An archaeological field study will be taking place in Holcomb Valley starting Monday, through a partnership with the San Bernardino National Forest and UCLA’s Cotsen Institute of Archaelogy. During the five-week program (June 22 through July 24), students will be working with Forest Service archaeologists in Holcomb Valley, just north of Big Bear Lake, to perform archaeological … [Read more...] about Archaeological Excavations to Take Place in Holcomb Valley’s Clapboard Town Mining Camp
HEAP Application Processing Available at Bear Valley Electric on Tuesday; Financial Assistance Offered to Low-Income Households
Families and individuals who could use financial assistance with utility bills can start readying the paperwork, as Bear Valley Electric Service will be hosting HEAP application processing next week. Starting next Tuesday morning at 9am, applications for HEAP, which stands for the Home Energy Assistance Program, will be accepted for the first 30 in line, another 20 applications … [Read more...] about HEAP Application Processing Available at Bear Valley Electric on Tuesday; Financial Assistance Offered to Low-Income Households
Big Bear Chamber Still Seeking Contributions for Fourth of July Fireworks Show Over Big Bear Lake
The Big Bear community has ponied up over $39,000 to assure that the Fourth of July fireworks show over Big Bear Lake will be as big and brilliant as the anticipated 25,000 visitors expect on Saturday the Fourth. This year’s goal of the City of Big Bear Lake, the Rotary Club of Big Bear Valley and the Big Bear Chamber of Commerce is to raise $50,000 to make for a spectacular … [Read more...] about Big Bear Chamber Still Seeking Contributions for Fourth of July Fireworks Show Over Big Bear Lake
One Year Later, We Remember BBHS Football’s #76 Michael Lundin
It was last June 24 when Community Church by the Lake was filled to overflowing in loving support of the Lundin family who, a year ago today, lost their son Michael, a 2006 graduate of Big Bear High School. The passing of Mike Lundin, a young man who loved sports, the forest and God, was the sad outcome of an altercation on June 18 that involved many young men from Big Bear and … [Read more...] about One Year Later, We Remember BBHS Football’s #76 Michael Lundin
Pacific Crest Trail Presentation at DC Tonight; Forest Restoration Planting on Saturday
Tonight (June 18) is being billed as Nature Night at the Big Bear Discovery Center, and will include a free presentation on the Pacific Crest Trail by local photographer Scott Cordner. The 7pm offering will feature Cordner’s slide show, which covers the beautiful scenery of his hiking trip along the 2,600 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail, from Mexico to Canada. The next free … [Read more...] about Pacific Crest Trail Presentation at DC Tonight; Forest Restoration Planting on Saturday