100 years ago: “A movement which means much for the development of the great San Juan Basin of Colorado has been launched by Durango with the formation of the Durango exchange, a consideration of the board of trade and the Durango club.”
75 years ago: “Many contractors and carpenters in Durango are becoming alarmed by hordes of termites they are uncovering while working on homes in Durango.”
50 years ago: “Charter amendments may provide the best method of financing the proposed $800,000 La Plata Community Center.”
25 years ago: “Development of adolescent behavioral services in the La Plata County Hospital District, and improving the availability of health care for the elderly, the underinsured or uninsured are some of the ways a local health care planning committee would spend a $375,000 grant in La Plata County.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
