100 years ago: Harry Kelly and sister-in-law Miss Ella Hammond “were summoned” to Durango from Lebanon to be with Mrs. Kelly, who suffered from serious illness in hospital.

75 years ago: The local draft board announced new military classifications to a total of 31 men.

50 years ago: Fort Lewis College was elected to full membership in the Association of American Colleges, a national organization designed to promote higher education in both public and private liberal arts colleges.

25 years ago: Someone shattered the office window of the assistant principal of Durango High School with a BB gun or wrist rocket. Damage was estimated at $150.

Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.