Volunteers help restore SkyPark Meadowlands conservation area
On Sept. 3, SkyPark at Santa’s Village hosted a volunteer habitat restoration project with the Southern California Mountains Foundation Urban Conservation Corps in the Henck Meadowlands conservation area. The goal of this restoration project was to utilize native...
Big Bear Oktoberfest to hold a ‘do-over’
Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest officials announced a new ‘do-over’ date on Saturday, Nov. 9, to make up for the postponed dates (September 14-15, 2024) that were scratched because of the recent Line Fire incident. Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest will now extend further into...
Dogs can make lives better
By Mary-Justine Lanyon Editor For the fourth year, Patty Jensen of Dogs for Better Lives was at the Lake Arrowhead Brewing Company, bringing with her the message of how dogs can improve the lives of so many people. With her was Laura Encinas of the organization’s...
Portrait of an Artist – Bryan Allen: Eye of the photographer
In many cases the key to excellent photography is not the high-end camera with more than 400 menu items and the ability to track a bird’s eye in flight. Instead, it’s the practiced and perceptive eye of the photographer. – Bryan Allen By TIM WILCOX...
