75 years ago: “Seventy members and friends of the San Juan Ski Club were sliding and skittering at the Haviland Lake ski course. The tow back was not operating, but it will be next Sunday, members of the club confidently assert.”

50 years ago: “There’s elation in Durango Ski Corp. today as Ray Duncan, president, and Chet Anderson, manager of the Purgatory ski area, measure between 3 and 4 feet of new snow at Purgatory. Workers are packing the ski runs today.”

25 years ago: The Gaslight Twin, 102 5th St., was showing “Predator 2.” The billing read, “Silent. Invisible. He’s in town with a few days to kill.”

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