Nearly 400 community leaders, including students and teachers, came together in celebration of community at the Lighthouse Project’s Vision 2009 Community Summit at the Performing Arts Center last night. The focus of the evening was “Ohana”--which is Hawaiian for family, or extended family--a term introduced to our common vernacular when Kauai-based Tyler Durman spoke to Big … [Read more...] about Vision 2009 Community Summit: The Lighthouse Project Shines the Spotlight on “Ohana”
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Children and Seniors to Benefit from City Council’s Distribution of $52,000 in CDBG Funds
Ten local service groups and non-profit programs will each receive at least $5,000 in federal funding in the coming year, as the City Council of Big Bear Lake approved the designation of Community Development Block Grant funds, which are administered by San Bernardino County. The city’s funding allocation is just over $30,000 this year but, coupled with unused funds of years … [Read more...] about Children and Seniors to Benefit from City Council’s Distribution of $52,000 in CDBG Funds
Parent Support Group Common Ground Offers Special Parenting Seminar, Featuring Founder of Family IQ
The parent support group Common Ground, an off-shoot of the Lighthouse Project, is offering a special parenting seminar for those seeking a closer relationship with their children. Mark Hobbins, founder of national parenting education group Family IQ, will be in Big Bear next Saturday, February 28 for a presentation titled “9 Ways to Strengthen Your Relationship With Your … [Read more...] about Parent Support Group Common Ground Offers Special Parenting Seminar, Featuring Founder of Family IQ
Local Contractors of BBVCA Pledging to 13-Point Community Program, Inspired by the Lighthouse Project
If seeking a contractor to do work, securing a licensed contractor will ensure that a code of ethics is followed. According to Josh Bailey, President of the Big Bear Valley Contractors Association, “The contractors’ code of ethics is the golden rule, as in ‘do unto others as you would have them do unto you.’ If somebody was coming to my neighborhood, I don’t want loud music, … [Read more...] about Local Contractors of BBVCA Pledging to 13-Point Community Program, Inspired by the Lighthouse Project