The Bearly Speaking Toastmasters Club is the talk of Toastmasters, if you will, as our local group has received the Chuck Weck Award for public relations and community outreach efforts—and this, out of more than 100 Toastmasters clubs in District 12, which covers San Bernardino, Riverside, and East Los Angeles Counties, and for the third year in a row. The Bearly Speaking … [Read more...] about Bearly Speaking Toastmasters Win District Award for Third Consecutive Year
Two-Vehicle Collision Results in Temporary Monday Morning Closure of Park Avenue
A two-vehicle collision just before 8am this morning (June 15) resulted in a temporary closure of Park Avenue, between Wren and Eureka, in Big Bear Lake. The Big Bear Lake and Big Bear City Fire Departments, as well as the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, responded to the the incident, in which bright sunlight may have been a contributing factor. One individual was … [Read more...] about Two-Vehicle Collision Results in Temporary Monday Morning Closure of Park Avenue
Community Services District’s Board Meets at 5:30pm; Future of Bear City Fire’s First Firetruck, a 1936 REO, to Be Discussed
What to do with a 73-year-old fire engine? The Board of Directors of the Big Bear City Community Services District will discuss this issue this evening, as the Big Bear City Fire Department’s first fire engine, a 1936 REO, is in need of costly repair—though not used on service calls, the engine is a classic piece of fire department history, according to Fire Chief Jeff Willis, … [Read more...] about Community Services District’s Board Meets at 5:30pm; Future of Bear City Fire’s First Firetruck, a 1936 REO, to Be Discussed
San Bernardino National Forest Association Awarded AmeriCorps Funding
The San Bernardino National Forest Association has just received an award of $250K annually over three years to operate an AmeriCorps program. This funding will expand the Association’s newly-launched Urban Conservation Corps to 40 members. AmeriCorps provides funding to local and national organizations and agencies committed to using national service to address critical … [Read more...] about San Bernardino National Forest Association Awarded AmeriCorps Funding
Local Community Emergency Response Teams to Participate in Full Day of Training Exercises on June 20
Big Bear Valley Community Emergency Response Teams will take part in the first-ever day-long CERT Field Exercises Training Day this Saturday. It will be at the Big Bear City Community Services District Paradise Maintenance Yard from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. The day’s events will test the readiness of these citizen volunteers who are committed to helping family and the community in a … [Read more...] about Local Community Emergency Response Teams to Participate in Full Day of Training Exercises on June 20