Our Town 100 Years Ago... March 1926

One might think that March 2026 has been unusually dry and warm, but people were likely thinking the same thing back in March 1926. Through March 23rd of that year, only .15 inches of moisture was recorded (much like February), and temperatures ranged from the mid-40s to the mid-60s. The valley had not seen a temperature below zero for more than 450 days. Headlines from the front pages in March included the Whitehall basketball team placing fifth in the district tournament held here in town; Frank Showers, attorney, judge and former Whitehall resident, was found dead from exposure near Boulder...