The City Council of Big Bear Lake meets for their first regular meeting since May 11 when they convene in Hofert Hall at 6:30pm this evening. City Council will this evening review a proposal for Friday Nights in the Village events, as well as consideration of an agreement to hold the final stage finish of the 2010 AMGEN Tour of California bike race in Big Bear Lake. The Consent … [Read more...] about Full Agenda for This Evening’s City Council Meeting Includes Village Parking, B&B Codes, Boulder Bay Park and AMGEN Bike Tour
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BVUSD’s Superintendent Carole Ferraud Announces Resignation, Effective September 2009
Bear Valley Unified School District’s Superintendent Carole Ferraud on Wednesday announced her resignation from the district, which she joined in January of 2007. Citing personal reasons for her departure, Ferraud’s last day with BVUSD will be September 4. To that end, the Board of Trustees for the school district will convene on Monday morning for a meeting in closed session … [Read more...] about BVUSD’s Superintendent Carole Ferraud Announces Resignation, Effective September 2009
Arsonist Raymond Oyler, Responsible for Esperanza Fire, Receives Death Sentence; Five Firefighters from Engine 57 Lost Their Lives in 2006 Blaze
On October 26, 2006, five U.S. Forest Service firefighters from the San Jacinto Ranger District lost their lives in battling the Esperanza Fire when their apparatus, Engine 57, was overrun by flames. The individual responsible for setting the fire, Raymond Oyler, who had earlier been convicted of five counts of first-degree murder, was today (June 5) given the death sentence by … [Read more...] about Arsonist Raymond Oyler, Responsible for Esperanza Fire, Receives Death Sentence; Five Firefighters from Engine 57 Lost Their Lives in 2006 Blaze
Firefighting Crews Battling 24 Fires on the San Bernardino National Forest; Monitoring Continues Today, Though (Still) No Fires in Big Bear
There are now 24 fires burning on the San Bernardino National Forest, however most of these are single tree fires, and most of them sparked by lightning this week. Additional fires were spotted this morning in the San Gorgonio wilderness area, bringing the current number of fires on the forest to 24—though none of these fires are burning in the Big Bear Valley. Of the blazes … [Read more...] about Firefighting Crews Battling 24 Fires on the San Bernardino National Forest; Monitoring Continues Today, Though (Still) No Fires in Big Bear
SBNFA Celebrates National Trails Day With Work Party and Lakeside BarBQ; Volunteers Welcomed on Saturday Morning
As a means of honoring National Trails Day, which the American Hiking Society started in 1993, the San Bernardino National Forest Association is inviting the community to contribute to maintenance of some favorite local trails tomorrow. Launching from the Big Bear Discovery Center at 9am on June 6, which is National Trails Day, volunteers will be completing the revamped loop of … [Read more...] about SBNFA Celebrates National Trails Day With Work Party and Lakeside BarBQ; Volunteers Welcomed on Saturday Morning