75 years ago: “Barbara Stanwyck, in a role completely different from any she has previously attempted, and Joel McCrea, as a character strongly reminiscent of the one he portrayed last season in ‘Wells Fargo’ are co-starred in the romantic leads of ‘Union Pacific,’ Cecil B. DeMille’s grand-scale interpretation of the building of America’s first transcontinental railroad.” The film was showing in Durango.

50 years ago: “Wolf Creek Pass is closed again after being open to traffic for slightly more than 36 hours. At mid-morning, the wind was blowing hard on the pass, visibility was poor, and it was snowing hard. There was no estimate on when it would reopen.”

25 years ago: “A former Durango High School principal who sued Durango School District 9-R alleging she was sexually harassed has been awarded $30,000 in an out-of-court settlement.”

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