75 years ago: “The most recent of Durango’s runaways – two girls – have written their parents here to let them know they are well and still on their way. Helen Pepin, 16, and Frances Nott, 14, wrote from New Mexico. Their cards stated that they were ‘OK for now’ and would write again when they got to Texas. The two girls left Durango Dec. 10 and had not been heard from until the cards arrived.”

50 years ago: “You call this winter? Why, back in ’31 – W.W. (Billy) Davies, Durango’s veteran weather observer, says in 1931 Durango received a heavy snow in the middle of November. Then the temperature dropped to 20 below zero before Thanksgiving. The lowest temperature Davies had recorded this year is 10 above.”

25 years ago: “It looks like Durango may have a white Christmas after nearly 7 inches of snow fell on the city, with possibly more on the way this week.”

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