About 30 of Big Bear’s top 11 and 12-year-old skiers competed in this weekend’s J4 festival qualifying race at Snow Summit resort over the weekend. Though none of the skiers from the Snow Summit Junior Race Team qualified for the competition over racers from six other teams, a number of them from the Tahoe area, the future looks bright for three of the younger racers who came … [Read more...] about Local Pre-Teens Compete in J4 Festival Qualifying Race at Summit Over Weekend
City Council Did Not Name New Fire Chief at February 23 Meeting, But Did Honor Public Servants
Though the Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District, led by City Council’s Darrell Mulvihill and Rick Herrick, met in closed session yesterday to continue the selection process for a new fire chief (a position that has been filled in the interim by Mark Mills), no reportable action was announced when the City Council convened for their regular meeting last night. That said, no … [Read more...] about City Council Did Not Name New Fire Chief at February 23 Meeting, But Did Honor Public Servants
Sustain Event Generates Over $5000 for Local Families in Need
The community rallied in support of those less fortunate, as over 500 people were in attendance to enjoy dinner and entertainment at Friday’s Sustain event at Community Church by the Lake. Given the church’s donation of facility and the Peppercorn Grille’s donation of food, event organizers Andy and Megan Meadors of sylas.net tell KBHR that over $5,300 was raised—and 100% of … [Read more...] about Sustain Event Generates Over $5000 for Local Families in Need
Lake Permit Fees to Increase in 2009 Boating Season
An additional fee of $10 will be applied to all annual boat permits issued for Big Bear Lake in the 2009 boating season, given a resolution passed by the Municipal Water District’s Board of Directors on Thursday. There were no protests to the fee increase, either in person at the meeting of February 19 or submitted in writing, so directors proceeded with the increase, which … [Read more...] about Lake Permit Fees to Increase in 2009 Boating Season