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. ...

Colton First members prepare to deliver the baskets. From left: Donna Lawrence, the group's principal officer Steve Cade, and Rachel Warner. ...

Area leaders gather for a roundtable discussion. From left: Colton Joint Unified School District Board Member Dan Flores; Colton City Councilwoman Summer Zamora Jorrin; Fontana City Treasurer Janet Koehler-Brooks (back row, obstructed) Colton City Councilman David Toro (back); San Bernardino Community College District Trustee Joseph Williams; Assemblymember Cheryl R. Brown, 47th District (front); Grand Terrace City Councilman Doug Wilson (back); Grand Terrace City Mayor Darcy McNaboe (front); Grand Terrace City Councilwoman Sylvia Robles; Assemblyman Marc Steinorth, 40th Assembly District (back); San Bernardino County Supervisor Josie Gonzales, 5th District; Congressman-elect Pete Aguilar, 31st Congressional District (back); and Colton City Mayor Richard De La Rosa. ...

Some of the Vasquez family and friends gather around Salvador Vasquez's banner moments before it was hung. His banner can be seen at the northwest corner of La Cadena Drive and N Street. ...

Surrounded by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 155 members, the McMeans family gathers happily around several wrapped gifts and new bicycles donated to them by the work of several community organizations and the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 155. In the center is mother Vasier McMeans, a disabled Army veteran, and her four children, pictured in front, from left: Caleb, Clarence, Vasier, Demari and Tea. ...

An interactive exhibit at the San Bernardino County Museum helps visitors learn the science behind hydroelectric power. ...

Juvenile bald eagle observed in Big Bear. ...

One home on the 1100 block of Cantara Street is all lit up for the holidays. ...