Starting at 6pm this evening and through Sunday, November 29, the California Highway Patrol will have every available officer on the road for the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel weekend. During the four-day travel period, CHP officers will be focused on seatbelt violators and DUI enforcement. “Wearing a seatbelt is the easiest and quickest way to save a life,” says CHP … [Read more...] about All CHP Officers on the Road for Holiday Weekend; No Road Work Planned on Local Highways
Snow Summit Opens for Thanksgiving; Big Bear Mountain Resorts Also Open Golf Course for Holiday Weekend
It is officially ski season in the Big Bear Valley as, come Thanksgiving, both Bear Mountain and Snow Summit resorts will be open for skiing and snowboarding. Bear Mountain has been open since October and, given snowmaking and a snowfall on Friday the 13th, has a snow depth up to 18 inches, as well as a number of terrain features on Central Park. As of Thursday morning, Snow … [Read more...] about Snow Summit Opens for Thanksgiving; Big Bear Mountain Resorts Also Open Golf Course for Holiday Weekend
Bears Three-Time State Champion Cross-Country Team Races to Second in CIF Finals and Advances to Saturday’s State Championships
The three-time defending state champion cross-country team of Big Bear High School ran their way to a berth in the state championships taking place in Fresno this coming Saturday, having completed a podium finish in this weekend’s CIF Southern Section championships at Mt. Sac. Head Coach Jonathan Stiles says, “We were happy”—this, given the Bears’ second place finish, just … [Read more...] about Bears Three-Time State Champion Cross-Country Team Races to Second in CIF Finals and Advances to Saturday’s State Championships
City Council Moves Foward With The Crossings, Establishes Day for Native Americans; Lighthouse Project Steps Down from Marathon Event
The Big Bear Lake City Council meeting began with two presentations, the first of which was a proclamation, designating this Friday, November 27 as National Native American Heritage Day. The City of Big Bear Lake has adopted this special day, as signed into law by President Obama on June 26, in honor of the Yuhaviatam people (now known as the San Manuel Band of Serrano Mission … [Read more...] about City Council Moves Foward With The Crossings, Establishes Day for Native Americans; Lighthouse Project Steps Down from Marathon Event
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
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