Life in San Juan
Monticello shops provide a myriad of unique gift opportunities and ideas
Merchants of Monticello place quality, meaningful gifts in their stores. If you haven’t been out to the local shops lately, you’ll be pleasantly surprised at what you’ll find.
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Another 60 years at Patio Drive-in
In the early 1950s, A&W opened two franchises. One in Blanding, the other in Monticello. While Monticello’s franchise went bust due to lack of business, Blanding’s was booming, so much so that the ...
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Cathi Niven (center of photo) and Eric Niven (center) speaking with William Hawkins (second from right) and friend, who were recipients of hats. Courtesy photo
Monticello residents start “Hats for the Homeless” during Sacramento mission
It all started with Monticello resident Jeri Burt’s desire to be of service and help people who are in need. Because of her knitting skills, she began knitting hats for distribution.
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The present moves quickly; the past moves as slow as molasses
About five years ago as I was passing through St. George I had the opportunity to see some family as they lived there at that time.
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Handel’s “Messiah” celebrates 41st anniversary in San Juan County
San Juan County is extremely fortunate, given a rural population, to have a tradition of performing Handel’s “Messiah” every Christmas for over four decades.
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Catch them if you can during the Monticello Gingerbread House Tour
Artisan Jewelers is once again organizing the annual Monticello Gingerbread Tour, which they have done for several years. It’s something they believe brings the community together and has proven ef...
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Shanahy (pictured) will perform at the Monticello High School auditorium on Monday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m. The performance will open the holiday season with Blue Mountain Entertainment. Courtesy photo
Blue Mountain Entertainment presents Shanahy Monday, Dec. 3
Blue Mountain Entertainment opens the holiday season with Shanahy on Monday, Dec. 3, at 7 p.m in the Monticello High School auditorium. 
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Monticello High School Theatre to present ‘Sense and Sensibility’
Jane Austen’s timeless novel ‘Sense and Sensibility’ has been adapted as a play by the Monticello High School Theatre Department and will run Nov. 28-30 at 7 p.m. each evening. Tickets for the play...
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Joy Parker (left) who played Wednesday Addams in the SJHS musical “The Addams Family,” tortures her brother Pugsley Addams, played by Joshua Webb (right) Nov. 15. Staff photo
San Juan High Drama delightfully performs ‘The Addams Family’
All the ghoulish family members of the Addams Family were present at the Blanding High School during the five day presentation of the musical put on by the San Juan High School Drama Club. The play...
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So many things to be thankful for, but most of all that Thanksgiving coma
It’s the tryptophan – an amino acid present in turkey that gets me right after my Dallas Cowboys usually blow it on Thanksgiving. It’s a tradition I look forward to every year. It’s that sudden cra...
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