100 years ago: “George Yamasaki, the ... section foreman, was buying supplies in the Graden stores for a crew of men who are on the way to Rico to shovel snow for the rest of the winter.”
75 years ago: SUNNYSIDE – “The Parent-Teachers’ Association will sponsor a card party to be held at the Sunnyside schoolhouse, only a nominal charge will be made, the proceeds to be applied on the child welfare fund.”
50 years ago: “The light snow on the ground didn’t excite residents much, but when it settled down in the afternoon and evening to fall seriously, things got more interesting, and some out-of-town trips were called off.”
25 years ago: IGNACIO –“The one-vote margin that ousted Southern Ute Tribal Council members was changed to a tie, leaving chairman Leonard Burch and four others in office. Election committee chairwoman Ruby Garcia announces that she had ‘made a mistake’ by counting a proxy ballot that had voted for the recall.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
