Tag: Third District Supervisor James Ramos

Adult Learning and Referral Center Closing It’s Doors

Adult Learning and Referral Center Closing It’s Doors

Posted by | Thursday, July 14, 2016 | , , , , |

Big Bear Lake, CA, July 14, 2016 – The Adult Learning and Referral Center, located at Community Church Big Bear, opened it’s doors in October of 2015. The program was sponsored by the Big Bear Hummingbird Project, a nonprofit 501(c) 3. They also received a $5,000.00 grant provided by Third District Supervisor James Ramos to help provide free classes such as GED, English as a Second Language and provide class scholarships to low income adults for job training classes. Due to lack of interest, the Center will be closing on July 31, 2016. In June, 2015, a survey was conducted and everyone who...

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James Ramos Wins – Election Rules Force Others to November Runoff

James Ramos Wins – Election Rules Force Others to November Runoff

Posted by | Wednesday, June 8, 2016 | , |

Although the nations’ campaigns for president have taken the spotlight for so many months the most important to the Big Bear Valley are the offices that have their roots closest to home.  With 100% of the precincts reporting the unofficial results of yesterday’s election are as follows. James Ramos has easily won his reelection efforts by taking 65% of the vote over opponent Donna Munoz for the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors Third District.  Robert Lovingood will face a runoff with Angela Valles for the first district and Josie Gonzales of the 5th district will return as she...

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Big Bear Non-Profits Take Top Spots in GIVE BIG Campaign

Posted by | Thursday, December 3, 2015 | , |

Big Bear, CA, December 3, 2015 – Another great year for the San Bernardino GIVE BIG Campaign—a 24 hour online effort to raise funds for 261 non-profits serving San Bernardino County. This year’s campaign raised $251,481 with 2,931 donors. From midnight to 11:59pm on December 1, 2015, supporters of San Bernardino County nonprofits went online, connected with causes they cared about and made donations. Every donation made had a chance to receive a Golden Ticket. When a randomly selected donor was the lucky recipient of a Golden Ticket, their charity received additional prize money. In addition, the top organizations on the Leaderboard received prize money ranging from $500 to $10,000. This year, the top four organizations on the leader board were all from Big Bear. 1             AAUW Tech Trek Camp for Big Bear Girls /448 donors raised  $7,691 2             LIGHTHOUSE PROJECT INC /192 donors raised  $10,046 3             BIG BEAR VALLEY EDUCATION TRUST/147 donors raised $8,131 4             FRIENDS OF BIG BEAR VALLEY /144 donors raised $3,280 The Ultra Super Golden Ticket receives a prize worth $10,000! Arts 4 Good will work with the apparent winner of this prize—Lighthouse Project, Inc., to develop six months of support in the implementation of a communications plan. This will help in improving their messaging thus increasing their capacity and sustainability. Organizations receiving more than $3,000 in donations will be eligible for the new $3,000...

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Bounty Offered for Drone Operators

Posted by | Wednesday, August 5, 2015 | , , , |

San Bernardino County, CA, August 5, 2015 – Drone operators have been asked repeatedly not to fly their aircraft during wildfires. But at crucial moments in each of the wildfires that have broken out in San Bernardino County so far this year, fire-fighting air tankers had to be diverted away from their targets because of the presence of small airborne hobby drones. The County Board of Supervisors decided asking is no longer enough and created a $75,000 reward fund for the arrest and conviction of anyone who flew any remote control-operated aircraft and interfered with fire-fighting aircraft during the recent Lake, Mill 2, and North fires. “Because fire-fighting planes could not be used, those fires spread faster and further,” Board of Supervisors Chairman James Ramos said during a news conference. “In the most recent fire, the North Fire, we saw cars and trucks burning on the freeway, we saw homes burn, and we saw families running for their lives,” Chairman Ramos said. “We want to know who was flying drones, and we want them punished. Someone knows who they are, and there is $75,000 waiting for them.” Sheriff John McMahon said his department will actively pursue drone operators in addition to its other vital duties during wildfires. And District Attorney Mike Ramos warned drone operators that they could and would be prosecuted for murder if their drones led to the death...

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Google to Preserve Big Bear’s Treasures

Posted by | Sunday, February 16, 2014 | , , |

Big Bear City, CA, February 16, 2014 – The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved a new partnership this month between the County Museum and the Google Cultural Institute. Through their Art Project, the Institute will film and photograph various exhibits at the Museum, covering the cultural and natural heritage of the San Bernardino Mountains and other areas. The materials will include a diorama of the birds in the Big Bear area, and a “First People” exhibit honoring the various native American tribes of our region. The endeavor is designed to digitally preserve cultural information for future generations and make it globally accessible, and according to Museum Director Robert McKernan, it’s only fitting his institution should be included. He says, “Our collections are of worldwide significance, and this partnership will help spread the word….about the educational and research opportunities offered through our museum.” Third District Supervisor James Ramos added that the online platform will be a great tool for educating local youth about the rich history of San Bernardino County. Google has already partnered with hundreds of museums, cultural institutions, and archives from 40 countries to host the world’s cultural treasures online. Partner museums can upload high quality images from their collections and offer virtual tours of museum exhibits. The San Bernardino County Museum is at the California Street exit from Interstate 10 in Redlands, and will soon...

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