In June, the City of Big Bear Lake was approached as a potential host city for the 2010 Amgen Tour of California which in this, its fourth year, included 17 of the world’s top professional cycling teams (including Lance Armstrong among them) and, as the largest biking event in North America, is now on par with the Tour de France. As of noon today, it is official: Big Bear has … [Read more...] about It’s Official! Big Bear to Host Stage Six of Amgen Tour of California; May 2010 Cycling Event to Reach International Audience of Billions
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School Board Welcomes Superintendent Dr. Nancy Wright at BBMS This Evening; Big Bear High School Students Present Fall Concert
The Board of Trustees for the Bear Valley Unified School District will hold this evening’s regular board meeting at Big Bear Middle School, following a welcome reception for three-days-new superintendent, Dr. Nancy Wright. The 6:30pm board meeting, to be held in BBMS room 5, is scheduled to include principal data presentations from Chautauqua High’s Dr. Steve Schour and … [Read more...] about School Board Welcomes Superintendent Dr. Nancy Wright at BBMS This Evening; Big Bear High School Students Present Fall Concert
BBHS Graduate Kriss Proctor Scores Three Touchdowns for Navy in First Field Appearance–and Takes Offensive Player of the Week Honors
Big Bear High School’s own 2008 graduate and league MVP quarterback Kriss Proctor made his first appearance on the field for the Navy’s Midshipmen, running in an impressive three touchdowns in the second half to beat Rice University in Houston in a score of 63-14 this weekend—and earning him Navy’s Offensive Player of the Week. Proctor, now a 19-year-old sophomore at the Naval … [Read more...] about BBHS Graduate Kriss Proctor Scores Three Touchdowns for Navy in First Field Appearance–and Takes Offensive Player of the Week Honors
Daredevils, Pyrotechnicians and FX TV at Big Bear Choppers This Week
You may have seen some motorcycles ripping it up in front of Big Bear Choppers this week. As it turns out, special segments for the FX Network’s “DVD on TV” are being film in Big Bear Choppers’ parking lot on Fox Farm Road in Big Bear Lake. The special segments, which also include “DVD on TV” hosts Dave Holmes and Jennifer Lothrop, were filmed yesterday and will continue … [Read more...] about Daredevils, Pyrotechnicians and FX TV at Big Bear Choppers This Week
Troutfest 2009: Two Days on the Lake, 1,000 Anglers and One New Ford F150 Truck
As in years past, this weekend’s Troutfest, hosted by the Big Bear Municipal Water District and sponsored by Western Outdoor News, was a sell-out, with an estimated 200 anglers being turned away for the October 3 and 4 event. Of the 1,000 participants who did sign up on time to drop a line into Big Bear Lake, Western Outdoor News tells KBHR that about 95% of those fishermen … [Read more...] about Troutfest 2009: Two Days on the Lake, 1,000 Anglers and One New Ford F150 Truck