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San Juan Record HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH SINCE 1915 Volume 104 Number 49 50 cents September 11, 2019 San Juan Record adapts to changes, expands to meet reader needs The San Juan Record is paper,” said Boyle. in the process of develop- The paper will be print- ing a “2020 Vision” as the ed in several smaller sec- information industry con- tions. tinues to grow and trans- In addition, the San form. Juan Record website is This vision will result in the process of being re- in a few changes in com- vamped. The new web- ing weeks. “Our reader- site, which will be intro- ship has never been larg- duced in coming weeks, er,” said San Juan Record will feature increased ca- Publisher Bill Boyle. “The pabilities. challenge is making sure “Beautiful color pho- we change to meet the de- tography is an important veloping needs of our read- part of the San Juan Re- ers.” cord,” said Boyle. “The The Monticello Homecoming Royalty reigned over a full week of activities in the past week. The homecoming royalty includes For the past ten years, new website will highlight Miss Congeniality Macy Badger, Queen Shelbie Musselman, First Attendant Makayla Sheeran, and Second Attendant Morgan the San Juan Record has that photography, much Maloy. Robin Garner photo been printed at the Medi- of which comes from our aOne press in West Val- readers. ley City. That relationship “In addition, the new will end with this issue of website will have in- the newspaper. creased capabilities for Judge rejects SUWA motion in public lands case Beginning next week, audio and video.” With a scathing rebuke, decision on the case will be before the court.” ney in a previous hearing, the San Juan Record will The changes will also in- a federal judge rejected have far-reaching impli- SUWA had previously “I know the court is com- be printed at the Gannett clude an increased pres- a motion by the South- cations in San Juan Coun- been given an increased mitted to that (a timely Press in Farmington, NM. ence on social media, in- ern Utah Wilderness Al- ty and beyond. It could role in the case, but Wad- trial)…the State of Utah Although there will be a cluding Facebook, Insta- liance (SUWA) to become potentially settle many doups suggested that the is committed to that, Kane few changes in the news- gram, Twitter, and You- a full-party participant in of the public road issues wilderness advocacy orga- County is committed to paper as a result of the Tube. a landmark public lands that have been simmer- nization may have over- that, the United States new printer, the key fea- “We are growing and case. ing in western states since stepped its role. is committed to that. My tures of the printing will changing as our readers Judge Clark Waddoups the Federal Lands Poli- The judge stated that question is is SUWA real- remain the same. expand the ways that they ruled on September 5 that cy Management Act (FLP- SUWA filed actions that ly committed to that?” “We are excited to report receive and process infor- SUWA could participate MA) was signed in 1976. delayed progress on the A full version of the rul- that the San Juan Record mation,” said Boyle. “We in a massive case regard- Thousands of roads are case. In fact, it was SU- ing can be found at the will continue to feature plan to continue – and ing RS-2477 road rights- claimed by rural coun- WA’s role in delaying the San Juan Record website, color on every page and even expand – interaction of-way on public land in ties in the western Unit- case that may have trig- at www.sjrnews.com. will be printed on Hi-Brite with our readers.” Kane County, but only as ed States, claims that gered Judge Waddoup’s ire. a “limited permissive in- have been challenged by The judge writes of one tervenor.” environmental advocacy particular instance, “For Kane County is a consol- groups, including SUWA. over two years, Plaintiffs’s idated case that rolled to- This landmark case will time and resources were gether the claims by more move forward, but with a taxed as they addressed than 20 counties of 12,000 significantly limited role SUWA’s defense before American marten found in the La Sals separate RS-2477 claims for SUWA after Wad- the Utah Supreme Court An American marten in mature northern for- markable creatures living on public lands. The case doups wrote, “SUWA has on an argument that ul- has been spotted in the La ests in other areas of the in southeastern Utah. has been slowly rolling no legal right to be in this timately was struck down Sal Mountains, answering state, but due to geograph- Since the announce- through the court system case.” as absurd.” a question that has been ical isolation of the La Sal ment, a number of local for more than ten years. “It was clear SUWA had Waddoups adds, “The asked for many years. Mountains, it’s a pleas- residents reported that Instead of focusing on the intent to take a lead harm arising from the de- The range of the elu- ant surprise to discover they have spotted the the thousands of roads in role in this litigation – lay is real, and it has oc- sive animal has generally at least a few of these re- small weasels in the area. the western United States, a lead to which it had no curred because SUWA been thought to be north the case is focused on 15 right to take,” Waddoups thwarted the court’s order of the area, in the north- individual road claims in writes. “A lead that could and insisted on taking a ern Rocky Mountains. Kane County. well harm the actual par- dominant role.” The Utah Division of It is anticipated that the ties who do have a right to After outlining other Wildlife Resources report- actions by SUWA on the ed last week, “One of our case, Waddoups added, biologists has made an “The end runs around the incredible finding! Trail conditions set by the court cameras set high in the La are unacceptable. They Sal mountains near Moab Man killed in motorcycle show a disregard for the have captured the first court’s rulings, and they credible documentation of continue to multiply the an American marten seen crash north of Monticello proceedings by an inter- in that area. A man from Parowan, off a steep embankment. venor who was only sup- Since the 1920s, biolo- UT was killed in a single The crash took place at posed to have a limited gists have speculated if vehicle crash on Peters 2:10 p.m. on September 8, role.” the range of these animals Hill north of Monticello. 2019. The case is set to go to extended into the La Sals. Robin Smith, age 67, The Utah Department of trial in February 2020, Now we have evidence was killed when his Har- Public Safety said Smith a timeframe Judge Wad- that they do! ley Davidson motorcy- was wearing a helmet at doups seems determined American martens are cle ran off the side of the the time of the crash. They to follow. members of the weasel An American marten. The Utah Department of Wildlife recent- road while he was travel- add that he had a medical In the ruling, Judge family, typically prey- ly released fleeting photos of the elusive animal, spotted with ing southbound up Peters condition that may have Waddoups repeated a ing on squirrels and ro- a night vision trail camera in the La Sa Mountains. This photo Hill. The motorcycle went contributed to the crash. statement from an attor- dents. They can be found is courtesy of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 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Courtesy photo Army Basic Combat Training graduates and San Juan High School seniors Brigham Castellon and Christian Cly storm onto the San Juan football field on September 6. Richard Kaer photo Moab Field Office of the BLM welcomes a new Field Manager Basic Training grads honored at SJHS The Bureau of Land challenges,” said Nicollee, the Federal Relay Service Brigham Castellon and Training at Fort Jackson, a grueling 96 hours. Management (BLM) wel- “and I look forward to op- (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 Christian Cly joined the SC.