As it appeared in the Nov. 27, 1988, edition of The Durango Herald: “An estimated 300 card-carrying carolers gathered in Rio Grande Land for the traditional tree-lighting ceremony and to herald the start of Christmas season in Durango. ... Carolers sang along with music broadcast on radio station KDGO.”
As it appeared in the Nov. 27, 1988, edition of The Durango Herald: “An estimated 300 card-carrying carolers gathered in Rio Grande Land for the traditional tree-lighting ceremony and to herald the start of Christmas season in Durango. … Carolers sang along with music broadcast on radio station KDGO.”Durango Herald file photo (1988)

75 years ago: “An advertisement for Fishback Studio read, “School children parents attention! We are now offering the greatest bargain in school photos that we have ever been able to offer in Durango.”

50 years ago: “Red Mountain was closed three or four times while slides were shot.”

25 years ago: “Attendance is down at Purgatory Ski Area compared with the same period a year ago. But Purgatory will stay open, and the area is pleased with the way things are going despite the lack of natural snow.”

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