This year’s Old Miners’ Days Parade, in celebration of 60 years of Old Miners’ festivities, included 140 or so entries that marched, rolled and trotted down Big Bear Boulevard and, for the first time in five years, the Village L as well. Given the theme “60 Years ’n’ Still Kickin’,” the 14 local floats played with the kickin’ theme, though the Big Bear Cowboy Gathering took top … [Read more...] about Old Miners’ Days Parade Is Still Kickin’; Historical Society and Cowboy Gathering Take Top Honors for Floats
Fire/Safety
Five-Year-Old Big Bear Lake Boy Killed in Hit-and-Run Collision After Family Outing to the Lake; Sheriff’s Investigators Seeking Information on SUV
A walk home from the lake yesterday evening turned deadly for the 5-year-old son of the Bhandari family of Big Bear Lake, due to a hit-and-run collision on Lakeview Drive. Per the press release issued by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department: “The three victims, a mother and her two children, were crossing Lakeview Drive at the intersection of Bartlett Road, near Pine … [Read more...] about Five-Year-Old Big Bear Lake Boy Killed in Hit-and-Run Collision After Family Outing to the Lake; Sheriff’s Investigators Seeking Information on SUV
Community Invited to National Night Out Event on August 4
The annual community event hosted by the Big Bear Sheriff’s Station, National Night Out, returns on Tuesday, August 4 and will once again be held at the Big Bear Convention Center, on Big Bear Boulevard at Division. The National Night Out program is designed to strengthen neighborhood spirit and foster relationships between the community and law enforcement, while sending the … [Read more...] about Community Invited to National Night Out Event on August 4
Blasting for Big Bear Bridge Project to Take Place on Friday
CalTrans has just alerted us that blasting will be taking place for the Big Bear bridge project tomorrow, July 31. Two blasting times are scheduled for Friday: 9am to 11am and again from 1 to 3pm. Signage will be posted in advance, and motorists can expect additional delays in the vicinity of the dam on Highway 18. Ongoing, midweek flagging, to accommodate this project, takes … [Read more...] about Blasting for Big Bear Bridge Project to Take Place on Friday
Curbside Chipping Comes to Upper Moonridge on Monday; Big Bear Lake Residents Can Call for Pickup of Tree Trimmings
The next round of curbside chipping overseen by the Big Bear City Fire Department gets underway as of Monday. East Valley neighborhoods, including those in Big Bear City, North Shore, Shay Meadow, Erwin Lake and Meadowbrook Estates, have been receiving curbside chipping since July 13, and San Bernardino County crews have been making their way west within these areas to chip … [Read more...] about Curbside Chipping Comes to Upper Moonridge on Monday; Big Bear Lake Residents Can Call for Pickup of Tree Trimmings