Seniors will have the opportunity to participate in the AARP Safe Driving Course as another round of the program will be offered on September 28 and 29, though pre-registration--at a cost of $12 for AARP members, $14 for others--is due by next Monday, September 21. The AARP Senior Driving Course is designed to help senior drivers tune up driving skills, update knowledge on the … [Read more...] about AARP Offers Safe Driving Course for Seniors; Pre-Registration Is Required
Emergency Personnel Retrieve Children from Storm Drain; All 10 BBMS Students Accounted for, and Free of Injury
Big Bear Lake Fire Chief Rod Ballard tells KBHR that all 10 children in the storm drain have been recovered, and none of them needed medical attention—though they are getting a severe talking to. This afternoon, 10 seventh and eighth grade students from Big Bear Middle School entered the City’s drainage system at Veterans Park and, per Chief Ballard, traveled a good half-mile … [Read more...] about Emergency Personnel Retrieve Children from Storm Drain; All 10 BBMS Students Accounted for, and Free of Injury
Breaking News: Firefighters Working to Retrieve 10 Children from Storm Drain
Police activity [in the 4 o'clock hour], accompanied by both the Big Bear Lake and Big Bear City Fire Departments, on the Boulevard at Main Street in Big Bear Lake this afternoon is due to a storm drain incident involving reportedly 10 junior high-aged children. Officials tell KBHR that 10 children entered the storm drain at Veterans Park. The 10 moved through the drainage … [Read more...] about Breaking News: Firefighters Working to Retrieve 10 Children from Storm Drain
Eleven Contenders Overcome Challenges to Conquer the Bear; Heather Devito and Wes Barton Take Titles in Five-Event Series
The Conquer the Bear challenge, launched this year with February’s second annual Snowshoe the Bear, included five athletic events and, ultimately, 11 contenders, who completed races in snowshoeing, mountain biking, running and paddling. The final, daunting competition was the completion of the 26.2 mile marathon in Saturday’s Run the Bear, which was the culmination of eight … [Read more...] about Eleven Contenders Overcome Challenges to Conquer the Bear; Heather Devito and Wes Barton Take Titles in Five-Event Series
City Council Forms Sub-Committee to Potentially Amend City Charter, Allow All DWP Customers to Be Eligible for Board Appointment
Good news for Department of Water and Power customers outside of Big Bear Lake, who have long petitioned the City Council to expand appointment criteria for the DWP’s Board of Commissioners, to allow representation for the water utility’s customers in Lake Williams, Sugarloaf and Fawnskin—as, last night, Council moved forward in the process to open the requirements. Given the … [Read more...] about City Council Forms Sub-Committee to Potentially Amend City Charter, Allow All DWP Customers to Be Eligible for Board Appointment