“You’re sure we can eat them just like this?” my father asked, as he squatted beside the prickly pear cactus and peered at the plant. Like a small, dusty-green octopus, it extended its spine-dotted pads across the coppery sand. Budding off each pad were numerous plump, ruby-colored fruits. They didn’t look soft and delicate like […]
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, Moab/Monticello BLM is slated to sell over 51,000 acres of land to the oil and gas industry in February 2013. We need to stop this before it is too late and the damage already done. I ask the citizens of Moab and all who love it to send in your comments to the […]
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John Fayhee to share stories told around the campfire
John Fayhee is known for telling stories around the campfire. Hence, the title of his new book containing most of his campfire stories is apropos. He’s now on a book tour promoting “Smoke Signals: Wayward Journeys through the Old Heart of the New West”. Fayhee helped resurrect the monthly magazine “Mountain Gazette” in 1989. “I […]
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Branding Iron enjoys a resurgence under ‘new’ owner Susie Taylor
How many people can you fit in two dilapidated trailers set eight feet apart and connected with plywood walls? One hundred and two, according to Susie Taylor, the current owner of the Branding Iron. Taylor’s father, Karl Tangren, learned that the night he opened the restaurant and bar to the public in 1989. “The first […]
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SeekHaven provides shelter, education
For SeekHaven, a local non-profit organization, October is a busy: It is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. SeekHaven has been present in the Moab community since 1990. The organization provides housing, job search assistance, and legal support for victims of abuse. They also spend time educating the community about domestic violence. “We go out into the […]
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Rock, gem or mineral
Rock hounds, collectors and the geologically-curious will be able to enjoy a weekend of exploration at the Rock, Gem and Mineral Show. Jerry Hansen, president of the Moab Rock Club, expects more than 30 vendors at the 53rd annual event, held this year at the Old Spanish Trail Arena. “A few of the vendors are […]
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Community Rebuilds chosen as United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development grant recipient
As Emily Niehaus knows well – if you build it, they will come. Niehaus is the executive director of Community Rebuilds, a Moab-based non-profit organization that seeks to build energy-efficient housing for low-income families. The “seemingly crazy” idea for an organization was developed by Niehaus when, out of frustration as a loan officer at a […]
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Powderpuff
Grand County High School students switched traditional gender roles on Monday, Sept. 24 at the annual Homecoming Powder Puff game. Here is the freshman team. From left to right top row: Taitum Cook, Michelle Lopez, Kwincey Wells, Lauren Drake, Brityn Ballard, Kealee Richardson, Passion Barela, Hanna Rice. Second row left to right: Rhiannon Bohannon, Rylee […]
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PleinAir Moab celebrates art outdoors
There is beauty all around: Both in landscape and on canvas. PleinAir Moab will host 120 artists that will set up their easels throughout the countryside to capture the light and scenery between Oct. 9 and 13. PleinAir is a national organization that hosts painting competitions and art shows across the country. “Painting en plein […]