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Lightning fire contained
A lightning-caused fire near Abajo Peak on Sunday, July 27 burned approximately twelve acres before crews were able to stop the flames.
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County Fair begins eight-day run this weekend
“Sew it, grow it, show it” is the theme of the 2014 San Juan County Fair, which begins a run this week that extends through August 9.
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Pioneer Day celebrated in Monticello

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Monticello celebrates Pioneer Day this week
“The Bucks Start Here” is the theme of the annual Monticello Pioneer Day celebration, which kicks off its weekend festivities starting Thursday and continuing through Saturday.
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Blanding Police Chief resigns, third resignation in 5-member force since March
Blanding Chief of Police Lyle Bayles resigned his position on July 11 after six years on the job.
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Kathryn Wilcox joins San Juan Record family
Kathryn Wilcox is the latest member of the San Juan Record family. She will focus on the Blanding and south-county area and operate the bookstore from the office at 60 North Main Street in Blanding...
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Worthy Glover on a portion of the Abajo Enduro race course. Andy Platt photo
Abajo Enduro offers biking challenge
Mountain bike enthusiasts are excited about an August 9 mountain bike race that will start at the top of Abajo Peak and finish at Foy Lake.
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Ben F. Redd was the main carpenter during the construction of the Grayson/Blanding Tabernacle. The heavy pine lumber—no pieces smaller than 2x6 and some as long as 20’—came from the local sawmill. The thousands of bricks for the building were all hand molded and fired by Benjamin D. Black and sons. The mortar was made from lime that came from “west of Pine Nut Knoll” (the knoll with the ‘SJ” on it) and the “sharp” sand they needed came from Westwater. The hard sandstone was also quarried from Westwater by George Arthur Hurst, Sr. He used hand tools to cut out rock slabs 1-3 feet thick and up to 100 feet long. The hand hewn ornamental rock was shaped by professional stonecutters John Tuscher and his sons, Fred and Godfrey. They were brought in by J.B. Harris’s relative, Henry Ashton, who was an engineer/ building contractor and became the foreman of the building project. George Hurst, Jr. wrote, “It seemed like every time there was sufficient need, somebody showed up who had the ability or training to do the thing required in order to continue the construction of that building.”
Remodeling the Blanding South Chapel–again
The question has been seriously considered, during several different decades, as to whether the Blanding South Chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints should be torn down and a mo...
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More changes at SJ Hospital
The San Juan Health Service District has experienced significant changes in the past six months.
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Despite dry conditions, water situation better
Despite an additional year of drought, the water situation in area communities is not as dire as once feared.
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