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Keeping out the riff raff... How to find solitude in the 21st Century
There was a time in the not too distant past when the vast tracts of public land in Southeast Utah seemed more than adequate to lose oneself in.
Dec 02, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Backyard visitors
Backyard visitors in Monticello. Enter your photos in our Photo of the Week contest. We will pay $10 for each photo that runs in the San Juan Record. You can email your entries to sjrnews@frontie...
Nov 25, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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New $2.2 million Monticello pool is underway
Crews from Tri-Hurst Construction and Hogan Construction are hard at work on the construction of a new seasonal swimming pool in Monticello, with an anticipated opening in June, 2010.
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Monticello business owners meet with UDOT
While road construction has been an annoyance or an inconvenience for many Monticello residents for the past two summers, it has been a significant threat to businesses that rely on the tourism trade.
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Harold Drake, Sr... A life of service
Four days after Christmas in l922, a Navajo father took his tiny, premature new-born son from his hogan into the bitter cold. He placed his son on a blanket on the frozen ground and began chanting ...
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A few leaves left
Most of the cottonwood trees in Montezuma Canyon are now naked and ready for the long winter ahead. A few, however, are still covered in shimmering gold. Mother nature saves her best for last. En...
Nov 18, 2009 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Broncos claim 2A state football title
The San Juan Bronco football team brought home a fifth state championship trophy to Blanding after defeating the South Summit Wildcats 7-0 on a snowy field in Salt Lake City on November 14.
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County, schools may expand library options
San Juan County is considering a proposal to eliminate bookmobile service and create small satellite libraries at communities throughout the county.
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Monticello Council discusses attendance policy
“If people… have issues with us, when the time comes for a vote, the votes will probably show it,” said Councilman Scott Shakespeare at the November 10 meeting of the Monticello City Council.
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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
San Juan High School drama presents “You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” beginning this week. Cast members include: (left to right) Ryan Turk, Morgan Howe, Melanie Pugh, McKenzie Adams, Halee Averet...
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