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Heidi and Jared Harris at the beautiful indoor pool at Inn at the Canyons in Monticello. Staff photo
Business Spotlight: Inn at the Canyons
The Inn at the Canyons hotel located on the north end of Monticello offers guests award winning lodging and services.
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Donna Arthur and a traditional Conference season breakfast of doughnuts. Courtesy photo
Donna Arthur is San Juan Record Mother of the Year
“When you have 12 children who will stand together and shout out to the world what a great mom they have, I think that shows she did something right,” Cheryl Bowers says of her mother, Donna Arthur.
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A new book highlights the making of The Searchers, an iconic Western movie filmed in Monument Valley. Courtesy photo
Bennett reviews The Searchers
On May 26, 1956 Warner Brothers released The Searchers, a western movie directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. It was based on a novel written in 1953 by Alan LeMay about the real-life abd...
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Iron Man participants
Several local residents participated in the recent Ironman Triathlon on May 4 in St. George, UT. They include: (left to right) Keele Johnson, Matt Briggs, Rick Clark, Kirk Hazleton, Brian Boyd, an...
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Local dancers earn top honors
Local dancers from the San Juan School of Dance earned top honors at a dance competition held in Spanish Fork, UT. The Encore Team, ages 12-14, placed third overall in their division with their ...
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Schools set to develop concealed weapons policy
The San Juan School District is developing a policy regarding the possession of concealed weapons by properly-licensed employees at school. The possible policy was discussed at the April 16 meetin...
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Wasatch Wind has developed a concept of how a proposed wind farm would look from Monticello. This photo, with superimposed wind turbines, is from 200 West near the Monticello LDS Temple. Courtesy photo and graphics
Wasatch Wind discusses impact of proposed wind farm
Representatives from Wasatch Wind discussed their proposed wind farm at an Open House held concurrently with the Monticello City Council meeting on April 23.
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Monticello hires new asst. city manager / recreation director
Oliver Brian Crane, a recent graduate of Brigham Young University, has been hired as the new assistant city manager and recreation director for the City of Monticello.
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Bomb scare grounds bus in Monument Valley
One week after a bombing at the Boston Marathon made Americans aware of the threat of domestic terrorism, a bomb scare disrupted the day for a bus full of tourists near Monument Valley.
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Shirlee Silversmith, director of the Utah Division of Indian Affairs, will speak at the Utah State University Eastern Blanding graduation on April 26 at San Juan High School. Courtesy photo
Division of Indian Affairs director to speak at commencement
Building bridges through education and cooperation has been a lifelong passion for Shirlee Silversmith, tapped to deliver the commencement address for the Utah State University Eastern Blanding Cam...
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