Life in San Juan
The yard of Chuck and Peggy Humphreys.
Monticello yards receive awards
Two yards awarded.
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New school dedicated
These are remarks I made at the dedication of the new school in Monticello on September 9.
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Students and faculty celebrate the opening of the new Monticello Elementary School. The new building hosted the first set of students as school opened on August 14. The $10 million school will be dedicated at an open house on September 9. The new school replaces an aging structure that first opened in 1959. Staff photo
Monticello Elementary starts new year with a new school

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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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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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Groundbreaking for new Catholic Church in Monticello
Nearly 100 people from many faiths attended the groundbreaking for the new Catholic Church in Monticello on Sunday, June 22. Surrounding the artist’s rendering of the new building are: Tom and Tina...
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Manuel Boone. Courtesy photo
Boone a boon to community
This is Manuel Boone. One day, as he passed by San Juan Mortuary, Manuel and mortuary owners Danny and Amanda Palmer had an opportunity to talk about the mortuary and how special of a place it can ...
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Annual BME Spring Gala is April 14 in Monticello
Mark Monday, April 14, on your calendar for Blue Mountain Entertainment’s Annual Spring Gala which will begin at 7 p.m. in the Monticello High School Auditorium.
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Nurses at St. Mary’s Hospital, holding some of the crocheted flannel sets. Courtesy photo
Doll blankets for preemie babies
One February, years ago, when Kathy Hurst was having her annual We’re in Stitches sale, a young woman from Monticello came and purchased ten flannel doll blankets and burp cloths.
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MES nickel fundraising
Students at Monticello Elementary School are collecting special “Monticello” nickels as part of the fundraising effort for the Flights of Learning statue in front of the new school. Only nickels th...
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