At the Wednesday evening meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bear Valley Unified School District, the second interim budget report was reviewed and approved. As presented, the $130,000 in proposed district-wide cuts will be implemented for the 2009/2010 school year though, as Superintendent Carole Ferraud tells KBHR, “We are still working in positive relations with our … [Read more...] about BVUSD’s Board Approves Interim 2009 Budget Yesterday; 18 Elementary and BBMS Teachers Expected to Receive Pink Slips on Friday
Bears Football Players Kelsey, LaBate, Sharp and Soules Take to the Field in Saturday’s High Desert All-Star Football Game
Four members of the Big Bear High School football team will have one more opportunity to play on behalf of the Bears, as Willy Kelsey, Brandon LaBate, Brennen Sharp and Josh Soules will take to the field in the 2nd annual High Desert All-Star football game. The Saturday, March 14 game takes place at Apple Valley High School’s Newton T. Bass Stadium at 7pm. Ticket prices range … [Read more...] about Bears Football Players Kelsey, LaBate, Sharp and Soules Take to the Field in Saturday’s High Desert All-Star Football Game
Six Bald Eagles Spotted in Big Bear in January; Volunteers Welcome on Forest Service’s Saturday Count
Bald eagle counts have been conducted in the Big Bear Valley since 1979, and these winter counts overseen by the U.S. Forest Service contribute to the nation-wide Mid-Winter Bald Eagle Census to assess recovery status of the species. As many as 28 eagles were spotted in the Big Bear Lake and Baldwin Lake areas in the winter of 1983/1984 though, in the last three years, that … [Read more...] about Six Bald Eagles Spotted in Big Bear in January; Volunteers Welcome on Forest Service’s Saturday Count
Second of This Week’s Earthquakes Registers a 1.5 Magnitude
We had a small earthquake in our area this morning, which the U.S. Geological Survey recorded as that of a 1.5 magnitude. Centered seven miles north of Big Bear City, this 1.5 magnitude tremor occurred at 9:21am. On Tuesday, a smaller, 1.3 magnitude quake was centered five miles north of Big Bear Lake at about 3:45pm. (We will generally tell you of local earthquakes that … [Read more...] about Second of This Week’s Earthquakes Registers a 1.5 Magnitude