100 years ago: “L. S. Lively, telegraph operator at the depot, with Mrs. Lively and the baby left for Pagosa Springs and will spend a week camping in the hills.”
75 years ago: “A record crowd of approximately 1,300 persons attended the 24th annual visitor’s day at Fort Lewis College of Agriculture.”
50 years ago: “Over a half-inch of rain in little more than two hours, brought to about 1.90 inches the amount of moisture received in four nights.”
25 years ago: “A community board is forming to establish a permanent shelter for the homeless in Durango – which could take many months, organizers say.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
