100 years ago: “Miss Florence Salabar, county superintendent of La Plata County schools, visited the local school Tuesday.”
75 years ago: “Four Durango men were held up Sunday by the blockading of highway 550 near Red Mountain when the Guadalupe slide at Ironton ran.”
50 years ago: “Continued warm weather has reduced skiing conditions in some areas around Southwestern Colorado and has forced the closing of the city Recreation Department’s Third Avenue ski area.”
25 years ago: “Theft of purse from unlocked vehicle on 2600 block of Delwood Avenue, reported at 8:53 p.m.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
