100 years ago: “A large armful of apricot blossoms brought up by Mike Hurley from the Farmington section and displayed later at the Strater Hotel bar, served to prove the late spring sufferers from rheumatism that relief is at hand. The lower fruit company is said to be looking like a spring festival, the warm sunshine bringing out the flowers in rich profusion every day.”
75 years ago: “The Rio Grande will send a special train to Silverton starting about midnight, to bring Silverton’s contenders to the Fine Arts contests to Durango. Silverton has guaranteed the railroad at least 100 passengers and a special rate on fare has been made in return.”
50 years ago: PAGOSA SPRINGS – “Jerry Martinez, former ranger for the Columbine district of the San Juan National Forest, has been named director of the Job Corps camp to open July 15 six miles northwest of Pagosa Springs on the Piedra Park Road. ... The camp will consist of two 50-man barracks, an office building, a mess and recreation complex, and education building and a supply and commissary building.”
25 years ago: “Earth Day 1990 has dawned upon the Durango community as a seven-week celebration which began in early March with the city of Durango’s recycling program and will continue until Arbor Day, May 5, when a large tree-planting celebration will occur.”
Most items in this column are taken from Herald archives, Center of Southwest Studies and Animas Museum. Their accuracy may not be verified.
