100 years ago: “Don McLean went upon the Vallecito again bound and determined to fetch home that big one which has taken so many of his hooks and leaders.”
75 years ago: “D.A. James M. Noland said that a 16 year old boy will face delinquency charges before the juvenile court of La Plata County as a result of his shooting a 15 year old boy in a dispute over stray sheep.”
50 years ago: “Continued hot, dry weather – the first 90-degree heat of the season – has forced Durango city officials to impose watering restrictions on homeowners. The restrictions were just a part of the picture which shows the nearby forests becoming drier and fire danger readings climbing in the extreme bracket.”
25 years ago: “Money needed to create an Anasazi National Monument near Cortez has cleared a potential stumbling block with the approval of study funds by the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee. The committee also approved funds to research improvements at Soda Point in Mesa Verde National Park. The committee’s action does not guarantee that the money will be set aside for either project.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not have been verified.
