This picture appeared in the Nov. 21, 1962, edition. The cutline read, “An experiment which the Durango Chamber of Commerce hopes will eliminate overhead street banners is being tried out on the median opposite the fairgrounds entrance. The four-by-six foot sign, atop a steel pole, brings the chamber’s holiday wishes as its first function. The movable letters will be changed to publicize other community activities and events, and can also be used to note winter highway conditions.” Pictured from left to right are Arnold Amidei, Mike Valentine and Floyd Yacconi.
This picture appeared in the Nov. 21, 1962, edition. The cutline read, “An experiment which the Durango Chamber of Commerce hopes will eliminate overhead street banners is being tried out on the median opposite the fairgrounds entrance. The four-by-six foot sign, atop a steel pole, brings the chamber’s holiday wishes as its first function. The movable letters will be changed to publicize other community activities and events, and can also be used to note winter highway conditions.” Pictured from left to right are Arnold Amidei, Mike Valentine and Floyd Yacconi.Durango Herald file photo

50 years ago: “This week’s storm has left two feet of snow at the top of Purgatory and two inches, settled, at the bottom. The storm also has deposited snow on all the mountain passes. … W.W. (Billy) Davies, Durango’s veteran weather observer, says to have 20 inches of moisture by this time of year (and Durango does this year) is unusual. The 67-year average of the entire year is just over 17 inches.”

25 years ago: “La Plata Electric Association’s board of directors told a group of Oxford and Bayfield residents that it will not halt construction of a transmission line between the two Amoco Production Co. substations in the southwestern area of the county. Several residents asked that work on the line be temporarily halted to give residents in the area a chance to review the construction and learn more about the project. The 115-kilovolt power line will eventually connect the Long Hollow Substation near Hesperus to the Amoco Production Co. gas compressor station in Cottonwood Gulch.”

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