If you attended Big Bear High School between 1958 and 1992 and you can form a complete sentence, chances are you have Mr. Ed Stalcup to thank. Long the high school English and speech teacher—as well as coach of the golf, ski, volleyball and football teams, as well as having been the BBHS athletic director—Stalcup will be celebrated with a memorial service at Northwoods Resort … [Read more...] about Ed Stalcup, a 34-Year BBHS Coach and English Teacher, to Be Celebrated in Tuesday Memorial Service
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Longtime Valley Resident Mac McAlister Passes Away Tuesday, in His Family Home on McAlister Road
Longtime Big Bear Lake resident James “Mac” McAlister died in his family home on McAlister Road yesterday afternoon (July 29), though the San Bernardino County Coroner's Department has not yet released the cause of death. McAlister, who had jokingly referred to himself as one of the Valley's “historical relics” during a Big Bear Valley Historical Society presentation in 2006 … [Read more...] about Longtime Valley Resident Mac McAlister Passes Away Tuesday, in His Family Home on McAlister Road
Memorial Service for Dave PonTell, Pioneer of Modern Big Bear Lake, to Be Held at the PAC on May 17
Dave PonTell, described by loved ones as a pioneer of modern Big Bear Lake, passed away on Sunday, May 4, of natural causes at his home in Redlands. PonTell and wife Donna (aka Dee) had been residents of Big Bear Lake for 38 years. The PonTells owned Eagle Point Cottages (at the site now occupied by McDonalds), and Dave went on to establish PonTell Harper Realty, and was … [Read more...] about Memorial Service for Dave PonTell, Pioneer of Modern Big Bear Lake, to Be Held at the PAC on May 17
Mr. Gooch Went the Extra Mile
A Tribute to Our Bus Driver In the course of a child’s school day, there are countless adults beyond “the teacher” who will affect a student’s day. The classified personnel, which for Bear Valley Unified School District and other districts, are those outside of teaching who also do their share of teaching, influencing, and making a difference. Be it the secretaries at the … [Read more...] about Mr. Gooch Went the Extra Mile