BRIEFLY SECURITY GUARD IS SHOT IN BAR FIGHT.VENTURA - A security guard was shot as he tried to save a bar customer Saturday morning, officials said. The guard, identified as Michael Stephen Barrie Michael Lace Stephen, known as Michael Stephen, (born 25 September 1942), was the British Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Shoreham from 1992 until 1997, when his seat was abolished by boundary changes. Montiel, 43, of Ventura, was hit by a bullet in the upper arm and was treated at a local hospital, the Ventura Police Department reported. The gunman, identified as Christian Bevan Williams, 24, of Ventura, got into a fight at D.J.'s Bar in the 1000 block of Scandia scan·di·a n. See scandium oxide. [From scandium.] Avenue a week ago and came back around 12:50 a.m. Saturday to settle the score with John ``Jack'' Dufau, another 24-year-old Ventura man, police said. The two took the fight outside, where Williams pulled a pistol, officials said. Montiel tried to grab the gun before he was shot, and other patrons then wrestled the gun from Williams. Williams was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. , police said. - Daily News Association hosts Derby Day the day of the annual race for the Derby stakes, - Wednesday of the week before Whitsuntide. See also: Derby event GLENDALE- The Glendale Association and Foundation for the Retarded will host their 12th annual Derby Day fund-raiser on May 1 to raise money to provide services for the developmentally disabled. The ``Southern style affair'' will feature a buffet luncheon, a silent action and a live auction of items including a one-week vacation for two in Puerto Vallarta Puerto Vallarta (pwār`tō väyär`tä), city (1990 pop. 93,503), Jalisco state, W Mexico. Located on the expansive Bahía de Banderas [Bay of Flags], Puerto Vallarta has been used since the 16th cent. including round-trip airfare, a private box with dinner for four at the Hollywood Bowl and golf for four at the Valencia Country Club. The event will be held in the Royal Crest room of the Pickwick Banquet Center in Burbank from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, contact Sandy Doughty dough·ty adj. dough·ti·er, dough·ti·est Marked by stouthearted courage; brave. [Middle English, from Old English dohtig; see dheugh- in Indo-European roots. at (818) 242-2434. - Daily News Deadline looms for property tax The deadline for the second installment of 2003-04 property taxes is Monday. To avoid a late penalty, payments must be received by 5 p.m. or postmarked before midnight, said Los Angeles County Assessor Los Angeles County Assessor is the office which deals with the tax-side to property in the county. The current assessor is Rick Auerbach. Prior to Auerbach taking office in 2000, Kenneth P. Hahn was assessor. Past City Assessors Name Term A. F. Rick Auerbach. The county property tax information line number is (888) 807-2111. - City News Service MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. construction getting under way Overnight construction will be under way on three San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. intersections early next week as the MTA continues work on the new Orange Line busway across the Valley. Nighttime work will take place from 7 p.m. on Tuesday to 7 a.m. Wednesday in Encino on Lindley Avenue, between Oxnard and Topham streets, as well as in Woodland Hills, at the intersection of Variel Avenue and Victory Boulevard, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said. Daytime work is scheduled to begin Monday in Valley Glen as crews reconstruct a portion of Oxnard Street, just east of Woodman Avenue. Overnight work there is scheduled from 7 p.m. on April 19 to 7 a.m. April 20. Daytime work is expected to continue at all three intersections for coming months, with work typically scheduled from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays. Residents should be notified of nighttime work, the MTA said. For information, call (213) 922-4444 or go to www.mta.net. - Daily News Motorcyclist dies after 101 crash A motorcyclist died after a crash as he rode north on the Ventura Freeway on Saturday morning, authorities reported. Peter Nyarady, 45, of Camarillo was riding with a group of 40 or 50 others in his club just south of Mussel mussel, edible freshwater or marine bivalve mollusk. Mussels are able to move slowly by means of the muscular foot. They feed and breathe by filtering water through extensible tubes called siphons; a large mussel filters 10 gal (38 liters) of water per day. Shoals when the crash occurred, the California Highway Patrol reported. Nyarady was severely injured and was pronounced dead at a hospital about 10:20 a.m., officials said. - Daily News |
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