100 years ago: “E.G. Cooner, G.A. Jahn and H.B. Waring of Silverton left for eastern points, having snowshoed from the mining town down to where the work train was clearing the road.”
75 years ago: “Mrs. W. J. Wandell and son arrived from Colorado Springs to make their home here with their husband and father, Capt. Wandell, who is commanding officer at Mesa Verde CCC camp.”
50 years ago: This appeared in the section called Girl About Town: “You’ve heard of people who are knocked down by a wet noodle? Mrs. Jack Vela was burned by a hot one. She was cooking the noodles and as she was testing to see if they were done, one of them slipped and caused a painful burn across her check. She says if it didn’t hurt so much it would be embarrassing.”
25 years ago: “The town of Bayfield hopes to see some of La Plata County’s state lottery fund flow its way this year. ... The projects Bayfield wishes to fund include improvements on ball fields and the purchase of a tractor mower to maintain the fields.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
