Archive By Author - Ray Bowden
East Side Story: Vet is one of the ‘Frozen Chosin’
A Canyon Country octogenarian is among the U.S. military's more exclusive clubs: survivors of the so-called "Frozen Chosin," who survived the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir in Korea. Murl E. Craven, 86, served as a cook while en route to North Korea, but he traded in his ladle for an a .50-caliber machine gun as soon as he set foot on Korean soil. Craven was one of 8,000 Marines surrounded by what some historians estimated ...
West Side Story: Crimes of opportunity increase slightly
Local deputies are responding to more crime in Stevenson Ranch these days than they were in the early months of 2012, one law enforcement officials say. "More or less, they appear to be crimes of opportunity, such as taking bikes from open garages or testing car door handles in the middle of the night," Sgt. Ron Olfert said. Among the crimes deputies responded to in February in Stevenson Ranch were four vehicle burglaries, three residential ...
West Side Story: ‘Got to get that flag’
Two West Side flag football teams met for a heated contest at a Stevenson Ranch park Saturday morning. "It's fun because I can get the flag," said 5-year-old Bronco-player Dakoda Darby, who explained that instead of tackling opponents, flag football players take a more civilized approach and grab a "flag," the strip of bright cloth or plastic worn by each player that stops their movement once taken. The Broncos played the Bears, another local team, ...
SCV Republican Assembly looks to gauge interest
The Santa Clarita Valley Republican Assembly hosted a straw poll in front of a Canyon Country shopping center Saturday to see, as one constituent said, what local voters are thinking for April's City Council election.
State to cut 300 court jobs in Los Angeles County
At least 300 county court employees will lose their jobs as the result of deep cuts in court funding by the state, a county official said Wednesday. "All of our courts are going to be impacted," Los Angeles County Superior Court spokeswoman Mary Hearn said. On Monday, Los Angeles Superior Court Presiding Judge Lee S. Edison issued a memo informing all county court employees about pending layoffs. Specifically, judicial assistants, courtroom assistants and court reporters ...
Homeless shelter to close until December
The Santa Clarita Valley's only homeless shelter will close its doors next week, and with chilly nights and possible rain still ahead in March and April, its clients are making plans, a shelter official said Tuesday. "Typically, they try to buy a car or rent places not usually used as living spaces," shelter executive director Tim Davis said. "Usually, 25 to 35 of our clients get together to buy tents and sleeping bags and live ...
A look at a life on the streets
At least one Santa Clarita Valley homeless man will go back to a familiar routine when the shelter closes down next week - a routine that will be in its 10th year for him. "I may be homeless, but I'm self-sufficient," David Mendez, 58, said with confidence during a recent interview. Mendez has been 10 years homeless, and stays at the local shelter each year. When it closes, he stays with friends or sleeps in ...
West Side Story: Castaic man prepares the shots
The Santa Clarita Valley has been a movie mainstay since silent film star William S. Hart purchased a ranch in Newhall in the 1920s, but for all the glory some associate with acting, one Castaic film equipment manufacturer says he's happy to be behind the lens - not in front of it.
A few Ks to keep kids running
More than 300 runners beat feet at Bridgeport Marketplace in Valencia during the second annual Mardi Gras 5K Race and Mini-Madness Run to benefit a running club for teens Sunday. "The run is to raise money for youth in Santa Clarita to train for the L.A. Marathon," event official Sharlene Duzick said. And raise money the event did, as by 10 a.m., $13,500 had been collected through the $35 registration fees paid by 325 runners ...
Local Marine readies for his service overseas
Thoughts of home are never far from the mind of a 22-year-old Marine from Canyon Country, but now that's he's about to deploy to Afghanistan, the idea of home resonates all that more powerfully for him, Lance Cpl. Adam Buck said Saturday. "I'm a little afraid of the unknown, but I'm more afraid of leaving my life back here," Buck said while sitting on the back patio of his parent's Honby Avenue home. Buck, a ...
Forecast offers wind warning
Winds nearing 60 mph blasted through the Santa Clarita Valley on Friday and could stick around through this afternoon, the National Weather Service said.
Newborn’s leap day birth celebrated
A leap-day baby born at Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital will celebrate her birthday every year, her mother said Thursday, despite the fact her birthday occurs only once every four years. "I'm going to celebrate her birthday every Feb. 28," Lucero Vega said of her new baby girl, Samantha Ortiz, born at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 29. The date Feb. 29 occurs every four years on leap year. Samantha was 20 inches long and weighed ...
Local deputies break drug ring
An anonymous tip led deputies to arrest several members of a suspected local drug ring, sheriff's officials and prosecutors said Thursday. One suspect, Michael Lyadda, has been charged with seven felonies, including possession for sale of a controlled substance, obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and two counts of second degree commercial burglary, according to the felony complaint issued against him by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. The county filed its case against ...
‘The Artist’ artifacts, and other relics
William S. Hart Museum officials have raised the curtain on a free silent-film-era exhibit featuring items that were used in the movies "The Artist" and "Hugo."
Trikke trend takes hold
The Trikkers left the sports center at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, with more than just a few celebratory cheers to begin their ride.
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