100 years ago: Mrs. W.B. Wheeler of Junction Creek commuted to La Plata City during the morning to spend a couple days with her friend, Mrs. Ernest Beach, who was slightly ill at the time.
75 years ago: Jack O’Rourke of Durango reported to Kelly Field in Texas for preliminary training as a pilot in the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was sent to Texas one day after officially enlisting in Denver.
50 Years Ago: The cost of the proposed water system improvement project was estimated at $750,000. The three-phase project would increase filtered water production by 4.5 million gallons per day.
25 years ago: Two snowboarders from Albuquerque skied out of bounds near Chairlift No. 8 at Purgatory Resort, became lost and were arrested upon being found by searchers combing the area.
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
