Life in San Juan
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San Juan High class of 1963
The San Juan High graduating class of 1963 had their 50th year class reunion on July 3, 2013. They met at the Tuscan Gardens Restaurant to enjoy good company and good food.
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Perkins family holds reunion
Hyrum Corry Perkins and Mary Kisten Adams, residents of Bluff and Blanding, were married 100 years ago, in 1913. To celebrate their anniversary almost 200 of their descendants met together for a re...
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Members of the Blanding community gather in an iconic photograph by Ken Hochfeld, taken on July 4, 1973. Hochfeld will return this week, on July 4, 2013, to take an updated photo. Everyone is invited to join in the updated photograph, which will take place at 10 a.m. at the same location, the corner of Main Street and 100 South. Ken Hochfeld photo
Celebrate the Fourth of July at the gala celebration in Blanding
We will be able to remember the past and look to the future as Blanding celebrates American Independence on the Fourth of July with the theme Freedom Lives Forever.
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Denise and Jeff Frost. Denise “Willy” Blickenstaff was the valedictorian of the San Juan High School Class of 1973. She is among a score or more of class members who have stayed close to home and raised a family in San Juan County. Courtesy photo
1973 San Juan valedictorian still learning
As the valedictorian of her 1973 graduating class, Denise Blickenstaff was looking forward to attending Brigham Young University on scholarship when Jeff Frost first asked her on a date.
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Hundreds of school students from around the area participate in Farm Days. The 2013 event was held at Lyman Farms in Blanding. Staff photos
Farm Days: The planting and the harvest
Dairy Princess Patty Bird, of Cache Valley, UT, had always wanted to marry a farmer. Enter newly returned missionary Bruce Lyman, farmer extraordinaire.
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Special Prom is a magical night
Arriving early, most of the 23 guests of honor line up against the west wall. The guys are wearing their best clothes; many of the girls are wearing new dresses.
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Finalists in the San Juan School District Spelling Bee are first Jared Ward, second Noah Kemner, and third Annsheri Reay. The event was held February 26. Courtesy photo
Spelling bee victors named
The San Juan School District spelling bee was held on February 26 at San Juan High School.
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Condemnation by Monument
San Juan County is in jeopardy-- for real. November 12, one hundred-fourteen businesses sent a letter to President Obama expressing their concern about the environment of our land. They asked that ...
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The winners include: (back row left to right) AnnSheri Reay, AnneMarie Barton, Mark Beh, Logan Nielson, Taw Robinson. Front: Adam Bunker, Tacie Woodhouse, Shelbie Musselman, Ivy Fellmeth. The MES staff and students give a big thank you to Maverik for donating prizes for the winners. Courtesy photo
MES spelling bee winners
Winners of the Monticello Elementary School spelling bee gathered after the competition on February 20. The overall winner is AnnSheri Reay with Shelbie Musselman second and Ann Marie Barton third.
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Koy Nielson, as Will, trying to charm Ado Annie, played by Carsyn Endres in the San Juan High School production of Oklahoma. The play will run five nights this week. Courtesy photo
Oklahoma! comes to San Juan High this week
When the original Broadway production of Oklahoma! opened on March 31, 1943, one New York critic wrote that the musical was “a beautiful and delightful show, fresh and imaginative”.
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