By Forrest Stone
Herald Staff Writer
100 years ago: “The naughty birds” were having a “real cherry feast in the city and in the Animas Valley according to all reports.”
75 years ago: A warning to “Durango drivers who are in the habit of driving 60 to 70 miles an hour” said “reduce your driving speed to 40 miles an hour in order to conserve tires, gasoline and your car.”
50 years ago: The Sky Hi Ski Club received half of its membership pledges needed to secure a $88,000 loan to expand and improve the Stoner Ski Area in Cortez.
25 years ago: Kids were throwing fireworks at a man riding a horse at La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave.
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.
