Big Bear Lake, CA -- Community leaders and those in child-involved groups were welcomed to participate in the third annual Vision 2010 Community Summit, hosted by the Lighthouse Project at the Big Bear Lake Performing Arts Center last night. Big Bear Lake Mayor Liz Harris opened the evening of inspiration and motivation to continue with child-honoring efforts in our community. … [Read more...] about Lighthouse Project’s Vision Includes Make a Million Smiles Campaign; Author Owen Encourages “Cowboy Ethics”
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Gabriel Rojas and David Leach Vie for Man About Town Title, As Eric Schwartz Steps Down
Big Bear Lake, CA -- The field has been narrowed and it is now down to two, vying for the title of Man About Town in the Soroptimist Club’s annual fundraiser which, this year, will continue to benefit efforts to stop teen violence in the Big Bear Valley. Per the service club’s president, Lynn Metrovich-Fowler, “Burger King” Eric Schwartz will not be continuing with his Man … [Read more...] about Gabriel Rojas and David Leach Vie for Man About Town Title, As Eric Schwartz Steps Down
Ready for the Next Big One? Fire Departments Partner to Offer Tips on Surviving the Next Snow Storm, Earthquake or Wildfire
Big Bear Valley, CA -- Our local fire agencies--including the Big Bear City Fire Department, the Big Bear Lake Fire Protection District, and San Bernardino County Fire, which has stations in both Fawnskin and Baldwin Lake--have issued a joint press release, urging Big Bear Valley residents to be prepared for the next storm event. Though we are enjoying sunny skies today, more … [Read more...] about Ready for the Next Big One? Fire Departments Partner to Offer Tips on Surviving the Next Snow Storm, Earthquake or Wildfire
Weekend Snowfall Prompts Chain Requirements for Mountain Highways, and Schedule Changes
Big Bear Valley, CA -- Friday’s Winter Storm Warning did result in fresh snowfall here in the Big Bear Valley, with a powdered sugar-like dusting of snow to wake to both Saturday and Sunday mornings, and a few inches since yesterday (February 21) making for snow totals of around 104 inches for the season (average snowfall for an entire season tends to be 62 inches). The new … [Read more...] about Weekend Snowfall Prompts Chain Requirements for Mountain Highways, and Schedule Changes
Good Men Being Sought–for New Mentoring Program to Benefit Local Boys
Lutheran Social Services is looking for a few good men—or, more than a few—to participate in a new, local program designed to benefit fatherless boys in the Big Bear Valley. The United Way-funded program, billed as Boys 2 Men, serves to benefit young men by offering them mentors by pairing fatherless boys ages nine to 12 with men who can serve as positive role models. As … [Read more...] about Good Men Being Sought–for New Mentoring Program to Benefit Local Boys