100 years ago: “The grocery and meat firms in Durango are putting forth no effort to advertise the town. If this isn’t a boycott, we don’t know the meaning of the word.”

75 years ago: “Virginia Stubbs of Durango was initiated March 2 into Tan chapter of Gamma Phi Beta sorority at Colorado State College at Fort Collins, where she is a student.”

50 years ago: “The highlight of the annual spring concert of musical groups at Fort Lewis College Tuesday evening will be the first public view of the organization’s new ‘Raider’ uniforms.”

25 years ago: “Boy, 14, cited at 10:43 p.m. for petty theft, and boy, 13, cited for aiding in the commission of a crime at Smiley Middle School, 1309 East Third Ave.”

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