The Big Bear Valley Community Emergency Response Team, which has been in place since 1998 to assist in disaster situations, will hold their next monthly training meeting on Monday, November 23. The green vest crew, and all those interested in learning more about the volunteer CERT program, are invited to the 6pm session at the Big Bear Discovery Center, during which time … [Read more...] about Community Emergency Response Team Training on Monday; New Volunteers Welcome
Under-10 Soccer Team Takin’ Care of Business Enjoys Undefeated Season
Some of Big Bear’s youngest soccer stars have tasted victory, as the Big Bear Valley Youth Soccer League’s under-10 team Takin’ Care of Business went undefeated this season. The TCB team, coached by Chase Gardner and Steve Egerer and sponsored by John and Ginny Stock, played their final league game over the weekend, and won 3-2. The co-ed team of third and fourth-graders will … [Read more...] about Under-10 Soccer Team Takin’ Care of Business Enjoys Undefeated Season
Planning Commission to Consider Name Change for Paine Road
If ever you thought it was a pain to explain Paine Road when giving directions, that small portion of roadway where Big Bear Boulevard, Highway 18 and Village Drive intersect at the Village’s west end where Village Pizza is situated is about to get a name change. In today’s meeting of the Planning Commission of Big Bear Lake, Commissioners will consider a request from the … [Read more...] about Planning Commission to Consider Name Change for Paine Road
Earthquake at 12:13am, Our Eighth This Week, Registers 1.7 Magnitude
We’ve had our share of earthquakes this week—now eight since Saturday, though none of them registering a magnitude over 1.8. At thirteen minutes after midnight today, November 18, we had another tremor, this one of a 1.7 magnitude, and centered four miles south of Big Bear City, four miles southeast of Big Bear Lake and, per the U.S. Geological Survey, registering a depth of … [Read more...] about Earthquake at 12:13am, Our Eighth This Week, Registers 1.7 Magnitude
BVUSD Moves Forward With Painful Budget Cuts, Including the Elimination of Teaching Positions in 2010/2011 School Year
Budget cuts are coming to Bear Valley Unified School District, given a financial climate that deems a reduction in spending necessary for all schools within California, which currently ranks 46th in the country for financial investment in education (this per BVUSD’s Director of Business Services Walter Con, who also notes that pre-Proposition 13 in 1978, California ranked in … [Read more...] about BVUSD Moves Forward With Painful Budget Cuts, Including the Elimination of Teaching Positions in 2010/2011 School Year