2010 Archives
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Transformers in Monument Valley
Optimus Prime, the star of Paramount Pictures’ Transformers 4, was unveiled to the world from San Juan County on May 30 when shooting for the movie began in Monument Valley. Several scenes for the...
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Miss San Juan royalty includes: (left to right) Kayla Frank, Erin Hurst, Shaeli Black and Kaitlin Clark. Courtesy photo
Royalty selected after annual Miss San Juan pageant
The Miss San Juan pageant was held on Saturday, June 8, 2013. The pageant was a “closed” judged setting. The new Miss San Juan County royalty is Queen Erin Hurst, first attendant Shaeli Black, seco...
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Transitions volunteer staff help unload a recent shipment of food. Courtesy photo
The fulfillment of Gina Hunt’s wish
Timid but determined, the young boy approached the secretary at the elementary school. He waited patiently for her to acknowledge his presence, then he confided, “I need one of those bags.”
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Recapping a successful sports year for area schools
Eighty-eight is this week’s number of the week. That’s the number of awards (all-state, academic all-state, and individual state championships, seconds, and thirds), won by students at San Juan an...
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Drought continues, water use is higher than goal
The drought that has gripped San Juan County for the past few years retained a hold during the month of May with precipitation levels significantly below normal levels.
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Monticello will move to mailed ballots for election
Say goodbye to ‘I voted’ stickers for the Monticello municipal elections. Ballots will be distributed by mail for the 2013 municipal election after a May 28 decision by the Monticello City Council.
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Monticello Elementary demolition
Construction crews recently knocked down four classrooms at Monticello Elementary School (the 5th and 6th grade rooms). A new school is set to open in August, 2014. For more photos coming soon. C...
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Commissioners consider option to open Recapture
More than six years after the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) closed trails in the Recapture Canyon area east of Blanding, the trails are closer to being reopened.
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Cross-country drive to help Wounded Warrior Project
Part-time San Juan County resident David Bieber passed through the county on June 3 on a cross-country drive on his restored World War II Harley Davidson DWA 45 Solo motorcycle. The trip is design...
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Veterans Memorial kiosk dedicated in Blanding
The Blanding Veterans Memorial was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 27. The kiosk provides a simple and fitting memorial to those who have served.
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Value of county properties set to drop $125 million
The taxable value of properties in San Juan County are expected to plummet by more than $125 million when the annual assessed valuation is released this week by San Juan County Assessor Howard Rand...
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Registration begins for area municipal offices
Candidates interested in pursuing elected office in Monticello and Blanding can begin filing for office during a registration period that begins on June 3 and continues through June 7.
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Nepotism—it’s all relative
Admittedly, I’m not the sharpest crayon in the box or the brightest bulb in the LED strand—whatever your favorite metaphor is—but I was genuinely puzzled by James Bayles’s letter to the Editor last...
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Catherine B. Plummer and Bishop David Bailey. Courtesy photo
Bishop’s widow ordained priest in Navajoland
Amidst the historic beauty of Monument Valley, Catherine B. Plummer was ordained priest in the Episcopal Church on May 11.
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Bonnie Meyer, Shan Redd, Colleen Gatton, Kathleen Lyman and Scott Young. Courtesy photos
Blanding City beautification
Within minutes of wrapping up Blanding’s 2.5 hour City Beautification Project on May 17, the heavens showered down a beautiful rain.
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