Juan Gutierrez (center), with two of his daughters: Monserrat (left) and Jacqueline (right). The three stand in front of the vehicle that Gutierrez bedecks every holiday season with thousands of Christmas lights. ...

Volunteers at the December Feed the Need event, from left: Jared Herrera, Jannessa Quiroz, Debbie Caballos and Kristina Martinez give out "blessing bags."
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James Cash, along with family and friends, gather around the banner honoring Cash's military service just before it was hung in Colton. ...

Aimee and Derek Balcunas, of Hemet, welcomed a baby girl, Reagan, into the world on Dec. 22. ...

Applications are now being accepted for those applicants who wish to serve on the civil Grand Jury in San Bernardino County. ...

Stater Bros. Charities K-FROG Radiothon Raises Over $275,000 to Help Kids Battling Cancer at Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital. Pictured are volunteers who answered phones along with the K-FROG and Stater Bros. Charities teams. ...

Bonne Meres Auxiliary Members Kristin Pierce (left) and Terri DeMuth (right) presents Erin Phillips (center) of Children’s Fund with an $85,000 check which will help at-risk children in San Bernardino County. ...

A $50,000 check will purchase gifts for thousands of children this holiday season. From left: San Bernardino County Supervisors James Ramos, Janice Rutherford and Josie Gonzales, Linda Haugan, assistant executive officer of human services and First 5 commissioner, Erin Phillips, president and CEO, Children’s Fund, San Bernardino County Supervisors Curt Hagman and Robert Lovingood. ...

Colton Fire Department Battalion Chief Kevin Valentin receives a plaque for his heroic deed. From left: former San Bernardino County Fire Chief Peter Brierty, Colton Fire Department Battalion Chief Kevin Valentin, Fire and Burn Foundation Director Jeanne Terwilliger and Colton Fire Chief Tim McHargue. ...

Colton paramedic Capt. Tom De Bellis helps a student choose from a selection of toys during the Make a Child Smile event on Dec. 12. ...