Big Bear Lake, CA March 2 2014 - The tour boat with it's famous movie history "Time Bandit" or simply known as "The Pirate Ship" fell victim to recent hard rains and heavy wet snow. The Time Bandit is now sitting on the bottom at it's home port Holloway's Marina. According to owner Loren Hafen, he believes that the storm was just too much for the on-board automatic pumps … [Read more...] about Bottom time for Pirate Ship “Time Bandit”
Acosta Bankruptcy Halts Property Auction
Big Bear City, CA 2/28/2014 6:30 pm - According to owner of A.J. Acosta Tree Service, Andy Acosta today filed personal and business bankruptcy in federal court. This has resulted in halting the auction of his property on North Shore for now, which was scheduled to begin Saturday March 1, 2014. According to Mr. Acosta, federal bankruptcy was necessary as application of the … [Read more...] about Acosta Bankruptcy Halts Property Auction
Widespread Power Outage, Tree Branches Blamed
Big Bear Valley, CA October 2, 2013 - A widespread power outage affected most of the Big Bear Valley this morning. It was described by a Big Bear Firefighter as a minor tree branch issue. Although minor it was on a critical line in Big Bear City near Greenway. It took about an hour to restore power to the majority of the valley, with some lingering minor pockets of outages … [Read more...] about Widespread Power Outage, Tree Branches Blamed
Major Structure Fire At Riffenburgh Lumber Yard
Big Bear Lake, CA September 29, 2013 9:00 am - A major structure fire was reported Sunday morning around 7:00 am burning at the Riffenburgh Lumber property. Two structures near the rear of the property on the north end were fully engulfed in flames as the Big Bear Fire department arrived. Both structures could be considered a total loss. Other structures on the property were … [Read more...] about Major Structure Fire At Riffenburgh Lumber Yard
Passing of Marge McDonald
Big Bear City, CA August 10, 2013, updated: Marge McDonald of Sugarloaf passed away on Friday August 9, 2013. The Memorial Service is scheduled for Sunday, August 18th at 4:00 PM at Summit Christian Fellowship located at 41965 Garstin Dr. in Big Bear Lake, across from the DWP office. Marge McDonald served the public as an elected official on the Big Bear City Community … [Read more...] about Passing of Marge McDonald