December 2007
Pipkins named Citizens of the Year by the City of Monticello
Fritz and Barbara Pipkin were named Citizens of the Year by the City of Monticello at the Monticello High School holiday music concert on December 17.
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Monticello Council passes on deer
The Monticello City Council has said goodbye to several employees recently, but will not be saying goodbye to the local deer that have taken up residence in the city.
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New employee at San Juan Record
The newest member of the San Juan Record family began work this week.
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MES Reflection results
Winners have been named for the annual Reflections competition at Monticello Elementary School.
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Broncos improve to 6-0 with win over fighting Buckaroo squad
The San Juan Bronco basketball team, in the fifth year under head coach Ryan Nielson, are soaring in the 2007 pre-season with an undefeated 6-0 record and a number three ranking in one 2A poll.
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Tangled elk
What a headache this massive elk must be suffering after having a fight to the death with another elk. The two animals, one dead and the other completely exhausted, were discovered in the aptly nam...
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All-American runner Macee Nielson
Nielson earns All-American athletic honors
Macee Nielson earned All-American athletic honors after racing in the USA Track & Field National Championship Cross Country race on December 8.
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Massive storms have changed water picture
A series of rain and snowstorms since the end of November has made a significant change in the water status in San Juan County. The status of the snow pack in the Abajo and La Sal mountains has cha...
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Bennett reviews Floating Hogans in Monument Valley
When I moved to Utah about 20 years ago, there was a marina on the San Juan River. It was a joint economic development project by the Navajo Nation and the National Park Service, but it seemed trou...
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Ruminations on Buckaroos, Mustangs and Broncos
In the spring of 2006, I hauled two truckloads of teaching paraphernalia back to Monticello. I had completed nine years at the ARL Middle School in Blanding, and 19 years in the profession, and I w...
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