Life in San Juan
Local golfers raised more than $5,000 at the second annual Founders Golf Tournament, held at the Hideout Golf Club in Monticello on August 31.
Winners of the scramble tournament, for the second year in a row, are Manuel Torres, Rafe Saunders, Kristyon Saunders, and Javlen Pierce.
Zac Martinez and...
by Sally Jack
Staff writer
Things took an interesting twist at the San Juan County Fair Jr. Livestock Auction on Saturday August 10 when Alise Lewis from Monticello – on her own initiative – decided to donate the sale of her lamb to Ryan Imlay of Blanding, rather than put the money into her college...
by Janet Wilcox
Contributing writer
Jess Morris Grover was a well-rounded educator who learned about animals and work from his father and taught those same principles to his family.
They in turn continue to teach those same principles to their children. Before becoming an Ag teacher at San Juan...
Utah State University Blanding is hosting a traveling exhibit over the next seven weeks titled “Crossroads—Change in Rural America.”
The exhibit will be open for public viewing from August 26 to October 12, 2024 and will be open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. or weekends by appointment at...
by Spencer Gosney
Contributing writer
If you are ever driving through Monticello, you may see a large red store right beside Main Street bearing the name, “Merc’s True Value”.
To the uninformed, the building may appear as just another hardware store, with a few additional commodities added for...
by David Boyle
News Director
The annual Ute Mountain Ute Tribe White Mesa Bear Dance is returning to the White Mesa community this weekend starting on Friday, August 30, and concluding on Monday, September 2, The event is open to the public.
Friday starts with the sunrise prayer and blessing at 6...
by Sally Jack
Contributing writer
One hundred years ago, on July 13, 1924, a 13-year-old girl named Maggie Johnson, of Blanding, became the first Utah woman known to visit Rainbow Bridge and sign the register at Rainbow Bridge National Monument.
Maggie traveled to the bridge as part of a pack trip...
The Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum’s “New to the Edge” exhibit features an Ancestral digging stick.
The hardwood stick (which is about three feet in length) includes a blade, handle, and knob. They have all been polished through repeated handling and use.
The shape of the blade and length of...
by Janet Wilcox
The Craig and Kathy Simpson family bought the Blanding Motel from Gary and Sharon Guymon in September 2011 and embarked on a journey of creativity, problem solving and success.
Their son Adam designed a metal Stone Lizard which became the motel’s namesake. He also made signs and...
by Bill Boyle
Editor
The San Juan County Fair is Country to the Core in 2024. The festivities started on July 27 and will run through Saturday, August 10, providing a host of fun opportunities at the county fairgrounds in Monticello.
County fair events include rodeos, livestock auctions, games, and...
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