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Article: Big Bear Lake buzzing with activity despite fire
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- Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
- Article date:
- September 17, 2007
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BIG BEAR LAKE - Fire raged just beyond a ridge on the other side
of Big Bear Lake on Sunday.
An orange column of smoke bore down ominously on this rugged town
where fire has become an almost seasonal phenomenon, like snowdrifts
or dry heat.
But business - and life - didn't halt. It just kept a watchful
eye.
"One thing I thought was amazing is - how a major fire is being
fought today and everybody's out boating," said Rich Ritenour, owner
of the Cozy Hollow Lodge in Big Bear Lake.
While the Butler II fire continued to scorch more than 15,000
acres and force evacuations, the residents, business owners and
tourists mostly kept their wary pace.
On Sunday, as activity slowed like normal, ...