100 years ago: “C. H. Carman, from the Overland state agency at Denver, and M. B. Parsons, the local Overland agent of Dolores were in town with a new Overland 1915 model that attracted much attention on the street. Those who have seen the machine say it is a beauty.”

75 years ago: “Yellow marigolds, against a background of shining blue pottery formed the decorative theme for an attractive desert bridge given by Mrs. Charles Clark and Mrs. Matthew Thomas.”

50 years ago: “A crowd, estimated variously at from 6,500 to 8,000, ate its way through nearly a ton and a half of barbecued beef at the Arboles Recreation area dedication. The 425 persons who rode the special narrow gauge train from Durango made a mere drop in the bucket in the crowd. More than 60 persons boarded the train at Ignacio – a sight which hadn’t been seen for years.”

25 years ago: “Landowners lost their fight to stop construction of a $6 million gas-compression and waste-water injection plant in a pasture east of Bayfield according to a district court ruling. Sixth Judicial District Court Judge James Childress denied the rural Bayfield residents denied a temporary injunction against Amoco Production Co. after a day and a half of testimony claiming that the gas plant would destroy the rural character of their neighborhood.”

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