100 years ago: “The office of Sheriff Fassbinder in the county courthouse will be moved from its present location on 10th Street, into the northeast corner room formerly occupied by the county surveyor.”
75 years ago: “‘Gone with the Wind’ formed a pleasant incentive for a party, which included a morning matinee, luncheon and a rubber or two of bridge.”
50 years ago: “Temperatures, which have slipped below freezing on the last two nights, and winds, which have whipped dust to make days just about as miserable, have plagued Southwest Coloradoans (sic) anxious for the arrival of summer. They’d even settle for a real spring.”
25 years ago: “Rare squawfish have put the Animas-La Plata Project on the endangered list. A biological opinion issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says that the $422 million water project is likely to jeopardize squawfish in the San Juan River.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
