100 years ago: In local news, a weather report predicted, “We think – If this weather continues that we will have a hard winter.”
75 years ago: Police warned Durango citizens to take extra precautions to avoid having their automobiles stolen by use of auto tax stickers.
50 years ago: The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge train, lashed-up with 15 cars, made an early run to Silverton to inspect track and clear some snow slide areas.
25 years ago: A woman, whose husband died a month prior, left a note for her friends that asked them to care for her dogs “until I return, if I ever do.” After an intensive search, that included the use of an airplane, she was found on Vallecito Creek Trail and taken to hospital.
Most items in this column are taken from The Durango Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
