Leo Gardunio has seen a lot of changes in his 90 years, most of which have been spent in Salida.
He is celebrating his 90th birthday with a drive-by and stop-by celebration from noon to 3 p.m. today at the Gardunio home at 203 Park Ave.
Gardunio was born May 11, 1931, in Nambe, New Mexico, and moved to Salida with his family when he was 4.
He said his father was a hard rock miner who kept moving north until they got to Salida, and he worked for several mines in the district.
He remembers playing war games in a willow patch by the Arkansas River as a youth during World War II.