By Dianne Anderson Thousands of summer vacationers will hit the streets of San Bernardino in about three weeks, looking to run off all that spare energy. Parents may want to revisit their local parks and recreation centers for a multitude of safe, fun and free things for the kids to do. Park programs are opening ...

By Dianne Anderson Somehow, 15-year-old Michael Bolton seems well beyond his years.  He’s pulling good grades, finds time to volunteer in the community, and already has worked out his 10-year goals. Bolton, a longtime volunteer at the Delmann Heights Community Center, wants to follow in his grandfather’s footsteps, a Vietnam veteran who served in transportation ...

By Dianne Anderson Now that the holidays are in full swing, something is clearly missing on the Westside. More accurately, someone. This time of year, John Griffin would pull the community together, haul out boxes and bags of Christmas toys for Westside kids. He’d freely distribute food or whatever else he could drum up, along ...