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ByHeatherHoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter REDBLUFF Alengthydiscussiontookplaceatthe Tehama District Fair Board of Directors meeting Tuesday over the number of animals that were sifted, or disqualified, at the fair in September. President Linda Durrer discussed the reports by one media outlet that more than 30 steers were sifted. Only 15 steers were sifted. "There were a lot of false rumors that went around, such as they were cutting animals for the truck loads, that was not accurate by any means," Durrer said. "There were two vets that had the opportunity to look at the steers and a livestock judge had an opportunity to look at the animals and she did sift 15 steers. When we hire the judge, we stand behind the judge." The board will work on making sure some- thing like this doesn't happen again and ensure better communication between all involved. The judge that was hired was well qualified to make these decisions and has judged livestock events throughout the nation, Durrer said. Director Shannon Long said another rumor on social media suggested a director put a quota on the sifting and that's why the animals were cut. "I have never heard of that and that is put out there as fact," Long said. "I think an exhibitor and their family have to be responsible for what they put out to the public. When you violate your code of ethics that you signed by doing that then it puts everyone in the position to not know what really the truth was." Durrer said the board needed to look ahead. "We can't do anything about what happened this year," Durrer said. "We can't change what LIVESTOCK Sifting stirsup board meeting By Heather Hoelscher hhoelscher@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Heather on Twitter REDBLUFF The Salisbury High School book club met Tuesday at the Tehama County Library to discuss the book "Drawn" with Author Chris Led- better through live video streaming. This is the first time an author was able to join the students for the book club meeting, said teacher Darbie Andrews. Ledbetter was speak- ing to the students from Durham, North Caro- lina, where he lives. He spoke about his book and answered any questions the students had. "I really liked the book," said Rosemary Au- brey, a senior. "It was a really good book. It was really relatable. In the beginning it was kind of slow but once you started reading, it captured your interest and you really wanted to find out what was going to happened to the characters." The book club reads a new book every six weeks and the students meet to discuss the book at the teen corner section of the library. Librarian Todd Deck produces lists of ques- EDUCATION Localstudents discuss book with author Downtownbusinesseswill provide a safe, fun Halloween adventure for kids 2-5p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31. PAGEA3 COMMUNITY TreatStreetplannedfor downtown on Halloween We are blessed to have a diverse group of farmers and ranchers supplying us with fresh local foods. PAGE A4 LIFESTYLES Local producers of delicious foods Five high school students were hospitalized a er over- dosing on cough syrup in an attempt to get high. PAGE B5 BAY AREA Students overdose on cough medicine Mayor Kevin Johnson said he will not seek a third term because the city is heading in a positive direction. PAGE B5 SACRAMENTO Ex-NBA star won't seek re-election as mayor By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF The Red Bluff Community Center was the place to be Wednesday for residents having questions for law enforcement, with the first Tehama County Cof- fee with Cops forum held at the center. The event had partici- pation from the California Highway Patrol, Red Bluff Police and Tehama County Sheriff's departments with several law enforcement from officers and deputies on up to the department heads on hand to meet the public. "I think the folks that came out were appreciative of hav- ing the event," said CHP Red Bluff Area Commander Lt. Lou Aviles. "We're hopeful there will be more commu- nity involvement next time. The people that did show up got their needs met. We're here to provide a service and let people know we're here." Both Aviles and Tehama County Sheriff Dave Hen- cratt said the majority of the people just came out to meet their local law enforcement with only a few having ques- tions about things such as is- sues with people speeding. "Everyone who has come in has been appreciative of the opportunity to talk," Hen- LAW ENFORCEMENT Fi rs t Te ha ma C ou nt y Co ffe e wi th C op s he ld W ed ne sd ay JULIE ZEEB - DAILY NEWS Gary Kruzner, third from le , talks with law enforcement at the first Tehama County Coffee with Cops event. Pictured, from le , are California Highway Patrol Lt. Lou Aviles, Tehama County Sheriff Dave Hencratt, Kruzner and Red Bluff Police Chief Kyle Sanders. By Julie Zeeb jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com @DN_Zeeb on Twitter RED BLUFF Tehama County has been serenaded through- out the last week by fiddle music compliments of the band Loosley Strung at var- ious city and county gov- ernment meetings in prepa- ration for the Western Open Fiddle Championships, which will be at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge, 355 Gilm- ore Road, Friday and Satur- day. The festival opens tonight with a kickoff concert fea- tured in Calvin Vollrath at 7 at the Elks Lodge. The best music of the event is always the tunes heard out in the parking lot, where musicians gather and often improvise during jam sessions, creating the tunes as they go, said co-Chairman Tex Ash, who also serves as Master of Ceremonies for the event. "One song can go until sun-up, but we won't do that tonight," Ash said at Tues- day's Red Bluff City Coun- cil Meeting, which was the group's second meeting of the day. "My favorite part is I love to see the smiles on people's faces when we play. Sometimes they smile when we quit." The event, which cele- brates 33 years in 2015 with 19 years in Red Bluff, kicks off today at 7 p.m. with a con- cert by Calvin Vollrath who hails from Alberta, Canada and is "cottin-picking amaz- ing," said co-Chairwoman Sharon Barrett. "We are so grateful to the city of Red Bluff," Barrett said. "We were in Redding for 14 years, but when we came to Red Bluff we found home." The contest has been known to have contestants ranging from age 3 all the way up to 93 years old and for 2015 there's already a 4-year-old registered for her first contest as well as an 87-year-old veteran who has been at several competitions, Barrett said. "This contest was origi- nally started by the Califor- nia Old Time Fiddler's Asso- ciation to preserve and per- petuate the old time style of fiddling," said Pat Scott of Loosely Strung. "When we started in the '70s it was a lost art." The contest draws partic- ipants and judges from all over and gives a nice mix of different regional styles, Bar- rett said. Each contestant will perform three tunes in- cluding a hoe-down, a waltz and a tune of choice in a four-minute period. Tickets for tonight's kick- off concert are $15 for gen- eral admission with children 12 and younger free with a paid adult. The price for the contest, MUSIC WESTERN OPEN FIDDLE CHAMPIONSHIP IS SET JULIE ZEEB — DAILY NEWS Rich Reynolds, Tex Ash and Pat Scott of Loosely Strung play a few tunes Tuesday at the Tehama County Board of Supervisor meeting where they invited the public to attend the Western Open Fiddle Championships on Friday and Saturday at the Red Bluff Elks Lodge. Community.....A3 Lifestyles........A4 Opinion............A6 Sports.............. 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