Big Bear City, CA, September 29, 2014 - With mountain highways running along forested areas, wildlife can sometimes be found crossing the road. Drivers are sometimes taken by surprise, and there have been several collisions this year between motorists and bear or deer on routes 18, 330 and 38. State Farm says such crashes could increase. Their latest report states that U.S. … [Read more...] about Deer Collisions on the Rise
Medicine Wheel: A Native Approach To Restoring Balance
Big Bear City, CA, September 28, 2014 - This month marked the ten-year anniversary of the Big Bear Medicine Wheel that was led by an Eastern Shoshone elder during the severe drought of 2004. At the time, local government agencies were debating cloud seeding--a method of increasing precipitation by dispersing substances such as dry ice or silver iodide crystals into the air. … [Read more...] about Medicine Wheel: A Native Approach To Restoring Balance
Big Bear Expecting Tons of Snow September 27
Big Bear Lake, CA, September 26, 2014 - Right on the heels of the news of the acquisition by Mammoth Mountain Ski Area, Bear Mountain is having its winter kickoff party this weekend. The 11th annual Hot Dawgz & Handrails is set for Saturday, September 27 from 9 am to dark, and 40 pro snowboarders will compete for cash on 130 tons of man-made snow starting at 2 pm. The … [Read more...] about Big Bear Expecting Tons of Snow September 27
Local Man Reported Missing
September 26, 2014, Big Bear Lake, CA - The Big Bear Sheriff's Station is asking for the public's help in locating a Big Bear Lake resident. Sixty-year-old Brian McCamish is described as a "voluntary missing person" and was last seen in the City of Big Bear Lake on September 19. It's not known if he's currently in the area, but anyone who has information on his whereabouts … [Read more...] about Local Man Reported Missing
Replace the Shake: New Funds Available To Bring Roofs Into Compliance
Big Bear Lake, CA, September 26, 2014 - We hear a lot about maintaining “defensible space” around our mountain homes for fire protection--and rightly so--but it’s only part of the picture. Besides the presence of burnable vegetation immediately adjacent to buildings, the ignitability of a home also depends on its roofing materials. In one study, the Stanford Research Institute … [Read more...] about Replace the Shake: New Funds Available To Bring Roofs Into Compliance