The Big Bear Airport welcomed new General Manager Pete Gwaltney this week, after a national search resulted in his hiring on October 16. Gwaltney, who has been working alongside interim GM Dick Lightner since Monday, comes to Big Bear from Colorado Springs, Colorado and boasts 15 years of aviation management experience. As he tells KBHR, he was a station manager for FedEx, and … [Read more...] about The Big Bear Airport Welcomes Aviation Professional Pete Gwaltney as New General Manager This Week
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Family Seeking Information on 14-Year-Old Shadi Breanna Castro, Last Seen on Tuesday (Update: She’s Home!)
The family of Shadi Breanna Castro has filed a Runaway Juvenile Report with the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station, as the 14-year-old eighth grader has been missing from her Sugarloaf home since Tuesday afternoon, November 3. According to her mother, Linda Hernandez-Luna, Castro attended school at Chautauqua High School in Sugarloaf yesterday and, upon returning home, called father … [Read more...] about Family Seeking Information on 14-Year-Old Shadi Breanna Castro, Last Seen on Tuesday (Update: She’s Home!)
Airport Board and BVUSD Trustees Meet for First Wednesday Meetings; Planning Commission Adjourned Until November 18
As it is the first Wednesday of the month, there are some regularly scheduled meetings for today (November 4), though the Planning Commission of the City of Big Bear Lake will not be meeting at 1:15pm. As today’s meeting has been canceled, the next meeting of the Planning Commission will be held on Wednesday, November 18. At 2:30pm this afternoon, the Board of Directors of the … [Read more...] about Airport Board and BVUSD Trustees Meet for First Wednesday Meetings; Planning Commission Adjourned Until November 18
Sheriff’s Department Collecting Gift Cards and Toys for Military Troops and Their Families; Holiday Donations Accepted Through December 4
In support of our military troops overseas, the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station has partnered with the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors and the County’s Department of Veterans Affairs, to participate in a collection drive of pre-paid phone cards. Personnel at the Sheriff’s Department are also encouraging the donation of unwrapped toys and gift cards (such as those to … [Read more...] about Sheriff’s Department Collecting Gift Cards and Toys for Military Troops and Their Families; Holiday Donations Accepted Through December 4
State Champion Bears Cross-Country Team Secures Sixth Consecutive De Anza League Championship
The Big Bear High School cross-country team has secured their sixth consecutive De Anza League title, per Head Coach Jonathan Stiles, after running their way to victory in Friday’s league finals in Yucca Valley. In addition to the Bears varsity cross-country team taking the championship, senior Jake Murie was named league MVP and teammates Kevin Magdiel, Roy Bowling, Mark … [Read more...] about State Champion Bears Cross-Country Team Secures Sixth Consecutive De Anza League Championship