100 years ago: “Will Anderson, chief clerk at Nelson’s harness shop in Durango, was an arrival on Saturday’s train to visit with his parents and to attend to his social welfare at this place.”

75 years ago: “Durango Lions Club will meet at the Strater this evening for dinner and a discussion of entertainment plans for April and May.”

50 years ago: “In city recreation volleyball this week, results in the women’s league included Strater Playgirls over Burns National Bank, 21-7, 21-7; Raiders over Nimble Nine, 21-16, 2-21, 21-14; and Service Drug defeated City Market, 21-17,21-17.”

25 years ago: “Theft of book, calculator and toolbox from vehicle parked on west 200 block of Sixth Street reported at 8:18 a.m. Value $250.”

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