...And now some happy news! EAGLE CHICKS NOW HAVE NAMES Big Bear Elementary Students Voted for Sunny and Gizmo as Chicks’ Names

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EAGLE CHICKS NOW HAVE NAMES
Big Bear Elementary Students Voted for Sunny and Gizmo as Chicks’ Names


Big Bear Lake, Calif. April 2, 2025 – The votes are in! Big Bear’s resident eagle chicks now have names. Today, Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) announced the names of the chicks on its website and Facebook page. On Tuesday, April 1 Big Bear Elementary students (3rd through 5th grade) casted their votes and have selected Sunny and Gizmo out of a list of thirty finalist names. The name with the most votes was given to the bigger chick and the name with second highest number of votes was given to the smaller chick.


The public was invited to submit name suggestions along with a donation as a part of a fundraiser to help name Jackie and Shadow’s two chicks. FOBBV drew a random list of thirty finalist names from the pool of submissions and provided ballots to the students so that they could cast their vote. Traditionally, only the 3rd-graders voted on the names, but this year 4th and 5thgrade students were also included in the chick-name voting tally. There was a total of 469 students that voted on the chicks’ names.


Finalist List:
The list of thirty finalist names are in the order they were drawn and printed: 1. Skye 2. Crackle 3. Griffen 4. Cloud 5. Sully 6. Arden 7. Riley 8. Raine 9. Striker 10. Hutch 11. Branch 12. Gizmo 13. Liberty 14. Star 15. Jade 16. Charlie 17. Talon 18. Cloudy 19. Blaze 20. Valor 21. Gilly 22. Jalen 23 Talie 24. Bell 25. Sassy 26. Passion 27. Swift 28. Destiny 29. Flyer 30. Sunny

“We’re thrilled by how excited people were for the chance to name these two adorable chicks. And the Big Bear elementary students had tons of fun voting for their favorite names” said Sandy Steers, Executive Director of FOBBV. “All the students have been learning about Jackie and Shadow and their chicks. It was great to add a little reward for all their hard work.”


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About Friends of Big Bear Valley:

Friends of Big Bear Valley is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to protecting and preserving Big Bear Valley, the seventh most biologically diverse place in the country, through environmental education and advocacy. A passionate team manages the live feed of two 24/7 bald eagle nest cameras and their large online fan community. For more information about FOBBV and their mission please visit FriendsofBigBearValley.org.


Dan McKernan | Big Bear Guide
951-283-9442 | dan@bigbearguidecom

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ABOUT RELATIVE CONTROL

A middle-aged, type-A attorney's life spirals as she juggles her handful of an ex-cop father, forgetful mother, unemployed son, a reignited romance, and a hostile takeover in the biggest corporate control battle of her career.

RELATIVE CONTROL captures the humor, heartbreak, and chaos of balancing family caregiving and career with poignant authenticity. With over 30 million family caregivers in the U.S., RELATIVE CONTROL offers a relatable and timely story for multigenerational audiences.

RELATIVE CONTROL stars Teri Polo (Meet the Parents trilogy, the Fosters, Good Trouble, The Big Leap) who shines as a middle-aged, type-A attorney whose perfectly ordered life spirals hilariously out of control. The film also stars Patrick F. McDade (Mare of Easttown, Concrete Cowboy, Paterno), and Brian Anthony Wilson (Limitless, Law Abiding Citizen, The Wire). It was written by Charlene Davis based on her personal experiences and directed by Dafna Yachin (Digital Dharma).

Gravitas Ventures will release RELATIVE CONTROL on digital platforms on April 11, 2025. The film has a running time of 109 minutes and will not be rated by the MPAA. The film won the Blue Hen Award for Best Regional Narrative at the 2024 Rehoboth Beach Independent Film Festival and also screened at the 2025 Sedona International Film Festival.



Dafna Yachin
Director / Producer

Dafna has directed award-winning television, film, commercial, and multimedia productions. Her documentaries have aired on CBS, ABC, Discovery, SyFy, and many SVODs. Dafna is the recipient of grants from The Peter and Patricia Gruber Foundation, The Shelley and Donald Rubin Foundation, The Frick Foundation, the Monica Flaherty-Frassetto Trust, and the Wyncote Foundation. Her Oscar qualifying feature documentary, “Digital Dharma: One Man’s Mission to Save a Culture,” enjoyed a 10th anniversary re-release with her new book published by Wisdom Press.

“Relative Control,” starring Teri Polo, is Dafna’s feature narrative directorial debut.
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Charlene D. Davis
Writer and Executive Producer
Charlene named her production company for the film Third Act Film LLC. Third Act is appropriate since filmmaking is the third career of her life.

Charlene started work in social services as a probation officer and school social worker. During the decade or so she that filled these roles, she attended law school at night. Upon graduation, Charlene was hired as a federal prosecutor and later joined Bayard, P.A., a corporate and commercial law firm in Delaware.

Over the course of 30 years at Bayard, she served as a director, chair of the marketing committee and ultimately president of the firm. Her practice focused on civil litigation and corporate bankruptcy in Delaware and federal courts. Toward the end of her tenure at Bayard, she enrolled in an evening screenwriting class at the University of Arts to work on the script for Relative Control. Charlene retired from Bayard in order to pursue her desire to turn her Relative Control script into a film.

In addition to Relative Control, Charlene served as executive co-producer of Manson Family Vacation, available on Netflix, and I Hate Myself and Want to Die, in final post-production. She resides in Rockland, Delaware and has a second home in Pasadena CA near her son and his family.