The nesting eagles are demonstrating “resilience extraordinaire,” according to Friends of Big Bear Valley, which monitors the nest and live streams the happenings there via two web cams.

In a social media post Tuesday, Feb. 6, the nonprofit says Jackie and her partner, Shadow, have developed a “beautiful rhythm of duty exchanges,” each taking turns rolling the three eggs and then settling in to keep them warm, before the most recent storm. At one point, Jackie took over as main caregiver and settled into the nest for 35 hours straight, the nonprofit said.

“She is built to handle this,” FOBBV wrote on Facebook. Jackie has “over 7,000 waterproof feathers to keep her dry (and no matter how wet she looks, she is dry under those outer feathers), plus downy feathers under that to keep her warm. When she stands up to roll the eggs, it’s obvious that they are dry and warm.”

This is Jackie’s first three-egg clutch, according to FOBBV. She delivered the third egg on Jan. 31, six days after the first egg arrived. Pip watch will begin in early March.

“As the storm is predicted to continue for another day, Jackie and Shadow know what they are doing,” the nonprofit said Tuesday. “The camera system, however, may go up and down a bit as the area and the communications systems get covered in snow.”

Friends of Big Bear Valley shared the happy news late Wednesday, Jan. 31.

At 5:49 p.m., Jackie started to look a little restless, FOBBV wrote. Her feathers puffed out, tail raised a few times, and a teakettle sound escaped her nostrils as she pushed.

“Within a few moments … the trembling stopped, the teakettle went silent and Jackie’s feathers began laying down,” FOBBV wrote. “It took her a moment to calm and recover. Then she turned enough to show the nest bowl … and THERE WERE 3! Three beautiful, perfect eggs underneath her.”

Jackie gently rolled the eggs, FOBBV wrote, softened the nest bowl around them and then settled in over the clutch.

Jackie and her partner, Shadow, Big Bear’s famous nesting eagles, welcomed their first egg on Thursday, Jan. 25. Three days later, a second egg appeared.

The clutch will be cared for by Jackie and Shadow through the late winter, with pip watch beginning in early March. Last year, neither of the eggs laid by Jackie hatched. Her most recent offspring, Spirit, hatched in March 2022.

According to a social media post by Friends of Big Bear Valley, which operates two cameras trained on the nest and broadcasts the going-ons live on YouTube, the second egg arrived at 1:59 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28.

Jackie and her partner, Shadow, welcomed their first egg of 2024 three days earlier.

Jackie delivered the second egg in just four minutes, FOBBV said in a Facebook post Sunday.

“This time the process was fast, efficient and beautiful! The puffing up, the teakettling, the entire process went much faster and seemed to be a bit less work for her,” FOBBV said. “Amazing job, Jackie! Congratulations to you and Shadow!”

According to the nonprofit, female eagles are dominant in the nest during nesting season. Those who watch the live cam feed can expect to see Jackie spending nights in the nest and Shadow relieving her in the mornings and bringing fish back for the family, FOBBV said.

The eggs are expected to hatch in about 38 days.

Jackie and her partner, Shadow, spent days preparing the nest perched above Big Bear Lake for the new arrival. According to Friends of Big Bear Valley, which operates two cameras trained on the nest and broadcasts the going-ons live on YouTube, Jackie and Shadow exhibited behavior the previous weekend that hinted at what was to come.

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“Sitting and kissing and fishes, oh my … ,” a post on FOBBV’s Facebook page reads. “Over the weekend, Jackie and Shadow’s behavior kept moving more and more in the direction of it’s now nesting season and we’re serious about it.”

About 4:54 p.m. Thursday, with some 5,000 people watching remotely, according to YouTube, Jackie strained and squealed and finally, the egg appeared.

Now, pip watch begins.

In the past, Jackie’s eggs that have hatched have done so about 38 days after their arrival. Last year, Jackie laid two eggs but neither hatched. FOBBV representatives say there are multiple variables that impact Jackie and Shadow and whether the eggs will hatch, such as solar flares, earthquakes, confused hormones, intruder eagles and weather conditions.

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Claremont Unified school board members are calling on one of their own to step down after parents say high school students were exposed to inappropriate behavior at an off-site holiday party at the board member’s home.

Police, meanwhile, are investigating allegations of misconduct tied to the party hosted by Steven Llanusa, who won reelection to the Board of Education in November.

At a special board meeting that was livestreamed on Friday, Dec. 9, a half-dozen parents said their children, part of the Claremont High School choir program, performed at Llanusa’s home on Saturday, Dec. 3, to raise money for that program.

At the party, parents said, the students were exposed to adults who were inappropriately dressed and some were offered alcohol.

“I’m truly disgusted in Mr. Llanusa’s behavior,” said parent Gabriel Lozano, whose child is a member of the choir group. He called on the school district to take action against Llanusa.

Llanusa, president of the school board, did not attend Friday’s meeting due to the nature of the allegations, district officials said.

When reached for comment Friday afternoon, Llanusa said, “On advice of counsel, I can’t comment on anything involved in an ongoing investigation.”

The school board met in closed session Friday, according to board Vice President Kathy Archer, to discuss the allegations with legal counsel and Superintendent Jim Elsasser. Archer said no current or former board member other than Llanusa attended the Dec. 3 event.

In an email to the Claremont Unified community late Friday afternoon, Archer said the Board of Education is “appalled by the allegations, which are understandably causing distraction, disruption and pain, as expressed in community members’ messages to the Board and Superintendent.”

The allegations are being taken seriously, Archer wrote.

“Though the board cannot require Mr. Llanusa’s resignation,” she continued, “we encourage him to do so in order to begin the process of healing and returning our focus to students and their well-being.”

If Llanusa does not step down voluntarily, it would be up to voters to remove him, according to Todd Robbins, legal counsel for Claremont Unified. At the meeting Friday, Robbins said only voters can remove an elected official from office through the recall process.

Parent Nicole Ouellette on Friday complimented the students for their handling of the situation Dec. 3.

“My daughter is choir president and she (and others) stepped in and acted like the adults that night,” Ouellette said, echoing other parents’ calls for Llanusa’s resignation.

An investigation is underway, Elsasser confirmed.

“I assure our school community that we are taking these allegations extremely seriously, which prompted us to immediately engage the Claremont Police Department, (which) is now actively investigating this concerning situation,” Elsasser said in a statement.

“The district and school administration have taken steps to support and protect our students directly impacted by this incident, and we will continue to provide necessary supports,” the statement says. “Additionally, we have been in touch with the students’ families to ensure they are aware of our actions to investigate the matter.

“Our paramount priority is to provide a safe and stable environment for all our students to learn and participate in extracurricular activities,” the statement continues, “and to this point, I want the Claremont school community to be assured that we will not condone any inappropriate behavior by adults toward our students.”

Claremont police Lt. Jason Walters confirmed Friday morning there is an active investigation concerning the Claremont High choir members. Walters did not reveal further details except to say no one had been arrested.

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  In this screengrab from video, Spirit, the newly named eaglet who was hatched on March 3, stretches its wings while being fed in the Big Bear nest on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Video still courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)

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  In this screengrab from video, Spirit, the newly named eaglet who was hatched on March 3, reaches for food while being fed in the Big Bear nest on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Video still courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)

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  In this screengrab from video, Spirit, the newly named eaglet who was hatched on March 3, reaches for food while being fed in the nest near Big Bear Lake on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Video still courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)

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  A baby bald eagle peaks out from under a parent in a nest above Big Bear Lake on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 in this video still. Friends of Big Bear Valley, which runs the web cam on the nest, is holding a naming contest for the eaglet. (Video still courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)

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  A baby bald eagle in a nest above Big Bear Lake is fed by a parent on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 in this video still. Friends of Big Bear Valley, which runs the web cam on the nest, is holding a naming contest for the eaglet. (Video still courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)

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  Bald eagle parents Jackie and Shadow welcomed a their first chick of 2022 into their nest on Thursday, March 3. The small ball of pink skin and black and white fluff is seen here under one of the adults about 25 minutes after hatching. (Video still courtesy of Friends of Big Bear Valley)

Five weeks after hatching in a nest near Big Bear Lake, the eaglet whose arrival and early days have been livestreamed for the masses has a name — Spirit.

Friends of Big Bear Valley, a nonprofit that supervises a webcam trained on the nest Spirit shares with parents Jackie and Shadow, announced the chick’s name on its Facebook page earlier this week.

“With 2,641 entries and a total of 9,963 names submitted, our eaglet has its forever name!” the group posted. “Say hello to Spirit.”

Local third-graders selected the name over runner-ups Li’l Dipper and Hunter.

Spirit hatched March 3 from one of two eggs produced by Jackie. The second egg did not hatch.

“Spirit is now 5 weeks old,” Friends of Big Bear Valley reported in a Facebook post, “legs are more stable, feathers growing longer and getting way closer to the edge of the nest!”

The 60-year-old woman tested positive for the novel coronavirus after her death in Pomona on Monday, March 9. She had been visiting a family in Walnut, officials have confirmed.

Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said the woman had an underlying medical condition and had traveled internationally, including a long layover in South Korea. The woman died shortly after she was hospitalized in full cardiac arrest, according to Ferrer and officials at the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center.

In a health alert shared to its website Thursday, the city of Walnut said the woman’s travel history included a stay at a residence there. Los Angeles County public health officials have said the woman did not circulate around the community and stayed primarily at the residence. The family members of the patient are currently in quarantine, according to the city’s statement.

The city is coordinating with L.A. County public health officials to learn more about the woman’s stay in Walnut and her travel in the region.

In the meantime, the first-responding personnel have been quarantined at their homes and were being monitored for symptoms, officials said Thursday.

“So far they are all asymptomatic, knock on wood, and hopefully it stays that way,” said Sheriff Alex Villanueva.

So far in L.A. County there have been 32 confirmed cases of the virus — four in Long Beach and one in Pasadena — and the one death, according to the County of Los Angeles Public Health Department.

While none of the personnel had tested positive for the respiratory illness that has led to 36 deaths in the United States and 1,215 cases in the United States, Villanueva was concerned that if the virus is not contained, similar instances could affect the allocation of resources in his department and smaller ones across the county, if their personnel contacts people who have the virus.

“It just kind of demonstrates the threat of the virus to first responders,” he said. “We keep getting first responders in quarantine, we run out of first responders.”

Out of caution, the county has raised its emergency operations center response readiness to a “Level 1,” enabling emergency agencies from various jurisdictions to coordinate a strong mutual aid response between the county’s 88 cities.

The Level 1 response allows the county to mobilize resources under the supervision of people who have expertise in crisis operations, Villanueva said.

The Sheriff’s Department is canceling vacations through the end of April to assure continuity of personnel, Villanueva said.

Dr. Barbara Ferrer said on Thursday she had no reports that any of the first-responders tested positive for the virus, but she acknowledged the risk that responders are walking into. Her department has issued guidance on personal protection.

Among new protocols for that protection include new questions that dispatchers will now ask on 911 calls, such as if someone has been out of the country in the last 14 days, or if the person needing help has had a cough or a fever, said L.A. County Fire Inspector Henry Narvaez, a spokesman for the department.

A dispatcher will flag that information for responders, who would then relay it to the responder contacting a person who needs help. For instance, an emergency responder would could send less personnel into a home initially, and they would wear personal protective gear.

The Walnut Valley Unified School District issued a statement Thursday that no student within the district lives at the residence where the woman had been staying. The district said it is coordinating with the county health department and that all schools remain open and on their regular schedules.

Hospital officials were also working to lessen the risk to its own workers.

“Our highly trained staff followed all appropriate infection control protocols and took every precaution in caring for this patient, who tragically succumbed to their complications,” said Dr. Daniel Gluckstein, director of Infectious Disease at Pomona Valley Hosptial Medical Center. “… The hospital has identified all staff who came into contact with the patient while providing care and is following all LA County Department of Public Health guidelines regarding healthcare worker exposure. We understand people are feeling anxious about potential exposure to coronavirus, but we want to reassure our patients and their families that the risk of exposure from this case is low.”

COVID-19, which stands for coronavirus disease 2019, is caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2. Symptoms associated with the respiratory disease, which appear two-to-14 days after exposure, include fever, a cough and shortness of breath. While most people — including healthy young adults — will experience mild symptoms, the disease can be severe and even fatal for at-risk groups, such as the elderly and those with underlying health problems.

In a health alert shared to its website Thursday, the city of Walnut said the woman’s travel history included a stay at a residence there. Los Angeles County public health officials have said the woman, age 60, did not circulate around the community and stayed primarily at the residence. The family members of the patient are currently in quarantine, according to the city’s statement.

The city is coordinating with L.A. County public health officials to learn more about the woman’s stay in Walnut and her travel in the region.

The Walnut Valley Unified School District issued a statement Thursday that no student within the district lives at the residence where the woman had been staying. The district said it is coordinating with the county health department and that all schools remain open and on their regular schedules.

At a news conference Wednesday, Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said the woman had an underlying medical condition and had traveled internationally, including a long layover in South Korea. The woman died shortly after she was hospitalized in full cardiac arrest, according to Ferrer and officials at the Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. After her death, test results showed she tested positive for the new coronavirus.

COVID-19, which stands for coronavirus disease 2019, is caused by a virus named SARS-CoV-2. Symptoms associated with the respiratory disease, which appear two-to-14 days after exposure, include fever, a cough and shortness of breath. While most people — including healthy young adults — will experience mild symptoms, the disease can be severe and even fatal for at-risk groups, such as the elderly and those with underlying health problems.

Meanwhile, in a statement Thursday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said it learned that three department personnel and other first-responders had been near the woman before she died Monday. The department said it immediately contacted those who had been potentially exposed to COVID-19 and, though none show symptoms of the virus, they have been sent home to follow self-quarantine procedures.

#LASD is deeply saddened by the passing of @CountyofLA's 1st confirmed Covid-19 victim & our thoughts are with the decedent’s loved ones. LASD is adapting to the challenges & we are aware that 3 LASD personnel &other 1st responders were affected: see full statement: pic.twitter.com/kmJW84UBJY

— LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) March 12, 2020

In addition, five Los Angeles County firefighters have been quarantined, officials said Thursday.

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In a Facebook post Tuesday, March 10, the Redlands Fire Department announced that paramedics responded Monday morning to a medical emergency at a Redlands residence where a male patient was experiencing difficulty breathing. He was treated and transported to an undisclosed hospital. Later, officials said, they learned the patient is being tested for COVID-19.

“The originating call was for a respiratory emergency,” city spokesman Carl Baker said in an email. “He was treated (at his home) and showed improvement before being transported to the hospital.”

After results were released Tuesday afternoon, the paramedics returned to regular duty.

The fire station where the paramedics work, No. 264 on West Park Avenue at the City Yards, also underwent disinfection procedures, officials said.

The incident was “an effective practical exercise of the precautions” the city has put in place, Mayor Paul Foster said in a statement. He also said he was relieved to get the results, and happy the paramedics could return to normal duties as well as activities with friends and family.

Foster said the city has been working for the past few weeks to prepare for a potential COVID-19 outbreak locally.

“The health and well-being of all Redlands residents, employees and visitors to the City are of paramount importance to us,” Foster said in the statement. The city is in communication with the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health, which declared a local public health emergency Tuesday due to coronavirus spread across Southern California, as well as the Redlands Unified School District and major employers and health care organizations.

There have been no confirmed cases of coronavirus in San Bernardino County, but 52 people are being monitored, county health officials say.

“All available City employees will be deployed to ensure that core City functions, including essential public health and safety, are maintained,” Foster said in the statement. “The most effective protection against the virus remains education and good health hygiene habits.”

The child was among the group of 195 Americans who were placed under a 14-day federal quarantine at the base after being evacuated last week from an area of China where a fast-moving new coronavirus originated.

Jose Arballo Jr., a county public health spokesman, said the child’s fever was reported Monday night and health officials decided it was best to take the child to the hospital for testing and close observation.

The child and a parent were taken by ambulance to Riverside University Health System-Medical Center “out of an abundance of caution,” the county said in a news release. The child’s testing samples will be submitted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to the county, and results are expected later this week.

No confirmed cases of the new virus have been reported in Riverside or San Bernardino counties, but two such cases have been confirmed in Orange and Los Angeles counties. Orange County officials said the patient there was released from the hospital Saturday, Feb. 1, and is in good condition but remains in isolation. Los Angeles County did not disclose any details of the patient there.

The child’s age, gender and other identifying information are being kept confidential, Arballo said.

The medical staff who transported the minor took the same precautions being taken by staff at the mobile health clinic at the base, Arballo said.

“They have a pretty standard list of things that are part of the safety gear,” he said.

Meanwhile, a traveler who arrived Monday at Los Angeles International Airport on a flight from China has been placed under federal quarantine and transferred to March ARB. The passenger’s quarantine order expires Thursday, Feb. 6.

According to Riverside County health officials, that person has no symptoms of the coronavirus but was transferred to the base because of their travel history. The passenger is isolated from the larger group quarantined last week.

Evacuation flights out of Wuhan, China, continued Tuesday as the list of countries urging its citizens to leave the virus-stricken region grew.

A flight-tracking website indicated two flights from Wuhan, the center of the coronavirus outbreak, are expected to arrive at March ARB early Wednesday morning, but neither county nor federal officials could confirm details of the flights.

Rep. Mark Takano‘s office said the flights would land elsewhere.

The base is prepared to accommodate additional travelers from China, but as of Tuesday afternoon local officials had no information about a flight from Wuhan, Arballo said.

The large group of Americans currently under quarantine at March ARB arrived Wednesday, Jan. 29, after their plane made a brief stop in Anchorage, Alaska for refueling. The evacuees were initially bound for Ontario International Airport, but the flight was redirected.

China has reported more than 24,000 confirmed cases of the virus and more than 400 deaths, up sharply from Monday. At least 180 cases have been reported outside of mainland China, including two deaths, with one each in Hong Kong and the Philippines.

There have been 11 cases of the virus confirmed in the United States, including those in Los Angeles and Orange counties, but no deaths.

The new coronavirus is a member of the coronavirus family that’s a close cousin to the SARS and MERS viruses that have caused outbreaks in the past.

Staff writers Ryan Hagen and Ian Wheeler and The Associated Press contributed to this report.