Suzanne Velasquez with Siggi, the champion of Burro Fest 2024, and Harley, two burros from Forever Home Donkey Rescue in Benson, Arizona. Ilana Newman/Special to The Journal24003600
Photos: 2024 Burro Fest puts local arts, music and food on display
On Saturday, more than 1,000 people head to Mancos for burros
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