100 years ago: Mrs. Nan Wilson left Durango for Boulder to work with her sister, Miss Bessie Dickerson, in the hairdressing and manicuring business.
75 years ago: City crews resumed operations on the sewage plant project, which was put on hold for several months because of harsh weather conditions.
50 years ago: Ruth Gregory, women’s physical education instructor at Fort Lewis College, was selected as one of 50 athletes who would try out for a place on the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team.
25 years ago: Four boys, two 16-year-olds and two 17-year-olds, were throwing eggs at several residences on Montview Drive.
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
