100 years ago: “A heavyweight scrapper who fought a round or so on the street the other day, arranged to contribute $10 to the police court revenues for the current month. His opponent is held in the cooler for a few days.”
75 years ago: “Those listening to the NBC weather forecast last night heard that Durango was the coldest reported city in the United States with a temperature of 17 degrees above zero.”
50 years ago: “Wednesday’s snowstorm gave Durango a total of .26 inch moisture, and there was a half inch of snow on the ground this morning. Scattered snows in the mountains and lower temperatures are forecast for Southwest Colorado.”
25 years ago: “December may be a ‘dribs and drabs’ month for southwestern Colorado skiers. A few storms are expected to drop into the state from the north over the next 10 days, but the San Juan Mountains should get only a few inches at a time.
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
