Life in San Juan

Carlin Goodwine (left) was recently named Miss San Juan for 2017. Ashley Adair (right) is her attendant. Courtesy photo
by Mary Cokenour The Jackalope, aka The Warrior Rabbit, was first encountered by John Coulter, the first white man to set foot inside what is now known as the State of Wyoming. By the 1940s, Douglas, WY was known as the “Jackalope Capital of the World”, being overrun by the pesky...
After 13 years of writing the weekly Sports Shorts column for the San Juan Record, Scott Boyle and his wife Cassie have moved on to bigger and better (and farther) things. The Boyles enetered the Missionary Training Center in Provo, UT on June 5 in anticipation of spending a year...
The US Census is reporting that San Juan County grew faster than any other county in the United States in the past year, an assertion that leaves local residents scratching their heads in confusion. Figures released by the US Census on March 23 state that San Juan County grew by an...
Beware of on-line shortcuts on Google Maps, particularly during the San Juan County mud season. Two new local residents, who desperately want to remain unnamed, thought they had discovered a shortcut from Farmington, NM to Monticello by using the online travel aide. Unfortunately, the...
Residents of San Juan County will converge on Monticello this weekend to celebrate pioneering and pioneer spirit at the annual Pioneer Day celebration on July 21 to 23. A full schedule of events can be found in this issue of the San Juan Record. The events begin Thursday evening with an...
Dear Editor:This is some correspondence between Monticello and a city resident. Dear Danielle Bradford, It was reported at the Monticello City office on June 17, 2013, that your dog, license number 572, Leroy Taco, was seen unleashed and harassing children. To avoid court and applicable...

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