Nearly 400 community leaders, including students and teachers, came together in celebration of community at the Lighthouse Project’s Vision 2009 Community Summit at the Performing Arts Center last night. The focus of the evening was “Ohana”--which is Hawaiian for family, or extended family--a term introduced to our common vernacular when Kauai-based Tyler Durman spoke to Big … [Read more...] about Vision 2009 Community Summit: The Lighthouse Project Shines the Spotlight on “Ohana”
Sports
Bears’ Wrestler Dalton Baca Advances to Masters
Big Bear High School’s Dalton Baca, a senior on the Bears varisty wrestling team, placed 5th at the CIF Northern Section Individual Finals in Oxnard last weekend, and will now represent BBHS at the Masters Competition in Temecula this weekend. Baca is the first Bears wrestler in nine years to qualify for the Masters. … [Read more...] about Bears’ Wrestler Dalton Baca Advances to Masters
Local Pre-Teens Compete in J4 Festival Qualifying Race at Summit Over Weekend
About 30 of Big Bear’s top 11 and 12-year-old skiers competed in this weekend’s J4 festival qualifying race at Snow Summit resort over the weekend. Though none of the skiers from the Snow Summit Junior Race Team qualified for the competition over racers from six other teams, a number of them from the Tahoe area, the future looks bright for three of the younger racers who came … [Read more...] about Local Pre-Teens Compete in J4 Festival Qualifying Race at Summit Over Weekend
BBHS Girls Basketball and Soccer Teams Wrap Seasons After First Round of Playoffs
The Big Bear High School girls basketball and soccer teams wrapped their seasons, after each participated in first round CIF competition yesterday. The girls varsity basketball team, which placed third in league, lost their playoff game to L.A. Baptist in a score of 44-68. The girls varsity soccer team, which had ranked second in league play, lost their game to Woodcrest … [Read more...] about BBHS Girls Basketball and Soccer Teams Wrap Seasons After First Round of Playoffs
Local Racers, Ages 11 and 12, Compete at Snow Summit This Weekend
In anticipation of weekend skiers and snowboarders, Snow Summit Resort offers night session this evening, until 9:30pm, weather permitting. Both resorts, Summit and Bear Mountain, also offer half-day skiing and riding today. If on the slopes at Snow Summit this weekend, you can cheer on our local J4 racers as the compete in a festival qualifying race. The 37 J4 racers from the … [Read more...] about Local Racers, Ages 11 and 12, Compete at Snow Summit This Weekend