Big Bear Lake, CA -- In furthering their efforts to foster a child-honoring community, the Lighthouse Project is hosting a community forum to address opportunities to alleviate crisis for our public schools. On Wednesday, May 5, from 6 to 8pm, all interested community members are invited to participate in the forum at Community Church by the Lake (on the Boulevard at … [Read more...] about Lighthouse Project Hosts May 5 Community Forum to Address Public Education Funding Crisis
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School Board Scheduled to Take Action on Budget Cut Recommendations This Evening
Big Bear Lake, CA -- The Board of Trustees for the Bear Valley Unified School District has a big decision before them this evening, as they vote on budget cut recommendations from the Budget Advisory Committee. There are three plan suggestions on the table, in an effort to cut an additional $980,000 in spending for this school year and next. Plan A outlines salary rollbacks of … [Read more...] about School Board Scheduled to Take Action on Budget Cut Recommendations This Evening
It’s a Tie: David Leach and Gabriel Rojas Share Soroptimists’ Man About Town Title, Raise Over $60K to End Teen Violence
Big Bear Lake, CA -- After 17 years of the Soroptimists’ fun Man About Town campaign, 10 weeks of fundraising and events in this round, and two candidates, David Leach and Gabriel Rojas, $60,508 was raised in the effort to stop teen violence in our community. Traditionally, since Dr. Bob Leiske was crowned Big Bear’s first Man About Town in 1994, the leading fundraiser takes … [Read more...] about It’s a Tie: David Leach and Gabriel Rojas Share Soroptimists’ Man About Town Title, Raise Over $60K to End Teen Violence
DWP, School Board and BBARWA Meet This Week, Among Other Agencies
Big Bear Valley, CA -- This being the fourth week of the month, a number of regular government meetings are scheduled to take place. In addition to this evening’s City Council meeting and tomorrow morning’s San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board of Commissioners for the Department of Water and Power convene at 9am Tuesday; the April 27 DWP meeting, to be … [Read more...] about DWP, School Board and BBARWA Meet This Week, Among Other Agencies
Common Ground Offers Parent Workshop to Coincide With Students’ Saturday Academy
Big Bear Valley, CA -- Baldwin Lane Elementary School will once again be hosting Saturday Academy tomorrow, for both elementary and middle school students who have an absence to make up; in doing so, students will allow BVUSD to recapture average daily attendance funding in the amount of $33.88. Those families planning to send their child to Saturday Academy should first RSVP, … [Read more...] about Common Ground Offers Parent Workshop to Coincide With Students’ Saturday Academy