And the West is History

50 years ago: Fort Lewis College is asking for $1,949,828 1967-1968 operating budget, an increase of $537,059 over this year’s budget, in anticipation of a 1,600 student body next year. ...

DATE: Nov 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

50 years ago: “Hats off! Along the street there comes A blare of bugles, a ruffle of drums, A flash of color beneath the sky: Hats off, The flag is passing by!” This poem, “The Flag Goes...

DATE: Nov 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

50 years ago: Possibly because a brutal murder has taken place in the area, La Plata County voters Tuesday registered a strong protest to abolish capital punishment, or the death penalty...

DATE: Nov 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

50 years ago: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Andrews were among the first people in La Plata County to cast their ballots this morning. At 7:45 a.m., fifty-six persons had voted in Precinct 29. Des...

DATE: Nov 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

50 years ago: The Chamber of Commerce has collected a total of $427.50 for Christmas decorations in Durango, according to Mike Valentine, Chamber manager. “This is far short of our $1,00...

DATE: Nov 6, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

50 years ago: The first Veterans Day parade in several years will take place Friday at 10 a.m. It will start at Fifth and Main. The honored guest will be U.S. Sen. Peter Dominick (R-Colo...

DATE: Nov 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

50 years ago: “Mrs. Robert Van Horn, a leader in the local campaign to bring down grocery prices, was in yesterday with a progress report. She and Mrs. Paul Erickson, both of whom had wr...

DATE: Nov 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

25 years ago: As far as the Post Office is concerned, the Christmas season has begun. Michaele A. Hall, superintendent of postal operations for the Durango Post Office, has released a li...

DATE: Nov 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

50 years ago: Incumbents stressed their experience. Challengers stressed their qualifications and asked for a chance to gain experience in office. This was the dominant theme of the loca...

DATE: Nov 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

50 years ago: In the meeting of the La Plata County Commissioners Tuesday, Phil Bigham of Ernst Engineering Co. recommended to the commissioners that the speed limit at various points al...

DATE: Nov 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

50 years ago: Youngsters gathered at the Santa Rita Neighborhood House on Monday afternoon to carve jack-o’-lanterns for Halloween Monday night. VISTA Worker Karna Clark, whom the childr...

DATE: Oct 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

And the West is History

50 years ago: The junior high school students of the Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran and Episcopal churches will be out trick-or-treating for UNICEF. The young people with their offici...

DATE: Oct 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: And the West is History