100 years ago: “Yesterday afternoon, the blanket of snow on Lizard Head was 4½ feet in depth. ... A hard wind over there would doubtless play havoc with the railroad service.”
75 years ago: “Sheriff Bruce Sullivan is putting in some long hours at the FBI school in Washington – but he likes it. The La Plata County sheriff was the only Colorado man present at the school this year.”
50 years ago: “Everything needs new licenses this time of year, including the family dog.”
25 years ago: “Southern Ute tribal members and other soldiers serving in the Persian Gulf were honored Monday with a flag-raising ceremony in Ignacio attended by about 100 people.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not have been verified.
