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A big feature at Tehama District Fair for the young children is the PeeWee Show- manship Contest. Many of the contestants were the brother or sister of a 4-H or FFA member that Results from the peewee showmanship contest had shown their animals earlier during the fair. Ages 4-6 years Sheep Noyes, Holley Lindeman, Jesus Lorona. Goats Harrison Hamre winner, and Beverly Wilson, Kyle Johnson. Swine Tuesday, October 2, 2012 – Daily News 1C Cody Whitlock winner, and Ethan Gilbert, Landon Skelton, Jett Cox, Haylee Haylee Raimer winner, and Josie Parks. Overall Winner for 4-6 age division was Harrison Hamre winning a buckle donat- ed by Los Molinos FFA Ages 7-9 division Sheep Jordan Shank winner, and Austin Walker, McKynzie Huntley, Savannah Hop- ping, Carson Hopping, Rylee McGiffin, Sydney Taylor. Goats Kerri Pryde winner, and Parker Tande, Mackalie Cook, Sofie Parks. Overall Winner for 7-9 age division was Kamish Wagner winning a buckle donat- ed by Red Bluff FFA. Judges were Sr. Showmanship Winners from FFA and 4-H, Bailey Brownfield, Kamish Wagner winner, and Masie Skelton, Clayton Cox. Swine Will Macdonald, Sutter Long, Savannah Miller, Candace Bonham and Shanell Deloza. Ringmen were Red Bluff FFA Members, Wyatt Welch, Zach Taylor and Dillon Holbrook. Event Sponsors were California Milk Advisory Board, Tehama Jr. Livestock Auc- tion Committee, The John Rohr Family, Northern California Farm Credit, Jim and Bev Ross, John Gentry Media, Rob and Shelley Macdonald, We Shoot Ya Photog- raphy, Los Molinos FFA and Red Bluff FFA. Weekend offers thrills at the fair By ANDRE BYIK DN Sports Editor Drops and spins. Games and candy canes. The 92nd Tehama District Fair, a four- day affair, has come and gone but not with- out wowing and excit- ing the thousands that walked about the Tehama District Fair- ground for a slice of Red Bluff tradition. The scene was lively Saturday evening as fairgoers trying their hand at winning a stuffed prize often looked for an aim that was true — whether it was throwing darts or shooting a basketball. Periodically, a thun- derous roar could be heard near the games and rides. It was the tractor- pull event, where supped-up trucks took turns pulling "The Ter- minator," a 72,000- pound tractor. The stands were filled. Hoots and "Super Shot," which lifted fairgoers up and then released them for a super drop. Dave Stacy, a fairgo- er of Red Bluff who paused to watch a drop, said he has been attending the fair since 1977. Stacy, 44, attended with his son and baby, and said the fair pro- vides something to do for the kids. "It's not Disney- land," he said, "but it's still cool." Stacy said he noticed the fair has become smaller, and added, with a laugh, "more expensive, of course." The fair, which wel- comed fall in Red Bluff, ran Thursday through Sunday. ——— Daily News photos by Andre Byik Kevin Massetti, who drove "The Whip," prepares for his tractor pull at the 92nd Tehama District Fair at the fairgrounds in Red Bluff on Saturday. hollers abounded. And when Kevin Massetti, who drove a vehicle named "The Whip," pulled the massive tractor past all the placed markers that indicate how many feet a contestant has gone, the packed bleacher seats exploded. Massetti's vehicle attraction, a lioness named Taureg was led into a cage surrounded by fairgoers waiting for a look at the 11- year-old Hollywood star. Taureg starred in the exhibited a power that drove the crowd to its feet, and filled the fair with the booming sound of a jet-engine. In all, he pulled Taureg is tamed at the "Lion Safari" attraction at the 92nd Tehama District Fair at the fairgrounds in Red Bluff on Saturday. Taureg, an 11-year-old lioness, has starred in the films "Secondhand Lions" and "Water for Elephants." "The Terminator" an impressive 360.2 feet, which led one fairgoer to quip that Massetti had the momentum to pull the 72,000 pound machine to Redding. The roars were jux- taposed, however, by the hushed crowd wit- nessing the queen, and king, of the jungle. At the "Lion Safari," it," said Trisha Strahan, of Cottonwood, who brought her son Gar- rett, 6, and 4-year-old daughter Kenna. "They thought the Lions were really cool." Kenna added, "The kids enjoyed "They're huge." Nearby, steady drops and yells could be heard from thrill seekers riding the Fairgoers wait to be dropped on the "Super Shot" ride at the 92nd Tehama District Fair at the fairgrounds in Red Bluff on Saturday. Sports Editor Andre Byik can be reached at 527-2151, ext. 111 or at sports@redbluffdai- lynews.com. Follow him on Twitter: @TehamaSports 2003 film "Second- hand Lions" and last year's "Water for Ele- phants." CLEARANCE SALE Work Boots Many name brands to choose from 478 ANTELOPE BLVD. • RED BLUFF • 529-5466 Sheep Skin Slippers *on select styles Last year's winter boots ARIAT Performance Is In Our SoleTM *