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Staffreport REDBLUFF RedBluffPoliceoffi- cers responded around 1 p.m. Fri- day to Vista Preparatory Academy and William M. Metteer Elemen- tary School after reports came in of a suspicious person walking through the campuses. Shawn Hawkins, 35, of Sacra- mento was identified as a suspect and was seen near the schools in a black sedan. That vehicle was later discovered to be stolen out of Sacramento. Hawkins was seen the previ- ous day at Red Bluff Union High School, according to the press re- lease issued Monday by the Red Bluff Police Department. While searching the area some- one flagged an officer down near an apartment complex on the 700 block of Vista Way regard- ing a suspicious person. The of- ficer recognized the man from Vista's security camera footage as Hawkins. Hawkins was contacted by the CRIME Manarrested a er being seen walking through schools Staff report RED BLUFF Deputies responded around 3:30 p.m. Saturday to a 911 call for a disturbance between two people that involved a knife at a residence on the 13000 block of State Route 36 East. Brijida Gonzalez, 26, of Los Mo- linos, and her step-father Benja- min Badabai, 44, of Red Bluff had been fighting, according to a press release issued Monday by the Tehama County Sheriff's Of- fice. Some time during the fight Gonzalez stabbed Badabai twice in the back with a steak knife, ac- cording to the release. Gonzalez was arrested and later booked into Tehama County Jail on a count of attempted will- ful and premeditated murder. Bail was set at $500,000. Badabai was transported to a local hospital and treated for his injuries. No further information was re- leased Monday. CRIME Woman charged in stabbing MultiplefiresspanstretchofI-5throughcounty Staff report RED BLUFF A series of fires erupted Sunday afternoon along Interstate 5 in Tehama County. A vegetation fire was re- ported around 2:30 p.m. Sunday on southbound I-5 near Sunset Hills in the Bowman area. The first unit at scene reported about an acre with a moderate rate of spread. Another fire was reported around 2:40 p.m. on southbound I-5 near Jellys Ferry Road in the north Red Bluff area. The first unit at scene reported about a half acre with a slow rate of spread. A California Highway Patrol helicopter reporter three new fires around 2:45 p.m. in the Red Bluff area. The first fire in Red Bluff at southbound I-5 near Antelope Boulevard was reported to be a 50- by 50-foot spot burning next to structures. It was quickly con- tained. A small spot fire on I-5 near FIRES Buildingdestroyedinblazes Wateris dropped on a fire at Montgomery Road in Red Bluff Sunday a ernoon. COURTESY PHOTO BY DALTON ISMAIL By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter REDBLUFF Buyers new and vet- eran mingled as one in support of the youth of Tehama County at the Tehama District Fair Ju- nior Livestock Auction held Sat- urday at the Don Smith Pavil- ion. "Thank you to each and ev- ery one of you," Auction Presi- dent Mike Collins said in a short address prior to turning the day over to auctioneer Matt Wolter. "We couldn't do this without your support. It's going to be a great show and we have some great animals this year. This is a great way to teach our kids about the end result of the prod- uct, which is to feed the Ameri- can people." Throughout the day Wolter pointed out several people who were return buyers, such as John Wheeler Logging and sev- eral groups bought multiple an- imals whether together or on their own the way Taco Bell did. Throughout the sale, attend- ees could be heard comment- ing on how the sale was going including one parent who said the prices received in some of the areas were double and tri- ple what she had seen in the last five years. Despite controversy over the sifting process, during which 15 steers were cut, the crowd was still large enough to fill just about every seat in the pavilion. According to a release from the Tehama District Fair, the judge for the steers is a gradu- ate of Fresno State University who is in a Master's program and has all credentials needed to be qualified to be a judge. "The exhibitor's were talked to individually by the judge so as not to embarrass them pub- licly regarding their animals be- ing sifted," the release says. "... California State Rules for Fairs, Section III, Rule six, states that the judge's decision is final. Fair Management may not request any changes in judge's ruling." State standards are that not market ready steers are those lacking evidence of sufficient fat deposition to produce a de- sirable consumer product and are steers projected to grade USDA select or lower. According to the release, the 15 sifted out of 63 steers entered were sifted for lack of finish, lack of mus- cling, lameness, ringworm and abscess sores. "It was the judge's opinion that the steers were not market ready," Collins said. "The fair hires outside judges. They are trained and qualified and it's their decision that matters. We want to keep our sale high qual- ity for the buyers so if it doesn't meet the standards according to the judge's opinion, it doesn't sell. Sometimes that happens. The judges take no pleasure in sifting an animal and sending it home. The bottom line is you have to protect the standard." Auction Committee member FAIR JUNIOR LIVESTOCK AUCTION BREAKS RECORD PHOTOS BY JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Independent Exhibitor Trace Sulzer of Red Bluff shows off one of his three chickens in the ring at the Grand Champion sale portion of the Tehama District Fair Junior Livestock Auction Saturday in the Don Smith Pavilion. Sulzer, who also performed a chicken dance, was the 4-H Poultry Champion. His lot sold for $125a pound. Tehama District Fair Livestock Auction President Mike Collins takes bids while Red Bluff FFA Exhibitor Taylor Collins shows off her market steer off at the Junior Livestock Auction Saturday in the Don Smith Pavilion. Her lot sold for $8a pound to Beebee Diversified. Calender..........A2 Community.....A3 Opinion............A4 Fair................... B1 Sports...............C1 Classifieds......D3 Index............... ## INDEX The Health Partnership will hold its "No Butt's Le Behind" diaper drive campaign in October. PAGEC4 DONATIONS Sixthannualdiaper driver set next month A tri-tip dinner for 30will be raffled off to benefit St. Peter's Episcopal Church during its Oktoberfest. PAGE A3 OKTOBERFEST Church to raffle off tri-tip dinner for 30 Manhunts by multiple federal agencies are methodically locating and killing militant leaders in Syria, Iraq. PAGE D2 WAR ON TERRORISM US sees success in finding senior militants Discovery of likely salty water streaks in some parts a big boost to the odds of life exist- ing on the red planet. PAGE C6 SCIENCE NASA: Mars appears to have floating water JLA PAGE 6 ARREST PAGE 6 FIRES PAGE 6 Schedule of Events Inside Today » redbluffdailynews.com Tuesday, September 29, 2015 50CENTS AN EDITION OF THE CHICO ENTERPRISE-RECORD Good morning, thanks for subscribing Robert Collins Homecoming Cardinals put up win over Oroville Sports C1 Dance Talent takes center stage at fairgrounds Fair B1 Volume130,issue223 7 58551 69001 9 SomeSun High: Low: 89 54 PAGE D4