Three of this year’s prestigious national awards for volunteerism in the Forest Service went to individuals serving the Pacific Southwest Region and, of those, two are awardees from the San Bernardino National Forest. Within our local forest area, there are over 1,500 volunteers and, of those, 13-year-old Jeff Gumpertz of Running Springs has volunteered for over a year with the … [Read more...] about Tim Wood and Running Springs Teen Receive National Forest Service Awards
Results of City Council’s Monday Meeting
At last night’s regularly scheduled meeting of the City of Big Bear Lake’s City Council, Council approved a joint agreement for the Senior Home Repair Program-Community Development Block Grant with the County of San Bernardino. Also, Council did adopt resolutions certifying an Environmental Impact Report, Conditional Use Permit and the Density Bonus Affordable Housing … [Read more...] about Results of City Council’s Monday Meeting
Blasting Scheduled for Tuesday at the Dam
Blasting has been scheduled at the Big Bear dam for today, Tuesday, August 11 between 12 noon and 2 pm at two eastside locations. Expect short delays during this time period. Route 18 will remain open with flagging operations present with one lane remaining open during work hours. Traffic impacts are expected to be minimal with no more than 15-20 minute delays. Construction … [Read more...] about Blasting Scheduled for Tuesday at the Dam
Local School’s Construction Will Be Completed by the Fall
Members of the Bear Valley Unified School District Citizens’ Oversight Committee met last Thursday to receive a construction and budget update regarding the implementation of Measure Q funds in our school district. Completion of the Big Bear High School Quad is expected by September 20th. Construction at the Middle School is expected to be completed by October 31st. Work at … [Read more...] about Local School’s Construction Will Be Completed by the Fall
Events Resource Office Allotted Funds from Supervisor Derry
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors approved the allocation of $20,000 to fund a partnership between the Economic Development Agency and the Big Bear Valley Events Resource Office at last week’s board meeting. The Events Resource Office was established in 2002 to help promote Big Bear Valley tourism and recreational amenities. One of the major issues facing our … [Read more...] about Events Resource Office Allotted Funds from Supervisor Derry