Blue Mountain Entertainment celebrates its 60th season with an opening show by the popular and fun Bar D Wranglers on Monday, Oct. 15, at 7p.m. in the High School Auditorium. The Wranglers perform a music and comedy stage show with songs of the Old West, lively instrumentals, and knee-...
Blanding and Bluff both experienced their driest years on record for the water years that ended September 30.
Bluff received just 2.08 inches of rain for the entire year. That total is significantly below the prior driest year on record, which was 3 inches in 1955.
Similarly, Blanding...
Dwight Rawlings has been called to serve as the seventh president of the Monticello Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. President Rawlings will begin a three-year term of service on November 1, 2018.
Rawlings and his wife, Brenda, are from Montrose, CO. He...
Abajo Peak television signals will change frequencies on Monday, September 24.
Following the change, viewers who receive a television signal from Abajo Peak will need to rescan, and in some instances, modify or change their antennas.
A 2012 move by the U.S. Congress resulted in an 84mhz...
Teen suicide is an extremely painful issue, and the tragedy has impacted local communities in recent years.
Last year, 44 youth ages ten to 17 died by suicide in Utah. Utah ranks fifth in the nation for suicides for youth ten to 17.
In order to address this challenge, the Zero Suicide...
The San Juan Junior Livestock program had great success in 2018, culminating with the annual livestock auction at the San Juan County Fair on August 11.
The Junior Livestock and Mini Livestock programs involve scores of area youth. They and their supporters spend the summer preparing...
[See Mary Cokenour's feature on the Granary here.]
by Rhett Sifford
Ben and Crystal Breedlove say they love Monticello and want to help it flourish. They put their money where their mouth is.
Their investment and gift to the community is a revitalized Grist Mill Inn, which they say...
[See more about The Granary here.]
FOOD ADVENTURESby Mary Cokenour
The Granary is doing the Dukes proud, the Dukes of Hazzard, that is, referring to The Boar’s Nest, the local watering hole of Hazzard County and owned by the Dukes’ nemesis, Boss Hogg.
However, the Granary Bar and Grill...
Guy Wallace is the winner of the last Beautiful Yard Award of the season presented by the Monticello Parks and Beautification Committee. The traveling gnome can be found on 700 North in Guy’s beautifully landscaped front yard.
Guy has been on the property for 18 years. He removed...
by Rhett Sifford
ROAM Industry is working hard to become the center of human-powered outdoor adventure in San Juan County. ROAM is the brainchild of Dustin and Natalie Randall, located in the former Trailside gas station on North Main Street in Monticello.
The mission is to be the...
