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70 year class reunion
The San Juan High School class of 1942 recently met for a reunion in Blanding. This was the first class to graduate from the “new” school.
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Sage grouse transplants may be coming to area
Gunnison Sage Grouse transplants may be coming to San Juan County. Guy Wallace, of the Division of Wildlife Resources, told the County Commission on July 23 that the opportunity to transplant Gunni...
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Annual Pioneer Day celebration in Monticello featured large crowds and plenty of action
Large crowds enjoyed a raucous Pioneer Day celebration on July 21 in Monticello. The Pioneer Day parade featured Grand Marshal Ked Somerville, who was accompanied in the parade route by two of his...
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Grand Pioneer Day was full of friends and fun
Can a Pioneer Day celebration get any better? Near-perfect weather, an ideal parade with so much candy the grandkids couldn’t pick it all up, and a busy carnival at Veterans Memorial Park with all...
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Pioneer Day celebrated July 21 in Monticello
Monticello will be the focus of celebration on Friday and Saturday as the annual Pioneer Day celebration takes place.
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Monticello employees can opt-out of health insurance
The Monticello City Council will allow city employees to opt out of the city-provided health insurance coverage. The policy is an idea to help cut costs to the city.
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Local responders and volunteers keeping wildfire damage at a minimum
The attention of the nation, and of thousands of firefighters, has been focused on devastating fires in Colorado and northern Utah. However, a team of hard-working local residents, many of them vo...
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Legislature funds fine arts programs in local schools
Fine Arts programs are making their way back into schools in the San Juan School District. Superintendant Doug Wright reported at the July 10 school board meeting that the district has allocated fu...
Jul 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
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New monument honoring fallen soldier
A new Fallen Soldier monument, honoring Sgt. 1st Class Nathan L. Winder, was recently placed in the Blanding Cemetery.
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Lydia Chadwick (right), of Monticello, learns how to fill a syringe with the appropriate amount of medication during the nursing workshop at the Health Career Exploration Camp at Southern Utah Unioversity.  Lydia joined 80 other high school students to spend three days learning about health careers at the Health Career Exploration Camp. Courtesy photo
Local students to Health Career Camp
The 14th annual Health Career Exploration Camp, sponsored by the Utah Center for Rural Health, was recently held at Southern Utah University, and was attended by youth from Monticello, San Juan and...
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