75 years ago: “Animas City School will graduate nine students from the 8th grade. The graduating class roll is as follows: Betty Caughey, Bertha Gaines, Norma Gedney, Gladys Norris, Elbert Ross, Ray Schaaf, Velma Smith, Barbara Walls and Harold Luzar.”

50 years ago: “Surveying will begin for a possible 12-unit medical center on the Bell theater and Bert Thompson property in the 2300 block of Main Avenue.”

25 years ago: “La Plata County government officials are overwhelmed with the sheer volume of gas development here. Already 1,730 wells have been drilled, making La Plata County the third most active gas-and-oil development county in the state.”

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