Herald<br><br>This picture appeared in the Sept. 9 1988 Herald. The cutline read, “This fireball wasn’t a forest blaze in Southwest Colorado but a bundle of 42 marijuana plants doused with fuel and destroyed at the Van-Dal landfill. The plants, with a street value of about $20,000 were secured by deputies on Couty Road 510.”
Herald<br><br>This picture appeared in the Sept. 9 1988 Herald. The cutline read, “This fireball wasn’t a forest blaze in Southwest Colorado but a bundle of 42 marijuana plants doused with fuel and destroyed at the Van-Dal landfill. The plants, with a street value of about $20,000 were secured by deputies on Couty Road 510.”du1-i-syn

75 years ago: “Drilling operations at the Bondad test well came to a halt when a tremendous gas gusher was brought in. The drill released the gas which came up with a roar, throwing rocks to the top of the derrick.”

50 years ago: “Traffic accidents in the city have declined considerably since Oct. 21 when police personnel began checking speeders with radar equipment. … Some 50 traffic tickets have been written by the radar crew and the use of radar to curb speeding has, in general, been working out very well.”

25 years ago: “The scenic ‘loop drive’ is a road without a name, and national forest officials need your help. If your name and logo are selected, you’ll win prizes galore. The road – connecting Durango, Silverton, Ouray, Telluride, Dolores, Cortez and Mancos – was designated a National Scenic Byway.”

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