Beyond The Bears Ears: Hammonds

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v San Juan Record Live: Focus on Pioneer days This weekend

v Pioneer Day Events/ Schedule

v Southern County Gully Washer July 13

v Follow San Juan Weather Guy for More San Juan Weather Activity

v SJC Favorite Phil Lyman Runs for State House of Representatives

v Help Phil Fight the Big Environmental Donors Trying to Defeat Him

v Attention Ranchers with Grazing Allotments:

Ranchers who maintain grazing allotments in the footprint of the previous Bears Ears National Monument or the new monuments, need to know about Rangeland Strategies. As the BLM and USFS update their management plans for these areas, we believe our consultants can help make sure that the interests of those with grazing allotments are protected. (Benjamin Burr) More information

v How do you Regulate Respectful Recreation? Outside Magazine

State Senator David Hinkins. a Great Defender of San Juan County

n Mike Lee Supports Bill to Protect Rural Utah from Abuses of Antiquities Act

n Judge Blocks Reopening of Election Lawsuit

n More Cattle on Rangeland Helps Mitigate Wildfires

n President Trump Grants Clemency to the Hammonds

n Hammonds Unjustly Imprisoned as Terrorists

n Putting The Supreme Court’s Role into Perspective

n Firing a Bad Federal Employee May Get a Little Easier

n Senator Mike Lee on Tariffs, Congressional Disfunction, and New Supreme Court Judge

n Updates from Sutherland Institute

n “The Sentence” Screens at Capitol; Sen. Lee Comments

n Diamond Rio Coming to San Juan County

n Diamond Rio will headline the San Juan County Fair with a performance on Thursday, August 9 beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the San Juan County Fairgrounds.

Advance tickets are $18 and can be purchased at BCL Distributing in Blanding (1261 South Main) or the San Juan Record in Monticello (49 South Main).

n Most Recent Plans for New Bluff Elementary School SJ Record

n Charges Against Chilcoat Dropped! Collusion in AG’s office?

--Did the State AG’s Office side with the defendants?

--Why did the AG’s Office bring unfounded charges against the lead deputy in the Chilcoat case just prior to the preliminary hearing?

--Why is it that the AG’s Office refused to assist the San Juan County Prosecutor due to a “conflict of interest,” and then agree to participate in the appeals hearing where all charges are dropped against Chilcoat, who is the client of an AG’s Office employee? --Monte Wells

n Lightening Strike Threatens Homes in Bluff

n Fire in North Cottonwood Also Caused by Lightening

n Fracking Can Make You Fat!!

n LA Times: Bears Ears Awaits Ruling

n Woman Treed by Wolves; Rescue Delayed

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Documenting Bears Ears Controversy and Public Land Issues since July 2016

Sunday, February 11, 2018

~~ Bear Essentials ~February 11, 2018~~

v San Juan County friends: you are urgently needed tomorrow Monday, Feb. 12th at 5:30 PM for a town hall hosted by Representative John Curtis. This is your opportunity ask those hard questions you’ve been complaining about related to H.R. 4532. Even though the monument has been reduced substantially, there are questionable items included. Meet at the Hideout Community Center in Monticello. 5:30-7:00 PM Car pool if possible.

v Comments to the Forest Service Need to be sent in by Feb. 12

Linda Patterson: ”I found a better map. Apparently all of Elk Ridge and the Blue Mountain are being assessed for wilderness designation. The scary part about this for ranchers is: that when they created the Dark Canyon Wilderness they eliminated grazing in that area. Here is the map link https://www.fs.usda.gov/.../FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd547675.pdf “

Without your voice the Green Swamp Will Continue to Grow

Email John Curtis https://curtis.house.gov/contact/email

Good News Bears

n U.S. Forest Service asking for feedback Deadline this week

n Jim Stiles Replies to High Country News

n House Committee Hears Testimony from Utah Regarding Shash Jaa’

n Rep. Mike Noel’s Bill Creates Review Process for Fed. Destinations

n Hopis and Navajos Concerned about Closure of Page Coal Fired Plant

“Dwight Lomaintewa, who lives in the Hopi village of Mishongnovi, said the 65-mile (104 kilometer) daily drive to Peabody Energy's Kayenta Mine is well worth it. A steady job means his family can stay on the reservation and his children can learn the language and traditions, the 33-year-old said.

Myron Richardson, a 42-year-old Navajo welder, said he was fortunate to get a job at the mine after being away from home for construction jobs. If the power plant and mine close, he said he'd likely have to move, and his children's cultural lessons with their grandfather would cease.”

n Colorado Citizens Hope to Recall Commissioner Controlled by Environmental Lobby

A county commissioner’s poor job performance and conflicts of interest have spurred a group of concerned citizens in La Plata County, Colorado to launch a local recall effort. Calling itself the La Plata Liberty Coalition, the group is busy gathering recall petition signatures with the hopes of ousting Commissioner, Gwen Lachelt.

n Montana Senator Writes Resolution supporting Justice for Western Ranchers “WHEREAS, A seventeen page whistleblowing letter, released by the federal government’s lead investigator (Special Agent Larry Wooten) in the Nevada standoff case, cited multiple cover ups within the federal agencies and a “widespread pattern of bad judgment, lack of discipline, incredible bias, unprofessionalism and misconduct, as well as likely policy, ethical and legal violations among senior and supervisory staff”

n Colorado Citizens Call for Water Rights Reexamination

n Be Good Stewards of the Land as Sportmen Sec. Zinke sets the pace

n BLM works on Reshuffling the Swamp. Good? Or Bad?

n Petition to Free the Hammonds. Your Support is needed

n Zinke Promises to Fire Nat’l Park Personnel for Harassment

n Finicum Passengers File Suit Against BIA and County

Bad News Bears

n Mineral Restrictions Continue in Bears Ears Country But there’s no Boom

n Environmental Hype Falls Flat: No one shows up!

n Who are the Big Players in the Anti-Livestock Lobby? And WHY?

n Hammonds Imprisoned and Denied Grazing Rights by BLM

n Patagonia’s Public Lands Campaign Focused on Subsidizing Elite Industrial Tourism

n Uranium One Clinton Deal Allowed by FBI Director: Robert Mueller

n Back Story of The Grand Old Broads

n If pro-monument advocates can’t control themselves to not illegally vandalize Utah’s public buildings, paid for by your tax dollars, WHO KNOWS what type of desecration they have in mind for Bears Ears.... This happened at the Utah State Capitol Feb. 10!