Shelly Thayn is the 2008 Teacher of the Year for the San Juan School District. Thayn received the honor at an April 16 staff appreciation banquet. Shelly teaches in La Sal and has been a dedicated, professional teacher for many years as the teacher and administrator at the small school. Shelly accepts the teacher of the year mantle from Ida Tohonnie, from Montezuma Creek. The prior year, the district and state teacher of the year was Kim Schaefer, who teaches music at Whitehorse High Scho

The San Juan County Commission added their opinion to controversy surrounding the Utah Navajo Trust Fund (UNTF). The State of Utah’s trusteeship of the fund is set to expire on July 1. It may be several years before the federal government names a new trustee.

Apr 23 08 - 10:05 AM |  Full story

We are beginning a series of articles honoring the men and woman who contributed to pioneering San Juan County.

Apr 23 08 - 10:02 AM |  Full story

Fifth grade students from Monticello Elementary School catch up on the local news while reading the San Juan Record at the Utah State Capitol building. The students earned the right to travel to Salt Lake City after completing a host of requirements, including memorizing the entire Gettysburg Address....

Apr 23 08 - 10:01 AM |  Full story

There is a resident deer herd of around 22 animals in the southwest part of Monticello which enter the city every night in search of food. They eat flowers, shrubs and trees throughout the city. They squeeze through fences, until they are useless. These deer have never left the area. They do not migrate to warmer canyons in the winter, even with two feet of snow on the ground. Local wildlife officers have verified that they are “resident deer”.

Apr 23 08 - 09:29 AM |  Full story

Haley Parker, a senior at San Juan High School, walked away with top honors at the Utah State History Fair on April 16. Parker’s historical paper on uranium mining in San Juan County won first place honors in her category. In addition, she was awarded $1,000 for being named the top project in the entire fair, in addition to $100 from the Charles Redd Center for Western Studies.

Apr 23 08 - 09:24 AM |  Full story

Hockey is a bizarre sport. Here’s proof. I went with a group of school teachers to watch a hockey game at the E Center in West Valley City the other night. Maybe that was my problem, going with school teachers. (Just kidding… put the eraser back down all you school teachers out there).

Apr 23 08 - 09:21 AM |  Full story

The Hideout Golf Club opened the 2008 season on April 15. Unfortunately, opening day was accompanied by high winds and cold temperatures....

Apr 23 08 - 09:19 AM |  Full story

Did I mention that my daughter i$ getting married? Her and her mother and her $i$ter are having a great time making plan$ for the big day.

Apr 23 08 - 09:18 AM |  Full story

Spectacular sandstone canyons and the snow-covered ...

Apr 16 08 - 10:06 AM |  Full story

There are 125 homeless residents in San Juan County, according to a new study released by the State of Utah.

Apr 16 08 - 10:03 AM |  Full story

The winter of 2007-08 was the third wettest since a computerized measuring station was installed at Camp Jackson in 1986.

Apr 16 08 - 10:02 AM |  Full story

It seems that in spite of stiring up anger among some members of the Monticello City Council, Mayor Doug Allen made a good decision when he made changes to a March 26 agenda item regarding the creation of a Board of Directors for the Hideout Golf Club.

Apr 16 08 - 10:01 AM |  Full story

The San Juan County Commission released a letter from the State of Utah detailing deadlines for the testing, design and cost estimates of proposed dams at Clay Draw and Gordon Reservoir sites now under consideration for additional water storage. All preliminary work should be complete by October, paving the way for a final decision which could allow work to begin as soon as funding is completed.

Apr 16 08 - 09:56 AM |  Full story

Empire Electric’s system, at times, requires maintenance and upgrades that result in planned outages. A planned outage is required to change the primary voltage from 4,200 to 12,500 volts. The shaded portion of the map depicts the areas that will be affected in Monticello.

Apr 16 08 - 09:54 AM |  Full story

The Utah State HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America) competition was held April 3 and 4 in Layton, UT.

Apr 16 08 - 09:51 AM |  Full story

Although the spring runoff has not started in earnest because of cold temperatures, enough of the low elevation water from Pole Canyon and Pine Draw has joined with South Creek (photo above) to raise Loyd’s lake over five feet in the past two weeks. With 20 inches of water still in the snow at Camp Jackson on Blue Mountain, when temperatures rise it should not take long to fill Loyd’s Lake west of Monticello....

Apr 16 08 - 09:49 AM |  Full story

The Kigalia Fine Arts Council is proud to present “Hold That Note” on Tuesday, April 22.

Apr 16 08 - 09:39 AM |  Full story

Someone younger than myself asked me how it felt to be old. Initially I thought she had to be pulling my chain; me old?

Apr 16 08 - 09:36 AM |  Full story

Myron W. Lee took the reins of day-to-day operations at the Monticello City office on March 31. He comes to the job with a broad background in public relations, communications and management.

Apr 09 08 - 10:33 AM |  Full story

Slowly and steadily, Bluff is moving toward a long-term solution to wastewater problems. Another step in the process is the release of a recommendation on a community-wide waste water system. A hearing is tentatively scheduled for April 30 at 7 p.m. at the Bluff Community Center.

Apr 09 08 - 10:32 AM |  Full story

Problems are anticipated this summer with the community water system in Navajo Mountain, but the problems are designed for a long-term resolution.

Apr 09 08 - 10:31 AM |  Full story

Over the last year, George Wythe College has nearly reached the maximum capacity at its Cedar City campus. Officials say that while it is an awesome experience to be on campus with these leadership-seeking students; as more and more students apply, they have fewer seats available for them. This will be a problem for future students.

Apr 09 08 - 10:29 AM |  Full story

(Editor’s Note: This is the fourth and final installment in this series.)

Apr 09 08 - 10:27 AM |  Full story

In a unanimous decision at the March 26 meeting of the Monticello City Council, Terry Eardley was named the new Director of Golf Operations at the Hideout Golf Course.

Apr 09 08 - 10:25 AM |  Full story

Several of you get uncomfortable when I talk about showering, but really, I get some of my best ideas when I am in the shower.

Apr 09 08 - 10:23 AM |  Full story

I recently edited a student paper that had an interesting mistake. The essay was about weapons of mass destruction but the student evidently used spell check and didn’t proofread. His essay read, “We need to be able to defend ourselves against weapons of mass distraction.”

Apr 09 08 - 10:21 AM |  Full story

Tim Young, new owner and pharmacist at San Juan Pharmacy in Monticello, invites everyone in to see the new store. “You will not get better service anywhere,” says Young, who grew up in Monticello, as did his wife, the former Sidney Barton.

Apr 09 08 - 10:20 AM |  Full story

This year’s impressive runoff has begun in earnest above Recapture Reservoir. Here, at the Blanding Ditch takeout, water was several inches deep across the 25 foot spillway....

Apr 02 08 - 11:00 AM |  Full story

(Editors’s Note: This is the third in a series of articles concerning the uranium industry and it’s effect on the future of San Juan County and the Colorado Plateau. This week, we look at the industry from a world-wide perspective.)

Apr 02 08 - 10:58 AM |  Full story

Issues related to The Hideout Golf Club seem to be taking up more and more of the Monticello City Council’s time.

Apr 02 08 - 10:56 AM |  Full story

It isn’t often that a nationally released book is set in your own small community.

Apr 02 08 - 10:53 AM |  Full story

Thomas A. Heinlein is the new Monticello Field Office Manager for the Bureau of Land Management....

Apr 02 08 - 10:51 AM |  Full story

Administrators at the three public schools in northern San Juan County reported on activities at their schools at the March 12 meeting of the San Juan School Board.

Apr 02 08 - 10:47 AM |  Full story

Ashley Dowell is finishing a stellar high school career at Monticello High. Look at all she has accomplished in four years. She was a three year varsity starter in volleyball, making the Tribune second team as a sophomore, the Deseret Morning News third team as a junior, and the first team in both papers as a senior. She was Academic All-State, team MVP, and was named to two all star teams.

Apr 02 08 - 10:45 AM |  Full story

Brigham Nielson, one-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs....

Apr 02 08 - 10:41 AM |  Full story

Monticello Junior Prom royalty

Apr 02 08 - 10:39 AM |  Full story

I read the headline of the Terri Winder article, “No Cussing Week a Great Idea”. Of course my first thought was, DANG! “Oh, yeah, get real! A week?”

Apr 02 08 - 10:37 AM |  Full story

Oh Spring!

Apr 02 08 - 10:33 AM |  Full story

Under the theme of Starlit Paradise, the San Juan High School Junior Prom was a big hit on March 30. Prom Queen Jill Black and King Dillon Seely (left) are joined by 1st Attendants Kimber Mitchell and Pratt Redd, 2nd Attendants Cassi Hosler and Dallas Hall, and 3rd Attendants Paige Benally and Zac Lameman....

Apr 02 08 - 10:24 AM |  Full story

This photo was taken on the White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park. The lighter rock of the White Rim is in the foreground; the three thousand foot red rock buttes are seen several miles across the valley, and then the massive snow covered peaks of the LaSal Mountains rise majestically on the horizon....

Mar 26 08 - 10:52 AM |  Full story

(Editor’s Note: This is the second in a four part series on the Uranium Industry in southeast Utah. Last week, the history and legacy of the boom years of the 1950’s and 1960’s (locally) were examined. In subsequent weeks what is happening in San Juan County and the world currently will be examined and then we will explore the economic juggernaut uranium appears to be for the future of this area.)

Mar 26 08 - 10:47 AM |  Full story

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Mar 26 08 - 10:43 AM |  Full story

I am continually amazed at how small the world is with technology.

Mar 26 08 - 10:39 AM |  Full story

Like many of you, I went through school learning history from books written by Anglo men educated in the European tradition.

Mar 26 08 - 10:37 AM |  Full story

In response to constant patron requests for the library to open earlier in the day, the San Juan County Library Board voted to change the Monticello Library hours of operation on a trial basis.

Mar 26 08 - 10:34 AM |  Full story

“I can’t wait until my friends come out of the ground,” my daughter mused as she stared out the window at passing fields on our way home.

Mar 26 08 - 10:27 AM |  Full story

I think about the pioneers who settled San Juan County more as I get older. I am humbled by the enormous contributions they made refining this harsh land we call home.

Mar 26 08 - 10:24 AM |  Full story

A recent survey of Native Languages found the just ten native Lipan Apache speakers remain on the Mescalero reservation in southern New Mexico.

Mar 26 08 - 10:21 AM |  Full story

Myron Lee was appointed Monticello City Manager at the March 12 meeting of the Monticello City Council. Lee will begin work on April 1.

Mar 19 08 - 04:24 PM |  Full story

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