A big and exciting event may cycle through Big Bear Lake next spring, though a decision will not be made until July. That event is the AMGEN Tour of California, which in this, it’s fourth year, included 17 of the world’s top professional cycling teams (including Lance Armstrong among them) on a 750-mile course that was seen by more than 2 million fans along the race route and, … [Read more...] about City of Big Bear Lake Approached as Site of Potential High-Altitude Finish in 2010 AMGEN Tour of California
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Friends Rally in Support of Elena Martinez’s Family; Services Now Scheduled for Friday, Saturday
At both a taco fundraiser at Sonora Cantina and a car wash yesterday, family and friends rallied in support of Elena Martinez, the 31-year-old Big Bear Lake resident who lost her life during Wednesday’s storm when a tree struck her moving vehicle on Catalina Road. Her coworkers at Big Bear Cool Cabins have also established a fund in her name at Union Bank; this fund will … [Read more...] about Friends Rally in Support of Elena Martinez’s Family; Services Now Scheduled for Friday, Saturday
Big Bear Choppers’ Ride the Mountain Event Brings Thousands of Visitors (and Choppers) to Snow Summit
Big Bear Choppers’ seventh annual Ride the Mountain event once again brought thousands of visitors to the Big Bear Valley. Though Andy Meadors of Big Bear Choppers says that he heard from a number of bikers that the rainy weather off the mountain kept some from coming, over 5,000 attended Saturday’s festivities, which included stunts and freaks and rockabilly band the Chop Tops … [Read more...] about Big Bear Choppers’ Ride the Mountain Event Brings Thousands of Visitors (and Choppers) to Snow Summit
Appointments to Third District County Commissions Being Made by Supervisor Derry; Registered Voters Can Apply for Vacancies
Since assuming the office of Third District County Supervisor in December, Neil Derry has been busy with, among other things, filling vacancies on Third District Boards and Commissions. In May, Fawnskin resident Tom Brandau was appointed as the fifth member of the Big Bear Area Regional Wastewater Agency’s Governing Board, and Sugarloaf resident Bob Ybarra received an … [Read more...] about Appointments to Third District County Commissions Being Made by Supervisor Derry; Registered Voters Can Apply for Vacancies
Firefighting Crews Battling 24 Fires on the San Bernardino National Forest; Monitoring Continues Today, Though (Still) No Fires in Big Bear
There are now 24 fires burning on the San Bernardino National Forest, however most of these are single tree fires, and most of them sparked by lightning this week. Additional fires were spotted this morning in the San Gorgonio wilderness area, bringing the current number of fires on the forest to 24—though none of these fires are burning in the Big Bear Valley. Of the blazes … [Read more...] about Firefighting Crews Battling 24 Fires on the San Bernardino National Forest; Monitoring Continues Today, Though (Still) No Fires in Big Bear