100 Years Ago: A sarcastic staff writer announced, “the weather maker was kinder to Animas City this morning. It was only 12 below.”
75 years ago: Mr. and Mrs. John Hedderman hosted an “attractive” dinner at their home for 24 guests.
50 Years Ago: Owner Leo Rickhoff announced that Roland Gaugh of St. Louis was hired as the new innkeeper of the Holiday Inn Durango, succeeding Jim Ware.
25 years ago: Dogs swarmed downtown Durango for canine-specific Snowdown events. A race through a cloverleaf-pattern of “overturned buckets covered with juicy, cooked meat” was featured, as event judges penalized the pooches that couldn’t resist temptation.
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
