100 years ago: “Mr. and Mrs. Will Tyner purchased supplies in Durango Saturday.”

75 years ago: “L.R. Rist, supervisor of the San Juan National Forest, is attending a convention of National Forest supervisors in Pueblo this week.”

50 years ago: “The biggest loser this year in the Head Start program over 1965 is La Plata County, according to a release from Washington which listed this year’s grant as $11,201 compared to $106,727 last year.”

25 years ago: “Durango High School student reported at 9:47 a.m. that he had been approached at about 6 p.m. Thursday by a person identifying himself as a Crip gang member and pulling a knife.”

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