100 years ago: Ellen Southall sold 80 acres of land near Falfa, with ditch rights, to Harry Darby.
75 years ago: The Fort Lewis campus recreation facility received an update, which was announced as “a new center of social activity and interest.” The College Student Council opened the co-op store to be a “someplace to go and something to do” unit.
50 years ago: A California man, Jess Roden, was taken to Mercy hospital after he seriously injured his arm in a logging incident on the Roaring Fork of the Dolores River.
25 YEARS AGO: A pumpkin was reported to have been thrown through a car window, causing $600 damage, in the 2600 block of Borrego Drive.
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
