Date & Time: September 12, 2019 7:00 PM, Bluff Community Center Presentation on dark skies and discussion of draft ordinance. Date & Time; September 19, 2019 7:00 PM, Bluff Community Center Comments and community work session about dark skies Date & Time: September 26, 2019 7:00 Pm, Bluff Community Center Community discussion about dark skies … Continue reading Upcoming Planning and Zoning Meetings in Bluff
Bluff is Not Enough (and that’s just fine) | Essay
By Eli Beck “Yeah, I wanted to get out the whole time I was there, and since I left all I want to do is go back.” I say this sentence all the time. If I’m just meeting you, you’ll ask “where are you from?” I’ll say “Bluff, a dinky town of 200 sump’m people,” … Continue reading Bluff is Not Enough (and that’s just fine) | Essay
Happening (Poem)
Happening By Eli Beck Is there anything happening? I know, I know, you’re there, but is there anything happening (you are nice but you do not happen) what should we happen to do? wait remember that thing, that one time, that happened? a Happening I could tell my happening friends about because we did not … Continue reading Happening (Poem)
Bluff Beekeepers Calendar (July-August 2019)
By Dudley Beck July was pretty quiet, just checking hives to see if new boxes were needed for honey production. Two of Wes Shook's hives had no brood but plenty of bees. Our hope was that they had both recently swarmed and the colony was waiting for the new queen to mate and begin laying … Continue reading Bluff Beekeepers Calendar (July-August 2019)
Three Public Meetings for Draft Zoning Maps & Ordinances
Bluff Planning & Zoning Commission is accepting comments through August 29, 2019 The Bluff Planning & Zoning Commission invites you to attend three public meetings hosted at the Bluff Community Center during the comment period for the draft zoning maps & ordinances. Regular Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting, Thursday, August 22th at 7:00 pm - … Continue reading Three Public Meetings for Draft Zoning Maps & Ordinances
The Utah Navajos Relocation in the 1950s: Life Along the San Juan River (originally pub. July 1996)
Eds. Note: This story was originally published by the Canyon Echo and the San Juan County Historical Commission in July 1996 as part of the 'Life Along the San Juan River' historical series. It's being republished online with permission from the author. By Beth E. King, PhD This is the story of one of the … Continue reading The Utah Navajos Relocation in the 1950s: Life Along the San Juan River (originally pub. July 1996)
Announcement: Planning and Zoning Hearing on Aug. 19
Announcement: The Bluff Planning & Zoning Commission is having a public hearing Monday, August 19th at 7 pm at the Community Center to receive comment on draft ordinances and zoning maps. They have been working hard on these documents, which are now available for your review at: http://townofbluff.org/planning-zoning/ They are accepting comments through August 29th. … Continue reading Announcement: Planning and Zoning Hearing on Aug. 19
Announcement: Joint San Juan County Commission-Bluff Town Council Meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 20
SAN JUAN COUNTY COMMISSION & BLUFF TOWN COUNCIL MEETING BLUFF COMMUNITY CENTER - 3RD EAST & MULBERRY (BLUFF, UTAH) AGENDA August 20, 2019 9:00 A.M. Joint Bluff Town Council-San Juan County Commission Work Meeting 1. Discuss potential changes to interlocal agreement between Bluff & San Juan County - David Everitt, SJC Interim Administrator 2. Discussion … Continue reading Announcement: Joint San Juan County Commission-Bluff Town Council Meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 20
Letter: Hwy 191 speed through Bluff
Dear Editor, On Aug. 5th I removed goathead along the north side of 191, just south of the post office parking lot. As usual, more than half of the passing vehicles missed me by a few feet at 40+ mph. (What was that about a study showing regular speed of 45 mph with signage showing … Continue reading Letter: Hwy 191 speed through Bluff
Dearth (Poem)
Walking along the dry streambed in late summer I am not so accustomed to such dense foliage here yet those two dead cottonwoods remain, consistent on the bank side by side are these twin shadows of lightning
