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•• ROAD RIDERS MEET AT BIG BEAR by Ro bert O. F e e . Three hundred Southern California Road Riders and their families left the warm climes of the lower levels Saturday , Ju ly 9th, and toured their way to the 6,700 foot mountai n level of Big Bear Lake. The 3rd Annual Big Bear Benefit Rally, promoted by the Toppe rs M .C. of Fontana, started at the Good Luck Campground near Fawnskin at 1 p.m, with an afternoon of field events. A t 4 p.m. th e group moved 8 miles down the road and across t he lake t o th e B i g B ear City F ire Department wher e a Mexi can- st yle dinner of t amal es . rice . beans . sa lad . co ffee and i c e c ream was bei ng se rve d. Then it was on to th e C i t y Park where the maj ority of t he 5 1 tr ophi es were awarded. During th e awards . th e sun set and thos e ri ders from t he L os A ngel es area were given a rare treat - the sight of the starry hea v.ens in their full glory . T he danc e that fo llowed at the P et er P an L odge was a great enj oyment. The musi c of Don Heath and his orc hes t ra was uni nt erru pt ed fo r hours at a tim e. F or those who didn't dance. th e l obby offered soft cha i rs and te le visio n. Just off t he lo bby was th e bar . Most of the riders reti red to t he cllmpgro und or th ei r mot el s as the well pl anned rally kept the people goi ng with no c hanc e of boredom. Sun da y mo rni ng d a wn e d cl e a r a nd cloud less . Ri ders cam ped in t he Goo dl uck C a mp gro un d who were fortunate e no ug h to be within a hu ndr ed yards of the O xnard M.C. we re served by an excellent a larm clock- -some c l a gh o rn- vo i c ed i ndhi dual s ta rted rou t in g his frien d out of t he sack a t 5:3 0 a .m. By six he had succ e eded in rou s in g all of hi s cl ub an d waking mo st of the o the rs n earby. The · traditi onal B e s t Dres sed C ompetition got und er way on t he gras sy slopes of the nort h sho re. 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