100 years Ago: An advertisement for Western Colorado Power Co.: “Ten slices of crispy brown toast for only one cent of electricity. That’s El Tostovo, a glowing electric toaster stove that attaches to any light socket. $4.”
75 years ago: “Approval of a PWA grant of $18,571, for a library to be built at Fort Lewis College, has been given. The money is 45 percent of the total amount needed for the construction of the new library building, which is expected will cost approximately $41,000.”
50 years ago: “The nickname of the Fort Lewis College athletic teams will be decided officially by a student body vote. ... Appearing on the ballot will be: Sundowners, crimson and gold; Raiders, no color change necessary, suggested blue and white; Hawks, red, black and white; Trappers, blue and silver; Renegades, red and black, and Road Runners, gold and red. ... The nickname of ‘Aggies’ was dropped a year ago as it was felt that the name was unsuitable for a liberal arts college, and the currently-used ‘Raiders’ was selected by the student senate this fall as a temporary expedient.”
25 years ago: “A freak accident left Farmington resident Robert Beckley without a car and without a dog after his vehicle rolled off the mesa top at Hillcrest Golf Course. Beckley parked his two-door 1985 Honda on a slight incline next to the golf shop and left his dog, Arrow, inside the car. The dog apparently knocked the car out of gear, causing it to roll backward off the edge of the mesa and tumbled down the steep-sided slope for about 100 feet. Beckly was concerned about finding his dog who apparently was thrown from the vehicle.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not have been verified.
