100 years ago: “Bernard Brower, the North Durango mailman returned with his family after a six month’s absence, most of which Mr. Brower spent in Holland with brief stops in Michigan going and coming.”
75 years ago: “Mrs. J.M. Noland is now eligible for the exclusive ‘hole-in-one’ club after a round of golf on the Hillcrest course. Her tee shot on No. 3 traveled 155 years and sank neatly into the cup for a hole-in-one.”
50 years ago: Hesperus – “As if one iris blooming merrily on the 29th of October weren’t enough, Mrs. J.D. Wright had her vision confirmed by another bud bursting into bloom today. Now she’s wondering what tomorrow may bring. Mrs. Wright lives on a 140-acre spread 2½ miles south of Hesperus.”
25 years ago: “This is no doubt the mildest October on record. Here’s proof. Fred Kroeger still has tomatoes ripening in his garden on Hillcrest Drive. The longtime resident can’t remember so late a hard frost.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not have been verified.
