Well, it’s officially winter here in the Big Bear Valley, as we have received about four inches of snow since yesterday’s Winter Solstice, bringing this season’s snow totals to over two feet. You may remember last year this week, when the Big Bear Valley received nearly four feet of snow, prompting the resorts to claim the 2008 dump was the single largest snowfall in 35 years. … [Read more...] about Winter Snow Blankets Ski Resorts, and Prompts Chain Requirements on All Mountain Roads
Government
All CHP Officers on the Road Through Holiday, and Conducting Sobriety Checkpoints
If planning to hit the road during the holidays, know that California Highway Patrol officers will be out in full force, not just during the Maximum Enforcement Period from Christmas Eve through Sunday midnight, but also at more than 250 checkpoints, statewide through January 3. The CHP has declared 2010 as “The Year of the Checkpoint,” and given a record $8 million in grant … [Read more...] about All CHP Officers on the Road Through Holiday, and Conducting Sobriety Checkpoints
Sub-Committee Moves Forward in Process Allowing DWP Board Representation from All Service Areas, Not Just Big Bear Lake
Key representatives of the City of Big Bear Lake and the Department of Water and Power met this morning, to discuss an amendment to the city charter, 20some years later, that would allow all DWP customers, rather than only those in Big Bear Lake, to apply to serve on the DWP Board of Commissioners. Though the meeting included discussion by DWP Chairman (and past City … [Read more...] about Sub-Committee Moves Forward in Process Allowing DWP Board Representation from All Service Areas, Not Just Big Bear Lake
MWD Extends Dock Length Allowance for Eagle Point Area; Test Policy in Place for 2010
Those with boat docks in the Eagle Point area will be given opportunity to extend those boat docks in the coming year, given Municipal Water District Board approval for the new test policy in their meeting on Thursday. At present, all Big Bear Lake dock lengths are to be within the 70 foot regulation, though for calendar year 2010, MWD will allow lakeshore docks, from Swim … [Read more...] about MWD Extends Dock Length Allowance for Eagle Point Area; Test Policy in Place for 2010
Day, Ollila or Newsome Again, or McDonald? Community Services District to Elect Board President This Evening
’Tis the season of board reorganizations, and this evening at 5:30pm, directors for the Big Bear City Community Services District will vote amongst themselves to select a new president for the coming year. In the course of the last six years, current Directors John Day, Rick Ollila and Jeff Newsome have each served as CSD president twice; prior to their two turns apiece, former … [Read more...] about Day, Ollila or Newsome Again, or McDonald? Community Services District to Elect Board President This Evening