Friday, March 22, 2019

WIN 1/2 LB. OF GOLD! - ENTER THE 2019 & 2020 DRAWINGS AND HELP FIGHT SB 838 - DREDGE BAN BILL

WESTERN CULTURE CONSERVANCY
P R E S E N T S . . .

THE SB 838 PRIZE DRAWS for 2019 & 2020

FOR THE LEGAL FUND TO FIGHT THE STATE OF
OREGON'S SB 838, THE DREDGE MINING BAN BILL

FRIDAY 1st NOVEMBER, 2019
FRIDAY 1st MAY, 2020

SUPPORT THE FIGHT!
ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN 1/2 LB OF GOLD
AND LOTS OF OTHER AWESOME PRIZES!




Legal Fund Fundraiser to Stop SB 838,
Oregon's Illegal Ban on Dredge Mining.


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1 Raffle Ticket - $5




6 Raffle Tickets - $25





12 tickets for $50





24 tickets for $100



Want to mail in your entry and pay by check or money order?  CLICK HERE for the printable Entry Form!

WHAT'S THE SB 838 / SB 3 CASE ALL ABOUT?

Since 2013, the Galice Mining District has been actively fighting against the State of Oregon's unlawful ban on motorized placer mining. The ban, which originated through Senate Bill 838 criminalizes an important activity that is a critical part of the unique culture and history of several portions of the state and extends across approximately 95% of the gold bearing areas of the State of Oregon.

Congress specifically set many of the affected areas aside for U.S. Citizens to engage in mining and prospecting activity which might aid them in placing food on their family table, as well as furthering the economy of the nation at large. Those who continue to exercise their federally protected rights now risk up to a year in prison and/or tremendous fines simply because they chose to exercise those rights.


Currently, the Galice Mining District is involved in litigation against agents of the State of Oregon to challenge the unlawful ban.

The Supreme Court of the United States is currently being petitioned to hear this important case (see Bohmker, et. al. v. State of Oregon, et. al) (See link below for details of the case in the 9th District Circuit Court.)

The miners involved in this case are badly out-gunned financially, especially after seven heavily- funded environmental groups came to the aid of the State government to try to keep the illegal ban in place.

The Western Culture Conservancy is currently assisting in helping to fund this case by sponsoring these Prize Drawing fundraisers to replenish the Legal Fund.  The case has already cost may thousands of dollars.  We need your help!


Click HERE to read the OFFICIAL RULES

Click HERE to see the PRIZE LIST

Click HERE to see HOW TO ENTER

Click HERE to BUY ENTRIES ONLINE


Please see below for full details on how to enter.

If paying online by debit or credit card via our PayPal buttons, we will fill out the Entry Forms for you when we receive your payment.  Your PayPal confirmation is your receipt.

If paying by mail and printing out our Entry Forms, please follow the HOW TO ENTER directions below.

If you would like to buy many tickets, you can use our MULTIPLE ENTRY FORM fill in your details, the number of entries you want, enclose your check, and we will fill in all your entry tickets for you.

Print out the linked form below if sending your entry/entries by regular mail.



* * * CHECK THE 'SHRINK TO FIT' BOX ON YOUR PRINTER SETTINGS BEFORE PRINTING IF PROMPTED * * *

COST OF ENTRIES
ENTRIES IN THE 2019-2020 WCC “WIN 1/2 LB. OF GOLD” DRAWINGS ARE : 

$ 5.00 FOR ONE ENTRY

$25.00 FOR SIX ENTRIES


$50 FOR TWELVE ENTRIES


$100 FOR TWENTY-FOUR ENTRIES



HOW TO ENTER
Entries can be made online using Paypal, or via U.S. Mail, but all entries MUST be received no later than three (3) days before the Drawing (SEE OFFICIAL RULES).


A. FOR MAKING ONLINE PAYPAL ENTRIES: 


Scroll to the top of this page to purchase entires via PayPal.

Once your entry has been received, dedicated staff will transfer your entry onto the correct number of Entry Coupons and place them in the Drawing Drum.

PLEASE NOTE that there is no entry “stub”. Entry Coupons identify the participant and will be processed for you by dedicated staff. Your Credit/Debit card bill serves as receipt for your entries.


B. FOR MAKING MAIL-IN ENTRIES:


OFFICIAL COUPON NOT REQUIRED: Entries can be made using the OfficialPrintable Entry Form or by using a plain piece of paper with your CLEARLY PRINTED name, address, age, phone number, and email address. State the total number of entries you are making, and along with a check or money order.


PLEASE MAKE CHECKS AND MONEY ORDERS PAYABLE TO -

WCC

and send it to -

WCC DRAWING 
P.O. BOX 1574 
CAVE JUNCTION, OR 97523 


ENTRY FEES
$5.00 each

or

Multiples of Six for $25.00

PLEASE MAIL YOUR ENTRY FORM TO:

WCC DRAWING

P.O. BOX 1574
CAVE JUNCTION, OR 97523

Upon arrival, your entries will be transferred to the matching number of Entry Coupons by dedicated WCC staff and placed in the drawing drum.


PLEASE NOTE that there is no entry “stub”. Entry Coupons identify the participant and will be processed for you by dedicated staff.


Your canceled check serves as receipt for your entries. Anyone desiring a receipt for your Entry/s MUST include a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope.



ENTRIES will be accepted at the joint monthly meetings of the Waldo & Galice Mining Districts up until the drawing(s), and at participating businesses and events.

Unreadable or illegible entries may be discarded.


You must be 18 years of age or older to enter (See Item #5).


Phone number & email addresses are optional, but they sure make contacting you easier if you win! 



PRIZE LISTS
Click or tap HERE for the latest Prize List for the 2019 & 2020 drawings.  Check back often - more prizes will be added!

WIN A LB. OF GOLD! - HELP FIGHT SB 838, THE OREGON DREDGE BAN BILL - PRIZE DRAWS FOR 2019/2020

WESTERN CULTURE CONSERVANCY
P R E S E N T S . . . 

2019 / 2020 FUND-RAISERS FOR THE LEGAL FUND TO FIGHT
THE STATE OF OREGON'S SB 838, THE DREDGE MINING BAN BILL

FRIDAY 1st NOVEMBER, 2019
FRIDAY 1st MAY, 2020

SUPPORT THE FIGHT!
ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN 1/2 LB OF GOLD
AND LOTS OF OTHER AWESOME PRIZES!

Enter our Prize Drawings for 2019 & 2020 and help fund the legal fight against the might and tyranny of the State of Oregon, who have taken away a congressionally-granted right with a piece of illegal State Legislation.  

We are currently waiting for the case to be heard in the Supreme Court.  Please support the fight against this illegal legislation.

Click or  tap HERE or on the image below to enter the drawings!


HELP FIGHT SB 838 - THE OREGON DREDGE BAN BILL


IMPORTANT INFORMATION -


Official Rules

How to Enter

Printable Mail-In Entry Form

Buy Entries with PayPal

Tuesday, January 3, 2017

December Drawing Winners!


UPDATE : TICKET SALES ARE NOW CLOSED.  FINAL DRAWING IS ON Friday, 2nd June, 2017 at the Galice and Waldo Mining District Monthly Meeting in Grants Pass

Happy New Year!

The first drawing of the 2016/2017 SB838 Legal Fund Raffle was held at the December 2nd meeting of the Galice Mining District in Grants Pass, Oregon.

Click the link below to watch the video of the drawing.


There's still time to buy tickets for the second drawing which will be held in June this year! 

Remember, if you've already purchased a ticket for the raffle but didn't win first time around, your tickets will go forward to the second drawing in June 2017.  The 1/2 lb of Gold grand prize will be won in the next drawing.  Good luck, everyone!





Wednesday, July 6, 2016

WIN 1/2 LB GOLD PRIZE DRAWING IS LIVE!



UPDATE : TICKET SALES ARE NOW CLOSED.  FINAL DRAWING IS ON Friday, 2nd June, 2017 at the Galice and Waldo Mining District Monthly Meeting in Grants Pass

The Western Culture Conservancy is pleased to announce that the fundraiser Prize Drawings for the SB 838 Court Case is now live!

Click the banner below to check it out!

Thursday, June 30, 2016

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON OREGON MINING BAN - WE NEED YOUR HELP!




UPDATE : TICKET SALES ARE NOW CLOSED.  FINAL DRAWING IS ON Friday, 2nd June, 2017 at the Galice and Waldo Mining District Monthly Meeting in Grants Pass

{CLICK HERE to go to the PRIZE DRAWINGS PAGE}

The Western Culture Conservancy was born out of a need to protect the rich cultural heritage and livelihood of rural Oregon and the west. We feel that our cultural heritage of mining, logging, and agriculture are an integral part of our economy, lifestyle and values.

Our goal is to provide a funding venue for the legal defense and protection of our cultural rights. As a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit organization, donations to the Western Culture Conservancy are tax deductible, and we can benefit from the Equal Access to Justice Act just like the extremist green organizations that are attacking and destroying our most American way of life.

In 2013, Sen. Alan Bates (Medford) and the State of Oregon enacted Senate Bill 838. Among other things, SB 838 created a total ban (Moratorium) on the use of “all motorized placer mining equipment” within any stream designated as Essential Salmon Habitat (ESH), or habitat for Bull Trout or eels; for five years starting January 2, 2016. In response to this totally absurd travesty of justice, the Waldo & Galice Mining Districts have retained attorney James Buchal to file suit in Federal Court (Medford) to stop SB 838 and the Moratorium.

This case is important to all miners, not just the ones in Oregon. If we fall by the wayside on this ruling it will be coming to a state near you!

On March 25, 2016, Magistrate Judge Clarke ruled against the miners, stating that a ban on all motorized equipment was not a prohibition on mining and upheld SB 838. The mining community is appealing the federal magistrate’s decision to uphold the dredge and motorized mining ban in the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

To date, the miners and the Western Culture Conservancy have raised and spent thousands of dollars fighting against SB 838 and for the rights of all Americans granted under the 1872 Mining Law; but thousands more will be needed to bring this to a successful end.

To help raise these funds, the Western Culture Conservancy - a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit organization - is going to hold a raffle (to be announced soon) for the 9th Circuit appeal.

We are actively seeking donations of money or merchandise to be used in this raffle. The money raised will be used for the legal defense fund. All donations of merchandise and money are tax deductible. 

Thank you for your consideration.

Rick Barclay
President, The Western Culture Conservancy

Friday, June 24, 2016

Announcing...the Western Culture Conservancy

We are pleased to announce the formation of the Western Culture Conservancy, an Oregon 501 (c) 3 Non-Profit organization.

The Western Culture Conservancy is dedicated to preserving the heritage and culture of the American West and education on its rich and colorful history.

We have many important local projects planned for the Conservancy, and hope you will support us in our many causes - the most important of which is arresting the progress of special interests which seek to limit the use of our Natural Resources.