CalTrans has just alerted us that blasting will be taking place for the Big Bear bridge project tomorrow, July 31. Two blasting times are scheduled for Friday: 9am to 11am and again from 1 to 3pm. Signage will be posted in advance, and motorists can expect additional delays in the vicinity of the dam on Highway 18. Ongoing, midweek flagging, to accommodate this project, takes … [Read more...] about Blasting for Big Bear Bridge Project to Take Place on Friday
England’s Royal Air Force Training to Include Stops in Big Bear Through November
If you have seen a giant green helicopter flying over Big Bear Lake this week, that craft is a Merlin, one of 30 in England’s Royal Air Force. The crew of the Merlin has spent the last five years in Iraq and, this month, is stationed in El Centro, California for flight training in preparation of a tour in Afghanistan at year’s end. As FL Lieutenant Sam Fletcher tells KBHR, “It … [Read more...] about England’s Royal Air Force Training to Include Stops in Big Bear Through November
A Year Later, the Verdict Is Still Out on Bear Valley Electric’s Proposed Rate Increase
The verdict is still out on the proposed rate increase for Bear Valley Electric Service which, when first introduced by their parent company Golden State Water last year, was $6.8 million in revenue increases which would translate into a 22.7% increase for electric customers throughout the Big Bear Valley. Since the rate increase was filed with the California Public Utilities … [Read more...] about A Year Later, the Verdict Is Still Out on Bear Valley Electric’s Proposed Rate Increase
Grand Old Miners’ Days Parade Marches Down Big Bear Boulevard on Sunday; Road Closures to Begin at 11am on August 2
The Old Miners’ Days Parade is this Sunday in Big Bear Lake, in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Old Miners’ festivities—thus the theme, “60 Years ‘n’ Still Kickin’.” The parade starts at 12:30pm on August 2, and will begin at Summit Boulevard and, once on Big Bear Boulevard, will continue west toward the Village, then up Pine Knot Avenue and west down Village Drive, … [Read more...] about Grand Old Miners’ Days Parade Marches Down Big Bear Boulevard on Sunday; Road Closures to Begin at 11am on August 2