100 years ago: John Luther shipped 600 boxes of apples, “a full carload,” from Flora Vista to Powell Brothers in Denver, then to Durango.
75 years ago: “We feel short of meeting our quota of $45,050.00 in October by $4,013.25. Our quota for November has been raised to $55,800.00,” John Fankhauser, La Plata County War Savings Staff chairman, said in a report of October, 1942 war bond sales.
50 years ago: The U.S. Forest Service agreed to a wood-treating process that permitted construction of a new ski jump at Purgatory Resort. The wood was ordered from Denver and delivered to Durango for “cipping” in a preservative.
25 years ago: The “Durango gay community and supporters” planned a flashlight vigil and march to protest an anti-gay-rights amendment that was passed by voters.
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.
