100 years ago: “Dr. Ochsner went out on the mesa with his trusty little rifle and a new pair of snowshoes and plugged the lead pellets into 53 bunnies. Mere practice for the Doc.”
75 years ago: “Bayfield is still without water in the city system as the intake ditch to the reservoir remains solidly packed with ice. Townspeople are still packing water from an open irrigation ditch near Bayfield, but the city schools have not reopened after being shutdown.”
50 years ago: “A fire at the Villa, one-and-a-half miles south of the Durango city limits, caused an estimate $150-$200 damage to this student gathering place. ... The cause of the fire has not been determined yet.”
25 years ago: “The opening of Southwest Colorado’s only shelter for the homeless has been delayed while city officials wait to inspect the building and receive comment form the neighborhood. The shelter would be housed in the Parish Hall of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church located at 910 Eat Third Ave., in Durango’s Historic District.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
