[youtube video=”AwaGOLbQtb0″] Helen McGovern’s walking group took a hike down the Eagle Trail from Albany’s Takena Landing Park last week. Then she sent me a note: “Thanks to whoever cleaned up the trail. It was a pleasure to do the hike.” I went to see for myself, and she’s right. The trail is in great shape.
On Wednesday the bike took me to the environs of South Albany High School because I was wondering how far the school formerly known as the Rebels had come in replacing its outdoor signs. As I found out, it has a way to go.
I couldn’t remember what the tennis-ball-sized structures in these oaks were called, or indeed what they were. So I looked them up.
Albany’s Water Avenue is a gift for rail fans like me. The old Oregon Electric track runs down the middle of the street for seven blocks, and right next to it for 14 more, giving us a close look at train operations. And sometimes a different sort of rig. For residents on Water this is […]
St. Anne Orthodox Church has given up plans to build a church and fellowship hall on Gibson Hill Road, and the congregation’s property there is for sale.
Last time I saw the inside of the former Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Albany it was a jumbled mess, used for storage and not much else. As the video below shows, on Saturday the inside was still old and worn, but picked up and clean.
The cost of decals? No reason to fret
If you’re worried about what the Albany city government is spending on replacing logos on its vehicles, don’t be. The new decals look good, and the cost, it isn’t much.
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