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Blanding celebrates Independence Day

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Alumni from the San Juan High Class of 1957 gathered in the past week. They include (left to right) Gary Guymon, Otis Wright, Jimmy Winters, Curtis Hunt, James Black, Judy (Harvey), Merrily (Stevens) Guymon, Jim Slavens, Dewayne Bayles, and Paul Brown. Courtesy photo
San Juan High Class of ‘57 reunion
The San Juan High School class of 1957 held their 60th year class reunion on July 3 and 4.  “Six or seven decades ago, graduating classes were much smaller than they are today,” recalls Gary Guymon...
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Doug and Chris Allen (left) recently completed the sale of Blue Mountain Foods to Stacy and Jeramy Young and Jeff Allen. Trey Young (center) intends to help. Katie Boyle photo
New owners at Blue Mountain Foods
After 30 years, Blue Mountain Foods is under new ownership. While Doug and Chris Allen have retired and sold the business, the only grocery store in Monticello will stay in the family. Two of Allen...
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Local crafts boots for Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts
Lifelong La Sal resident and craftsman Shane Deeter has a pair of handmade boots on display at the Chase Home Museum of Utah Folk Arts.  The museum had two handmade saddles in their collection but ...
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The Edge of the Seaters Theatre Company will perform the melodrama Rustlers of Red Rock by D. Chapelle through the July 4 holiday season. Shows begin at 7:30 p.m. on June 30 and July 1, 3, 4, and 5 at the Blanding Arts and Events Center. Directed by Steve Olsen, the play is complete with a Hero, a Damsel and a Villain, along with popcorn to throw (or eat) and the audience cheering for their favorite. Cast members include: (back row, left to right)  Ben Brewer as Steve Dashing, Koy Nielson as Quiet Harry, Ricky Arthur as Shame Bushwacker. Front:  Director Steve Olsen, Lacie McCullough as Blossom White, Lynette Adams as Lily White, and Julie Parsons as Scarlet Vixen. Courtesy photo
Blanding Independence Day celebrations coming
Once again, it’s that time of year, as Blanding gears up for its annual Independence Day tradition. Thousands are expected to converge for a day of patriotic celebration that will stretch a few day...
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Rodeo Queens crowned
Kiley Tracy (right) is the Blue Mountain Round-up Rodeo Queen for 2017. Tayia Bennett (left) is Junior Queen. Courtesy photo
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Miss San Juan crowned
Carlin Goodwine (left) was recently named Miss San Juan for 2017. Ashley Adair (right) is her attendant. Courtesy photo
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Country artist Collin Raye to headline San Juan County Fair on August 10
Country music superstar Collin Raye will highlight the San Juan County Fair with a performance on Thursday, August 10 at the San Juan County Fairgrounds in Monticello.
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Posing in pearls, Marie Ogden led a socialite’s life in New Jersey before her husband died in 1929. Devastated by his death, she experimented with a variety of religious beliefs, then formed her own spiritual colony and moved to Dry Valley, UT where she felt her followers would be safe from coming floods and earthquakes. Scholars now consider her one of the first New Age spiritual practitioners. San Juan Historical Commission photo
Marie Ogden and San Juan County’s Home of Truth
In 1933 in the depths of the Great Depression, 49-year-old Marie Ogden, a spiritualist and millennial Christian, moved to Dry Valley in San Juan County, UT to establish a religious colony and to aw...
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Orchids of San Juan County, Utah
Local photographer and retired botanist Kay Shumway has identified a number of spectacular orchids in San Juan County.
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