Sod installation began at The Ranch Sports Complex in Erwin Lake yesterday and, per the Big Bear Valley Recreation and Park District’s Reese Troublefield, “The complex will be finished and ready for play on July 6, but will be ready to gawk at on Thursday afternoon, if you’re nearby.” With the addition of sod, The Ranch will now have three regulation-size soccer fields, for use … [Read more...] about Sod Installation at The Ranch Is Nearly Complete; Three Regulation-Size Soccer Fields to Be Ready for Play in July
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Run the Bear Marathon Goes Before the Planning Commission in 9am Meeting Tomorrow
The Lighthouse Project has been hard at work to fast-track the logistics for the Run the Bear Marathon, which will bring an anticipated 2,000 runners and cyclists to Big Bear Lake on September 12. As proposed, Run the Bear will run around the lake, and will also include city streets including Pine Knot Avenue, Stanfield Cutoff, Sandalwood Drive, Park Avenue and Knight Avenue, … [Read more...] about Run the Bear Marathon Goes Before the Planning Commission in 9am Meeting Tomorrow
City of Big Bear Lake Approached as Site of Potential High-Altitude Finish in 2010 AMGEN Tour of California
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
Local Youth Finish Strong in Team Big Bear’s Mountain Bike Race; Devitos Still Among Top Contenders in Conquer the Bear Series
Team Big Bear hosted their first local event of the season yesterday, and event organizer Tom Spiegel says that the 432 bikers were nearly double the amount of entrants of recent years. The May 31st Shoot-Out #1 in the Team Big Bear series also served as the second event in the Conquer the Bear series, wherein athletes compete in snowshoe, biking, paddling and running events … [Read more...] about Local Youth Finish Strong in Team Big Bear’s Mountain Bike Race; Devitos Still Among Top Contenders in Conquer the Bear Series
Big Bear High School Wraps Their Short Week With Plenty of Bears’ Spirit
After an action-packed three-and-a-half-day school week, all is well at Big Bear High School. This morning’s prom assembly in Our House was full of Bears’ spirit, and the red, black and white. Prior to the introduction of the prom court in their formal wear, BBHS students reviewed the responsibility pledge from this week’s “Every 15 Minutes” activities, which the Big Bear … [Read more...] about Big Bear High School Wraps Their Short Week With Plenty of Bears’ Spirit