100 years ago: “L.E. Jenkins, the popular Bayfield druggist, drove in from Bayfield in his Ford runabout to attend to business matters here. When asked if the roads were suitable for automobiles he replied, ‘It can’t be done – except in a Ford.’”
75 years ago: “Before a large and appreciative audience which filled the auditorium of the Smiley Junior High School the music department of the senior high school, under the direction of Al G. Ruland, presented its 10th annual concert. The entire program was unusually well-rendered, each selection, both by the entire group and by quartettes and sextets being not only well-chosen, but also beautifully interpreted.”
50 years ago: “Use of the Durango Public Library reached an all-time high in 1963. For the first time members took down from the shelves more than 100,000 items, a total of 106,217. Circulation was divided as follows: fiction 66,060; nonfiction 29,812; magazines 2,580; pamphlets 823; and paperbacks 4,414.”
25 years ago: “A fierce weekend winter storm dropped 4 feet of snow at Vallecito Lake and in Silverton, closed all Southwest Colorado mountain passes and stranded travelers and several Durango sports teams. About 40 Durango High School basketball players are expected to arrive back home tonight after spending two nights in Montrose.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
