Big Bear, Ca, August 30, 2010, 4:00pm - This weekend marked the series finale for the Rim Nordic Mountain bike series. Teams from Big Bear, California, and Las Vegas came together to compete in Super-D and Cross Country races. Team Bear Valley Bikes came away with the top spot in both race categories, surpassing the competition in points, and team members. Pro-rider, team … [Read more...] about Bear Valley Bikes Wins Rim Nordic Race Series
Emergency Preparedness Fair Educates Public
The emergency preparedness fair held on Saturday, August 28th, couldn’t have come at a better time. As fire crews left the fair to fight the May Van Canyon fire that sprouted that day, Matthew Nielsen, Boy Scout in Troup 49, kept the show running at the Convention Center, educating people about how to be prepared. Vendors from the Big Bear Valley, and from off the mountain … [Read more...] about Emergency Preparedness Fair Educates Public
Endure the Bear
The Conquer the Bear series is coming to a close with the final race, Endure the Bear, a mountain trail run, on September 11th. The trail run will start in the village and head up into the hills of Big Bear. There is a race for everyone with distances ranging from 5 kilometers to 50 kilometers. Endure the Bear is the fourth event in the Conquer the Bear series, which began … [Read more...] about Endure the Bear
Fire in May Van Canyon That Started Saturday Morning is Now Contained
Big Bear Valley, CA, August 28, 2010, 2:00pm - The fire that started Saturday morning ,approximately just after 11am, is now contained with a line around it. Thanks to the quick response from all local fire agencies and the US Forest Service the fire was limited to one and one quarter acre with no structures threatened in the fire and no evacuations needed. Units that were … [Read more...] about Fire in May Van Canyon That Started Saturday Morning is Now Contained