Big Bear City, CA, August 20, 2012, 3:00pm - Children are back in school, and many are heading to school with over-loaded backpacks that can cause injury. According to research, about 50% of children have experienced at least one episode of low back pain, with 15% reporting frequent or continual pain. Research also indicates that this may be due to the improper use of backpacks … [Read more...] about Heavy School Backpacks May Lead To Injuries
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Big Bear Battles Child Obesity With Campaign To Get Kids Active Outdoors
Big Bear Lake, CA, July 8, 2011, noon - This summer Big Bear Lake is on board to battle the ongoing epidemic of childhood obesity with its new initiative KIDS. GET OUTDOORS. WIN. The new campaign is designed to promote healthy lifestyles and demonstrate that kids who get active outdoors while on vacation will have loads of fun while keeping fit with the proper amount of … [Read more...] about Big Bear Battles Child Obesity With Campaign To Get Kids Active Outdoors
Young Eagles Gets Kids Flying
Big Bear, Ca May 8, 2011 3:00 pm - The Young Eagles is an international program with the purpose of inspiring interest in flying. Members of the Big Bear Pilots Association and the Experimental Aircraft Association take children ages 8 through 17 on short flights from the Big Bear City Airport. Prior to the flight, the kids meet their pilot, learn about the plane, and go … [Read more...] about Young Eagles Gets Kids Flying
Kiwanis’ Hope for America Celebration
Big Bear, Ca May 2, 2011 9:00 am - The Kiwanis Club of Big Bear Valley will honor 22 students at a ceremony to be held at the Performing Arts Center tonight. Kiwanis is a global volunteer organization dedicated to “changing the world, one child and one community at a time.” Hope for America is a program of Kiwanis’ California-Nevada-Hawaii Foundation, recognizing and … [Read more...] about Kiwanis’ Hope for America Celebration
Earth Day at the Big Bear Discovery Center
This year’s Earth Day celebrations at the Big Bear Discovery Center on Saturday include something for the entire family. The new mobile Forest Explorer van will be visiting, with interactive displays showing a healthy forest, as well as information for homeowners on how to thin trees in their yards and help to make neighborhoods firesafe. A group of youth volunteers, … [Read more...] about Earth Day at the Big Bear Discovery Center