Members of the Bear Valley Unified School District Citizens’ Oversight Committee met last Thursday to receive a construction and budget update regarding the implementation of Measure Q funds in our school district. Completion of the Big Bear High School Quad is expected by September 20th. Construction at the Middle School is expected to be completed by October 31st. Work at … [Read more...] about Local School’s Construction Will Be Completed by the Fall
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Tom Sanchez, Bear Valley Unified’s First Principal, Celebrated in Weekend Memorial
Members of the Big Bear community gathered in Long Beach this past weekend, to celebrate the life of Bear Valley Unified’s first principal, Tom Sanchez, who passed away on July 24. Tom Sanchez and wife Jean were both teachers in Big Bear and, in fact, Tom began teaching at Big Bear High School when it was still part of the Victor Valley Union High School District. Sanchez … [Read more...] about Tom Sanchez, Bear Valley Unified’s First Principal, Celebrated in Weekend Memorial
Cassidy Bennett, BBHS Graduate and Bicyclist Who Passed on Saturday, to Be Celebrated at B’s on Sunday
Friends of Sugarloaf resident Cassidy Bennett have said that he died doing what he loved when, on Saturday evening, he and a friend were bicycling on Maple Lane when a wind gust knocked his hat in front of his face, prompting him to drift to the roadside and fall into a drainage ditch, striking his head. Bennett, a 1993 graduate of Big Bear High School, had a passion for … [Read more...] about Cassidy Bennett, BBHS Graduate and Bicyclist Who Passed on Saturday, to Be Celebrated at B’s on Sunday
Eighteen-Year-Old Connor McCutcheon Rides in International Invitational Cycling Race, Following Strong Showing at Lance Armstrong Camp
Big Bear High School senior Connor McCutcheon had a long road to ride before reaching Kentucky last week for the invitational 2009 Tour of the Red River Gorge cycling race. Prior to being invited to participate in the Red River Gorge competition, 18-year-old McCutcheon first had to earn his place at the Lance Armstrong Junior Development Camp for young cyclists. McCutcheon, the … [Read more...] about Eighteen-Year-Old Connor McCutcheon Rides in International Invitational Cycling Race, Following Strong Showing at Lance Armstrong Camp
1st Lt. Jared Landaker to Be Featured on HLN Network’s “Fallen Heroes” Segment This Evening; Third Annual Memorial Run Set for September 26
Big Bear’s 1st Lieutenant Jared Landaker, son of Joe and Laura Landaker, is scheduled to be featured on television this evening, during the “Fallen Heroes” segment of the Nancy Grace news program, which airs on CNN’s HLN cable network, which is on channel 49 for Charter customers. The show airs at both 5 and 8pm, we’re told, and will highlight Landaker and Big Bear. Landaker, a … [Read more...] about 1st Lt. Jared Landaker to Be Featured on HLN Network’s “Fallen Heroes” Segment This Evening; Third Annual Memorial Run Set for September 26