75 years ago: “Supper outdoors formed a novel and a pleasant introduction to the bimonthly games of the Thursday Evening Card Club. Members convened a top Reservoir Hill with delicious contributions to a potluck supper. Later the party adjourned to the home of Dr. and Mrs. A. LaBurnett where whetted by a cool summer air, bidding took a ‘bullish’ turn and the usual games assumed an unusual excitement.”

50 years ago: “The nationally known Holiday Inn motel groups wants to establish an 80-unit motel in Durango with restaurant , lounge, swimming pool and meeting facilities for groups of 80 to 100.”

25 years ago: “Campers and hikers can pick up the telephone and call for the latest trail reports and campground information thanks to a new recreation hotline sponsored by Pine Needle Mountaineering, the San Juan National Forest Association and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office.”

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