On each of his four daughters’ birthdays, Robert Hotton would take them on a date, wherever they wanted to go. “I took my jobs very seriously, and so it...
Category - Veterans
At 103 years old, longtime Santa Clarita Valley resident David Gilbert said his secret to longevity is going for walks and eating chocolate. In his pantry, you...
Sandra Smith loves being a PTA mom, having a good laugh with friends and being a part of her community, as well. But there’s also privacy to her, a story...
Staff Sgt. Jim McGuire is the patriarch of a family of artists. His woodworking with a scroll saw became his refuge after a long day’s work, developing his...
Vietnam veteran Jerry Peterson has always been extremely patriotic, so much so that his truck is decked out with a number of stickers and decals. After local...
Once Kyle Thieme decided to join the military, he knew immediately what branch. “My grandpa was in the Army, so I want to go into the Army,” he said. Though...
The Santa Clarita Veteran Services Collaborative has selected a local veteran to be gifted the full title to a family residence thanks to a contribution made...
Sitting in her house is a letter from the Acting Naval Secretary Thomas Modly. Under his letterhead, Modly wrote a handful of kind words followed by a...
Though not many can say their entire career was a good one, Fred Gesin certainly can. “For a 44-year career of working, nobody has had a better experience than...
A Santa Clarita World War II veteran who helped capture a German U-Boat and Enigma Machine has died. Carl Schena, 98, died on Nov. 24, two months after The...
