100 years ago: “Nine cars of wool came in on the Rio Grande Southern train bound for eastern markets. The Farmington train added two cars to the eastern shipment, and local wool growers are beginning to crowd the railroad for cars. It is estimated that an average price considerably lower than 25 cents, the wool crop of this section will bring in at least a quarter of a million dollars from outside buyers.”
75 years ago: “The first of the Fine Arts contests, the humourous and dramatic readings and the orations, were held and judged at Durango High School, Durango contestants winning all three events.”
50 years ago: “Crestview Garden Club met at the home of Mrs. Ed Cory. Mrs. William Bonini presented the program on patio light and decorating. Mrs. Mahlon White instructed the club in a horticulture workshop. The members prepared flats of various flower seeds for temporary indoor growing to be used later in their flower gardens.”
25 years ago: “Kelly Rubin, a speech pathologist for the San Juan Board of Cooperative Services, recently was awarded the Public School Program of the Year Award by the Colorado Speech-Language-Hearing Association for her work with students on the Western Slope.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Animas Museum and Center of Southwest Studies. Their accuracy may not be verified.
