100 years ago: “Mike Perino is in from the Florida Mesa making arrangements to have a big crowd out to his new dance establishment the latter part of the week.”
75 years ago: “Petitions are being circulated in Durango to obtain signatures of sportsmen who are opposed to the planned transfer of fish and game funds to the general tax fund of the state of Colorado.”
50 years ago: “There will be two showings of ‘Virgin Spring’ at the Kiva because the community response to the GI art film series has been so enthusiastically received.”
25 years ago: “In Durango, snowfall is above average for the winter season. Snowfall for the 1988-89 season was 42.4 inches as of Monday. The average snowfall through January is 42.3 inches, putting Durango at 100.2 percent of its average snowfall for the season.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
