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Local athletes excel at state track meet
San Juan High School saw a champion crowned at the May 16-17 2-A State Track meet. Junior Arizona Carr threw the shot put 34 feet 11 inches to finish in first place.
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Protesters ride through Recapture Canyon as part of a protest led by San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman. See the story and more photos on pages two and three. Staff photo
ATVs enter closed Recapture Canyon
On May 10, seven years after the Bureau of Land Management closed Recapture Canyon to motorized vehicles, the sound of engines once again echoed off the canyon walls. Approximately 54 motorized veh...
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Brittney Macdonald was crowned Miss San Juan on May 1. The royalty includes: (left to right) Jessica McDaniel Third Attendant, Sydnee Felstead Second Attendant, Brittney Macdonald Miss San Juan, and Denae Carter First Attendant. Courtesy photo
Miss San Juan crowned
Brittney Macdonald is Miss San Juan County, with Denae Carter as first attendant, Sydnee Felstead as second attendant, and Jessica McDaniel as third attendant.
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More than 200 attend protest rally
San Juan County was a focal point of attention on May 10 as San Juan County Commissioner Phil Lyman led a rally and a group of protesters along and into Recapture Canyon.
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Seven years of Recapture Canyon frustration
In 2007, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced an emergency closure of motorized access to a five-mile ATV trail located in Recapture Canyon, east of Blanding.
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Members of the San Juan High School softball team, which placed second at the Utah @A State Tournament, includes: (front row, left to right) Mary Royer, Jazmine Marks, Katie Pratchen, Alexus Mendoza, Kianani Benally, Sage Palmer, Rachel Jacobsen. Middle row: Jessica Swenson, Sharla Yanito, Lori Begay, Kellie Palmer, Emily Royer, Presley Mainord, Nataiah Swenson. Back row: Taylor Buck, Leilani Begay, Tatiana Su’eSu’e, Justin Hutchins, Heidi Hiatt, Bailee Bowers, Jade Palmer. Courtesy photo
Lady Broncos finish second at state softball tourney
The San Juan Bronco softball team wrapped up another great season this weekend while competing in the Utah 2A Softball Championship.
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The wild yellow roses of spring in Bluff. Courtsy photo
Bluff yellow roses
The wild yellow roses of spring have blossomed on the Gaines’ property just across the dusty gravel parking lot of Twin Rocks Trading Post.
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ATV protest ride in Recapture Canyon is May 10 at 9 a.m.
The May 10 All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) ride into restricted Recapture Canyon is still moving forward, threatening a collision between local residents and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
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Carson and Barnes Circus returns to Monticello
For the first time in two years, the World’s Biggest Big Top Show, based in Hugo, OK, is returning to the San Juan County fairgrounds in Monticello.
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Pre-Lake Powell aerial view of the Hole in Rock, where the first permanent settlers entered San Juan County in 1880. Lamont Crabtree will disuss the trek on May 10 at the Edge of the Cedars State Park and Museum. Courtesy photo
Hole in the Rock topic of May 10 lecture
The trek that brought the first permanent settles to San Juan County will be recounted at a May 10 presentation at Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum in Blanding.
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