100 years ago: “Wild auto drivers are a menace. It is believed and sincerely hoped that speeding will become a thing of the past once the novelty of the automobile passes away.”

75 years ago: “‘Billy The Kid,’ starring Robert Taylor, is playing in Technicolor at the Kiva theater Sunday through Tuesday.”

50 YEARS AGO: Senora San Juan says: “Boys will be boys, which sometimes means fighting. It is certainly hard to know what to teach children about hitting ... it is expecting a good deal of a child to understand the difference between starting a fight and defending himself.”

25 YEARS AGO: “Durango cyclist Brenda Nelson has won three medals at the International Special Olympics. Nelson won a gold medal in the 1K time trial, a bronze in the 10K road race, and a silver in the 10K time trial, despite losing her bike chain and being forced to replace it during the ride.”

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