Big Bear High School basketball is underway, and both the boys and girls varsity teams won their first games of the season, against Lucerne Valley High School yesterday. The boys varsity team, led by Dylan Helme, Parker Bradley and Johnny Spurlock, won their game in a score of 88-58. The Lady Bears won 39-10; and the JV girls team also won, in a score of 37-5. Varsity teams … [Read more...] about Bears Win First Games of BBHS Basketball Season
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Smoke May Be Visible, Due to Forest Service Pile Burns Off Highway 38
Smoke may be visible from the Big Bear Valley this afternoon, as the U.S. Forest Service is conducting hazardous fuels pile burns in the Barton Flats area off Highway 38. Pile burns on the National Forest will continue through the winter months, and smoke may again be visible tomorrow, if weather conditions allow for continued work in the Barton Flats area. Update: Pile burns … [Read more...] about Smoke May Be Visible, Due to Forest Service Pile Burns Off Highway 38
Former Valley Resident in Custody for String of Big Bear Burglaries; Sheriff’s Department Contacting Victims for Return of Possessions
A former Valley resident was arrested last night, for a string of at least a dozen burglaries in Big Bear over the last several months. Big Bear Sheriff’s Station Deputies Craig Harris and Lonnie Siebert located the suspect, Carl Sands, in Victorville on December 2, retrieved stolen property from the high desert and Riverside, and booked Sands, age 35, into West Valley … [Read more...] about Former Valley Resident in Custody for String of Big Bear Burglaries; Sheriff’s Department Contacting Victims for Return of Possessions
Kiwanis Club Host Fundraisers to Benefit Gifts for Kids Program; Interviews for Families on Sunday
The Kiwanis Club of Big Bear Valley will be distributing Gifts for Kids this holiday season, in the annual program that benefits low-income families with children up to age 12. The service club will interview parents and guardians at the Masonic Lodge this weekend; interviews will take place at the lodge at 385 South Summit Boulevard, from 2 to 5pm this Sunday, December 6. … [Read more...] about Kiwanis Club Host Fundraisers to Benefit Gifts for Kids Program; Interviews for Families on Sunday
County Launches Online Program to Track Sex Offenders; “Offender Watch” Available to Public
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department this week launched a new “Offender Watch” program, featuring an improved website that will provide the public, and investigators, with greater access to detailed information about sex offenders in their neighborhoods. In a statement from the County’s First District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, he says, “When I proposed the creation … [Read more...] about County Launches Online Program to Track Sex Offenders; “Offender Watch” Available to Public