Christmas cheer spreads throughout the San Jacinto Valley

A young visitor poses with Santa Claus during the Valley-Wide Park and Recreation District’s annual Breakfast with Santa event in San Jacinto Saturday, Dec. 11. Valley News/Don Starkey, Valley-Wide Recreation and Park District photo
It wasn’t difficult for families in the San Jacinto Valley to find Christmas spirit all day long Saturday, Dec. 11. Starting first thing in the morning, Valley-Wide Park and Recreation District hosted its annual Breakfast with Santa at the Regional Park Sport Center in San Jacinto. Two sessions, starting at 8 and 10 a.m., were offered to be able to provide enough social distancing for all attendees.Due to health restrictions, it was a walk-through event where about 300 visitors posed with holiday characters and scenes, took a photo with Santa Claus, got a take-home craft project and a pancake breakfast to go. There were prizes as well, including two bikes and the grand prize, a $300 Disney gift car
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