100 years ago: “The truck gardeners of the Farmington district now are supplying the local tables with tender, fresh asparagus and pie plant, especially the latter, some coming by parcel post and more of it by express.”

75 years ago: “A picnic at Hillcrest formed a gay and exciting background for a birthday party given by Joe Folsom. Joe who couldn’t let his 13th birthday go by without making an occasion of it, invited 30 friends to come along and help him celebrate.”

50 years ago: “The calendar said Saturday was April 10 but the weatherman seemed to be unaware of the fact as the freak spring snow storm dumped as much as four inches of snow on parts of the city.”

25 years ago: “Durango residents apparently have slipped on recycling like an old shoe. The first week of a citywide recycling program brought few unexpected problems.”

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