Life in San Juan
Joe Wesley and Delma Atkinson Vancil will celebrate their 70th Wedding Anniversary on April 8, 2023.
Joe turned 95 on February 14 and Delma will be 89 on May 10.
Joe and Delma were married on April 8, 1953. They are the parents of four children: JoeLynn (Kent) Dalton, Jerry (Sherry) Vancil, Cindy (...
by Jill Pearson
Staff writer
Spring is packed with many opportunities to get together with neighbors and enjoy the festivities.
First, the San Juan High School National Honor Society is doing an Easter Egg Hunt on Thursday, April 6 at 6:30 p.m. at Centennial Park in Blanding for all children under...
by Janet Keeler Wilcox
Contributing writer
Robert and Joan Hosler have a legacy of close friendships with Ute and Navajo artists throughout San Juan County. When the Hoslers moved to Blanding in 1966, Bob was initially hired by Bruce Shumway as a social worker.
Shortly afterwards, he began to...
by Bill Boyle
San Juan Record Editor
As a long series of storms continue to pummel the area, the critical snowpack in San Juan County is more than 246 percent of normal.
As of March 21, there is nearly two and one-half feet of water in the snow at the Camp Jackson Sno-tel station in the Abajo...
By Janet Keeler Wilcox
Contributing writer
Some of Norma Madden’s earliest childhood memories were of playing under quilts while her mother Beatrice Helquist and her grandmother May Bailey were quilting.
Over the past 60+ years Norma has replicated similar experiences and memories for her...
by Leon Jones
A new book tells the story of a man who spent 90 colorful years in Bluff. It is titled Melvin Lee Gaines, The Heart of a Bluff Farmer, Inventor, Storyteller and Pioneer.
William “Lum” and Buena Gaines arrived in Bluff, UT in 1932. with their one year-old son, Melvin Lee Gaines.
Lum...
by Janet Keeler Wilcox
When you combine curiosity with motivation and invention, you get a Cody Cosby masterpiece. Though his profession is in the medical field, Cody has mastered resin work, silk painting, cooking, and raising unique plants.
Perhaps his most complicated undertaking was his silk...
by Janet Keeler Wilcox
Contributing writer
Mary Holliday Black, one of San Juan County’s master basket weavers, passed away December 13, 2022. She was born in Oljato in 1934.
Mary played a key role in the revival of traditional Navajo basket weaving. She was also the mother of 11 children.
For...
by Janet Keeler Wilcox
Contributing writer
True artists not only need to see the world with fresh eyes but must also have the skill to interpret and “show” that world in unique and beautiful ways. Such talents are what San Juan County’s geometric artist, Gill Scott has successfully honed and...
In accordance with Utah Code Chapter 25 Estrays. San Juan county is giving notice they have impounded nine horses that were trespassing on private property. The horses are mixed color, breeds and sex. They were picked up in the Ucolo area of San Juan County. These horses will be auctioned at the...
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