100 years ago: Charles Hall “of the New Windsor” departed from Del Norte for Durango to look after duties “in connection with the position of secretary of the Commercial organization in that city.”
75 years ago: Jerry Lynton received a call for duty from the Army Air Corps, and was scheduled to leave for Denver, and eventually San Antonio, Texas, to undergo initial training.
50 years ago: Three 20-year-old Fort Lewis College students were “purple with the cold” after what appeared to be a “day-long party and misjudgment of terrain.” After driving up Horse Gulch in a new Pontiac Firebird, getting stuck in a ditch and drinking beer all day, the three students decided they would try to walk over Raider Ridge and down to campus. However, they didn’t expect 4 feet of snow to be waiting for when they finally reached the top of the ridge.
25 years ago: Someone reported to Durango Police Department that a “dirty looking man” with black curly hair stole the American flag from in front of the Colorado State Patrol office. Police found the man and cited him for theft.
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Accuracy of content may not be verified.
