Herald <br><br>The caption on this June 9, 1963 photo read, “Durango Mayor R.E. (Pat) O’Brien, who spoke near the conclusion of Masonic ceremonies during which the cornerstone was laid for the new city hall building, shakes hands with the central figure of the ceremony. He is Clarence Bertholic, grand master of Colorado Masons, who headed a ceremonial team from Denver which came to Durango for the occasion. At right is a member of the Durango Masonic Lodge, Edger Lewis.”
Herald <br><br>The caption on this June 9, 1963 photo read, “Durango Mayor R.E. (Pat) O’Brien, who spoke near the conclusion of Masonic ceremonies during which the cornerstone was laid for the new city hall building, shakes hands with the central figure of the ceremony. He is Clarence Bertholic, grand master of Colorado Masons, who headed a ceremonial team from Denver which came to Durango for the occasion. At right is a member of the Durango Masonic Lodge, Edger Lewis.”du1-i-syn

75 years ago: “Last weekend brought a preview of winter conditions to Durango streets, and it showed that the motorists seem to forget from one winter to the next the precautions that are necessary when the streets and highways are slippery with snow and ice – or both.”

50 years ago: An advertisement for Johnson Jewelry read, “Mama told me about the birds and the bees. Earl Johnson told me about diamonds.”

25 years ago: “A part-time Bayfield resident is a new Wheaties champion. Kyle Tackett, a seventh-grader in Holdenville, Okla., was named one of four Colorado state winners in the Wheaties ‘Be A Champion’ essay contest. He receives an individual package of Wheaties with his picture on it.”

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