Monticello resident Natalie Randall was honored by Utah Business as one of the 30 Women to Watch at a May 23 event.
The award honors the exceptional women of Utah’s businesses and is in it’s 25th year.
Utah Business says the recipients empower others and confidently lead their companies while...
by Janet Keeler Wilcox If you want to see Richard Russel’s masterpieces you don’t have to travel far: Monticello, Blanding and Monument Valley all have his paintings on display. There are six murals in the entryway of the Monticello Elementary School and two murals in the Monument Valley...
The San Juan Record is ecstatic for the release of the new 101 Ways to Experience San Juan County Visitors Guide.
The packed 64-page magazine is included in this issue of the newspaper and is distributed throughout the area at visitor centers and businesses. A generous grant from San Juan County...
by Janet Keeler Wilcox
Contributing writer
(Editor’s note: This is the second in a two-part series celebrating the ongoing success of the Scott Hurst family businesses. Part One was published in the May 3 San Juan Record.)
Tri-Hurst Construction has always been a family-oriented company. Many of...
by Janet Wilcox
Contributing writer
Interest in constructon and lumber runs deep in the Hurst families of Blanding.
In the late 1930’s, Joe and Stan Hurst’s Grandfather Phil Hurst and their Uncle George Hurst purchased Dave Black’s Sawmill. They operated this mill on Johnson Creek for years then...
by Jessica Holiday,
Victim Services Program Manager, Utah Navajo Health System, Inc.
Springtime in Monument Valley has finally emerged after a long winter. The sunlight is beaming and there are tourists and locals milling about the Monument Valley Welcome Center.
People are basking in the sunny...
On April 4, the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe of Towaoc CO, signed an Honorary Proclamation and Recognition of Native American Sexual Assault awareness month.
This proclamation was brought to the Ute Mountain Ute Council by Toniee Lewis of the Hands Down, Standing Strong Advocacy Program based out of...
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...