San Bernardino County Supervisors (including Supervisor Neil Derry who was in Big Bear for this weekend’s Old Miners’ Days parade) will consider an allocation to help fund the Event Resource Office of Big Bear Valley when they convene for their 10am meeting today. Since being established in 2002, the Event Resource Office has been contingent on collaborative funding provided … [Read more...] about San Bernardino County Supervisors to Consider Funding For Event Resource Office, Permit Extension for USGS
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Old Miners’ Days Parade Is Still Kickin’; Historical Society and Cowboy Gathering Take Top Honors for Floats
This year’s Old Miners’ Days Parade, in celebration of 60 years of Old Miners’ festivities, included 140 or so entries that marched, rolled and trotted down Big Bear Boulevard and, for the first time in five years, the Village L as well. Given the theme “60 Years ’n’ Still Kickin’,” the 14 local floats played with the kickin’ theme, though the Big Bear Cowboy Gathering took top … [Read more...] about Old Miners’ Days Parade Is Still Kickin’; Historical Society and Cowboy Gathering Take Top Honors for Floats
Community Services District’s Board to Meet (Briefly) This Evening
This evening’s regular meeting of the Board of Directors for the Big Bear City Community Services District should be a short one, as the one item on the agenda is the approval of minutes of the regular meeting of July 20. Meetings of the CSD Board are held on first and third Mondays at 5:30pm at the CSD offices, located at 139 E. Big Bear Boulevard in Big Bear City. Meetings of … [Read more...] about Community Services District’s Board to Meet (Briefly) This Evening
England’s Royal Air Force Training to Include Stops in Big Bear Through November
If you have seen a giant green helicopter flying over Big Bear Lake this week, that craft is a Merlin, one of 30 in England’s Royal Air Force. The crew of the Merlin has spent the last five years in Iraq and, this month, is stationed in El Centro, California for flight training in preparation of a tour in Afghanistan at year’s end. As FL Lieutenant Sam Fletcher tells KBHR, “It … [Read more...] about England’s Royal Air Force Training to Include Stops in Big Bear Through November
A Year Later, the Verdict Is Still Out on Bear Valley Electric’s Proposed Rate Increase
The verdict is still out on the proposed rate increase for Bear Valley Electric Service which, when first introduced by their parent company Golden State Water last year, was $6.8 million in revenue increases which would translate into a 22.7% increase for electric customers throughout the Big Bear Valley. Since the rate increase was filed with the California Public Utilities … [Read more...] about A Year Later, the Verdict Is Still Out on Bear Valley Electric’s Proposed Rate Increase