MOUNT SHASTA - WirthChocolate is worth getting forValentine's, not only because ofit's quality chocolate but alsobecause all the profits from thesales of their Mt Shasta Barsgoes to local trail maintenanceprograms.Joe and Michael Wirth of MountShasta conceived the idea, andin 2001 they created MountShasta Products to producemilk and dark chocolate MtShasta Bars. The Wirth'sbelieve that enhancing the areafor outdoor activities willenhance the local economy, andfelt this project assisted with

both needs. They work to keepthe cost low in order to donatethe most to local trail mainte-nance projects.The profits for area trail mainte-nance through the Pacific CrestTrail Association (PCTA) andthe Mount Shasta Trail

Association (MSTA). Donationsto the PCTA are for the areaknow at "Section P" which totals150 miles from Burney Falls tothe Oregon Border, and have mainly been used on projectsfrom Castle Craggs to Etna

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YREKA - Madrone Adult DayServices had a gathering andcelebration at the Yreka centerlast Tuesday to review thesuccess of the program andhear the stories of the livesassisted and touched by themany wonderful servicesprovided to its participants overthe last 4 years. Madrone Adult Day Servicesactually provides three separateprograms to assist frail elderlyand physically or mentallychallenged adults through twocenters in Yreka and Weedstaffed of professionals and

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Flood AssistanceUpdate

According to a release datedFebruary 3, 2006 from the WhiteHouse, "The President todaydeclared a major disaster existsin the State of California andordered Federal aid to supple-ment State and local recoveryefforts in the area struck bysevere storms, flooding, mud-slides, and landslides fromDecember 17, 2005 through andincluding January 3, 2006." The President's action makesFederal funding available toaffected individuals and busi-nesses in ten counties inCalifornia INCLUDINGSISKIYOU COUNTY.

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Show your love this Valentine’s Day with a Mt Shasta Bar and help the local environment

Claire Lightfoot Gaillard did a special dance performance at the Adult Day Care Center in Yreka last Tuesday. She is partof the center’s sfaff and the dance was meant as a shared expression of love and celebration of 4 years ofcompassionate caring and sharing with the participants of the Madrone Adult Services Program.

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>Continued from Page 1dedicated volunteers. The centers areopen 9:00am-3:00pm Monday throughFriday and door to door transporta-tion is provided to any participants.The Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) assistswith the daily care and needs of frail elderlyand physically or mentally impaired adults inour community.The ADHC program provides apersonalized treatment plan, health careassessments, physical therapy,occupational therapy, speech therapy,medical social services, psychiatric andpsychological services, personal careassistance, lunch and nutritional counsel-ing, activities and socialization and door todoor transportation to the center forservices.This program is supported throughMedi-Cal reimbursement for eligibleparticipants and on a sliding scale forprivate pay participants.The Adult Day Care (ADC) program isdesigned for adults in need of activities andsocialization, lunch, and includes caregiverrespite. The ADC program is private pay at$20 per day and is professionally staffed bya nurse, social worker, therapists, programaides, dietitian and an activity director.There is also an Alzheimer's Day CareResource Center (ADCRC) providingspecialized care for patients withAlzheimer's or other dementias. Thisservices include those from the ADHC andADC programs, as well as education tocaregivers and professionals, models forAlzheimer's and other dementia care,resources for caregivers and professionalsand caregiver support.There are a variety of daily activities for allparticipants including crafting, beading,exercise, trivia, story telling, baking andcooking, birthday parties, and playinggames like Bingo and various board games. Daily, the group has a "Spiritual Moment"which includes prayers from diversereligions, poems, songs, breathingexercises and other spiritual things sharedby the participants.They have regular theme days that hasincluded the Roaring 20's, 70's, Hat Day,Earth Day, Doctor's Day, Mardi Gras, PeaceDay, Movie Day, Flower Day, Color of the

Day, and International Day where a differentcountry is selected each time for educationand celebration of various cultures.There are also monthly themes likeWellness, which would include activitiesthroughout the month focused on physicalwellness, mental wellness, emotionalwellness, spiritual wellness, environmentalwellness, social wellness and vocationalwellness. Some other themes focus on thecelebration of other groups such as AfricanAmericans and Native Americans, as wellas fitness and working with differentdisorders related to group participants, theircaregivers and families.They celebrate all the traditional holidaysincluding Mother's Day, Father's Day,New Years Eve, Valentine's Day, ChineseNew Year, Equinoxes and Solstices, Cincode Mayo, Flag Day, Halloween,Thanksgiving, and Christmas as well asmany others.Entertainers come in to sing and playinstruments with the group 3-4 times amonth, and groups like the Yreka HighSchool Choir perform there yearly.Groups including some of the youngermembers of the community visit the daycare center monthly. The Karuk Head Startprogram brings its preschoolers to visit, and7th and 8th graders from Enta Elementaryvisit monthly as well.The program currently has 50 peopleenrolled, with 5 participants ranging in agesfrom 90-100. Mary Laws is 99 years oldand will be 100 in September. Herdaughter Wilma Headrick is 78 years old,

and attends the program with her motherMary. They are both originally fromArkansas, where Mary had 10 children witha pair of twins for the first 2 children. Herdaughter Wilma had 10 children as well,with a pair of twin for the last 2 children.They both expressed how much they lovedthe center and all the wonderful friends theyhave made through participating in AdultDay Care programs. They also expressedtheir appreciation for the wonderful staff ofprofessionals and volunteers they see atthe center each day.Donna Frozee is one of the group'syoungest members at 52 years old andsuffers from rumetoid arthritis,osteoarthritis, and osteoporosis. Sheexplained that when she originally came tothe center for care, she had to come in awheelchair due to suffering significantlyfrom her various disorders. Today, through regularly attending thecenters activities, she gets around without awheelchair and has made significant stridesin recovering much of her mobility. Shebelieves that the center has an amazinghealing ability, and credits her enhancedhealth to the people and programs at thecenter. Specially trained volunteers help to makethis program successful, and are animportant part of the centers' programs,assisting with food, activities andcompanionship. If you are interested inbecoming a volunteer, or for any otherinformation regarding Madrone Adult DayServices, please call 842-3466.

Various crafts, beadwork, crocheted and other items made by the day care participants

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>Continued from Page 1It is anticipated that Damage ReportingCenters will be established in severallocations in Siskiyou County for residentsand business owners who sustainedlosses to begin to apply for assistance.Assistance can include grants for tempo-rary housing and home repairs, low-costloans to cover uninsured property losses,and other programs to help individuals andbusiness owners recover from the effectsof the disaster.State and Federal officials will be inSiskiyou County on February 14, 2006 tomeet with Siskiyou County officials to dis-cuss the logistics of the Damage ReportingCenters. Specific information will be madeavailable to the public following thismeeting.

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Got a Question? Ask a Librarian!

Hi trivia buffs, knowledge seekers, studentswith tough research questions and all youfolks out there that are just plain curious!Rick Perkins here to tell you about a newcolumn I'm working on called "Ask aLibrarian." I came up with this idea after being askedsome very interesting questions whileworking at the Etna Library. For example, one day someone came inand asked about the town, Seiad Valley.They wanted to know what the namemeant. I didn't have any idea. Jeannie Dillman was in the library so Iasked her, well because Jeannie knowsmost everything about our county, but itturned out she didn't know this one. I did some research, made some phonecalls and found out from the folks at theSiskiyou County History Museum thatSeiad is a Karuk word meaning far away! I'llsay!This is the way I think it will work: If youhave a question, just about any question,send it to me at etnalibrary@yahoo.com

and I will do my very best to answer yourquandary. I will be sure to give you the source of myinformation as it is very important to knowwhere one gets their facts. I will pick the best questions to put into aweekly column so that everyone in the com-munity can have fun learning about...well,

interesting stuff! At the end of the month I will pick out thevery best question submitted for that partic-ular month and the winner will win a fabu-lous, if not expensive, prize and have thehonor of submitting the best question. So...start sending those questions and seeif you can stump a librarian!

>Continued from Page 1Summit. The funds donated to the MSTAhave been used on local projects, and hasmainly been focused on the Siskiyou LakeTrail.The chocolate is purchase from a family-owned chocolate business in the bay areathat's been operating since the 1800's.There were approximately 20-30 types ofdark chocolate to choose from, and theWirth's were sure to bring customers alongfor taste testing and input on the finalselection of which dark chocolate would beused for the Mt Shasta Bar. Coincidentally,the "taste-test" customers all made thesame choice, which is what is currently usedin production of the Dark Chocolate MtShasta Bar.The chocolate is then sent to Chocolate

DeNannette, a small chocolate boutique inRedding, where all the Mt Shasta Bars arehand-made.The 3.5-ounce bars come in milk and darkchocolate and have a raised mold of MountShasta created by local jeweler JohnThomas, as well as accompanying Celticdesigns created by local artist Wesley Cook.The picture on the wrapper is from theMount Shasta collection of localphotographer Kevin Lahey.Mt Shasta Bars can be purchased at localretailers throughout Siskiyou County, as wellas being ordered online from the MountShasta City Chamber of Commerce athttp://www.mtshastachamber.com.

Joe says…”Serve the dark chocolate with anice Porte wine for dessert or Valentine's”.

Chocolate

February is recognized nationallyas "Parent Leadership Month".

As Siskiyou County's designated ChildAbuse Prevention, the Siskiyou CommunityServices Council (CSC) and local Familyand Community Resource Centers are join-ing with Parents Anonymous? Inc., to honoranyone in a parenting role who has takensteps to provide leadership in their home,community or at the state or national level.

Gwen Boyd, CSC Board Member and aParents Anonymous California ParentLeadership Team Member will be acceptingnominations for 2006 Siskiyou CountyParent Leaders during the month ofFebruary. Nomination forms can be picked up at anylocal Family or Community ResourceCenter during February.

Resource Centers are located in Dunsmuir(The Kids' Factory), Happy Camp,McCloud, Montague, Mt. Shasta, FortJones, Tulelake, Weed and Yreka.

For more information please contactSiskiyou Family Resource CenterAdvocate, Karen Pautz at 926-5927.

Local Family Resource Centers are seeking Parent LeaderNominations during Parent Leadership Month

Arts & EntertainmentA4 Siskiyou Source Wednesday, February 8, 2006

AV Productions in association withSengthong's presents recording artists--vocalist, songwriter, Allison Scull and saxo-phonist, vocalist, arranger Victor Martin--atthe Blue Sky Room for Valentine's Day onFebruary 14th at 7pm.After touring solo as a singer-songwriter/guitarplayer, throughoutCalifornia and Oregon, Scull teamed upwith saxophonist, Victor Martin, to put awhole new twist on contemporary music.Martin was playing with the North State'spopular rhythm and blues band SoundAdvice, jazz with guitarist Rick Garrett,latin band Majical and many other musicalconfigurations. Together, Scull and Martinfound a blend jazz, folk, blues with originalsongs and over songs.Scull and Martinreleased "From the Back Burner" in 2002and as of January of this year released"Allison Scull and Victor Martin LIVE. According to writer and music lover WillNewman, Scull has a "luminous, brilliantvoice that ranges from earthy contralto tocrystalline soprano effortlessly." By Scull'sside, Martin's "colorful soundscapes" hasbeen stylistcally compared to Stan Getz andLester Young.The "LIVE" CD, recorded byMonterey Jazz Festival's recording engi-

neer, Ron Davis, hasalready received favorablereviews. According to JimDyar of the Redding'sRecord Searchlight, Sculland Martin "captured aninspired evening of theirwork in this new CD."Newman describes the newCD by saying, "There is adistinct Latin flavor, but theCD takes inspiration from allover the world. My Roomvibrates with a definiteMiddle Eastern essence.And Allison's rendition ofAutumn Leaves makes youfeel like you're sitting in a dusky, smokyFrench cabaret, while Corcovado will whiskyou to the nightclubs of Rio." In January,Scull and Martin have been featured onNorthstate's Public Radio "I-5 Alive" hourlong show airing on Monday nights and con-tinue to receive airplay on Jefferson PublicRadio's Jazz Sunday with George Ewert,and on Open Air. Scull and Martin havemost recently shared the stage with blueslegend John Hammond, Craig Chaquico,Shana Morrison, Walter "Wolfman"

Washington, and Tuck and Patti.The CD also featuring guitarist Rick Garrett,bassist Bill Vallaire, and percussionist JoeFurnari can be found in Dunsmuir at theCornerstone, in Mt. Shasta at the Gallery,Rhythms CD and Tapes, and the Mt. ShastaVisitor's Bureau. Also, you can visit onlineat www.cdbaby.com/all/alvic and www.son-icbids.com/allisonscullvictormartin To find out more information about theirValentine's Day Performance call 530-235-1046. Sengthong's is located at 5841Dunsmuir Ave.

Sweethearts can share the smooth sounds of Allison Sculland Victor Martin at the Blue Sky Room on Valentine's Day

FORT JONES - There will be a Teen MusicNight Concert Saturday, February 11, 2006starting at 7pm. This concert will be held atthe Fort Jones Community Center at 11960

East St. and will feature the local talents ofInventing. The Burn, Redubbed in Velvet,Sideline Affair, and Librio and the Fish.Admission is $3.00 a person.

Pizza will be available for $1.00 a slice andthere will be free refreshments. For moreinformation, contact Teresa Johnson at 468-2704.

Sideline AffairTravis Alford- vocals, KerwinSullivan- drums, Tony Johnson-lead guitar, Tyler Stack- rhythmguitar, and Nick Arnot- bass.

Librio and the FishMarshall Peckman- bass,Smokey Dowling- lead guitarand vocals, Grant Pynes-drums, and Matt Jenner- rhythmguitar.

Redubbed in VelvetMarshall Peckman- vocals,Matt Elkin-rhythm guitar, JakeBayard-lead guitar, HenryAyres- bass, and JaredMonnette- drums.

Inventing the BurnKile Stacher- vocals, A.J.Stacher- guitar, Greg Howell-guitar. Sean Richmond- bassand vocals, and Ryan Bayard-drums.

Teen Music Night in Fort Jones on Feb. 11th

Don't Call Us, We'll Call You...NATIONAL DO NOT CALL REGISTRYThe National Do Not Call Registry (NDCR)gives you a choice about whether to receivetelemarketing calls at home and on mobilephones. Most telemarketers should not callyour number once it has been on the reg-istry for 31 days. If they do, you can file a complaint at thisWebsite. You can register your home ormobile phone for free. Your registration willbe effective for five years. When registering online atwww.donotcall.gov, applicants can enter upto three phone numbers and must providean email address. After you register, whenyou open your email you will find a mes-sage from Register@donotcall.gov with alink to click on to complete your registration.If you do not click on the link in the emailwithin 72 hours, your phone number will notbe registered. It's important to print a copy of your regis-tration confirmation for your records. You can also complete the process over thephone at 888-382-1222, but must be callingfrom the number you wish to register. Theautomated system allows you to registernumbers, verify registrations, delete regis-trations, file complaints, or to find out howinformation will be used by reviewing theprivacy policy.There has been some information on theInternet recently regarding this service andcell phones. Particular emails are referenc-ing some urgency in registering cell num-bers with the (NDCR) due to some upcom-ing release of cell numbers to the telemar-keting industry. These emails also elude tosome issue that these telemarking callscould be very costly to cell phone users.

The Federal Trade commission releasedthe following information last month regard-ing this issue:

The Truth about Cell Phones and the DoNot Call Registry

The Federal Trade Commission reiteratedon January 19, 2006 that despite the claimsmade in e-mails circulating on the Internet,consumers should not be concerned thattheir cell phone numbers will be released to

telemarketers in the near future, and that itis not necessary to register cell phone num-bers on the National Do Not Call (DNC)Registry to be protected from most telemar-keting calls to cell phones.The truth about cell phones and the DNCRegistry is:· Contrary to the e-mail, cell phonenumbers are NOT being released to tele-marketers, and you will NOT soon be get-ting telemarketing calls on your cell phone. · There is NO deadline by which youmust register your cell phone number onthe Registry. · Federal CommunicationsCommission (FCC) regulations prohibittelemarketers from using automated dialersto call cell phone numbers. Automateddialers are standard in the industry, so mosttelemarketers are barred from calling con-sumers on their cell phones without theirconsent. · The national associations represent-ing telemarketers have stated that theirclients do not intend to start calling con-sumers' cell phones. · There is only ONE DNC Registry.There is no separate registry for cellphones. · The DNC Registry accepts registra-tions from both cell phones and land lines.You must call from the phone number thatyou want to register. If you register online,you must respond to a confirmation e-mail. · While the telecommunications indus-try has been discussing the possibility ofcreating a wireless 411 directory, accordingto the FCC, even if a wireless 411 directoryis established, most telemarketing calls tocell phones would still be illegal, regardlessof whether the number is listed on the fed-eral government's National Do Not CallRegistry. In addition, according to the industry:· Your number would not be includedin a wireless 411 directory unless you want-ed it to be (i.e., you will have to "opt-in");and · The wireless 411 directory would notbe available in a printed, electronic, orInternet list for telemarketers. In otherwords, a list of numbers on the wireless 411directory would not be made available totelemarketers.

For More InformationTo learn more about the National DNCRegistry and the rules that enforce it, visitthe FTC at www.ftc.gov or the FCC atwww.fcc.gov. For more information about aplanned "wireless 411" directory, visithttp://www.qsent.com/wireless411/index.shtml.The FTC works for the consumer to preventfraudulent, deceptive, and unfair businesspractices in the marketplace and to provideinformation to help consumers spot, stop,and avoid them. To file a complaint inEnglish or Spanish (bilingual counselorsare available to take complaints), or to getfree information.

Gadget Girl Media & Technology World

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AutosClassics1956 Lincoln HT-Red1954 Ford PU-T-Bird MotorNice! 21K Trade up/down493-2730

1998 Buick LaSabre - $630025mpg city/34mpg highway. In excellentcondition - has only 65,000 miles. (530)467-3406

MiscFREE! 2 tent trailer mattresses, 4 seatcushions, fresh water tank.Call Eb 467-3346

Refrigerator, side-by-side, 22 cu. ft.,older but works fine $75 obo467-5701

Custom Marimba. Padauk wood keys,folding legs. $275. Che'usa 467-5815See photos and description on website:http://users.sisqtel.net/bricolage/

PetsFree nice Roosters to Good Homesonly: One PB Barred Rock and one PBBlack Silkie. Not for eating. Call AnamCara Farm 467-3070.

Free Range, Organically fed, FertileEggs for sale $3.00/doz. From veryhappy hens! Call for availability. AnamCara Farm 467-3070.

Cat Found - Needs a good home. Brindled black cat was found on January13. He is friendly, affectionate, and mel-low. A great lap cat. Searching for hisowner or a good home. Please call 467-3521

Classifieds

Valentine's Day Classifieds - $5 for 20words. I will plan to distribute the paper onTuesday the 14th (which is usually the caseand is generally completed onWednesday). In that issue there will be aValentine's Day "Celebration of Love"Page with sponsor size spots to send amessage (we'll add nice pictures) to yoursweetheart for only $20 (while supplies last)They can be emailed to classifieds@siskiy-ousource.com, mailed to P.O. Box 772,Etna, CA 96027 or you can just drop it bythe office in Etna at 437 Main Street.Deadline is Friday, February 10th, 5pm.

The value of California's spring water as abeverage dates back to the late 1800's withthe beginning of the health spa touristmovement. Just south of Dunsmuir, ShastaSprings mineral water was bottled and soldin the early 1900's. With the rise of the bottled water industry,companies are increasingly interested inSiskiyou County's pure water resources. In1997, Crystal Geyser began operation inWeed, in 2000, Dannon International (nowCCDA Waters LLC) in Mount Shasta, andNestle is proposing to operate in McCloudin 2006 pending an appeal to a citizen ledlawsuit and acceptance of anEnvironmental Impact Report (EIR). One local company, Shasta Water, stilloperates in Dunsmuir. Dunsmuir BottlingCompany, which included various labelssuch as Castle Rock Spring Water, beganoperation in 1993 in Dunsmuir and wasacquired by Dannon International (nowCCDA Waters, LLC) in 2000. Currently, a private landowner, Dr.Srivastava has applied to rezone his prop-erty to allow him to open his personalwater-bottling plant. The rezoning of land is a discretionary deci-sion. Discretion requires us to examinemoral obligations to make decisions fromthe best available knowledge. In Siskiyou County, since we don't haveadequate groundwater studies a precau-tionary measure could be to stay decisionsrelated to water export and to commissionintegrated governmental and independentstudies to provide information necessary fordecision-making. There is so much water in Siskiyou Countythat it is easy for us to think it is unlimited.This perception of unlimited abundanceenables us to overlook the differencebetween an overlying use and an export.Water drawn up for use on overlying prop-erty such as to water mill logs or lawns, willcontinue to be part of a local hydrologiccycle eventually recharging the groundwa-ter. An export from the basin, such as bot-tled water, will not.How and where does groundwater flow?Groundwater acts very differently depend-ing upon geologic conditions. Scott Valley is

unique because it is a separate and con-tained groundwater basin. Theoretically, groundwater in the ScottValley would be relatively easy to study. Onthe other hand, groundwater in volcanicrock regions, such as the Shasta,Sacramento and McCloud drainages off ofMount Shasta, are especially difficult tounderstand. While the McCloud basin is delineated bythe USGS (United States GeologicalSurvey), the Sacramento basin is not, most-ly because it is difficult to map. In the vol-canic regions, observations show the com-plex connections between precipitation,geology, and surface and groundwaterhydrology. For example, in the Squaw Valley creekarea near McCloud the groundwater levelstays relatively constant, varying about afoot during the year. But in the neighboringMcCloud Flats, Forest Service hydrologistshave measured up to 25 feet seasonal fluxin the water table. The county has identified the need toaddress problems related to overdraft, butas of yet has not developed a comprehen-sive county water plan to foster prudentwater management practices. Making decisions without knowledge ofsuch key components can often produceunplanned outcomes and undesired results.Comprehensive studies in Siskiyou Countywould help us understand the water budgetand safe yield of streams and aquifers. How could the bottled water industry con-tribute to groundwater overdraft? Thisstems in the mismatch between how hydrol-ogy works, and how California water law iswritten. In reality, such as is recognized in the ScottValley basin, there are interconnectedzones between surface water and ground-water. But at the time the laws were written,this wasn't understood. Therefore, legaldefinitions that are critical for water gover-nance don't match hydrologic distinctions. The law defines 3 types of groundwater:percolating groundwater, underflow of asurface stream and underground stream. If a landowner can make the case that hiswater is percolating groundwater, as

opposed to an underground stream, thenhe can pump as much water as he wants. If the water is determined to be an under-ground stream on the other hand, the wateris subject to State Water Resource ControlBoard (SWRCB) permitting and a complexsystem of water rights. A prevalent problem is that most studies thepublic and decision-makers are presentedwith are private studies commissioned byproject proponents. These studies aredesigned with specific outcomes and maynot be gathering data beneficial to the gen-eral public such as generating a waterbudget or determining safe yield of anaquifer. For example, in the Srivastava case, thestudy commissioned focused on definingwhat to consider the water legally, ratherthan determining a safe yield of the aquifer.A county study would presumably be unbi-ased. Clearly a private firm hired by theproject proponent is going to develop anargument that benefits the proponent. Anargument is not a scientific study.One precautionary measure we couldundertake is comprehensive hydrologicstudies of our region from which to base ourdecision-making processes. These studiesmust be done by public agencies. However,we must not let uncertain science delay ourtaking action. Thus, while we conduct studies, part ofdeveloping a County water plan would be tobring together broad dialogue spaces:places to seek understanding of how to bal-ance social, environmental, and economicvalues of water, to discuss the future ofSiskiyou County's water resources.

Meadow Industries Facilitating Health and ConservationStrategies for Posterity. . .ThroughPlanning, Design, Development &Community Inspired Involvement

Meadow Barr received her M.A. inHumanities and Social Sciences from NewYork University. Her research focuses onwater in California.

The Future of Water Resources in Siskiyou County: Science and Decision-making

Community ContributionsA6 Siskiyou Source Wednesday, February 8, 2006

The Siskiyou Source is a weekly publication meantto be a collaborative endeavor to gather and sharepositive and informative information about issues inour communities. That's why it's called "A People'sPaper for Positive Living". If you have something toshare, send it in. If it fits the format, we'll put it in andgive you credit for your contribution. Contentincludes any stories, pictures (like photographs ordrawings for the back page collage) as well as posi-tive sayings, recipes, funny stories, book reviews -really anything similar to what you already see in theSource or anything new you think is a good idea toshare is the stuff we want to hear about. Maybe you're an expert in something and would liketo share some of your expertise, or even just a funnyfamily story to share - if you send it we'll see aboutgetting it in there. The Siskiyou Source is also hereto help any city, county, state and federal agencies,as well as local groups and organizations to assist ininforming the public, so please send us any pressreleases or information you wish to share.Email is the easiest and quickest way to share withthe Source. Please see the subscription form forcontact information.

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Four years ago I purchased a diesel pick-up. Diesel fuel was less expensive thanregular gasoline at the time. My idea,because of the excellent mileage (about20mpg) that the truck gets I could have afull size truck with the power to pull heavytrailers etc. and it probably wouldn't costmuch more to operate than my wife's com-pact car. Within a few months the cost ofdiesel fuel skyrocketed to more than pre-mium gasoline thus ending my best laidplans. I was angry, very angry! I went tothe internet to find out why the price ofdiesel should be so high. I never did comeup with a satisfactory answer but duringmy research I hit upon a website belongingto the National Biodiesel Board (nbb.org).The information posted there was fascinat-ing. I couldn't figure out why more peoplearen't using this alternative fuel. My bestguess is that most folks just don't knowabout it. So here is a little education foryou.To begin with you should know that in1895 Rudolph Diesel invented the firstdiesel engine to run on peanut oil. In 1911he stated " The diesel engine can be fedwith vegetable oils aiding considerably inthe development of agriculture of the coun-tries that use it". Today biodiesel is made

mostly from soy beans but can also bemade from sunflower, peanut, palm and ahost of other vegetable oils it can even bemade from used cooking oils. In reality anydiesel engine can run on straight vegetableoil so long as it is pre-heated enough (toapprox 150 degrees) to reduce the viscosi-ty. Biodiesel reduces the viscosity of veg-etable oils by removing glycerin in aprocess called transesterification. Theglycerin that is removed is in itself a valu-able product used in soaps and cosmetics.The fuel produced by this process can beburned in any modern diesel engine with-out any modifications. Here's a few interesting facts aboutbiodiesel;Biodiesel reduces carbon dioxide, sulferdioxide, and particulate exhaust emissionsmaking that big pickup about as friendly tothe environment as one of the new hybridvehicles.Biodiesel is less toxic than table salt.Biodiesel degrades as fast as sugar.Biodiesel provides better lubrication thanregular diesel making engines last longer.Biodiesel is much safer to transport andstore than regular diesel.Biodiesel reduces the diesel engine knock-ing noise.

Biodiesel can be mixed with petroleumdiesel to create various blends.Biodiesel requires no engine modifications.Biodiesel creates no significant change inengine performance.Biodiesel reduces dependence on foreignoil.Biodiesel helps support American farmers.

In todays market biodiesel is usually soldas a blend of 20% bio and 80% petroleumknown as B-20. Many municipalities andfleet owners nationwide are using it. Itoccurs to me that if all of the diesel sold inthe US were to be blended with 20% biowe could probably save more oil than theywould ever get by drilling in the ArcticWildlife Preserve. Unfortunately biodieselis not yet at fuel pumps locally but it isavailable in bulk from Siskiyou Petroleum.I think it would be set a great example forthe rest of the state, if Siskiyou Countywere to start using it in all of their dieselpowered equipment. There are severalnew refineries under construction so theavailability should increase soon. Oh yah,and did I mention that there are tax incen-tives for using it too.

Courtesy of W. G. Lockrow

Some things to know about Biodiesel

Read a book. In particular see if you canget through Pronoia, by Rob Brezsny. Ihaven't read the whole book yet, and I haveowned this gem since publication in early2005. Why? Why haven't I absorbed everyword in a book I adore? In a book where each sentence either tick-les, enhances profoundly, promotes sanity,causes the breath to catch in wondermentor enchantment or even gives a view ofself-worth, or pure joy and on and on?Usually my hand closes the book after ahalf-hour or so. Why? Rob's own words hint at the reason. "But Ihad remained forever coy, never playingwith pronoia to make it more aestheticallyand ethically appealing to myself. I'd writ-ten nothing beyond the same one-sentenceformulations that my predecessors hadbeen content with. Questions like, 'What does pronoia have tosay to someone who has just been wid-owed or been in a car crash?' or 'If I believein pronoia, will I get my dream job and findmy perfect lover this week?' had never wonmy attention; let alone the subtler inquiries,like, 'What would a psychology based on

pronoia look like?' or 'Does pronoia requirea belief in God?' …..I realized with a burstof rebellious joy that there was no reason Ihad to be loyal to the meaning of pronoia aspromulgated by its originators. Pronoia didn't belong to them or anyone. Icould use it any way I wanted. I couldstretch it and bend it to fit my extravagantneeds." Rob is a master craftsman, who uses sim-plicity of words to reach beyond the writtenpage. His writing is a joy in itself. Add thesubject "Pronoia" and this treasurebecomes more than a mere book.Politically speaking Rob is putting intowords what I think edges the heart ofhumanity. He says, "At the Beauty and TruthLaboratory, we believe that stories aboutthe rot are not inherently more captivatingthan stories about the splendor. On thecontrary, given how predictable andomnipresent the former have become, theyare actually quite dull. Obsessing on evil is boring. Rousing fear isa hackneyed shtick. Wallowing in despair isa bad habit. Indulging in cynicism is akin to

committing a copycat crime. Most modernstorytellers go even further in their devotionto the rot, implying that breakdown is notonly more interesting but far more commonthan breakthrough. We reject this assump-tion as well. We don't believe that entropydominates the human experience." So what is pronoia? You might ask. Thefull title of the book contains the answer,PRONOIA-IS THE ANTIDOTE FOR PARA-NOIA. Beneath the brightly burning heartillustrated on the cover we can read, "Howthe whole world is conspiring to shower youwith blessings." Rob has eloquently uncovered a piece ofme that has been hidden for too long.Today, I am proud to announce myself as aborn-again Pronoian, and I'm just gettingstarted.

Rob's website: http://www.freewillastrolo-gy.com/If you order the book from a local bookstoreyou help promote the book. You can alsoorder online. Publisher: Frog, Ltd, Berkeley, CaliforniaISBN 1-58394-123-1

Book Review Courtesy of Marah WinslowPronoia by Rob Brezsny

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The Mt. Shasta Board and Ski Park is great way to spend the day, whether skiing,snowboarding, sledding or just hanging out at the lodge to watch all the coolentertainment.It's open from 9am-4pm everyday with Night Skiing offered until 9pm Wednesdaythrough Saturday until March 18.The "All Day" pass is from 9am-4pm, with various other ticket and time packagesavailable.Contact the Mt. Shasta Board and Ski Park at 926-8686, 800-SKI-SHASTA, or onlineat www.skipark.com.

The Siskiyou Ice Rink is winter fun for the whole family.The "Pubic Skate" times are: Thursday 3-6:30pm, Friday 3-5pm & 6-10pm,Saturday 1:30-5pm & 6-10pm & Sunday 1:30-5pmThere are also "Open Skate" times for passholders only and group events can bescheduled throughout the week by reservation. The Siskiyou Ice Rink also offers Adult and Youth League and Pick-Up Hockeytimes throughout the week.

Please call 926-2494 for more information on schedules and pricing.

Historical HighlightSiskiyou Source Wednesday, February 8, 2006 A9

Gold was discovered in SiskiyouCounty around 1850. One group ofprospectors found gold on the SouthFork of the Salmon River aboveCecilville in the spring of 1849. Morewas found on the flats near a ravinecalled Black Gulch in March of 1851by Abraham Thompson. Six weeks after the discovery 2,000miners had arrived in "Thompson'sDry Diggings" to test their luck.Joaquin Miller described Yreka dur-ing 1853-54 as a bustling place with"...a tide of people up and down andacross other streets, as strong as if inNew York". More stage lines used thetown for a stage stop than any othercommunity in the state.Settlers moved into every part of thecounty during this era, displacing thenative peoples by force and estab-lishing roads, towns and businesses.The town of Yreka was incorporatedin 1857. The area currently known as Mt.Shasta City was originally calledStrawberry Valley because of themany wild berries found there. Thetown at the northern end of ScottValley was first named Wheelocksafter O.C. Wheelocks who built atrading post here in 1852, then calledOttiitiewa, the Indian name for theScott Valley branch of the Shastatribe, then finally renamed Fort Jonesin 1860 after the US Army fort had

been built. Happy Camp was named in 1851,reportedly by a group of miners "cel-ebrating their survival of the hard-ships of the trip up the treacherousKlamath and of having found a spotwhere 'the pickings' seemed so prom-ising, they named it 'Happy Camp."(according to Vera Toleman's history,published by the Siskiyou CountyHistorical Society).In August of 1854, a party of eightmade the first attempt to reach thesummit of the celebrated ShastaButte, or Mount Shasta, then thoughtto be the highest peak in California.The Siskiyou County area madeworldwide headlines during theModoc war of 1872-1873 when asmall band held off the U. S. Army inthe area near Tulelake, now knownas Lava Beds National Monumentand Captain Jack's Stronghold. Eventhrough the Modocs were greatly out-numbered, it took the army more thana year to squash the rebellion. Thiswas the last armed resistance byCalifornia Indians.

Callahan - A town quite by chanceIn October of 1852, MathiasCallahan, with his pregnant wife, theirone and a half year old son, Winfield,and two Indian servants were travel-ing by horseback from Trinidad to

Yreka. Mathias was moving to Yrekato take care of a store that he hadopened there.While crossing a fork on the ScottRiver, Mrs. Callahan's horse floun-dered, and she was swept down-stream. The Indian boy servant man-aged to pull her to safety. The coldwater and shock was too much forMrs. Callahan, so the family foundrefuge in a nearby cabin. That samenight, Mrs. Callahan gave birth to ason, Henry, who was frail and had tobe kept warm in the brick oven of thecabin.Callahan bought the cabin and prop-erty for two mules and some provi-sions. As the ranch, as it was called,was on the trail between Yreka andthe gold fields of the Trinity and theMother Load area of California, therewas a continuous stream of gold min-ers traveling in both directions. Mr. Callahan found it profitable toopen a store and build a large logcabin, which was used as a hotel,and eventually as a stage stop after awagon road was opened over theTrinity Mountains. Around his hotelthe town of Callahan was born.

“Callahan” - The Siskiyou CountyMuseum and Historical Society -Keith Arnold

Courtesy SiskiyouHistory.org

Siskiyou County 1850-1875

Fun & FamilyA10 Siskiyou Source Wednesday, February 8, 2006

Since it is now the New Year and manypeople have made their resolutions, itseems appropriate to devote this week'sarticle to one of the most common of theseresolutions: "get more exercise". This infor-mation is not only useful for adults, but alsofor the children in our lives who are suffer-ing from the effects of inactivity.Experts say that just 30 minutes of activitymost days of the week will help us stayhealthier and prevent many of the lifestylediseases that plague our society. The goodnews is that not only do you not have to do30 minutes of wind sprints a day; you don'teven have to do it all at once.So many people say, "I just can't seem to fitit into my day". It's true, we all live busylives, and in order to have a successful

exercise program (meaning one that isdone on a routine basis), it has to be prettyhigh on the priority list. That shouldn't behorribly hard to do once you realize thatone stands to add years to one's life, not tomention vastly improve it's quality. One thing that really helps in establishing anew habit is to schedule the activity at thesame time every day. We all know howwell it works to just say, "I'll exercise todaywhen I get the chance". Set out yourwork-out clothes the night before, sothey're staring you in the face when you getup. If you have a piece of exerciseequipment that you use in your home, andyou like to watch TV, put it in front of the TV,or turn up your favorite music.

Don't force yourself to do activities that youdo not enjoy doing. If it helps to havecompany, find a walking partner, if you likethe solitude, walk by yourself. If you'remore motivated when you spend money,join a club. Just make sure there are regu-lar amounts of time blocked out for you todo these activities.It doesn't even have to be that formalized.Simply picking up the pace while you'revacuuming, parking your car farther awaythan you need to for the extra steps at thegrocery store, walking to do errandsinstead of driving and adding someexercise into your plans for weekend funwill all help you reap the benefits of ahealthier, fitter, you.

Health Tips: “Get More Exercise”

Recipe of the WeekFresh Salsa

Combine together:4 cups chopped roma tomatoes 2 cups chopped green pepper1/2 cup chopped mild onion1/2 cup chopped cilantro1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley1/4 cup chopped and seeded

jalapeno pepper

Add to taste: salt, pepper and chili powder

Serve with tortilla chips

Hello, my name is Lydia McElroy, and I ama senior at Etna High School. I am writingto you about my activity in the HIV andTobacco Peer Education programs.Essentially, we go around to the 7th, 8th,and 10th grade classes and lecture onHIV/STD and Tobacco awareness. By "we" I am referring to the group ofstudents who do this. For the HIV/ STDgroup at Etna High School, it is only SilishaDoane, Taylor Webster and myself. For theTobacco group it is Shane Schneider, RyanPhele, Zoe Szczepanek, Demetri Iianiosand myself. There are other Peer Educators at most ofthe other high schools in Siskiyou County,and throughout California. In order to become a Peer Educator, onehas to talk to their school nurse, and be ofage, which is anywhere from 8th to 12thgrade. Then they have to attend a one ortwo day training seminar. As soon as they have completed thetraining, they are free to go! The onlyrequirement from there on out is that theyattend a booster training annually and theyteach to at least one 10th grade class peryear. The reason that we are required to teachthe 10th grade class is because that iswhere this program gets its funding. Then,what we do is we split into groups of two orthree and go to schools and lecture. Our most recent presentation was onTuesday, January 31st. In thatpresentation, Taylor, Silisha and I talkedabout HIV and STDs to a group of 7th and8th graders at the Etna Academy, which isat the Etna Elementary School. Later on this year, we will talk Tobacco withthe SVJH 8th graders and HIV/STDs with

the SVJH 7th graders. Another thing we do is we offer support toour fellow students. Very few are aware ofthis, but we are always available to anyonewho needs advice or help with quittingsmoking or chewing, or has gottenthemselves into some sort of "trouble"regarding HIV, STDs or intercourse. We are always there to support thesestudent needs and lend a helping hand. Also, any help that we give remains confi-dential, much like the nurse's office and ourclassrooms - what is said in there, stays inthere. The reason that I joined in the first placewas because I was looking for an excuse toget out of class, but then I realized it wasreally fun. We get to go stand in front of classroomsand be regarded with awe and respect. Butthat isn't the only reason that I enjoy it. I also enjoy it because I get to think that Imay have made an impact with someone,and may have helped improve their futureby making them aware of the little thingsthat most people don't even know. A lot has do with correcting misinformationlike the fact that mosquitoes don't reallycarry HIV, even though many people thinkthey do. In peer educating, it's just the fun little factslike this that entertain people and make iteven more worth while. So, if there is anyone who thinks PeerEducating sounds interesting, and isbetween 8th and 12th grade; please talk toyour school nurse. Especially if you live in Scott Valley, sincemost of the existing Peer Educators will begraduating and will need replacements.

Students educating students on the issues involvingHIV/STDs and Tobacco

Valentine's Day romance often includesfragrant candles and fine wine. Both can bequite messy when spilled, especially oncarpet. Here's come helpful household tipsto clear away any small tragedies that mayoccur this Valentine's Day.

Wax on the CarpetMaterials: Iron and linen/cotton hand towelLet the wax dry completely. Pre-heat iron onhigh/cotton setting without steam.Open the linen cloth and place it over the"waxed" area on the carpet. Iron over thearea until all the wax is removed.The wax should be able to be completelyremove through melting and soaking into thecotton cloth.

Red Wine or Juice on the CarpetMaterials: Iodized SaltPour generous amount of salt on the areaand leave until all everything is absorbed,generally about 24 hours, then vacuum.

Simple solutions to commonissues around the house

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Fun & FamilySiskiyou Source Wednesday, February 8, 2006 A11

Dear Readers,

First, I want everyone that sent emails to AskTracks to know how much I appreciate andenjoy each letter. They really help and encour-age me - and they make my tail wag really, real-ly fast!

Last week's column was about "people" foodthat is toxic to pets. Several very smart dog-gies (and people) wrote to tell me that I hadneglected to include salmon. I did forget to listit. See, this rude gray squirrel sits in the treeoutside when I'm trying to write and yells badthings at me about my birth-mother. It givesme a bad case of Acute Doggie Attention DeficitDisorder (A.D.A.D.D.). I did get "missile-lock"on the squirrel, though. :) (I'm sure glad thosecute little dachshunds had their mom write forthem, because I can't understand a bark theysay in German!) Anyway, thank you all for thereminders.

Salmon Poisoning Disease (SPD) happens indogs that eat or lick raw salmon, steelhead ortrout. It is very rarely caused by trout in ourarea, if at all, but it could happen. A vet inAshland says that dogs get it from trout that areplanted in Emigrant Lake, so if you go fishing upthere, keep that in mind. SPD only occurs onthe west coast from northern California tosouthern Alaska. It is deadly if not treated cor-rectly.

Symptoms usually start 3 to 7 days after a dogeats the salmon. The first signs are depressionand lethargy, and then refusal to eat. Refusal todrink is not uncommon.

The body temperature goes up - way up. Thetemperature can get as high as 104 to 107.6degrees. Then, it very gradually goes backdown to normal, or even below normal in dog-gies that don't get treated. (Normal tempera-ture for us doggies is 101.5 to 102.5 degrees).When the temperature is very high, SPD victimsare very achy and sore. They feel a lot like youdo when you have a bad case of the flu. Keepthis in mind when you are handling them,because it hurts. And keep the little kids awayfrom them. The doggies feel miserable andmight snap at a "rocking horse jockey" thatdoesn't understand yet how to be gentle.

Around the fourth day, vomiting starts. Sincethey aren't eating, they only vomit up smallamounts of stomach fluid and bile. This mightbe easily missed if a dog is kept outdoors. It'susually clear and yellowish and sometimesfoamy. It's a lot better to get treatment startedbefore vomiting starts. If they `puke' up theirmedicine, it doesn't do them any good, and thatmeans I.V. treatment and hospitalization.(Translation: call your bank and ask to have thelimit increased on your credit card).

Bloody diarrhea is the next unpleasant symp-tom to grace your carpets on around day 5 today 7. The diarrhea may start out looking brightyellow, but soon turns to muddy-bloody andboy-howdy, does it reek! If it gets this far with-out treatment, doggies start to get very dehy-drated. That makes them look really skinny ina very short time (like living jerky).

If you are thinking that these symptoms aresounding a lot like parvovirus symptoms, youwould be dead-on. There is one more symptom,though, that helps a veterinarian tell the differ-ence; dogs with SPD usually have veryenlarged lymph nodes and the veterinarian canfeel them during his examination. If there is stillany doubt, there are fecal (that's dr. speak forpoop) tests that will tell for sure if SPD is theproblem.

The death rate for untreated SPD dogs is atleast 90%. If you catch it before the vomitingstarts, you can have your doggie examined by aveterinarian to be sure that it is SPD and prob-ably get the medication to treat it yourself.Voila! Your doggie gets better and is immunefor life. How cool is that? Works for me.

Treatment for SPD is antibiotic therapy and fluidreplacement to keep dehydration under control.There are several antibiotics that will work, butthere are lots more that won't work, so don't gogiving your doggie some outdated stuff fromyour own medicine cabinet that you shouldhave finished or thrown away, but didn't. It willjust delay, or even interfere with, the propertreatment.

If you know it's likely that your doggie will be"fished", you might be able to get your vet toprescribe the proper medication ahead of time,so that you are prepared. Follow the doctor'sdirections to the letter and do not give the med-ication until you see the symptoms begin.

SPD is not actually caused by the fish itself.The short, gross explanation is that the fish eatfresh water snails (yum!). These snails areinfested with flukes (flatworms) that are infectedwith the organism that causes SPD. Theencysted fluke larvae burst and imbed them-selves in the poor pooch's intestines and theorganism is loosed to do its bad deed.

An article on the internet said that humans canget SPD, too, but I don't know if that's true. Iwouldn't advise fishing in the Klamath River forsushi, though.

That's SPD 101 Simplified, in a nutshell.

And speaking of nutshells and the like, one ofmy dear readers brought to my A.D.A.D.D. thatwalnut hulls are toxic. I did a little research andfound that the most toxic walnut hulls are onblack walnuts. Black walnut hulls can givedogs, and probably anything else that eatsthem, an upset tummy and diarrhea.

Horses suffer the most from black walnut toxic-ity and they don't even have to eat them. Juststanding on shavings that are more than 20%black walnut wood will cause lameness,swelling of the legs, laminitis (founder) andcolic. Eating black walnut hulls or leaves, orinhaling the pollen can cause breathing prob-lems in horses.

Trees related to black walnut are: English wal-nut, pecan, butternut and hickory. These treeshave less of the toxic ingredient and do notoften cause the same problems as black wal-nuts UNLESS these trees have been graftedonto black walnut rootstock. That is somethingto check for when purchasing these types oftrees for your property. Also, black walnuts arelethal to some plants that try to grow near them,including some common vegetables and fruittrees. Walnuts are also deadly to earthworms.

That stupid squirrel also made me forget to tellyou that cats are even more sensitive to onionsthan we dogs are. Some people feed thosefinicky felines baby food (human type). Readthe labels! Make sure there's no onion of anykind in the foods you feed those pamperedpets.

Petey, Lola and Joe wanted to know if any othergarden goodies might be poisonous. Well, Iwouldn't consider rhubarb a "goodie" myself,(yuk!), but the leaves are deadly poisonous topeople, doggies and most other critters.There's no accounting for some puppy's tastes,so I would advise keeping the rhubarb behind apet-proof fence. And dispose of the leaves in asafe manner - don't compost them. Caninecompost raiders are frequent emergency clinicvisitors. Be careful what you compost, or keepyour compost pile behind that rhubarb fence,too. (Coffee grounds are responsible for mostof the compost poisonings at our clinic, by theway).

Cooked bones are another no-no. Cookingmakes bones indigestible. Undigested bonescan cause damage or blockage or both. Feedraw bones. They keep our teeth clean and welove them. Pick up what's left and throw themaway at the end of the day. They can get dryand hard enough to wear down a persistentchewer's chompers. Always practice safe, san-itary meat-handling the same as you do withyour own meat and poultry.

More things to collect for your budding first aidkit: bubble wrap, sanitary pad, plain Benadryl(human allergy medicine), and Dramamine(human motion-sickness remedy), andKaeopectate (diarrhea remedy). I'll explainthem next week and add some more.Always get advice and dosages from your pets'doctor before giving them any medication.

Here's my tip of the week: since those fancydog dish "diners" that raise a dog's food andwater dishes off of the ground are becomingvery popular, I thought you would want to knowabout a 5 year study by veterinarians at PurdueUniversity. They found that feeding dogs out ofraised dishes increases the incidents of bloat by110%. And, dogs fed a homemade, grain-freediet, instead of commercial dog foods, almostnever bloat. Even just adding veggies andmeat to their dry dog food reduced the numberof cases somewhat. Bloat can be deadly, andcan cause the stomach to twist, which is evenworse, so beware.

Remember, your emails make my tail wag!AskTracks@siskiyousource.com. Want tosend snail-mail? Address it to: Ask Tracks,P.O. Box 603, Ft. Jones, CA 96032

Tracks Across Our Hearts

Stories to ShareA12 Siskiyou Source Wednesday, February 8, 2006

I learned pretty quickly, when my wife and Imoved up to Scott Valley from Los Angelesback in 1999, that people here look out forone another and when they go knocking onyour door in the middle of the night it's notbecause someone has set off your caralarm while trying to steal it! In this case, itwas one very special person knocking onour door looking out for us and a waywardhorse named Diamond.

You see one night, I can't recall if it wassummer or fall, Diamond jumped a fence onthe East side of French Creek Road. Ourbest guess was that a mountain lion hadspooked her or that she was not real com-fortable with her horse companions.Diamond was running loose in the road andwas in real danger of being hit by a car orinjuring herself by jumping another fence.Of course, my wife and I had no idea whatwas going on but we were going to soonfind out.

I'm guessing now, but I'm pretty sure that itwas well after midnight when my wife and Iwere abruptly awakened by a somewhatfrantic knocking upon our front door. Thetruth be told, we were pretty startled andbeing relatively new to the area and notknowing many people very well, were notreal sure if we should answer the door ornot. We mustered our bravery, called out tothe person doing the knocking and chanceda look out the window. In a simultaneoussort of way, while "the knocker" was tellingus we had a horse loose we also got ourfirst glimpse of Cindy Summers and wereimmediately disarmed though puzzled

because we didn't have a horse. The door opened and the rescue ofDiamond began in earnest.

Having made short with the explanationsand clearing up the fact that we had not thefirst idea who Diamond belonged to, wemoved on. One of the people I had stuckup an acquaintance with was a neighbor ofours over on Miners Creek Road, VernonVanSickle. I knew Vernon was feeding agroup of horses across the road from usand if anyone would know about Diamondhe would. I called Vernon, and yes I wokehim up but he didn't mind too much.

He did tell us that Cindy, my wife Suzanneand I should try to get Diamond onto ourproperty and contain her there while hewould get his horse trailer ready and comeand get poor Diamond. So out into thenight, with absolutely no clue as to how tohandle a horse, Cindy who knew more thatI or my wife, went stumbling down our drivein search of Diamond.

It turned out that we didn't have to searchlong. Diamond was already on our proper-ty. The trick was going to be in keeping herthere. We had a good sturdy barbwirefence on three sides but to the north weonly had a very low wood rail fence. I guessI drew the short straw but it became my jobto try to keep Diamond away from the northfence.

Now, let me tell you, I've been on a horsemaybe once in my life and I did okay. But itwas a long time ago. How was I going to

keep this rather large and upset animalfrom doing whatever it wanted to do. Sowhen Cindy gave me a rope, at which theother end was secured to Diamond, I askedCindy if should I just treat Diamond like abig dog? Cindy reassured me thatDiamond and I would be fine.

I didn't let on to her that actually, I don't caretoo terribly much for big dogs anyway, hav-ing been bit by one as a child! I certainly didnot want to be bit, kicked or tromped bywhat to me seemed like a very big dog.Well, I spoke softly, kept my distance,remained somewhat calm, held on to therope with encouragement from Cindy andmy wife Suzanne, until at last thank good-ness, Vernon showed up. Boy was I everglad to hand that rope to Vernon.

What took place next was an exhibit ofexpert horsemanship. Vernon patiently gotDiamond into his horse trailer and drove offinto the night. Cindy, Suzanne and Iexchanged our gratitude for being able tohelp each other and Diamond. From thattime on Cindy has been a frequent pres-ence as we would have Cindy sightings intown, on the road and about Scott Valley.One thing is guaranteed, you can count onCindy, and the people of our valley to helpout when help is needed and Suzanne andI are proud to be a part of that guarantee!

Rick PerkinsFrench Creek RoadEtna

A Diamond in the Rough

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ViewsSiskiyou Source Wednesday, February 8, 2006 A13

Guest Opinionby Krista Miller

A century and a half ago, Siskiyou Countyresidents stumbled on gold in this area ofCalifornia. The era of the Forty-Niners isthought to have given our pioneering, entre-preneurial spirit a major boost.

While gold in our backyard made many rich,it also profited the entire economy of theregion as ordinary people provided mealsand clothing and shelter for the miners.Today we see the entrepreneurial spiritagain thriving in our own backyard: the saleof our water around the country.

The difference today is that while a fewprosper from the sale of our naturalresource, water, this is potentially threaten-ing the long-term interests of the area. Goldwas a luxury -- water is a necessity. Miners could have taken every last bit ofgold and it wouldn't have affected the resi-dents' ability to survive.

As an example, it is commonly acceptedthat each person needs at least a gallon ofwater per day without which they would per-ish. Over 1 billion people in the world stilllack access to clean water and many ofthem die for lack of it. (The Ecologist,1/02/2003, "Bottled Water") Water binds the residents of SiskiyouCounty together, north and south, becausewe each live under the same county poli-cies.

If a water bottling plant is exporting SiskiyouCounty water from our county for privategain, then that water, though communallyowned by Siskiyou County, is being treatedas a commodity.

Currently Siskiyou County receives no com-pensation per gallon for its preciousresource. Legislation has been proposed inMaine "to put a 20-cent per gallon tax onwater drawn from Maine's aquifers for useas a bottled water product"… which will"help protect water, but also raise at least$100 million a year for Maine to use for K-12 education, with some also going into afund to aid entrepreneurs in starting busi-nesses (The Mountain Ear)."

The return to Siskiyou County with respectto the Nestle project at this point is minimalin the form of property tax payments andsmall numbers of residents who areemployed, compared with the profit marginson selling unaltered, easily obtained cleanwater.

The better-known brands of spring waterfetch between $4.50 and $7.50 per gallon.A minimal per gallon tax, such as the 20-cent per gallon tax in Maine, would have lit-tle impact on the profits of the bottling com-pany but would make significant contribu-tions to the county and its communities."On September 29, 2003 with virtually no

public input, the five member board of direc-tors of the McCloud Community ServicesDistrict signed a 100 year contract on behalfof their approximately 1400 constituents.

The contract entitles Nestle to 1600 acrefeet per year of pristine, spring fed publicwater supply on Mount Shasta in beautifulNorthern California. The 100-year contractwith Nestle contains no provisions for infla-tion, changes in the value of the resource,changes in economic conditions or changesin hydrologic conditions due to climaticchange.

If this contract is allowed to stand, under avariety of local, state and federal laws, andinternational trade agreements, it couldeffectively prevent local control or protec-tion of McCloud's water for the next 100years." (http://www.mccloudwatershed-council.org/contract.html) The appeals bat-tle continues.

"Nestle Waters," author of said contract, "iscurrently facing class action suits in sever-al…states, such as Florida, California,Maine, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. Inmost of these cases, the company is beingcharged with the depletion of water sourcesas well as misleading advertising (TonyClarke, author of Inside the Bottle)."

The BBC reports "Nestle stand accused ofplundering valuable water supplies in aunique Brazilian spa resort in order to sup-ply its Pure Life brand of table water. Localssay they are suffering as the quality of thespa waters diminish, despite Nestlé's reas-surance that its operations would have anegligible effect."

Nestle Waters subsidiary Poland Springtrucks in water from private well owners inMaine to help comprise their $2.7 billion in2004 sales, which they hope to grow tosales of 20 billion bottles per year by 2008(Blethen Maine Newspapers).

"Poland Spring is pumping water frombeneath a Maine state park for half-a-pennyper gallon…and its value is multiplied near-ly 1,000 times. It's hard to argue with thosewho say the state should get a slightly big-ger share of that business, either throughcharging Poland Spring a higher rate for thewater or, brace yourself, through a new tax(Northern Sky News Editorial)."

Poland Spring CEO Kim Jeffery said, "Thetax is hugely out of line with the company'sbusiness model (Blethen MaineNewspapers)."

Our eight-year-old Groundwater Ordinancewas rewritten, in 2001, to exclude water-bottling companies from its protectivemeasures. This happened at the same timeDanone Waters, in partnership with Coca-Cola, took up business in the south county. "Less than one percent of the Earth's wateris fresh water available for drinking, irriga-

tion, and industry," and "by 2025, the UNexpects more than half the world's popula-tion will lack sufficient water to cover basicneeds (Bernadette McDonald, WhoseWater Is It?)."

Siskiyou County has not yet provided orrequired thorough scientific research infor-mation regarding exactly how much waterwe have, therefore to indiscriminately sellan unknown surplus in the dawn of a worldwater crisis is unwise, in this reader's opin-ion, and sells the citizens who still own thewater at this point, short.

The current project with local private wellowner Dr. Srivastiva highlights how impar-tial, sound scientific research is virtuallyabsent in the decision making process,allowing a citizen to rezone his residentialland to commercial, and export the waterfrom his land for profit.

Policy makers are set to approve construc-tion of his Mott Bottling Plant. He complet-ed his paperwork sufficiently in their eyes,however Dr. Srivastiva paid for the only sci-entific report submitted pertaining to effectsof drawing water upstream of MossbraeSprings.

Only an impartial third party study wouldnormally be entrusted with such an impor-tant evaluation. In addition, affects on thelocal water table were tested in the Mottwell for only one 24-hour period. The con-clusions of this 'scientific report' are drawnfrom this incredibly short study.

Before we make decisions that haveunknown long term effects, and potentiallyset legal precedents, there should be a tem-porary moratorium on commercial waterexportation with two issues to consider forthe future well-being of the residents of theCounty, and that will reveal the Countyleaders to be courageous visionaries.(1) Quantify and ascertain the effects ofwithdrawing unprecedented quantities ofwater from the natural aquifers of the area.Doing so is an investment in the futurehealth of County residents, and will estab-lish exactly what surplus actually is avail-able for sale.(2) Determine the per gallon tariff that willbe levied.

To express your concerns or views, pleaseattend the upcoming meetings. February7, 2006, 10:15AM, Public Hearing of theSiskiyou County Board of SupervisorsMeeting: The Mott Bottling Plant decision isup for approval. Also, March 25, 2006,there is a Community Forum on Water inSiskiyou County at Rare Images Gallery,216 N. Mount Shasta Blvd., Mount Shasta;1pm - 4pm.

The voices of our children -- the 2049ers --are calling to us, the constitutionallyempowered decision makers, to make gooddecisions.

The New Gold Rush

Speaking of serendipity and kismet…Last week I had the misfortune of losing mycell phone somewhere in the county. SinceI'm all over the map delivering each week, Ihad no idea to begin to know where to startlooking. Serendipity intervened with my landlady'sneighbor finding it in the alley near theirbusiness. What a stroke of kismet it wasthat it was even seen in the mud in it’s blackleather case. I must assume I dropped it late one nightwhen delivering papers. When she found it,she contacted the last call on the phone,reached a friend of mine and had my friendcontact me. Just how lucky can one girl be?Numerous people have approached meduring this venture wanting me to expressconcerns that don't quite work with theintent of the Source. It does seem to meapparent though that there is a segment ofthe community that believes the current

choices of media agents in the area don'taddress their informational needs withrespect to community issues and publicconcerns.I'm considering ways to assist in providingsolutions to this issue, but would like tomake clear that I won't comprise the originalintent of the Siskiyou Source with whateversolutions I may consider.I'm not like "The Oprah Show", that fre-quently covers controversial and politicalissues…I'm more like "The EllenDeGeneres Show", dancing and sharinggood news (which by the way is the onlytalk show in the history of the DaytimeEmmys to win two consecutive awards forOutstanding Talk Show in its first two sea-sons). Also, anyone who has meet mewould generally agree that I bounce aroundlike Tigger the Tiger sharing lots of positiveenergy.I'm continuing the free trial issues throughthe Valentine's Day issue. I didn't want peo-ple to have to pay to share sweet sayingsfrom sweethearts and loved ones.Subscriptions that have already beenmailed in will begin 2/22 with the first "FeelGood for 50 cents" issue.I've also change the subscription form forSenior and Student Discounts. I've beenask by several people "What age qualifiesfor a Senior Discount?" Senior discount agelimits are very different depending on theissue - I'm not checking IDs and feel its up

to you to decide what works for you.I was grateful for the Campus California TGstory last week and feel they are doingsome wonderful service work throughoutthe world. A couple of years ago, I went tothe center and met a young man fromFlorida. I asked why he entered the CCTGprogram, and he explained that he wantedto help the people of Zimbabwe. I said thathe was originally from Zimbabwe, and hadmoved over to the U.S. when he was veryyoung. He decided that when he graduatedfrom high school that he wanted to dosomething to help the people of Zimbabwe,so went to his local American Red CrossCenter to see if they could assist him. TheAmerican Red Cross Center referred himthe CCTG program in Etna.There is a wonderfully diverse group ofmulti-cultural students there that have manyunique stories to share from places in theworld most of us will never see, well exceptfor maybe on TV.The Source would again like to thank every-one for your continued support. I'm beingstopped everywhere around SiskiyouCounty and being thanked for providing"such a breath of fresh air". Then there arethe subtle ways I'm coming to know thatpeople are embracing the idea of positivenews, such as paying for 2 years subscrip-tions and inquiring about gift subscription.Again, I'm truly thankful for enthusiasm andsupport of the Siskiyou Source.

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A14 Siskiyou Source Wednesday, February 8, 2006

My Crazy Imagination…Sometimes my imagination goes wild and Ican't help thinking crazy, funky weird stuff.Stories pop out of nowhere.Like the day I was drawing a picture of mybest unicorn at my desk - the paper wasmagic and sparkly - and when I finisheddrawing the unicorn popped off the pageand started running around the desk.I snatched it quickly off my desktop andquickly hid it in my desk to Mrs. Fasenfestwouldn't see it.At recess I took it out to the playground andplayed with it. It could make itself reallysmall and hide anywhere, and it did. I spentthe rest of recess trying to find it.

When I found it, a fly was chasing it. I swat-ted the fly and grabbed my unicorn and hur-ried back into the classroom.I took the same sparkly paper and made astable, a corral, a magical forest withfriends, a spring and lots of food for it. I putit in the forest and it was happy.I drew a picture of myself in the forest andthe unicorn knew me right away. We played for awhile until Mrs. Fasenfestsaid "test time". My unicorn perched on myear and told me all the answers becauseunicorns know everything - except how tosell Lasagna dinner tickets.Hope to see you at Etna Elementary at thelasagna dinner Wednesday, February 8thfrom 5-7pm. You can buy tickets at the doorand our 5th grade class will serve you.

Nicole’s Notebook5th Grade Student - Etna Elementary

Word of the Weekkismet (noun)

Definition: Fate; fortune.

Thought plus emotioncreates conviction.

Conviction creates reality.

The biggest risk in lifeis not risking.

Learn to create, not compete.

The way you win is to makeit okay to lose.

Courtesy of the “THINK” small book seriesby Dr. Robert Anthony

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