The Southern Ute Tribal Council is pictured here in November 1965. Seated is John E Baker, Sr., chairman of the council. Standing from left to right are Sunshine Smith, secretary-custodian of the council; Ralph Cloud; Clifford Baker; Martha Evensen; and Chris Baker.
The Southern Ute Tribal Council is pictured here in November 1965. Seated is John E Baker, Sr., chairman of the council. Standing from left to right are Sunshine Smith, secretary-custodian of the council; Ralph Cloud; Clifford Baker; Martha Evensen; and Chris Baker.Durango Herald file photo

75 years ago: “CCC camp SCS 10-C, presently located on Reservoir Hill, will move to San Ysidro, New Mexico, next week. Moving of this main camp involves approximately 123 enrollees and seven supervisory personal in addition to the superintendent. This move merely confirms the movements of the camp in the past, since heavy snow in the vicinity of Durango drives the working crews to milder climates for the winter.”

50 years ago: “Precipitation? Wow! Almost 8½ more inches this year than at the same time last year. Durango had 23.29 inches of precipitation for the year. Last year by this date, precipitation measured 15.07 inches.”

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