The Bear Valley Unified School District declared again today, Tuesday, February 10, 2009 a "Snow Day". School will be closed again today due to snow and snowy road conditions. Cold temperatures today will assure that clearing snow will again be a big job as nearly 18 inches of fresh snow fell on Monday in the Big Bear Valley. Other closures and cancellations of the day … [Read more...] about No School “Snow Day” February 10; Additional Closures Due to Snow
Big Bear News
Ted and Heather Devito Take Fastest Bear Titles in Saturday’s Snowshoe the Bear 10K
Local Linda Meekins, here with Daisha and Mason, sold her authentic Big Bear snowballs during the Village expo. Local adventure racers Ted and Heather Devito claimed the Fastest Bears in the Bear titles in the 2nd annual Snowshoe the Bear 10K race, which took place in the Village and on the San Bernardino National Forest on Saturday morning. The 5K and 10K races drew … [Read more...] about Ted and Heather Devito Take Fastest Bear Titles in Saturday’s Snowshoe the Bear 10K
A.J. Acosta Company Hired to Clear Arctic Circle of Avalanche Snow
A series of avalanches earlier today prompted the closure of Arctic Circle on Highway 18. Terri Kasinga of CalTrans tells KBHR, “We have a lot of avalanches in the Arctic Circle area, several of them 10 feet tall.” These snow slides had trapped several vehicles on the roadway this morning, though CalTrans reports that all had been attended to by 9am. The A.J. Acosta Company … [Read more...] about A.J. Acosta Company Hired to Clear Arctic Circle of Avalanche Snow
Snow Prompts Monday Closures; City Council’s February 9 Meeting Canceled
The City Council of Big Bear Lake has canceled their regular meeting, scheduled for this evening. Other closures, prompted by today’s massive snow, are as follows: No Healthy Start meeting this afternoon; the Senior Center is closed, and the general membership meeting of SCOBBV has been postponed; all classes offered by the Big Bear Valley Recreation and Park District, … [Read more...] about Snow Prompts Monday Closures; City Council’s February 9 Meeting Canceled
MARTA Update and Newsrack Ordinance on Agenda for This Evening’s City Council Meeting
Despite today’s weather, the City Council of Big Bear Lake still plans to meet for their regular meeting, to be held at 6:30pm in Hofert Hall at the Big Bear Lake Civic Center. This evening’s agenda includes a status report on MARTA transit services and Council consideration of the new newsrack ordinance, approved by the Planning Commission in January, that would require the … [Read more...] about MARTA Update and Newsrack Ordinance on Agenda for This Evening’s City Council Meeting