The Nugget Newspaper July 31, 1996 for Sisters, Oregon

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Serving Deschutes County	Sisters Oregon
VOL. XVII NO. 31	July 31, 1996

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Slumbering fire wakes with a roar
By Eric Dolson After a week-long nap, the forest fire burning in the Mt. Jefferson wilderness awoke on Friday, July 26, jumped fire lines and tripled in size. According to the U. S. Forest Service, the fire had grown to 3,648 acres by Monday, July 29.	Three significant spot fires blew out nearly three miles ahead of the main blaze, two west of the Metolius River on tribal lands of the Warm Springs Indian Reservation and one on the east side of the Metolius near Castle Rock. more...

PMR gets city water and zone change

By Jim Hollon
Pine Meadow Ranch developers have won a zoning change from the county and a commitment from the City of Sisters for water service. more...

Exhaust torches grass, fire devours car

A car owned by Jeff Hartman of Sisters was destroyed Thursday, July 25, in what police reports described as "one HOT fire." more...

Sisters to host antique show
By Jim Cornelius Antique dealers' booths will spring up around the old Sisters School campus at the corner of Highway 20 and Locust Street on Friday, August 2, as Country Heart Promotions' summer antique festival prepares for a big weekend.	The Sisters Antique Festival will bring 110 antique dealers to Sisters August 3-4 and the show is expected to bring thousands of antique aficionados to town to hunt through offerings of furniture, glassware, jewelry, textiles, books and more. more...

County relaxes rules on storage buildings

By Jeff Schroeder
County residents without plans to build a house can again build storage sheds and garages for recreational vehicles, according to a decision by more...

City hopes to relocate skateboards

By Jim Hollon
The skateboard facility in the Sisters Industrial Park may be moved to a city park. Approval of a roof for the skateboard "half-pipe" in the industrial park was stalled Thursday more...

Plans approved for new city hall

By Jim Cornelius
Plans for the new Sisters City Hall are finished and the project is ready to put out to bid, but it may be a while before the city can move in. more...

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