100 years ago: “Water Commissioner Redman, who made a trip out over the pipe line, reports a considerable snowslide on the Florida Road just out of town that came down from the rim rock and spread out to a width on the road of nearly 100 feet, burying the oaks under the weight and depth of snow.”
75 years ago: SUNNYSIDE – “Edison Mason, assisted by Malon Peterson is laying the roof of his new adobe brick residence. He is very hopeful that the weather will permit the work to continue, so the family can soon occupy their home, completing the interior work at their leisure.”
50 years ago: “Allison Mason and Wayne Knisley, local wildlife conservation officers, have been trapping banding and tagging elk at the Fall Creek trap site as the first step in determining the migration habits of elk. Each elk that is caught gets a blue band around its neck and a red metal tag in one ear and an aluminum colored tag in the other ear.”
25 years ago: “The city and county have struck a deal that should put the lid on their squabbling over the landfill and the joint sales tax. Agreements to pave the way for the city of Durango to open a new landfill adjacent to the La Plata County Landfill (formerly Van-Dal) and to change the way the county and city split the joint sales tax are being put in final form this week. If all goes as planned, the city would open a new landfill and a recycling center to serve the city and county residents in about 18 months.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
