Life in San Juan
These tiny tubers, or Solanum jamesii, may have been an important part of ancient Native diets and could be a key food source in the future. Courtesy photo
On the Trail of Tiny Tubers: Tracking the Four Corners potato
For years we’ve learned that Ancestral Puebloans depended upon corn, beans, and squash, nicknamed The Three Sisters, for sustenance. Well, move over sisters. Little brother spud is about to take th...
Jan 21, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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Roam Industry in Monticello provides San Juan County residents and visitors with exciting outdoor adventures. If outdoor adventure ain’t your bag, you can hang out in their shop and graze on tasty snacks. Mary Cokenour photo
Roam if you want to, roam around the world
Welcome to mountain biking in the Abajo Mountains with Roam Industry. Opening its doors July 2018, owners Dustin and Natalie Randall enjoy the great outdoors of San Juan County.
Jan 14, 2020 | 0 0 comments | 365 365 recommendations | email to a friend
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Weston Duke Whipple, the 2020 San Juan County New Year’s Baby, was born to parents Dustin Whipple and Aunika Hunter in the early morning of January 1. The delivery was at San Juan Hospital in Monticello. Staff photo
2020 San Juan County New Year’s Baby born at San Juan Hospital
Weston Duke Whipple wasted little time in his rush to be the 2020 New Year’s Baby for San Juan County. The son of Aunika Hunter and Dustin Whipple was delivered by Dr. Michael Nielson at 6:17 a.m. ...
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Utah has one of the top college savings plans
Did you know Utah has one of the top education savings plans in the U.S.? Morningstar Analyst Ratings for college savings plans were released in October. Utah’s educational savings plan, my529, was...
Dec 24, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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2019 Gingerbread House Tour
It was another successful Christmas season for the annual gingerbread house tour in Monticello. Scores of local residents attended a culminating celebration at the Hideout Community Center on Decem...
Dec 24, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Local school children deck the halls and receive donations to school. Courtesy photo
Monticello Elementary students ring in the holidays at Zions Bank
More than 250 children from Monticello Elementary School rang in the holidays at Zions Bank, joining teachers, parents, and bank employees in the branch’s lobby for the annual “Lights On” ceremony.
Dec 22, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 824 824 recommendations | email to a friend
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Shop at home: Get 67 percent of your spending back
You have heard it before; you will probably hear it again. Small, locally-owned businesses are the “lifeblood of America.”
Dec 10, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 694 694 recommendations | email to a friend
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San Juan School District students at the Heritage Language Conference in November. Courtesy photo
San Juan School District embraces heritage of all students in the district
The San Juan School District (SJSD) embraces the heritage of all students in the district. In November, SJSD schools share the culture and language of students of American Indian descent, which are...
Dec 10, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 701 701 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mark your calender for “Messiah” December 15
San Juan County is extremely fortunate, given its rural population, to have a tradition of performing Handel’s “Messiah” every Christmas for over four decades.
Dec 10, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 73 73 recommendations | email to a friend
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What’s the real impact of shopping locally?
“It’s the people who shop at home who really make a business.” That’s what Randy Butler, owner of Randy's Auto, told me earlier this year in an interview – and it’s true.
Nov 26, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 431 431 recommendations | email to a friend
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