News Roundup
Students pictured include: (left to right) Mariah Frost, Adam Rowley, Aleah Locklear, Anna Rowley, Ashley Hoggard, Vanessa Alba, Tim Erickson, Roxanna Cordova, Mary Beh, Advisor Tauna Larson. Absent: Ricky Najera, Dakota Aitken, Dallin Shumway, Kyler LaRose, Bryson Chamberlain, Megan Shaw, Tiara Cordasco. Courtesy photo
Teddy Bear Round-up a success
Student members of the Monticello High School SAVY Club (Service Association of Volunteer Youth), recently sponsored a “Teddy Bear Round Up” to gather teddy bears and other stuffed animals.
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Monticello sets price for annual swim pass
In preparation for the first full season of the new Monticello City Swimming pool, the City Council approved pool fees by a vote of three to one.
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District spelling bee tests the tongues of students. Courtesy photo
District spelling bee tests the tongues of students
For those of us who rely on the safety net of a computer spell check, the San Juan School District Spelling Bee can be an impressive event. On February 22, local students from the third to the eigh...
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Boy Scouts who earned their Eagle Scout badge during 2010 were honored at a recent scout leadership banquet. They include: (left to right) Dallin Anderson, Kayleb Carr, Joshua Meyer, Jonathan Pugh, Michael Blake, Thomas Hawkins, Everett Hatch, Jordan Butler, Daylen Holt, Dylan Richmond, Brittain Bowring, Taylor Francom, and Ashton Jones. Not pictured: David Boyle, Tyler Nielson, Jace Holliday, Rylan Goodwine, Spencer Frost, Kyle Musselman, Michael Winder, Chase Chamberlain, Taj Eldredge, Rylon Jensen, Andrew Redd, Colby Redd, Chase Richmond, Austin Seiter, Cooper Sharpe, and Jeffrey Scott Walker. Staff photo
31 Eagle Scouts perform service projects in community
Eagle Scout projects represent a significant amount of volunteer service to area communities.
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San Juan 4-H Robotics Team with two trophies and winning robot (center).  Standing left to right: Miriam Peterson, Colten Schlegel, Joshua Peterson, Nate Fuller, Adam Rowley, and  Nathan Martin (kneeling). Courtesy photo
San Juan 4-H robotics team takes first place
San Juan’s 4-H Robotics Team won first place at a regional VEX robotics tournament held February 11 in Hyrum, UT.
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High schools move to an 8-period day
High school students in the San Juan School District will have an eight-class period day in the coming school year. The new arrangement was approved at the February 16 meeting of the San Juan Schoo...
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Triathlon and Abajo Winter Festival set for running this weekend
It’s winter: that frigid time of the year when your breath turns to smoke and your fingers bend with difficulty. But even though the season provides a cruel breeze and icy roads, it is not complete...
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Denison Mines hopes to amend operations
Denison Mines has asked the Forest Service and BLM to approve a Plan of Operations Amendment (POA) at its La Sal Mines Complex in San Juan County. The POA proposes the construction of additional mi...
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Local seniors visit State Capital
Local seniors and Senior Center Directors from San Juan County visited the State Capitol for Senior Day at the Legislature. The seniors met with Representative Watkins and Senator Hinkins and Commi...
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Audrey (McKenzie Adams) and Seymour (Wheeler Heck) star (along with a blood-loving plant) in the San Juan High School production of Little Shop of Horrors. Courtesy photo
SJHS presents Little Shop of Horrors
Spring is just around the corner and flowers are starting to bloom, but whatever you do, don’t feed the plants! Why not? Because they might just be killer plants from outer space.
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