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Show Page A8 A cougar mama treed by lion hounds Monday afternoon eventually escaped while Division of Wildlife Resources investigators waited for a tracking collar to arrive from Price. The division was tipped off by a sighting near the Colorado River Bridge north of to Moab, according investigator Edward Meyers. The report came from a ranger with the Bureau of Land Management, who said the lion was headed in the direction of the Matheson Wetlands. Division investigators said did not want to tranquilize and relocate the lioness until she was reunited with her cubs. Instead, they hoped to keep the cougar in a tree until a tracking collar was brought down from the divisions office in Price, allowing them to catch up to the cubs as well. The collar arrived and she jumped out of the tree, Meyers said. The dogs tried to find her, but were they unsuccessful. Meyers said the lioness appeared to be three to five contributing writer A Moab couple lost their fight to block participants in the annual Easter Jeep Safari d from using an trail through land they own in San cougar probably weighed 90 to 100 pounds. Balanced with all four paws on a small tree limb 40 feet in the air, Musclow said off-roa- Juan County. In a lawsuit filed in 7th District Court in Monticello, Kylie Miller and John Rzeczycki asked Judge Lyle Anderson to allow permanent closure of a short section of Strike Ravine, a rough and rocky backcountry trail that e crosses their prop14 of miles southeast erty Moab. The couple purchased the land from the state Schools and Institutional Trust Lands Administration in the cat was probably tired when she heard the noise of new officers who had the radio collar. She then made a leap to another tree, and ran off. A fresh road-kideer was out in the to try Wetlands put to attract the cougar and her - 20-fo- ot ll 160-acr- kittens, but officers say cougars prefer to kill their own food, and that effort may or may not be successful. 2003. SITLA officials told the couple that no recorded ease- Its hard to catch them when there is no snow, Musclow said. And we dont get snow in the Wetlands. But we see a lot of tracks down in there, so she and her kittens arent going anywhere. The has reported several cougar sightings over the last several months in the Matheson Wetlands and the west side of nt cougars. That report was made by Andy and Wendy Pitas, who live in the area. 11:00 a.m. February 12, 2005 695 Hillside Drive, Moab, Utah All household and personal property of James D., Olive Arlene and Kathleen Parry to be sold to meet requirements of creditors, with any excess going to the Emma Louise Parry. trust account of screen TV, electronics, Many items, including big 1997 household Pontiac Firebird, appliances, speakers, 1990 Ford Tempo, Dodge Van and a Jeep Waggoneer. off-roa- right-of-wa- y. Attorney Steve Russell said that Miller and Rzeczycki do not dispute prior use of the trail, but he argued that because SITLA had required the to obtain a permit, pay fees, and follow specific guidelines in order to use the trail for their commercial event, the club holds no y claim guarvalid anteeing them ongoing use for Red Rock right-of-wa- the Jeep Safari. The notion that the Red Rock now have a right to conduct their commercial enterprise on plaintiffs private property would embrace the unique and bizarre result that the Red Rock gained a previously right by virtue of SITLAs sale of the property, Russell argued in a statement filed with the court. The Red Rock did not acquire a right to conduct this weeklong commercial event on Strike Ravine, Russell said Monday. He said any request for a temporary or permanent y based on the 1992 state law must have been filed while the state still owned the land. Now, theres no way for rights-of-wa- state-owne- d thank you for your support . - The Family the d group. We clearly are entitled to a temporary ments were attached to the off-roa- town. A sighting about three weeks ago included two young main open to the public, said Paul Mortensen, attorney for property. Last April, the couple lost an attempt to close Strike Ravine to Jeep Safari participants. Days later, Rzeczycki was injured during a confrontation with d drivers on another trail adjacent to the couples property. Rzeczycki said he was intentionally run over, but the driver, who was not a Jeep Safari participant, said Rzeczycki jumped in front ofher jeep and the tire slipped off a rock onto his foot. She said a friend of the couple threatened her with a pipe during the incident. The Redrock and San Juan County claim that a temporary easement exists on Strike Ravine because of ongoing public use of the trail prior to passage of a 1992 Utah law governing the establishment of temporary and permanent on lands. The law SITLA be comthat requires pensated financially for any permanent easement that is granted. The legislation clearly intended that these roads re PUBLIC AUCTION We -- Thursday, February 3, 2005 mt by Lisa Church years old, and looked like she was nursing. Conservation Officer Rudy Musclow said the Times-Independe- ffltmrg-3nfrcpenfr- Couple looses suit to close Strike Ravine Cougar eludes radio collar attempt Monday by Carrie Switzer staff writer - ffTfje y non-existe- nt remain in effect until a permanent easement is paid for. He said Miller and Rzeczycki may have a claim for a refund against SITLA if they can establish that they paid for this property with the understanding there wasJ no easement. Outside court, Russell called the ruling bewildering. It combines elements that are illogical and impos- do so, largely because an peal could be costly. have to assess that, They are very the course about disappointed In retfar. so of the litigation been far have would rospect, it to for them easier and cheaper asand blockade the property We Russell said. sert their private property rights than it has been for them to try to avoid confrontation by utilizing the courts of San Juan County. David Adams, a represen- sible, he said. The Red Rock which formerly had to obtain and pay for a permit from SITLA to travel the Strike Ravine during Jeep Safari, are now entitled to do so without a permit. . . The court ruled in effect that the general public has a permanent temporary easement to cross plaintiffs private property. Miller and Rzeczycki do the option to appeal the ruling, but Russell said they have not decided whether to have Looking to d tative of the group, said club members had hoped to resolve the dispute without off-roa- legal action. I wish it hadnt come to this, that we could have worked out something, he said. But it came to this. I think the judge ruled it right. If Miller and Rzeczycki want to put a gate on there that we can open and close, thats fine with us. Were happy to work with them as much as fatten up your wallet? Place a classified ad in The Sell stuff. Enjoy life. Times-Independen- t. right-of-wa- or the Red Rock San Juan County or anybody aprovep else to get a permanent easement," Russell said. Its im- Call, Enroll and Save possible. Anderson called the language of the state law awful, and said SITLA has no ability to sell a property minus this temporary easement because it is a vested right. If there was a temporary easement or that was not extinguished in the sale and it remains in effect, Anderson said. And it will right-of-wa- drug discount cards Medicare-approve- d In issuing his ruling, Get a card and get saving. www.MEDICARE.gov Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244 y, yrontierRGES In Print and Online A T E. L M K. 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