100 years ago: “Navajo Pete is up from the reservation telling his friends all about weather conditions in this section since the 19th Century was young. His knowledge of the subject ante-dates that of his auditors by more than 30 years.”
75 years ago: “Clearing up a series of thefts of gasoline from parked cars and trucks, seven boys living in and near Durango have confessed after being apprehended by Undersheriff Clarence Handley.”
50 years ago: “There’s a special attraction at the Indian dances at the Jaycee campground on College Heights. It’s Little Beaver, famed sidekick of Red Ryder. Little Beaver appeared at the Red Ryder Roundup Rodeo in Pagosa Springs and arrived in Durango for the evening dances held by Chief Grey Squirrel and his family.”
25 years ago: An advertisement read: “La Plata County will have its best on display at the Fair, Aug. 9-14. Your business or service can be show-cased as well when you advertise in the Durango Herald’s special fair section. Stories by area residents and the official listing of events and time schedules will be featured.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not have been verified.
