Bear Valley Unified’s music students--in the Elementary Orchestra program, Steven G. Miahylo Chamber Strings and Concert Orchestra--participated in last Friday’s invitation-only Forum Music Festival at CalState Fullerton, and did our community proud. Under the direction of Sharon Rizzo, the BVUSD Elementary Orchestra received the top score of a Gold Rating, based on the … [Read more...] about BVUSD Music Students Take First and Second Place Honors in Forum Music Festival
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Olympian Ryan Hall Makes a Podium Finish in This Morning’s 113th Annual Boston Marathon
The 113th Boston Marathon is underway this morning, and Ryan Hall has been at the front of the pack for much of the 26.2 mile race, which got started at 7am Pacific time and is available for viewing at UniversalSports.com. (Just before 9am, Hall, in bib #2, is one of two runners second from the front in the men's elite division run.) Update: Hall takes third! The top … [Read more...] about Olympian Ryan Hall Makes a Podium Finish in This Morning’s 113th Annual Boston Marathon
Run Ryan Run: Local Olympian Hall to Compete in 113th Boston Marathon on Monday Morning
Big Bear High School graduate Ryan Hall will compete in his first marathon since the Olympics, in which he placed 10th, when he takes to the course in the 113th annual Boston Marathon, which gets underway on Monday, April 20. Hall, now 26, is among the elite athletes participating in the marathon, and has the fastest qualifying time at 2:06:17; the last time an American won the … [Read more...] about Run Ryan Run: Local Olympian Hall to Compete in 113th Boston Marathon on Monday Morning
“Tax Day Soiree” Fundraiser for High School Quad
Celebrate the end of tax season on Wednesday, April 15th at Big Bear High School’s Booster Club’s “Tax Day Soiree” fundraiser at Nottingham’s Friar Tucks Tavern from 5 to 9pm. The community is invited to enjoy an evening of music, dancing, door prizes, appetizers, a no-host bar and silent auction to help raise funds to complete the renovation of the high school Quad. The … [Read more...] about “Tax Day Soiree” Fundraiser for High School Quad
San Bernardino County Fire Chief Pat Dennen: From BBHS to Leading the State’s Fire Chiefs’ Association
San Bernardino County Fire Chief Pat Dennen, who oversees 81 fire stations in 60 communities, got to where he is today, thanks to an ROP class offered at Big Bear High School in 1974. As the BBHS graduate tells KBHR, “It was a fire science class in my senior year that got me excited. Then I went right into being a volunteer firefighter with the Big Bear City Fire Department.” … [Read more...] about San Bernardino County Fire Chief Pat Dennen: From BBHS to Leading the State’s Fire Chiefs’ Association