100 years ago: “Prof. William Shaffer, of the Antler’s Cafe, was a returning passenger on the Southern train from Hesperus, where he went to see which way the wind was blowing.”
75 years ago: “Among the weather news trickling into town is the report that the Dry Side received a whopper of a rain, so much so that several bad washes resulted.”
50 years ago: “As of 8 a.m., Durango had received more than half of its July rainfall within 48 hours, but was still short more than an inch of equalling the rainfall of July, 1963. Even with more than an inch of rainfall in two days, July will end, barring a cloudburst before midnight, 2.81 inches short of the 67-year average through July.”
25 years ago: “The homeless shelter at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will close Aug. 11. Church officials have decided it’s time for the community at large to operate such a facility.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
