16:39 MONTEREY – Santa Claus made an early visit to the Monterey Peninsula this week, trading in his sleigh for a fire truck. For the past 20 years, Santa has teamed up with Monterey firefighters to deliver toys to local families in need. Toys were collected in marked barrels at all five fire station locations. Nearly 100 volunteers wrapped the gifts at Monterey High School on December 16. With lights flashing, fire engines delivered the gifts to local family doorsteps on December 17 and 18. Over 200 children from 78 local families received gifts from this year’s toy drive.
