100 years ago: KLINE – “Hogs and cattle are all doing fine.”

75 years ago: “With a larger attendance, bigger gate receipts, more and faster contestants and more thrilling track events, the 1939 edition of the Spanish Trails Fiesta in Durango ended when the last Brahma steer was sent out of the chutes.”

50 years ago: “The transfer of 128 acres of city-owned land to the State Board of Agriculture was completed with the exchange of the deed for an $80,000 check. ... The land, which takes in the Jaycee campground and Hillcrest golf course, will be used for expansion of the college. Much of the $80,000 the city received for the property will be used to purchase more land which will be used as a new site for the golf course.”

25 years ago: “The growth in enrollment at Fort Lewis College is creating a severe rental-housing shortage in Durango. With an estimated enrollment of 4,000 students and only 1,400 on-campus housing beds available, off-campus housing is tight.”

Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.