100 years ago: Rumor had it that “after June 1 there will be fourteen new churches started at Silverton.”
75 years ago: Photos of Durango and La Plata County men who were serving in the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Marines and National Guard were to be displayed in the “NEWS” window in tribute to “those who are fighting for democracy.”
50 years ago: A “rash of thefts” were reported in the Dolores area, including a 300-pound white-faced steer, four tires and wheels from a tandem trailer, fifty gallons of gasoline and miscellaneous tools.
25 years ago: Two men “blasted” a pedestrian with a high-powered water gun and drove away in a brown truck, laughing. The victim, a woman, was “winded” by the water pressure.
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.
