100 years ago: “United States Marshall Fred Delgado of Santa Fe came up on the Red Apple train from Farmington, where he went to dispose of the distillery seized there last fall by the government authorities.”
75 years ago: “‘Around the Year We Go’ – a musical program presented by the grade schools of Durango – pleased a capacity audience. Pupils of the Central, Park and Whittier elementary schools drew much applause from the onlookers.”
50 years ago: MESA VERDE – “The National Park Service with the aid of some Accelerated Public Works funds allocated last fall, is carrying on, or planning, numerous projects within Mesa Verde National Park to offer more and better facilities in an attempt to accommodate the increasing number of tourists who swarm into the park each year.”
25 years ago: “Fifty-seven students received their diplomas in front of a gymnasium packed with family, friends and faculty at Ignacio High School.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
