Life in San Juan
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2018 Independence Day celebrations
We hope you had a great 4th of July. Check out these awesome images captured at Blanding's celebrations. Photos by Easton Bowring.
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Diamond Rio includes Gene Johnson, Jimmy Olander, Brian Prout, Marty Roe, Dan Truman, and Dana Williams. They will perform at the San Juan County Fair in Monticello on August 9. Courtesy photo
Diamond Rio will headline the San Juan County Fair on August 9
Diamond Rio will headline the San Juan County Fair with a performance on Thursday, August 9 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the San Juan County Fairgrounds.
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The Miss San Juan Royalty includes (left to right) Journey Baird, Third Attendant; Aspen English, First Attendant; Elise Thayn, Queen; and Kiley Tracy, Second Attendant. Anna Fredericks photo
2018 royalties annoucned
The Round Up Rodeo queens and Miss San Juan Royalty have been crowned.
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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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