Life in San Juan
What began as a classic, refurbished sign has resulted in a new Monday night tradition in Blanding: classic movies and popcorn. Kara Laws photo
Refurbished movie sign is a beacon
If you drive down Reservoir Road, you will see a sign for Kigalia Drive In. It is an old sign, restored to new, and while there is no longer a Drive In movie theater, Bev and Dale Black have create...
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Talented photographers from Blanding
From the red rocks and brown sand to the aspens of the mountains, there are endless photography opportunities in San Juan County. Blanding is home to some prominent portrait or landscape photograph...
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Robert and Joan Hosler at Thin Bear Indian Arts. Staff photo
Thin Bear Indian Arts to close after 46 years
Thin Bear Indian Arts, an iconic store on South Main Street in Blanding, is having a retirement closing sale starting Saturday, June 30. All inventory will be 50 percent off.
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Blanding’s Castle House will be renewed by 2020. Utah State Historical Society photo
Blanding’s Castle House undergoing a significant transformation
There are likely many locals who have viewed, with gaping mouths, the slow, but carefully orchestrated demolition of the Castle House in Blanding.
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Forging beautiful art
Growing up in Tucson, AZ, Scott Mitchell found his passion for art. Starting at a young age, he turned this love into a successful career based in San Juan County.
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Dallin Duncan begins dental school in the fall. Courtesy photo
Military scholarship to dental school for local
Gaining entrance to dental school is extremely difficult, and receiving a scholarship is nearly impossible. Yet this is exactly what Southern Utah University (SUU) student Dallin Duncan recently ac...
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Memorial Day NASCAR race honors Aaron Butler
The memory of Staff Sgt Aaron Butler was honored at the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR race, held on Memorial Day weekend at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in North Carolina.
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2018 Monticello High School graduates
The Monticello High School class of 2018 will graduate Wednesday, May 23 at 7 p.m.
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Nicole Wallis, one of ten winners of a statewide teaching award. Courtesy photo
Dedicated local teacher receives excellence award
Bluff Elementary School fifth grade teacher Nicole Wallis is one of ten educators to be honored with a 2018 Excellence in Teaching award from the Utah Education Association (UEA).
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Local principal receives Administrator of Year honors
Whitehorse High School Principal Kim Schaefer was named the School Administrator of the Year in Utah on May 2 at the inaugural Utah’s Partner in Education gala.
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