Everyday Heroes

Everyday Heroes: Woman helps those with reading disorders

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:28:28 +0000

CHINO HILLS - When Donna Rutherford found out her fourth-grade daughter was reading at a first-grade level she knew something had to change. Moreover, it was a wake-up call things weren't going well at school.

Everyday Heroes: Carlo, Angela Alce of Dhat Island in Redlands feeding homeless community

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 08:04:29 +0000

REDLANDS - Carlo Alce was born in Haiti. He often returns for humanitarian efforts. During these visits, he sees first-hand how cruel life there can be. So when he returns to his home in Redlands it is difficult for him to turn a blind eye when he sees people who could use a helping hand.

Everyday Heroes: Apple Valley man makes drive to Watts to help students stay safe

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:07:14 +0000

WATTS - Michael "Big Mike" Cummings stands in front of David Starr Jordan High School on a warm Thursday afternoon. At nearly 6 feet 2 inches tall and about 380 pounds, 49-year-old Big Mike is the kind of man you'd want to meet in a dark alley.

Everyday Heroes: Helping San Bernardino's needy is a way of life for Marsha Olguin

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:06:56 +0000

SAN BERNARDINO - Marsha Olguin says she's not an angel. The 57-year-old takes credit only for being a "helper."

Everyday Heroes:: Candy Stallings: Rape crisis counselor in San Bernardino County keeps up fight 'to end sexual violence'

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:06:29 +0000

SAN BERNARDINO -- Tears flow from the eyes of the black-haired boy in a painting that hangs on a downtown office wall. It's a self portrait. The artist was a prisoner in the California Institution for Men in Chino. He wanted Candy Stallings to have the painting. She's kept it for 20 years.

Everyday Heroes: Young Visionaries: Helping San Bernardino County kids stay off the path to gangs

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:06:07 +0000

SAN BERNARDINO - Terrance Stone started out with a backpack and a dream. The dream - and mission - of the 42-year-old former gangmember was to provide programs for at-risk youth.

Everyday Heroes: Lenai Carraway: Corona resident spreads Christmas cheer in Inland prisons

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:05:41 +0000

Lenai Carraway held out an angel-shaped Christmas card in the back parking lot of Crossroads Christian Church in Corona on a recent Wednesday afternoon. The day was warm and Carraway was beat. The card said it all. A note on it read: "Your dad loves you."

Everyday Heroes: Woman helps bring cheer to children of inmates

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:05:16 +0000

Lenai Carraway held out an angel-shaped Christmas card in the back parking lot of Crossroads Christian Church in Corona on a recent Wednesday afternoon. The day was warm and Carraway was beat.

Everyday Heroes: Saintly sister tends to the needy and the lost at Muscoy church

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:05:01 +0000

MUSCOY - Sister Mary McKinney has been called "a saint for the needy."

Everyday Heroes: Project Caring and Sharing mentors share so much more

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:03:35 +0000

Alex Lopez needed a friend. His best pal from the neighborhood had moved away and the Pomona fifth-grader was having trouble in school - math and English.

Everyday Heroes: ' I just want them to know that someone cares about them, and they're not alone."

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:03:01 +0000

RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- Jason Newhouse and Jeff Zazueta want the children of Loma Linda University Medical Center to know someone is thinking of them.

Everyday Heroes: Hillside Handymen craft their skills for 'fix-it days'

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:02:35 +0000

RANCHO CUCAMONGA -- It's the simplest of household tasks that sometimes become the most daunting. But thanks to volunteers at Hillside Handymen, those pesky home repairs for many residents have quickly become a thing of the past.

Everyday Heroes: Courage of young girl inspired teenager to step up

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:01:48 +0000

CHINO HILLS -- When Matthew Greathouse met Karla Rosen in 2005 she was wearing a wig. "Then she took it off and that was the first time I saw anyone with cancer at such a young age," said Greathouse, 18, of Chino Hills.

Everyday Heroes: Christmas in the Classroom makes the grade with these students

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:01:15 +0000

Happy tears dripped down Maria Vazquez' face as she watched the children clutch their gifts. For the seventh year Maria, a Chino resident, and her dedicated band of holiday helpers, were hosting Christmas in the Classroom at Fontana's Juniper Elementary School.

Everyday Heroes: Her camera captures final moments in potentially life-limiting illness of a child.

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:00:42 +0000

UPLAND -- There was a time when Eileen Kelly didn't believe her grandson would live to see his second birthday.

Everyday Heroes: 12 senior citizens, six Santa elves and Christmas surprise packages

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:59:20 +0000

UPLAND -- Arthur Arias doesn't get many Christmas presents these days so when six of Santa's elves showed up at his door with a surprise gift, he donned a smile that went from ear-to-ear.

Everyday Heroes: Woman harvests her good fortune and shares it with hungry

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:56:43 +0000

REDLANDS - There are plenty of people out there who need a meal. Barbara Wormser is trying to reach all of them. Wormser founded Inland Harvest in 1990 and has since made it her quest to feed the hungry.

Everyday Heroes: Campus club, aspirations and words of wisdom

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:53:17 +0000

REDLANDS - All young people should take the time to meet David Maupin.

Everyday Heroes: Their name - Music Changing Lives - says it all

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:49:39 +0000

REDLANDS - Don't ever offer Josiah Bruny a handout. He has never asked for one and will never accept one. It's a trait he has preached to the youngsters that have worked their way through his Music Changing Lives Program.

Everyday Heroes: Church mission changed woman's prospective into lifetime committment

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:47:53 +0000

REDLANDS - At one point Heidi Mayer looked at the homeless the way a lot of people do. Those people are dirty, they are scary, they are dangerous.

Everyday Heroes: Giving back is a passion for this 'softie'

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:43:29 +0000

REDLANDS - Rudy Lozano is a bit of a softie. A kid smiles at him and it makes his day.

Everyday Heroes: Many hats are perfect fit for police officer

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:42:11 +0000

REDLANDS - Elyzabeth Green is everything her job description requires her to be - a friend, a peer, a role model, a teacher, a counselor and much, much more. Green has become the face of the Redlands Police Department and is the epitome of its Community Policing Division.

Everyday Heroes: Blessing Center is a blessing that lasts a long time

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:39:57 +0000

REDLANDS - A long line of people worked their way through the Redlands Blessing Center on Saturday. Some very young and some very old, some were there alone. There were couples and there were entire families.

Everyday Heroes: 'Ball guy' keeps doggie playground 'like Easter seven days a week'

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:18:04 +0000

CLAREMONT -- Keith Pohlman is his name, but most people just know him as, "the ball guy." Each afternoon, about 4 p.m., Pohlman, a 67-year-old, retired Chino resident, brings his two golden retrievers Daisy, 6, and Farley, 2, to Claremont's Pooch Park.

Everyday Heroes: Chic Wolk's charitable heart gives to young, old

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 03:11:39 +0000

There's an item on the menu at Izzy's Deli in Santa Monica called "Chic Wolk's Hot Oatmeal."

Everyday Heroes: Sylmar mother Vivian Hartman advocates for sick children, their families

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 05:15:42 +0000

To step into Vivian's world, you'll need a taste for coffee, a zest for ribs, and a love for helping terminally ill kids. Vivian and Bruce Hartman own Buffalo Bruce's Mercantile - a funky, artsy cafe-barbecue joint and garden paradise in Sylmar. A regular coffee shop this ain't.

Everyday Heroes: Dorothy Cohen, Chansonettes brighten San Fernando Valley with song

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:31:29 +0000

When the Chansonettes sing, San Fernando Valley listeners shine. That's because the volunteer women's chorus doesn't care so much about the words. They care about the heart - especially during the holidays. | PHOTOS

Everyday Heroes: Ex-gang member says he survived shooting to make a difference in kids' lives

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:57:03 +0000

Shot in the chest and arm by a gang member wielding a .45, Steve Martinez figures he should have died on the street near San Fernando High School.