COPS PLANT A LITTLE LOVE FOR DEPUTY'S FAMILY.Byline: ANGIE VALENCIA-MARTINEZ Staff Writer SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. -- Ventura County sheriff's deputies traded their handcuffs hand·cuff n. A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural. tr.v. and weapons for chain saws and stump grinders A stump grinder is a stand-alone power tool or equipment attachment that removes tree stumps by means of a rotating cutting disk that chips away the wood. Stump grinders come in a variety of sizes from the size of a lawn mower to nearly as big as a large truck. Saturday to help one of their own. Household chores at the Simi Valley residence of Deputy David Bonebright and his wife Christine have taken a back seat to caring for baby Ashlyn, who was 13 weeks premature when she was born 17 months ago at UCLA Medical Center UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. It is rated as one of the top three hospitals in the United States and is the top hospital on the West Coast according to US News & World Report. . Blind and breathing with the help of a ventilator ventilator /ven·ti·la·tor/ (ven´ti-la-tor) 1. an apparatus for qualifying the air breathed through it. 2. a device for giving artificial respiration or aiding in pulmonary ventilation. , the red-haired baby takes nearly 20 medications and requires constant attention from her parents and six nurses. With daddy David unable to find the time between work and baby care for yard work, his fellow deputies stepped in. Wearing black shirts emblazoned with the words ``The Ashlyn Project ... It's a family thing,'' 50 sheriff's deputies, their spouses and children turned out at the Bonebrights' Simi Valley home for some backyard cleaning. ``I thought we'd be planting tulips or something,'' said Deputy Amy Ward. ``It required a lot of hard work, which is just fine with me.'' Christine Bonebright said that since Ashlyn's birth, doing the laundry, dishes and other housework just has to wait. ``We live most of our lives in this room,'' she said, looking around the purple, pink and blue nursery. ``We play with her here. We eat here. We sleep on the floor.'' David -- who works 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. -- admits that he'd really let the backyard go. Every minute spent home is dedicated to Ashlyn, who is able to sit up on her own, roll over and use hand signals to communicate. So Detective Eric Buschow was more than happy to help get the yard into shape by clearing weeds 1. weeds - Refers to development projects or algorithms that have no possible relevance or practical application. Comes from "off in the weeds". Used in phrases like "lexical analysis for microcode is serious weeds." 2. , clipping (1) Cutting off the outer edges or boundaries of a word, signal or image. In rendering an image, clipping removes any objects or portions thereof that are not visible on screen. See scissoring. See also WCA. bushes and trimming trees. ``This was about helping out one of our own,'' he said. ``We're like a family. There comes a point where people need help.'' Detective Bill Hutton William David 'Bill' Hutton (January 28, 1910 in Calgary, Alberta - March 1, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played 2 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Ottawa Senators, Boston Bruins and Philadelphia Quakers. , who has known David Bonebright for eight years, arrived at the house after working the 6 p.m.-6 a.m. shift. ``I came straight here,'' he said. ``I'm here to help out a fellow officer, friend and partner. I want to see him smile. Dave keeps me going.'' angie.valencia(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3699 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Ventura County sheriff's Deputy Nick Odenath carries away a stump, above, from the yard of fellow Deputy David Bonebright. Deputies and their families teamed up Saturday for a makeover of the Bonebrights' yard. David and Christine Bonebright have been busy tending to their daughter, Ashlyn, left, who is blind and has breathing complications. Evan Yee/Staff Photographer |
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