If your children are getting restless a few days into their spring break, the Big Bear Discovery Center has a new opportunity that will get them outdoors and provide them with information on local history, botany, wildlife, geology and ecology. Expanding on the volunteer programs offered in the Rim of the World School District, the Discovery Center will now offer local … [Read more...] about Ready to Send the Kids Outdoors? The Big Bear Discovery Center Now Offers Volunteering Opportunities for Young People; Informational Meeting on March 31
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Community Invited to Participate in Big Bear-Specific Visioning Meeting for San Bernardino Valley College
Everyone who believes in education for our community is invited to participate in a visioning meeting, to determine what Big Bear wants and needs from our community college. San Bernardino Valley College, which offers college-level classes at Big Bear High School, reports statistics that, in our area, an individual with an associate’s degree averages an income that is 116% … [Read more...] about Community Invited to Participate in Big Bear-Specific Visioning Meeting for San Bernardino Valley College
Team Nigel: Moonlight Snowshoe Hike and Ski-a-Thon in Support of Seven-Year-Old Nigel Holland
Team Nigel, the grassroots community group in support of seven-year-old Nigel Holland, has two outdoor events planned, proceeds from which will assist with medical bills, especially as the second grader has been undergoing chemotherapy treatment for brain cancer. The first of these Team Nigel activities is a moonlight snowshoe hike tomorrow, Tuesday, hosted by the San … [Read more...] about Team Nigel: Moonlight Snowshoe Hike and Ski-a-Thon in Support of Seven-Year-Old Nigel Holland
Thursday’s Groundbreaking for New Bridge to Take Place in the PAC
Third District County Supervisor Neil Derry, Big Bear Lake Mayor Rick Herrick, and Big Bear and Fawnskin Chambers of Commerce representatives Ken Dally and Jim Dooley will join CalTrans officials, including District 8 Director Dr. Raymond Wolfe, on Thursday morning for the official groundbreaking of the Big Bear Bridge, though the ceremony will take place at the Big Bear Lake … [Read more...] about Thursday’s Groundbreaking for New Bridge to Take Place in the PAC
Airplane Crash in Mountains This Afternoon; Both Occupants Able to Walk from Demolished Cessna
There was a plane crash in our area at about 2pm this afternoon, February 20, though both occupants of the plane have survived and, in fact, were able to walk away from the crash site. According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, the Cessna 172 was en route to the Big Bear Airport from San Bernardino International Airport when the plane went down about two miles … [Read more...] about Airplane Crash in Mountains This Afternoon; Both Occupants Able to Walk from Demolished Cessna