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MONDAY SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 Breaking news at: Little Miss Tehama Fair Section www.redbluffdailynews.com See Pages 1C-3C RED BLUFF Raiders Roll Jets SPORTS 1B Mostly Sunny 85/60 Weather forecast 4B DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Lights, camera, auction By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer After many months of raising livestock, area youth brought nearly 300 animals to sell in the 2011 Tehama District Junior Livestock Auction Satur- day. Pigs, cattle, rabbits, chickens, lambs and goats all raised by local 4-H and Future Farmers of Ameri- ca members were paraded in front of the auctioneers and sold to buyers for hours. Corning 4-H member 11-year-old Olivia Hen- derson brought a several- hundred pound cross bred pig to sell. "She's a remarkable girl," said her grandmoth- er Sue Henderson. Olivia got an E coli infection last year at the fair and she was very sick, Sue Henderson said. But Olivia was determined to come back with her pig, Until last year, Olivia raised pigmy goats, she said. The youth take up to 10 months raising the ani- mals, from setting up pens to daily feedings, and learn responsibility as they go. John Pitter of Vina is a retired Los Molinos agri- cultural teacher who has been coming to the live- stock auction for about 30 years. He has seen many of his first students' chil- dren come through the programs and is an avid supporter of 4-H and FFA programs. This year, his grand- daughter sold a pig for the first time, he said. "There's no way to replicate the responsibili- ty they learn," Pitter said. What the youth learn could be a two-hour lec- ture, he said. Nobody does the work for them and they take what they learn into the rest of their lives. See AUCTION, page 5A Supes critical of Beegum project By ANDREA WAGNER DN Staff Writer County supervisors and Sheriff Dave Hencratt signed off on a letter to forest officials Tuesday outlin- ing their opposition to parts of the Beegum Creek Watershed Restoration Project. The letter came before the board the day after super- visors Bob Williams and Dennis Garton attended a state hearing of the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands in Sacramento Monday. Williams, Garton and Hencratt have disputed the Shasta Trinity National Forest officials' lack of com- munication on projects that are in Tehama County, par- ticularly the Beegum Creek project. "In my personal opinion, they've moved ahead on this project without talking to anyone," Williams said Tuesday. In an earlier letter, July 26, the supervisors asked for an extension of time to be able to have input on the pro- ject. The deadline for public input was originally June 3. However, it was extended to Aug. 3 without the super- visors' knowledge, Williams said. See SUPES, page 5A Health weekend to help support local groups Special to the DN The United Way of Northern California has announced the first Extreme Health Weekend for the North State. This will be an week- end of healthy events, clinics, seminars and exhibits for all ages and a fundraiser for the United Way of Northern Califor- nia. Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Westside 4-H member Hunter Ferreira sold his chickens for $45 a pound during the Junior Livestock Auction Saturday at the Tehama District Fair. Father appeals for help for mentally ill suspect FORT BRAGG (AP) — For four weeks, dozens of heavily armed law officers using high-tech gear, all- terrain vehicles and track- ing dogs have scoured more than 30 miles of thick red- woods for a man who allegedly gunned down a beloved city councilman and a conservationist with a high-powered rifle from hiding places deep in the forest. Wanted posters pepper this fishing and lumber town three hours north of San Francisco. Armed agents ride shotgun on the region's biggest tourist attraction, the fabled Skunk Train that has been travers- ing the redwood route from Fort Bragg to Willits since 1885. And everyone wants 35- year-old Aaron Bassler cap- tured. Some say dead, some say alive. Elusive as he is, Bassler is no Rambo-like rogue sur- vivalist. People, including his father, say he is mentally ill with a history of bizarre behavior. James Bassler said his son is a paranoid schizo- phrenic, who believes he is on the run from alien space- craft, not the law. ''We don't want him to die; we don't want anyone else to die,'' said Bassler, a silver-haired fisherman who maintains the killings might have been avoided if county officials had heeded his pleas to get his son psy- chiatric treatment. ''It would not have taken much to stop this thing.'' Bassler said his son, who has deteriorated from the handsome and academical- ly successful teen depicted in family photos, to an increasingly troubled and isolated man, is likely bur- rowed deep into the woods, living off wild fruit and breaking into cabins, some abandoned by residents 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See HELP, page 5A Daily News photo by Andrea Wagner Red Bluff Outlaws Outlaw Sprint Kart Racing kicked off three nights of motorized thrashing and speeding at the Tehama District Fair in the main grandstands Friday. The three-divi- sion race had a $500 top prize and hosted more than 40 sprint karts, despite a power outage that shut down part of the program just after 8:30 p.m.The racing was followed by a truck and tractor pull Saturday evening and a championship destruction derby Sunday evening. Unemployed due to a closure or major layoff? Have lunch and learn about a special grant opportunity, offered for a limited time through the Job Training Center Call 529-7000 or visit www.jobtrainingcenter.org to learn dates and times. The event, scheduled for Oct. 1-2, will be held in the Caldwell Park area along the Sacramento River extending over to the Elks Lodge and up to Shasta and Keswick dam. An example of activi- ties is the Zumba Dance event. This fun-filled event is for all ages, danc- ing to set a new Guinness Book of World Records for attendance in a 30- minute class. Events include The 2 Dam Fun Century, a 100- mile Bicycle Ride touring the beautiful highlights of the Greater Redding Area and 1 Dam Short Ride of 32 miles, Crossfit Throw- down, Pump N Run and a Sock Hop. Clinics will be held on many other activities, including lacrosse, gym- nastics, golf, softball and baseball, disc golf, weight lifting, fencing and ball- room dancing. Seminars and discus- sions will cover a wide range of topics, from sports and orthopedics to proper diet, nutrition and recommended fitness training. This will be the first major event in the North State bringing together See HEALTH, page 5A Karts kick off motorized triumvirate