And the West is History

100 years ago: “Painters – men and women – who can sling a paint brush, either on a barn or on a noble brow and eye lashes, are wanted by Goodman & Company, who will pay 4 and 5 bones each f...

DATE: Jul 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

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Adult Day Care seeking volunteers Adult Day Care at “Our Place” an outreach of The First United Methodist Church is seeking loving, caring, compassionate, dependable volunteers. ...

DATE: Jul 20, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Paul Backinger who returned from a week’s camping and fishing trip on the upper Hermosa, reports significant signs indicating that someone has been using dynamite in Potato L...

DATE: Jul 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Animas River was covered on both sides from Elco to Durango by searchers for the bodies of two boys drowned 19 days ago eight miles north of this city. ... A funeral serv...

DATE: Jul 18, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Following the report that a boy had seen a body floating down the Animas River beneath the railroad bridge, J.W. Baker, Coroner Goodman and Deputy Coroner Remley made a hurri...

DATE: Jul 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A.E. Reece, through B. Glaser, sold his ranch on the Florida Mesa to Isador Tausch, who will operate the property, occupying it at once. The ranch comprises 160 acres, about ...

DATE: Jul 16, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A two-month old coyote pup was shipped by express to Hornell, New York. The animal was sent by Mrs. James Leonard to relatives, whose neighbor’s chickens have been bothering ...

DATE: Jul 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “C.F. Davis went up to Silverton to join the other painters employed by George Goodman on contract work there. The work includes the painting of several dwellings and the buil...

DATE: Jul 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Autoists who spent Sunday up the Pine River report very poor fishing in that stream – probably because it was Sunday.” 75 years ago: An advertisement for Hood Mort...

DATE: Jul 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Autoists returning from a trip down the river paid a compliment to the road work of Road Overseer Paxton and advised motor parties going down the river to take the route on t...

DATE: Jul 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “A.J. Geoglein, of Telluride, came down from Tacoma, where he has just completed the welding of a 3,000 h.p. wheel for the power company. He expects to remain in the city seve...

DATE: Jul 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The search of the Animas River for the bodies of the two boys drowned last week was delayed by a break-down of the motorboat that is being used in the quest. The break is of ...

DATE: Jul 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday