Life in San Juan
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Hospital Week
San Juan Hospital recently celebrated Hospital Week with a series of events. Local school children enjoyed a look at a Medi-Vac Helicopter. Courtesy photo
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This corral is on White Mesa.  The corral was constructed by using juniper (cedar) posts close together and tightly wired together.  This particular one is presumed to have been constructed in the 1930s by CCC crews.  This corral is no longer in use.
San Juan County corrals from the air
Local photographer Kay Shumway has been making use of his quadracopter to photograph corrals in San Juan County. The functional and the artistic aspects of the corrals take shape from the air. The ...
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Blue Mtn Entertainment Spring Gala is April 24
Blue Mountain Entertainment welcomes everyone to attend, free of charge, the annual Spring Gala, featuring local talent, on Monday, April 24 at 7 p.m. in the Monticello High School auditorium.
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Easter services set at local churches
The Easter season means many things in San Juan County. In addition to local residents, there are a large number of visitors to the area, and they will be able to participate in Easter services at ...
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This photo shows L.H. Redd Co in early Monticello. The mercantile was torn down in the late 20th century and the site used for the Frontier Museum. Building on left is U.S. Post Office.
The charm of a barn
If a barn could speak, what secrets and stories would it reveal? Surely it would tell of the birthing of a calf or foal; the death of a long milked cow or well ridden mare.
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An historic photograph by Charles Goodman shows the Bluff City Iron Works in 1898. The handwritten notes were copied in reverse from the original glass plate. A series of photographs from San Juan County at the time are available at a Utah Division of State History website. Photo courtesy Afton Watkins Gardner Collection, Utah Division of State History
Rare historical photos digitized for public use
The Utah Division of State History has made publicly available a new collection of rare photographs of southern Utah from 1890 to 1912.
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Utah State University set to celebrate 40 years in San Juan County at largest STEAM Expo to date on April 7
They say if you want to increase the engagement of students in a classroom, just bring out a hands-on activity.  If you want to triple the engagement, take that activity outside. 
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Monticello High Prom royalty
The Monticello High School Junior Prom was held on March 24. The prom royalty includes: (left to right) Attendants Ashley Adair and Ryan Bird, Queen Alyssa Reeve, King Brayson Wilcox, and Attendant...
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Monticello High Drama performs this week
The Monticello High School Drama Department will present two one-act plays this week at the high school auditorium. Performances of Murder at the Pie Auction and Complaint Department and Lemonade w...
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Sterling Scholars to be named on March 22
San Juan High School will host the annual Southeastern Utah Sterling Scholar competition presented by Deseret News, Zion’s Bank and Emery Telcom on March 22.
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