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Monticello celebrates Pioneer Day this week
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Monticello celebrates Pioneer Day this week
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“The Bucks Start Here” is the theme of the annual Monticello Pioneer Day celebration, which kicks off its weekend festivities starting Thursday and continuing through Saturday.
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Blanding Police Chief resigns, third resignation in 5-member force since March
Blanding Chief of Police Lyle Bayles resigned his position on July 11 after six years on the job.
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Kathryn Wilcox joins San Juan Record family
Kathryn Wilcox is the latest member of the San Juan Record family. She will focus on the Blanding and south-county area and operate the bookstore from the office at 60 North Main Street in Blanding...
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Worthy Glover on a portion of the Abajo Enduro race course. Andy Platt photo
Abajo Enduro offers biking challenge
Mountain bike enthusiasts are excited about an August 9 mountain bike race that will start at the top of Abajo Peak and finish at Foy Lake.
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Ben F. Redd was the main carpenter during the construction of the Grayson/Blanding Tabernacle. The heavy pine lumber—no pieces smaller than 2x6 and some as long as 20’—came from the local sawmill. The thousands of bricks for the building were all hand molded and fired by Benjamin D. Black and sons. The mortar was made from lime that came from “west of Pine Nut Knoll” (the knoll with the ‘SJ” on it) and the “sharp” sand they needed came from Westwater. The hard sandstone was also quarried from Westwater by George Arthur Hurst, Sr. He used hand tools to cut out rock slabs 1-3 feet thick and up to 100 feet long. The hand hewn ornamental rock was shaped by professional stonecutters John Tuscher and his sons, Fred and Godfrey. They were brought in by J.B. Harris’s relative, Henry Ashton, who was an engineer/ building contractor and became the foreman of the building project. George Hurst, Jr. wrote, “It seemed like every time there was sufficient need, somebody showed up who had the ability or training to do the thing required in order to continue the construction of that building.”
Remodeling the Blanding South Chapel–again
The question has been seriously considered, during several different decades, as to whether the Blanding South Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints should be torn down and a mo...
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More changes at SJ Hospital
The San Juan Health Service District has experienced significant changes in the past six months.
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Despite dry conditions, water situation better
Despite an additional year of drought, the water situation in area communities is not as dire as once feared.
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From the July 23, 2014 issue
  • Power goes out July 14
  • Felony Court Report
  • BLM forces closure of two pits at Lisbon Copper Mine
  • Fire relief donations at SJ Credit Union
  • ‘Round the Region
  • From the Past
  • Beehive Drive announces new name and 2014 schedule
  • Letters to the Editor:
    • “Track him down and bring him to justice!”
    • MHS Class of ‘54 celebrates 60th year reunion
  • Tied to the Post: The blisster
  • Northern News: La Sal bids farewell to old friends
  • Weddings announced
  • Missionary news
  • Marine in boot camp
  • Birth announcements
  • Life in a Nutshell: Wards and rumors of wards
  • Sports Shorts: Blanding youth softball team claims state title
  • Is It Just Me?: Vehicle Miles Traveled tax
  • Inaugural Monticello Ghost Tour is July 25
  • Living history during American Civil War

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Despite dry conditions, water situation better
Jul 16, 2014 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Despite an additional year of drought, the water situation in area communities is not as dire as once feared.
San Juan Credit Union celebrates new headquarters
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San Juan Credit Union celebrated the opening of their new headquarters in Blanding with a gala open house on Saturday, July 12.
Monticello and San Juan County share agreement
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The City of Monticello approved an inter-local agreement with San Juan County at the July 8 city council meeting.
Best floats named for Independence Day parade
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The entry by Blue Mountain Hospital (above) was named the best float at the July 4th parade in Blanding. Second place was awarded to Tri-Hurst Construction and third place to Bluff Fort. Honorable ...
Dry Wash project closer
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The expansion of Dry Wash Reservoir is coming closer to becoming a reality according to reports at the July 6 meeting of the Blanding City Council.
Black Oil sells C-stores
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After providing oil and gas service to southeastern Utah since the 1930s, Black Oil Company has sold its convenience stores.
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