Mt. Lemmon General store to re-open for residents

The owner of the Mt.

Lemmon General store says he's ready to reopen for residents this weekend.

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MT.

LEMMON RESIDENTSAND BUSINESS OWNERS WEREALLOWED TO RETURN EARLIER THISWEEK -- INCLUDING THE OWNER OFTHE MT.

LEMMON GENERAL STORE."IT'S JUST A LITTLE CLOSE FORCOMFORT." THAT WAS JUST AFTERGREY CARPENTER'S HASTY RETREATOFF OF MT.

LEMMON JUNE 16TH.FLAMES QUICKLY SPREAD RIGHT UPTO THE FIRE STATION.

CARPENTERCREDITS SOME OF THOSE SAME MTLEMMON FIREFIGHTERS -- ALONGWITH WILDLAND CREWS -- FORHELPING SAVE SUMMERHAVEN FROMA FIERY FATE.

"IT'S JUSTFANTASTIC HOW THEY HANDLED IT,AND HOW WELL IT TURNED OUT."CARPENTER POINTS TO FIREMANAGEMENT'S DECISION TOCIRCLE CREWS AROUND THE TOP OFMT LEMMON.

"THEY CALL IT THEGREEN DONUT HOLE.

IT RUNS ALLALONG THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAINHERE OVER TO THE GREENMOUNTAIN AREA, WILLOW CANYONAREA.

THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OFBURNING ON BOTH SIDES, BUT FORTHE MOST PART IT'S UNTOUCHED."AND WHERE IT DID BURN ON THEMOUNTAIN -- ALREADY SIGNS OFNEW GROWTH -- AS THESEPICTURES CARPENTER SHARED WITHUS ALREADY SHOW.

"FOR THE MOSTPART THE MOUNTAIN IS LOOKINGPRETTY GOOD, CONSIDERINGEVERYTHING IT'S BEEN THROUGH."TO SAY THANK YOU TO FIREFIGHTERS -- THE GENERAL STOREWILL BE SELLING THESESPECIALLY DESIGNED BIGHORNFIRE T-SHIRTS -- WITH PROCEEDSGOING TO THE MT LEMMON FIREDEPARTMENT.

CARPENTER SAYS HISGENERAL STORE LOST A LOT OFINVENTORY WITH NOW POWER.

BUTHE PLANS TO BE OPEN FORRESIDENTS THIS WEEKEND.

AND HEAND HIS WIFE WILL -- BE READYTO WELCOME VISITORS ONCERESTRICTIONS ARE LIFTED.

"ALLTHE FUDGE INGREDIENTS ARESAFE.

SO WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE.FUDGE WILL BE READY, WE CAN'TWAIT."THE GO AHEAD FOR PART-TIMERESIDENTS TO RETURN TO MTLEMMON WAS GIVEN TONIGHT.PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ISPUTTING PRESSURE ON STATES --