Life in San Juan

Perfect. There is no other way to describe the Memorial Day Sunrise Service, held Monday morning at the Blanding Cemetery.  Staff Sergeants Travis Butler and Danny Murdock of the Utah National Guard stand at attention in the background until time for the flag ceremony, performing their sacred...
Dry, dry, dry sums up the local weather in San Juan County after another dryer-than-normal month. Blanding had only 0.01" of precipitation in the month of April, with Bluff not far behind at 0.05" and Monticello at 0.08".  The average precipitation for April, generally one of the driest months of...
Throughout the months of April and May, the Edge of the Cedars State Park Museum will feature a display of historic silver bracelets and a book signed by famous Pueblo potter, Maria Martinez. The display will also overlap with a few upcoming Archaeology Month activities in May. The bracelets let...
Montezuma Creek resident Pfawnn Eskee received the Allied Professional Award from the US Justice Department’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) on April 23. The award category recognizes an individual or individuals from a specific discipline outside the victim assistance field for their service to...
High School Musical is set to stop in Monticello next week for a four-day run at Monticello High School. The Monticello High Drama Department will present the classic Disney hit each night from April 28 to May 1.   Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. performances can be purchased at the high school.  ...
Drought conditions continue to impact San Juan County, with the entire county classified as either in Extreme or Exceptional Drought in early April. This continues a trend of dryer-than-normal conditions that extend nearly one year.   Year-to-date precipitation is 64 percent of normal in Blanding,...
courtesy: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Several recent announcements by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are anticipated to impact worshipers at the Monticello Temple, including the announcement of new leadership, additional temples in the area, and lifting of some COVID-19 restrictions. Earlier this year, the church...
The annual San Juan High Color Festival is this Saturday, April 3 at Centennial Park in Blanding. The Easter Egg Hunt, Color Run and festival benefits the clubs and teams at San Juan High. Event organizers encourage everyone to use COVID-19 precautions, such as social distancing and wearing a mask...
Moab area nonprofit Seekhaven is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The nonprofit assists survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in southeastern Utah. In 1990, Seekhaven opened up to provide shelter for homeless populations in Moab, including those impacted by domestic violence. The...
Alexis Bailey, Hyrum Vess, and Lucas Jeppesen were the top three finishers in the San Juan School District Spelling Bee, held February 24 at San Juan High School. After Jeppesen was eliminated, Bailey and Vess battled through round after round before Bailey correctly spelled “unkempt” and walked...

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