50 YEARS AGO: “Four deodorized skunks sold in Durango for pets are under observation after a fifth died of rabies in Los Angeles. The skunk bit a child and then died on July 13. The child is currently undergoing rabies treatment.”
25 YEARS AGO: “Durango’s Department of Parks and Recreation has come up with a plan to make healthy, creative use of Durango’s greatest natural asset – the Animas River. The parkway may be completed by 1996.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and The Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
