San Bernardino, CA, June 2, 2012, noon - Caltrans has awarded approximately $350 million in grants to improve public transit across California. An estimated 80 projects will upgrade transit service, purchase eco-friendly buses, modernize transit stations and create jobs throughout the state. The grants are funded through Proposition 1B, the 2006 voter-approved transportation … [Read more...] about Caltrans Awards $350 Million In Grants To Improve Public Transit And Air Quality
Big Bear High School’s Results in the Vans Custom Culture Shoe Design Contest
Big Bear, CA , May 31, 2012, 1:00pm – Big Bear High School’s art department teacher, students and chaperones were treated to a few days in Los Angeles courtesy of the Vans shoe company as one of the five finalists in the Van’s Custom Culture shoe design contest. Big Bear High placed first in the California region earning a $4,000 cash prize from Vans and, in fact, received the … [Read more...] about Big Bear High School’s Results in the Vans Custom Culture Shoe Design Contest
The June 5th Transit Of Venus, The Last In Our Lifetime
Big Bear Lake, CA, May 30, 2012, 5:00pm – Two spectacular astronomical events so closely related to one another in time, doesn’t happen very often. On May 20 we were treated with a solar eclipse. Now, on June 5 the planet Venus will cross the face of the Sun in its orbit. The last time this happened was in 2004, and it won’t happen again until 2117. First contact, the moment … [Read more...] about The June 5th Transit Of Venus, The Last In Our Lifetime
“Kick and Flick” Celebrates the Start of the Skyline Trail
Big Bear, CA, May 30, 2012, 3:00pm - The Big Bear Valley Trails Foundation is celebrating the kickoff of construction of the Skyline Trail, the first new trail in Big Bear Lake in almost 2 decades. The event is Saturday, June 2nd, which appropriately enough, is National Trails Day. The Skyline Trail is a collaboration of the Trails Foundation, the San Bernardino National … [Read more...] about “Kick and Flick” Celebrates the Start of the Skyline Trail
Water Rescue On Big Bear Lake
Big Bear Lake, CA, May 30, 2012, noon - Big Bear Municipal Water District employees at the West Public Launch Ramp got a report of an overturned canoe with four 29 Palms residents in the water just west of the ramp on Sunday morning, May 27. Ramp attendants quickly notified Lake Patrol dispatch and ran to the shore to assist the boaters. Two children, ages 6 and 13 were wearing … [Read more...] about Water Rescue On Big Bear Lake