100 years ago: “Stork Rumors – According to the little birds, two or three visits of the high-altitude stork are expected within a few days in various parts of the city.”
75 years ago: “A fur style show, or a style show in furs, will be staged at the Kiva by the Durango Fur Company. Twenty-five coats and jackets will be exhibited. Materials will include Alaskan seal, beaver, mink, muskrats, caracul, Hudson Bay seal, skunk and raccoon.”
50 years ago: SILVERTON – “Twenty-two seniors are scheduled to graduate from the Silverton High School. It’s the largest Silverton graduating class since 1953.”
25 years ago: Ruthie Matthes, who had previously won the Durango-to-Silverton women’s road race, made it two in a row with a victory in the woman’s criterium. “I was just waiting for the right break,” Matthes told the Herald.
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
