Herald<br><br>“Jeff Ellingson (foreground) and Shawn Curtis repair a headlight from engine No. 478 ‘with a clean-up, new headlight reflector and new paint job, it will be as good as new,’ Ellingson said. The D&SNGR mechanics are working hard to put the six D&SNG engines back on track.”
Herald<br><br>“Jeff Ellingson (foreground) and Shawn Curtis repair a headlight from engine No. 478 ‘with a clean-up, new headlight reflector and new paint job, it will be as good as new,’ Ellingson said. The D&SNGR mechanics are working hard to put the six D&SNG engines back on track.”du1-i-syn

75 years ago: “Durango City Councilmen discussed the problem of accumulated long-due bills owed the city by water users. Since 1929, some $12,000 worth of delinquent water bills have been accumulating and no sign of prospective payments insight.”

50 years ago: Mesa Verde –“Mesa Verde National Park last month marked the first decrease in travel since January 1963. Visits, totaling 7,200 were down 1,900 from last year’s count of 9,100, or a decrease of 20.8 percent.”

25 years ago: “Three new board members were elected in School District 9-R after a quiet race to fill three seats on the board. Tom Shine, Rob Crane and Ron Pettigrew will join the seven-member board. Each will serve four years.”

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