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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The city of San Diego says it will sell its seven police horses via an online auction as a way to help balance its bud- get. The horse unit, start- ed in 1983, is disband- ing, and the officers have been assigned to other units. About a third of the San Diego Police Department's dogs are also being laid off. The horse auction will be held Feb. 1 through Feb 10 on the Web site Publicsur- plus.com. Potential buyers can see the horses Feb. 4 at the police stables. Weather forecast 6A Mostly cloudy 54/43 N EWS D AILY DAILY 50¢ MONDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2010 Ambassadors of beef sought Cardinals take pair of 2nds Breaking news at: www.redbluffdailynews.com N EWS D AILY RED BLUFF TEHAMA COUNTY 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 See Page 2A SPORTS 1B Community 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 Bull sales up over 2009 By GEOFF JOHNSON DN Staff Writer At 69, Dave Goss has seen almost as much of the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale as there has been to see. Goss, who hails from the Pitchfork Cattle Company in Vinton, has been coming to the sale since he was two, when the event was just that — a sale, and no more. There were no cowboys pocketing cell phones in leather holsters, or plastic Bud Light branded party cups back then. Nor were there plastic cattle paddles, or branded baseball caps breaking up the sea of cow- boy hats. The 69th Annual Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale, which concluded Saturday, was more than just a consignment auction and bull ride. Amidst a maze of booths for everything from hydraulic squeeze shoots to cow chow, between 10-foot-tall trac- tors and vaccines, you can use the event to bring yourself up to speed on the business and see old friends even if you aren't there to consign. That's what Ann and Tony Nicoletti did. Even with most of their livestock sold through their NB ranches in Montage and Cottonwood, it's a good time of the year to be in Red Bluff. But the sale itself on Satur- day, the main event, still offers enough spectacle to attract bleachers filled with ranchers and the occasional popcorn- munching teenager. Over the course of a few hours - about from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. - a rotating team of four auctioneers moved 269 bulls. To move that much bull means pouring out an audible avalanche, directed to both the men and women in the Don Smith Pavilion and nationwide viewers online, while a trio of men eyeball the audience and relay a complex system of sig- nals between the auctioneers and one-another. By the time the dung and dust had settled, $710,300 worth of livestock had been sold. It was a decent sale, with big- ger numbers than last year and a decent crowd, Bull Sale Manag- er Adam Owens said. It also reflects that unlike geldings, which may be pur- chased by hobbyists, bulls are always a purchase of necessity and are subject to different eco- nomics, he said. Among those purchased was SMH Diesel Advance 8004, a Hereford, now belonging to Goss. His granddaughter, mean- while, carries on the ranching tradition. Kallie Goss, of KK Livestock, entered the Res. Champion Hereford winner 310 Yuma H5 Tuesday 801. Sale results The 69th Annual Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale showed an uptick in bull sales. Altogether 269 bulls were sold Saturday, lower than 2005- 2007, which saw more than 300 bulls sold each year, but higher than last year's 239. The total sale was $710,300 and the average price was $2,650.37. Top Champions - Halter The highest selling bull of the day was the Champion Angus consigned by Traynham Ranches, Eagle Point, Ore., and sold to Rick and Anderson of Eagle Point, Ore. for $5,400. The Champion Hereford was consigned by Sonoma Moun- tain Herefords, Santa Rosa, and purchased by Dan Schleigh, Eagle Point, Ore., for $4,000. Mike and Lisa Owings of Owings Cattle, Powell Butte, consigned Champion AOB Red Angus, which was purchased by John Owens of Red Bluff for $2,600. Don and Cardey of Cardey Ranches, Turlock, were respon- sible for the Champion Short- horn, picked up by Carl Goltz, of Carrick Ranch, Weed for $2,600. Ron Brocco of Brocco Show Cattle, Sonoma, brought the Champion Maine Anjou, which was sold to Michael McGuire of Bald Hill Brangus, Fort Bragg, for $2,900. Champion Balancer was The Bull Mart/LCS's Loule Molt, Burns, Ore., which went to John Owens, Red Bluff, for $3,500. Ideal Jack Owens Angus went to Jon England of England Ranch, Prineville, Ore., with Clarke Brown, Sacramento, picking up the $3,500 tab. Cardey Ranches took the Champion Gelbvieh, which went to Powers Ranch, Myrtle Point, Ore., $2,200. Champion Simmental was John and Hinton of Hinton Ranch, Montague, bought by Matthew Dittmer, Dittmer Ranch, Fairfield, for $2,200. Daily News photo by Geoff Johnson Saturday marked the conclusion of the 69th Annual Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale. Photos courtesy of Ken Otto, Ottographics Tyler Stueve, the winner of the Bull Riding competition, takes a spin on Shebang in the second round Saturday Night at the fairgrounds. Cops on c o u n c i l agenda Police Chief Paul Nanfito will give the Red Bluff City Council a presentation on the department during Tuesday's council meeting. The police department's fourth quarter report will be presented as well. Other items the council is scheduled to discuss include a request to reallocate funds. City staff will ask the coun- cil to approve reallocating $166,000 that was supposed to be used to replace the heating and air conditioning system at City Hall for other use. The money, which comes from the Workforce Housing Grant, must be used by June. The heating and air condition- ing system will not get fixed by then. Instead of letting the grant time run out and the money left unused the city wants to use it for vehicle, equipment and technology upgrades in various departments. On the consent agenda • A resolution to allow the city manager to sign necessary paperwork for the city's partici- pation in the NoRTEC commer- cial and municipal retrofit pro- gram. • Authorization for city man- ager to sign a contract with the Tehama Economic Develop- ment Corporation for economic development services. • A resolution to allow the Tehama County Sanitary Land- fill Agency to submit a grant for the tire recycling grant pro- gram. The meeting will be 7 p.m. at City Hall, 555 Washington St. San Diego selling police horses to balance budget Bronc and Calf Scramble winners Clay Damuth tips his hat to the crowd after winning the Ranch Hand Bronc Riding. Melissa Simpson, middle, and Lee Hoffman, right, win the FFA Invitational Calf Scramble. Quake shakes county Sunday A moderate earthquake jolt- ed the county around midday Sunday, but no reports of dam- ages have been received. Measuring 3.2 magnitude, the tremor was centered 5 miles north, northeast of Gerber and 7 miles east, southeast of Red Bluff, according to preliminary data from the California Inte- grated Seismic Network Sun- day night. The 12:37 p.m. quake had a strong jolt in Red Bluff, but was short-lived. Reports of feeling the quake came in from as far away as Paradise, 62 miles away, and an area of Redding 61 miles from the epicenter, the network reported. The epicenter was estimated to be about 10 miles deep. See SALE, page 3A News tip? Call 527-2151, Ext. 112