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
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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