100 years ago: “Fred Mahan, of the La Plata Bar, was down to the city on a business trip and to lay in ranch supplies for the cold fall nights.”

75 years ago: “30 acres of the old Lime Creek burn between Durango and Silverton will be reforested by a project. 10,000 lodge pole pine and 11,000 Englemann Spruce will be planted in the 30 acre area.”

50 years ago: “It took the combined efforts of nine cars from the state patrol, sheriff’s office, Pagosa Springs police and Durango police to end a high-speed chase which started in Pagosa Springs and ended on College Heights road at 10 p.m. Monday night. It also took a warning shot and a flying tackle to bring Robert Glenn Bogner, 21, of Littleton under control. The high speed chase, which endangered traffic for 62 miles, began after 8 p.m., when Pagosa Springs Policeman Charles Aragon attempted to stop the youth because his car had only one headlight.”

25 years ago: “By the first of next year, partyline telephone customers whose numbers have a Durango prefix should be able to get private-line service. The upgraded service is part of a $11.7 million rural improvement project for Southwest Colorado. Durango’s phase of the operation, which is expected to cost $4.5 million, is scheduled to be finished by the end of January.”

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