Tomorrow (April 2) marks the first Thursday of the month, and with that comes the Big Bear Chamber of Commerce’s Power Breakfast. The two-hour networking opportunity begins at 7am at the Best Western Big Bear Chateau on Moonridge Road, and cost for the breakfast is $12 for Chamber members, $15 for guests. The featured speaker at the April 2 Power Breakfast is CalTrans … [Read more...] about CalTrans Consultant Dennis Green to Speak on Big Bear Bridge at Big Bear Chamber of Commerce Power Breakfast
Status Update on Capital Improvements on Agenda for This Afternoon’s Airport District Board Meeting
The Board of Directors of the Big Bear Airport District meet for their regular, first-Monday-of-the-month meeting today at 2pm. This afternoon’s agenda will include a status update on capital improvements, including the installation of six helicopter parking pads on the south ramp; the new heli pads will be used to accommodate firefighting equipment in the case of emergency. … [Read more...] about Status Update on Capital Improvements on Agenda for This Afternoon’s Airport District Board Meeting
Repairs Completed on Sugarloaf Skatepark This Afternoon; Eagle Scout Connor McCutcheon Contributes Project to The Ranch
The Sugarloaf Skatepark is as good as new, given some repairs that were completed this afternoon. According to Recreation Superintendent Glenn Jacklin with the Big Bear Valley Recreation and Park District, “We filled the cracks with a new compound that’s supposed to work better in an alpine environment, we repainted the skatepark’s surface so it’s bright blue again, and cleaned … [Read more...] about Repairs Completed on Sugarloaf Skatepark This Afternoon; Eagle Scout Connor McCutcheon Contributes Project to The Ranch
Big Bear Lake Boat Ramps Open on April 1, 2009; Marinas Now Staffed With Quagga Mussel Inspectors
Boating season officially gets underway as of tomorrow, April 1, as the Big Bear Municipal Water District re-opens the public launch ramps, which had been closed during the winter months to allow the shoreline to foster the bald eagle habitat. As the MWD’s General Manager Scott Heule tells KBHR, “The ramps open tomorrow morning at 6am—even though it will still be dark, [they’ll … [Read more...] about Big Bear Lake Boat Ramps Open on April 1, 2009; Marinas Now Staffed With Quagga Mussel Inspectors
Tuesday Afternoon Earthquake, Just Outside Big Bear Lake, Registers a 2.1 Magnitude
Despite last week’s warnings to be earthquake ready (given the number of tremors near the San Andreas Fault in the Salton Sea area), it was just today that we had our first noteable quake in the Big Bear area since St. Patrick’s Day. This afternoon’s earthquake, at 12:39pm, was of a 2.1 magnitude and registered a depth of over five miles, per the U.S. Geological Survey. The 2.1 … [Read more...] about Tuesday Afternoon Earthquake, Just Outside Big Bear Lake, Registers a 2.1 Magnitude