75 years ago: “The Parent-Teacher Association of Animas City will meet at the school house. A program of interest and entertainment is being planned. The topic is ‘Better Homes – Making the House a Home for the Children.’”

50 years ago: “The Boy Scouts of Durango would like to collect all the old Christmas trees for a conservation project in soil erosion. … These trees will be used on ranches and farms in the Durango vicinity.”

25 years ago: “Purgatory Ski Resort received 4 inches of snow during a brief snow shower that left only a dusting in Durango. … Purgatory has five runs open: two beginner and three intermediate. All runs have a base of machine-made snow.”

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