Sports/Outdoors
Monticello and Monument Valley meet in 2019 football season opener
It’s a San Juan County showdown Friday night when the Monument Valley Cougars visit the Monticello Buckaroos to open the 2019 football season for both teams.
Aug 13, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 238 238 recommendations | email to a friend
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Troy Benallie at high speed on the Abajo Enduro course. Lightbulb Media photo
Biggest Abajo Enduro to date draws almost 50 riders to Monticello
Almost 50 riders hit the Abajo Mountains over the weekend for the sixth annual Abajo Enduro. For the second straight year, the grueling event consisted of two days and three stages of racing, and w...
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Hideout Golf Course hosts exciting Amateur and Shootout tournaments
One hundred and ten golfers descended on the Hideout Golf Course this past weekend for the annual Hideout Amateur Golf Tournament.
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Hideout Golf Course set to host Shootout and Amateur tournaments
It might get a little crowded at the Hideout this weekend. For the second straight year, the Monticello golf course will break tournament attendance records (or at least see the most players in rec...
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A particularly curious red fox coming in for a closer look. Merry Palmer photo
Space for a lesson, a skill, and a magic
Many years ago, I was sitting under a juniper in Westwater, contemplating life with my eyes closed. Suddenly, they popped open on their own accord, and a fox, perhaps three feet away, was beelining...
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A large boulder cleaved off a cliff thousands of years ago in San Juan County, Utah and rolled down slope to stand upright. Glen Canyon Linear images are now perpendicular to the ground but clearly visible.
Glen Canyon Linear – Hunter-gatherer Rock Art and Split-Twig Figurines
As I walk the trail between cliff and river I search again for the face. It’s ten inches tall. The eyes and mouth are distinctly pecked, two antenna rise above the head.
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San Juan High School athlete recognized as a top tier baseball player
San Juan High School junior shortstop Davis Mendoza has been recognized by human performance company EXOS as one of the top tier baseball players in the west region of Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New ...
Jun 25, 2019 | 0 0 comments | 691 691 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jazz player visits
Utah Jazz forward Royce O’Neale conducted a skills camp in Monticello last week as part of a statewide Junior Jazz Road Trip. The event, held at Monticello Elementary School, attracted a large numb...
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Free fishing day is the perfect time for new anglers to get hooked
If you’d like to introduce someone to fishing or you’d like to give fishing a try but don’t have a fishing license, the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources (DWR) Free Fishing Day is the perfect opp...
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The San Juan High School boys soccer team recently completed their second season of junior varsity play. They are set to advance to the varsity ranks next spring. Members of the team include: (Back row, left to right)  Coach Anthony Lott, Bryant Francom, Lennon Done, Ammon Ward, Elijah Ward, Brigham Castellon, Austin Pemberton, Levi Ward, Carlos Rios-Redd, Landon Pemberton, Dae Jhun Lee, Coach Jay Jones. Front:  Cameron Jensen, Alexander Lott, Staten Perkins, Gavin Jones, Alton Pugh, Thomas Perkins, Spencer Jensen, Brandon Walker. Not Pictured:  Travis Black and Brett James. Courtesy photo
San Juan High soccer is ready for the big leagues
In less than three months, San Juan High School will embark on an exciting voyage into uncharted territory. Beginning this fall, Bronco athletes will lace up their cleats and head out onto soccer f...
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