Life in San Juan

Nick and Annie Brake celebrated their 50th anniversary in Arizona with their daughters and grandchildren in October, 2024.  Nick was born and raised in Blanding and they now reside in Cortez, CO and Apache Junction, AZ.
Through fundraisers, and with the help of military information from the family, Rotary members were able to procure and set a headstone for veteran Michael Ray Crittenden in June. Courtesy photo
by Sally Jack The Rotary Club has undertaken a special project to see that each veteran in the Monticello Cemetery is honored with an appropriate headstone, and they are hopeful that the people in the community can help them bring this goal to fruition. They are looking for contact information for...
Piano students from San Juan County recently received high marks and medals for performing and testing well in the Utah Music Teachers Association yearly AIM evaluations. AIM stands for Achievement In Music.  In the photo above are: (Back row, left to right) Austin Pincock, Lucas Jeppesen, Brittany...
Detail of artwork of a miner at work at the Dan Shumway home north of Blanding. Courtesy photo
by Janet Wilcox Contributing writer The discovery and naming of two new minerals found in San Juan County, has recently created great scientific interest.  In April 2024, Dan Shumway a local miner, artist and writer was contacted by Rocks and Minerals magazine editor Mark Jacobson with the news...
On Friday, September 27, Hurricane Helene ripped through part of Florida as a category 2 hurricane.  Then it made its way into North Carolina as a tropical storm, depositing record-breaking amounts of rainfall.  With wind gusts of 70 mph and historic rainfall, rivers overflowed, dams were breached...
Cyndi Burtenshaw, Sally Jack, and Robin Ramsay busy fostering friendship and making peace between rival communities.  Courtesy photo
by Sally Jack I was born in the “new” hospital at the edge of town in Monticello, Utah, but since I was too young to remember that, it doesn’t count. I grew up saying, “I’m from Blanding.” As a little girl, I knew all about Monticello: you had to get in a car to go there; the smell of dead skunk...
A Max Palmer boat. Courtsey photo
by Janet Wilcox Contributing writer Dozens of boats and homes have been built by Max Palmer and Lydia, his right-hand man in the course of their 68 years of marriage.  They first met in SJH (when school was in the administration building) and according to Max, that was all it took. His love of...
Brad and Billie Jo Stoddard at Dependable Auto Service in Monticello.  Courtesy photo
by Sally Jack Contributing writer Meet Brad and Billie Jo Stoddard, owners and operators of Dependable Automotive Service located at 380 South 100 East in Monticello. A granddaughter of Frost and Lucille Black, and a graduate of San Juan High School, Billie Jo is a Blanding girl, while Brad hails...
The Bar-D Wranglers perform Thursday, October 10 at 7 p.m. at San Juan High School.  Courtesy photo
by Sally Jack Contributing writer Longtime favorites of residents in San Juan County, the Bar-D Wranglers will return to the area to delight audiences with a concert sponsored by Kigalia Fine Arts on Thursday, October 10. Tickets may be purchased at the door or with a Kigalia concert series season...
DeVar and Madge Shumway. Courtesy photo
by Janet Wilcox Madge Metro Shumway is likely the oldest person in Blanding but her memory and opinions are still sharp and vivid. She was born in 1927 with family ties to Yugoslavia. Her grandparents Charles and Pauline arrived in Ellis Island in 1907. Her grandfather Charles Metro (Metrovondavich...

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