San Bernardino, CA -- San Bernardino County Fire Chief Pat Dennen plans to retire from an illustrious career, effective June 25—a career that was sparked by an ROP class that he took in the fall of 1974, while a senior at Big Bear High School. As Chief Dennen tells KBHR, “It was a fire science class in my senior year that got me excited. Then I went right into being a volunteer … [Read more...] about San Bernardino County Fire Chief Pat Dennen Announces Retirement; County’s Lead Firefighter Got His Start as Volunteer in Big Bear City
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Mountain Lion Kills Small Dog in Big Bear City Neighborhood; DFG Offers Precautions for Mountain Residents
Big Bear City, CA -- There have been mountain lion sightings in the Big Bear Valley over the last week though, per local officials with the California Department of Fish and Game, all indications are that this is just one juvenile mountain lion that has ventured into residential neighborhoods. On Friday afternoon, April 30, residents in the Whispering Forest area along the … [Read more...] about Mountain Lion Kills Small Dog in Big Bear City Neighborhood; DFG Offers Precautions for Mountain Residents
City Hosts Free Building and Safety Open House on May 6; Event Includes Seminar on New Codes
Big Bear Lake, CA -- In honor of International Building Safety Month in May, the City of Big Bear Lake will host its 12th annual Building and Safety Open House on Thursday, May 6, from 4 to 7pm in the Big Bear Lake Civic Center (located at 39707 Big Bear Boulevard, at the west end of Big Bear Lake). Residents, homeowners, contractors and industry partners are welcomed to this … [Read more...] about City Hosts Free Building and Safety Open House on May 6; Event Includes Seminar on New Codes
CSD to Appoint Fifth Director on Monday; Healthcare District and MWD Also Meet on Monday
Big Bear Valley, CA -- There are three public meetings scheduled for Monday, May 3, including the regularly scheduled first-Monday meeting of the Board of Directors for the Big Bear City Community Services District. When CSD’s Board of four—which includes President Marge McDonald, Vice President John Day, Rick Ollila and Jeff Newsome—convene at the CSD offices at 5:30pm, they … [Read more...] about CSD to Appoint Fifth Director on Monday; Healthcare District and MWD Also Meet on Monday
Rite Aid’s May Closure Prompts Some Issues for Employees of Stater Bros. and Vons
Big Bear Lake, CA -- The ice cream counter at Rite Aid has been a fun summer staple in Big Bear Lake since the mid-1970s when the store was a brand-new Thrifty, one of the original anchor stores, along with Safeway and Sprouse Reitz, of the Interlaken Center on Big Bear Boulevard. The retail location has been a Rite Aid since 1997, when the Pennsylvania-based corporation … [Read more...] about Rite Aid’s May Closure Prompts Some Issues for Employees of Stater Bros. and Vons