Big Bear Lake, CA -- Parents, if you have missed out on the Monday evening Common Ground workshops, another free learning and sharing opportunity will be available on March 15. The parent support network Common Ground will host a panel of experts on Monday at 6:30pm for a workshop titled Back on Track: Reconnecting With Your Teen. For those who have had a challenging … [Read more...] about Looking for Common Ground With Your Teen? Monday’s Free Workshop for Parents Will Include Panel of Experts
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City Council Endorses Ballot Initiatives, Approves Boulder Bay Park and Knickerbocker Road Improvements, and Will Look Into Bingo Payouts
Big Bear Lake, CA -- At this week’s meeting of the City Council of Big Bear Lake, the full Council supported a ballot measure for the November 2 election that would allow Big Bear Lake voters to determine whether they are in favor of a city charter amendment to extend Department of Water and Power Board requirements to all DWP customers, Valley-wide. Council, at their meeting … [Read more...] about City Council Endorses Ballot Initiatives, Approves Boulder Bay Park and Knickerbocker Road Improvements, and Will Look Into Bingo Payouts
Tax Relief Offered to California’s Winter Storm Victims
Given the President’s federal declaration on Monday that severe winter storms resulted in a major disaster for some California counties, including San Bernardino, the Franchise Tax Board today (March 9) announced that special tax relief will be available to California taxpayers affected by the January storms; this will specifically be available to taxpayers in Calaveras, … [Read more...] about Tax Relief Offered to California’s Winter Storm Victims
Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries: Daylight Savings Time Begins This Weekend
Big Bear Valley, CA -- Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday so, before you “spring forward,” you may want to pick up some batteries at the store this week. Our local fire agencies urge all residents to use the daylight savings time change on Saturday night, March 13/14, as a reminder to change the batteries in smoke detectors before going to bed. Working smoke detectors can … [Read more...] about Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries: Daylight Savings Time Begins This Weekend
A Chapter in Big Bear History Closes With Today’s Passing of Tim Sweet
Big Bear City, CA -- The Valley has lost one of its champions of Big Bear history with today’s passing of Tim Sweet. Sweet, a sewer foreman for the Big Bear City Community Services District, had lived most of his 55 years in the Big Bear Valley and, with wife Kim, made countless contributions to the Big Bear Historical Museum, where they served as volunteer curators for nearly … [Read more...] about A Chapter in Big Bear History Closes With Today’s Passing of Tim Sweet