More than 500 people filled Winema Hall on the Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds Saturday evening to show support for Protect Our Water – Scott Valley’s efforts to combat what its membership believes to be an unconstitutional attempt to control water in the valley, use of which has traditionally been a legally adjudicated right of property owners.

http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/features/x336132179/Fairgrounds-overflows-with-water-rights-activists

Learn why Mark Baird will NOT sign

the rewritten Permits that the California Department of Fish and Game;  and the Siskiyou Resource Conservation District have designed.

Click on our  PIE N POLITICS  YouTube channel to the right and up pops a video of Mark with one of his buffalo.

Thank you Caleb Maplesden for your good video work.

Mark Baird’s wife, Cyndi, with her U.S. Constitution in her holster.

Check out the PAGE  TAB above that says: Water Rally & Photos.

We have posted an article with photos of our event held Aug. 28, 2010. Thank you to everyone who helped make the event a success!

Liz Bowen took a few photos, but ended up busy in the kitchen cooking.

Luckily, Pam Thomas from Culver City was visiting Craig Chenoweth and took photos throughout the evening.

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Ms. Palin called for a renewal of American values. In a comment that appeared to be a veiled barb aimed at President Barack Obama and the Democratic agenda, she said: “We must not fundamentally transform America, as some would want. We must restore America and restore her honor.”

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703669004575457422990835474.html?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLESecondNews

More than 500 people attended the RESTORE  HONOR  WATER  RALLY hosted by Scott Valley Protect Our Water on Saturday, Aug. 28 at the Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds in Yreka, Ca.

From left to right are: Scott Valley POW Vice President Mark Baird, President Craig Chenoweth and visiting Attorney Rich Ross, who spoke to the crowd.

Mark is armed with his U.S. Constitution in his holster, replacing his fire arm.

The crowd attended expecting to learn how to stand up for their right to water, especially their legal Water Rights.  And the group was not disappointed with the speakers and information.

It is time to say “NO” to government agencies and officials that are creating invasive regulations, which destroy our RIGHTS.

Later in the evening, Rich Ross won the bid for the real buffalo robe donated by Mark and Cyndi Baird, who raise buffalo on their Quartz Valley WildRose Ranch.

More information and photos will be published on Aug. 30, 2010, so please check back.

John and Jennifer Menke of Quartz Valley are going to the Restore Honor Water Rally tonight at the Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds in Yreka, CA.

It starts at 5 p.m.

The Menkes have a Water Right that they use to irrigate their mountain valley ranch. They raise Red Angus and need water to grow the pasture and hay.

John says that he will not sign the Notice of Intent the Siskiyou Resource Conservation District developed as a pre-Permit.  If you sign the Notice of Intent or contract with the Department of Fish and Game regarding these two revised Permits, the government will have the ability to tell you how much of your legal water right you can use.

John Menke says “no way” and will not sign.

Just saw Richard Hale today and he will be at the RESTORE  HONOR  WATER RALLY on Sat. Aug. 28th — AFTER he does the chores at his dairy.

Time is 5 p.m. with festivities and information beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Holly Swanson will speak at 5:45 p.m.

BBQ has been pushed back to 6:30 p.m.

Thanks to everyone who has donated !

Becky has been so busy the last few days with more folks calling and donating more items to the Auction that will be at 7:30 p.m.

We now have over 30 items in the live Auction and must cut it off, so we can print a master sheet.

There are many items in the Silent Auction as well.

Your SUPPORT is so overwhelming.

Thank you !

Thank you !

Thank you !

Be sure to get BBQ tickets as they are almost gone.

Call Cyndi Baird at 530-468-5967 for “will hold” tickets.

Although not officially sanctioned, expect to see a number of Restore Honor Water Rally attendees wearing holsters with copies of the U.S. Constitution rather than guns in them Saturday evening at the Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds in Yreka.
Sponsored by the Protect Our Water – Scott Valley (POW) organization, the rally starts at 5 p.m. in response to what a POW press release states are “the attacks against water rights in Scott Valley and the success that POW has attained in just three months.”
Speakers include POW Chairman Craig Chenoweth and Vice Chairman Mark Baird.
Baird, who told the Daily News he will be wearing a holster Saturday evening, emphasized that doing so was not meant to imply a threat of violence on the part of group members who choose to do so.
Instead, the symbolic move is “to let the government know that we intend to protect the rights given to us by the Constitution,” he explained. However, because some POW members expressed the feeling that wearing holsters would give some people the wrong impression, the POW board decided against officially sanctioning it. Instead, Baird said, individuals can choose to do so or not on their own.

For the rest of the story, go to:

http://www.siskiyoudaily.com/highlight/x1395628975/-Protect-our-Water-rally-kicks-off-Saturday

Time change for speaker Holly Swanson is to 5:45 p.m. not 7 p.m.

Craig Chenoweth and Jim Harris are going to the RESTORE  HONOR  WATER  RALLY on Sat. Aug. 28th at the Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds in Yreka, CA.  It starts at 5 p.m.

Craig is president of Scott Valley Protect Our Water. He and Jim Harris loaded Craig’s organic grass hay bales in June by hand.

Craig is showing off his trusty hay hooks.

Craig receives irrigation water for his hay and farm grounds through two legal Water Rights.

The California Department of Fish and Game and the local Resource Conservation Districts have developed two Permits that they have demanded the landowners sign.

Unfortunately, the Permits greatly diminish the Water Right allotment that the property owner can use.

This is an invasion into Property Rights as Water Rights are a Property Right and protected under the U.S. and California Constitution.

This not only de-values the property, it reduces the amount of water that can be used to grow crops.

Growing crops equals profitability.

No or a low amount of crops equals –

Out-of-Business !!

For more information, call Liz Bowen at 530-467-3515.

Kim and Robert Ritola

of 3R Ranch in Fort Jones have donated –

1 ton second cutting grass/alfalfa hay

and

1 grass-fed lamb, cut and wrapped ready in October.

Dr. Michael Hess has donated two health packages worth $1000