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Pioneer Day celebrated in Monticello

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Monticello celebrates Pioneer Day this week
“The Bucks Start Here” is the theme of the annual Monticello Pioneer Day celebration, which kicks off its weekend festivities starting Thursday and continuing through Saturday.
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Kathryn Wilcox joins San Juan Record family
Kathryn Wilcox is the latest member of the San Juan Record family. She will focus on the Blanding and south-county area and operate the bookstore from the office at 60 North Main Street in Blanding...
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Ben F. Redd was the main carpenter during the construction of the Grayson/Blanding Tabernacle. The heavy pine lumber—no pieces smaller than 2x6 and some as long as 20’—came from the local sawmill. The thousands of bricks for the building were all hand molded and fired by Benjamin D. Black and sons. The mortar was made from lime that came from “west of Pine Nut Knoll” (the knoll with the ‘SJ” on it) and the “sharp” sand they needed came from Westwater. The hard sandstone was also quarried from Westwater by George Arthur Hurst, Sr. He used hand tools to cut out rock slabs 1-3 feet thick and up to 100 feet long. The hand hewn ornamental rock was shaped by professional stonecutters John Tuscher and his sons, Fred and Godfrey. They were brought in by J.B. Harris’s relative, Henry Ashton, who was an engineer/ building contractor and became the foreman of the building project. George Hurst, Jr. wrote, “It seemed like every time there was sufficient need, somebody showed up who had the ability or training to do the thing required in order to continue the construction of that building.”
Remodeling the Blanding South Chapel–again
The question has been seriously considered, during several different decades, as to whether the Blanding South Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints should be torn down and a mo...
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Best floats named for Independence Day parade
The entry by Blue Mountain Hospital (above) was named the best float at the July 4th parade in Blanding. Second place was awarded to Tri-Hurst Construction and third place to Bluff Fort. Honorable ...
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Blanding hosts Independence Day celebration
Blanding hosts Independence Day celebration
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Local children crowded the Vacation Bible School sponsored by the First Baptist Church in Monticello. Courtesy photo
Nearly 75 attend Bible School
Nearly 75 youth from Pre-K to the sixth grade participated in the Vacation Bible School sponsored by the First Baptist Church in Monticello.
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The lobby in the new addition to the Deseret Rose Inn in Bluff features a massive fireplace and a number of original oil paintings.
Desert Rose Inn opens new 16-room expansion
A remarkable new destination in Bluff has recently opened with a 16-room addition to the Desert Rose Inn.
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An account of U.S. federal crimes
Dear Editor: I would like to submit a special article to the San Juan Record that greatly concerns the people of Monticello. It contains documentary poetry concerning the abuses of the U.S. Federal...
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New books released by local author
Dr. Bob McPherson, a professor at Utah State University who specializes in the history of the area, has released a number of new books that will be of interest to local residents and others interes...
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