Life in San Juan

Happy 90th Birthday to Oaine (Black) Foy!

A lifelong resident of Blanding, Oaine is best known for her many years teaching at San Juan High School, and for the beautiful quilts she has lovingly created over the decades. On July 6, she will celebrate this special milestone with her children and grandchildren at a family party in her honor....

Blanding set for 2025 Independence Day Celebration

by David Boyle News Director Fireworks, a parade, a prayer breakfast and a host of events are happening across Blanding city as the area celebrates the 249 Independence Day for the USA. “Let Freedom Ring” is this year's theme for the Blanding 2025 Independence Day Celebration. Events stretch across...

The Dinosaur Museum. photo courtesy Dinosaur-Museum.org

Dinosaur Museum celebrates 30 years

by David Boyle News Director The Dinosaur Museum in Blanding is proudly celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. To commemorate three decades in the community, the museum is offering half-price admission during the Blanding Independence Day celebration. In an interview with Redrock Radio co-...

Pictured: (left to right) Lucy Black, Brinkley Knight, Madison Adair, Alise Lewis, Paisley Monson, Lizzie Palmer, Austyn Monson, and Haygen Carlson. Courtesy photo

Miss San Juan and Blue Mountain Roundup royalty crowned

The Miss San Juan / Blue Mountain Roundup Rodeo pageants were held on June 21. The Miss San Juan Royalty for 2025 is Alise Lewis Queen, Madison Adair 1st Attendant, and Lizzie Palmer 2nd Attendant. The Blue Mountain Roundup Royalty is Brinkley Knight Queen, Lucy Black Attendant, Haygen Carlson...

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, starring John Wayne in 1949, was one of the numerous films that made Monument Valley “the place where God put the West”. Courtesy photo

John Ford and John Wayne movies made Monument Valley “the place where God put the West”

by Janet Wilcox Contributing writer John Wayne is credited as saying, “Monument Valley is the place where God put the West.” Romanticized images of those rugged buttes, and dramatic monoliths still weave their charm today, enticing both tourists and movie makers into Navajo Country. Dozens of...

Summer programs offers free lunch to children in San Juan County

Utah Food Bank is proud to announce the Summer Food Service Program. The program will provide free meals to children 18 years of age and under in both “Open Sites” and “Enrolled Programs.” Sites will serve either individual meals or a box of non-perishable meals containing seven breakfasts and...

Puncturevine, known locally as goatheads, can be a scourge to local lawns and landscapes.

Control Goatheads (Puncturevine) tips

by Masters Gardeners of Shasta County Q: Puncturevine has shown up in my yard this past year and I would like to know the best way to eliminate it. A: Puncturevine is often spread by people as they pick up the spiked seeds on the sole of their shoes and then leave the “gift” of a seed in our...

Three local residents were honored by the Utah Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, including UNHS official Otis Oldman (right). Courtesy photos

Local emergency responders honored

Several local residents were honored recently when the Utah Department of Public Safety (DPS) held a leadership summit with the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services. Otis Oldman, from Utah Navajo Health System, presented information about using Google Plus codes to help find residences and...

Local residents playing the role of tourists in the spectacular bewatuty of San Juan County. Aside from visitation, what other business opportunities are available for local residents? Photo courtesy Kara Laws

At what point is enough enough with tourism?

by Kara Laws Contributing Writer Tourism has been touted as a pinnacle pillar of economic growth for several centuries. From the re-design of Paris in the 1700s to the explosion of Moab today, cities are built with tourism in mind. Throughout the centuries, tourism has been pushed as an easy answer...

Betty Dalton's 90th Birthday Party

Join in celebrating a remarkable milestone as Betty Dalton turns 90! Betty Dalton, a cherished lifelong resident of Moab, will celebrate her 90th birthday on June 28. Born in 1935 in the coal mining town of Sego, UT, Betty is the beloved daughter of Carl and Lily Coccio and the youngest of three...