100 years ago: “Charles E. Herr and family depart tomorrow for San Diego, Calif., where in the future they will spend their winters – we shall miss them, yet envy them.”
75 years ago: “For 13 weeks or possibly longer the buying public of the entire San Juan Basin will be able to take advantage of special bargains in merchandise offered by Durango merchants taking part in the ‘Appreciation Day’ event each week.”
50 years ago: “Tourists were unloading their pockets to the tune of nearly $60,000 a day during the height of the season in recent weeks in the Durango area. What’s more impressive is that this year’s 100-day average will probably exceed $50,000 per day for a season total of at least $5,000,000.”
25 years ago: “Planning ahead for next year, Fort Lewis College will present its proposed 1989-90 operating budget to the State Board of Agriculture with faculty salary increases heading the request. ... FLC President Joel M. Jones said a proposed 7 percent increase in faculty salaries is a major consideration.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not have been verified.
