100 years ago: Attorney Vates departed Durango for Pueblo after he concluded business “in connection with the C.H. Rudy bankruptcy case.” He also visited his daughter, Mrs. J.V. Monroe.
75 years ago: La Plata Electric Association received $125,000 from a Washington REA allotment, to be used to enlarge “rural electrification.”
50 years ago: Judge Jane Watts distributed three fines for traffic violations, and she found two people innocent of in municipal court.
25 years ago: The Durango/Purgatory Handicapped Sports Association and the United States Association for Blind Athletes hosted a camp for blind skiers at Purgatory Ski Resort.
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
