75 years ago: Political leaders estimated that “an absolute maximum of 150,000 votes” would be cast during Colorado’s primary election Sept. 8.

50 years ago: The Palace Cabaret and the Ice Cream Parlor in Rio Grande-land closed for the season and were scheduled to reopen the following summer.

25 years ago: Someone issued a complaint to the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office that a man on a tan mountain bike was swatting at passing cars on Florida Road, west of Edgemont Ranch. When confronted, the man said he “had been clipped by a car and so now he swats at them.”

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