Saturday, 17, 2008
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SPORTS SHORTSby Scott Boyle State Champs!! That is the familiar cry fans and friends and all of Blanding are once again trumpeting about the young ladies of San Juan. Only this time, it isn’t the five-time defending state champion volleyball team, it’s the softball team, who rode the big coattails of senior Generra Nielson to San Juan’s first ever 2A state softball championship with a thrilling 5-2 win over the Wahb Wasps from Nephi. This, despite dealing with a minor stroke and h

With the start of milling on April 30 at the Dennison Mines’ White Mesa Mill six miles south of Blanding, (see May 7 SJR) the future of Blanding may have never looked brighter.

May 14 08 - 08:29 AM |  Full story

The future of wastewater management in Bluff is on the agenda at a public meeting at 7 p.m. this evening (May 14) at the Bluff Community Center.

May 14 08 - 08:28 AM |  Full story

Black Grass Bugs have already started making their appearance in San Juan County this spring. These small bugs are native to western rangelands, but can move into wheat fields planted nearby causing some damage.

May 14 08 - 08:27 AM |  Full story

Kuman Jones wrote: “As for the physical or practical part of the establishing of the San Juan Colony, Bishop Jense Nielson stands first. I have met many men in whose hands I would be willing to place my life and would easily place as the first among these Jense Nielson. This confidence and love I hold above price.”

May 14 08 - 08:25 AM |  Full story

Some mothers get their label by virtue of the fact they have given birth, regardless of how they treat their offspring afterward. Some mothers grow into the title after carefully considering the prospects and then decidedly taking on the responsibilities.

May 14 08 - 08:24 AM |  Full story

Parents, are you looking for fun summer activities in which your children can participate? A new group of leaders have come together to provide opportunities in Family and Consumer Sciences for youth in San Juan County.

May 14 08 - 08:22 AM |  Full story

Late on Sunday, May 4 or early Monday, May 5 at least two doe deer were shot near the swimming pool in Monticello. One deer was found dead on the lawn of a nearby residence; while the other was gut shot and had to be euthanized near the entrance to the pool. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources Officers is investigating the poaching.

May 14 08 - 08:21 AM |  Full story

Terri Winder’s column last week (May 7 SJR) made my blood pressure spike! I was not upset with Terri, but with the subject she broached. I agree with her. Just thinking about it makes me crazy. If you read the San Juan Record, you may recall she said that cell phones and the associated terrorist activity known as TEXTING is going to be “the end of civilization as we know it.”

May 14 08 - 08:19 AM |  Full story

There were a couple of things that shook me up this week. First, this last Friday and Saturday was the annual father-son outing. This is the first year I didn’t have a son to take with me. Due to a series of circumstances, alas all my kids are somewhere else.

May 14 08 - 08:08 AM |  Full story

Well, it has been a long, expensive, painful wait – about half a lifetime for many of us in southeast Utah. But on April 30, 2008, the Dennison Mill on White Mesa (six miles south of Blanding) officially began milling uranium ore. It is the first time that has happened in the United States in decades.

May 07 08 - 09:26 AM |  Full story