100 years ago: “Charles Stilwell get an auto! Wait until he does – but do not get impatient.”
75 years ago: “Thirty employees of the Graden Mercantile Company, in company with their families and guests, enjoyed a BBQ beef supper atop Reservoir Hill. With the turn of the key in the lock, leaving the day’s business and problems behind, a gay spirit prevailed, each and everyone entering into the gayety.”
50 years ago: “A five-year study shows that the teeth of Durango school children have benefitted greatly from the use of fluorine in the water supply. The study shows that tooth decay in Durango 6-year-olds was reduced by as much as 74 percent compared to 6-year-olds who did not have the benefit of fluoridation during the five-year period.”
25 years ago: “The Democratic candidate for La Plata County commissioner from District 3 who won top primary ballot designation at the April 30 county assembly has withdrawn from the race, a move that guarantees a primary election victory for Bill Westendorff. Darryl Hunt notified the county clerk that he would not seek election stating, ‘I don’t feel I can divorce myself from my family. ... I would have to dedicate my life to the job (of county commissioner) to do it properly.’”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not have been verified.
