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Spring break 2010

Mar 17 10 - 10:34 AM
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Spring break in Monticello, 2010. With an additional 13 inches of snow in the past week, more than ten feet of cumulative snow has fallen this winter in Monticello. Enter your photos in our Photo of the Week contest. We will pay $10 for each photo that runs in the San Juan Record. You can email your entries to sjrnews@frontiernet.net. Nathan Turnbow photo




Latest Top Stories:

Input sought on San Juan County lands bill

At the request of San Juan County, Utah Senator Robert Bennett is initiating a process to develop a comprehensive land use bill for the county, and is seeking input from the public.
Mar 17 10 - 10:32 AM |  Full story

Legislature approves merger of USU, CEU

The College of Eastern Utah is now officially part of the Utah State University system as a result of the passage of Senate Bill 69 by the Utah State Legislature on March 4.
Mar 17 10 - 10:31 AM |  Full story

Auto accident claims woman

A two-vehicle accident on icy roads claimed the life of a Blanding woman on March 11.
Mar 17 10 - 10:31 AM |  Full story

Monticello requires building permits

Monticello City officials encourage the cooperation of local residents and builders in complying with current building codes and regulations.
Mar 17 10 - 10:22 AM |  Full story
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Seventy two years after he arrived, La Ray Alexander’s impact still shows

La Ray Alexander was not a home grown Blanding boy. He knew nothing of San Juan County when seeking his first teaching position after graduation from Brigham Young University. He came to Blanding in l938 because he was offered a teaching job at San Juan High School.
Mar 17 10 - 10:05 AM |  Full story
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An Abajo sunset

Sunset on the Abajo Mountains. Enter your photos in our Photo of the Week contest. We will pay $10 for each photo that runs in the San Juan Record. You can email your entries to sjrnews@frontiernet.net. Walt Lacy photo
Mar 10 10 - 10:06 AM |  Full story

Another death clouds antiquity raid cases

There was another tragic turn in the BLM antiquities case with the March 1 suicide of the key witness in the entire investigation. The death of “The Source”, Ted Gardiner, leaves both the prosecution and the defense unsure of how to proceed in scores of legal cases.
Mar 10 10 - 10:04 AM |  Full story

Schools begin process to cut $1 million from budgets

Responding to indications that state appropriations will be cut, the San Juan School District has begun the process of cutting operating budgets by at least one million dollars for the coming school year.
Mar 10 10 - 10:03 AM |  Full story
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Nine claim Sterling Scholar honors

Nine students in the San Juan School District brought home honors at the March 2 Sterling Scholars awards, including two first place winners.
Mar 10 10 - 10:03 AM |  Full story
The Monticello Buckaroo basketball team finished their best season in more than a decade with a strong finish at the 1A state basketball tournament.  Fourth is the highest finish for a Buckaroo team at the 1A state tournament in decades.  The success of the year is tempered only by the fact that the 21-4 Buckaros were so close to finishing even higher.  Two heartbreaking losses closed the season, but Monticello is primed for another deep run in the state tournament next year.  Despite losing five seniors to graduation, the Buckaroos will return four members of the starting lineup.  Team members  include (front row left to right)- Terek Esplin, Kendal Maughan, Devin Wright, Sean Getter, Hendrick Benally, Adam Black.  Back row- Assistant Coaches Tony Esplin and Josh Keyes, Josh Anderson, Cory Young, Steven Redd, Dallin Duncan, Tyler Ketron, Colby Draper and Coach Rhett Maughan.  Courtesy photo

Bucks, Raiders finish high at 1A basketball tourney

The 1A boys basketball tournament proved once again to be the most compelling of all the classification tournaments last week, with both the Buckaroos, 4th, and the Raiders, 6th, placing.
Mar 10 10 - 09:59 AM |  Full story

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