Given the State of California’s fiscal crisis, municipalities and districts entitled to tax revenues were this year given the option of selling eight percent of funds due them. The option available was to contract with the Proposition 1A securitization program, wherein these districts could sell the future funds through the California Communities bond option. For entities that … [Read more...] about City of Big Bear Lake, CSD, MWD and Airport District to Receive Proposition 1A Receivables in January; Districts Choose Bond Option Over State Payment in 2013
DOVES Accepting “Undies for Christmas” for Those In Need
The employees and volunteers of DOVES, which provides domestic violence education and services for families in the mountains, are asking for the community’s help in providing “Undies for Christmas” for the women and children in the DOVES Outreach and shelter program. While most holiday giving consists of toys and gifts, underwear for women, girls and boys of all ages is needed. … [Read more...] about DOVES Accepting “Undies for Christmas” for Those In Need
Forest Service Rounds Up 50 Burros in Shay Meadows Area in Recent Weeks
Big Bear Valley’s burro population boomed in the 1990s, likely the result of the since-discontinued Old Miners’ Days burro races; following the days long race, burros would be released around Baldwin Lake and, over time, a herd of burros built up in that area. The U.S. Forest Service responded in 1997, and rounded up 90 wild burros and placed them in the Bureau of Land … [Read more...] about Forest Service Rounds Up 50 Burros in Shay Meadows Area in Recent Weeks
Polique Canyon Road Subject to Closures Through Spring, to Accommodate Reconstruction Project
Polique Canyon Road, accessible from Big Bear Lake’s North Shore, will be undergoing reconstruction starting tomorrow, November 24. The San Bernardino National Forest will intermittently close Polique Canyon, also known as Forest Road 2N09, through Spring 2010 for the reconstruction project, which is funded by federal appropriations designated to enhance water quality through … [Read more...] about Polique Canyon Road Subject to Closures Through Spring, to Accommodate Reconstruction Project
Unattended Candle May Have Sparked Today’s Small Residential Fire
Local firefighting agencies responded to a report of a small residential fire this afternoon [November 23] but, upon arrival, the occupants of the home had already extinguished the fire with a garden hose. It was in the 2pm hour that the Big Bear City Fire Department received a report of a fire in the 200 block of Aeroplane in Big Bear City but, as it was out upon their … [Read more...] about Unattended Candle May Have Sparked Today’s Small Residential Fire