HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

This time, the ospreys got there first

Written April 7th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

A year ago, a couple of ospreys were displaced from their nest on the Albany railroad bridge by a pair of Canada geese. This year the osprey evidently got there first.


Old roller rink’s future is up in the air

Written April 7th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

A group billing itself as The Albany Social Club has dropped its attempt to buy the former Skateway roller rink at 725 Montgomery St. S.E. It didn’t have the money for the purchase and would have had to meet extensive city requirements before it could have used the building for meetings or events.


How things look on Periwinkle Creek

Written April 5th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

A wooden bridge across Albany’s Periwinkle Creek leads from a dead-end stub of 12th Avenue to the northern end of the Periwinkle Bikepath. The bridge needs work, and so does the creek below.


Photo radar in Albany: A status report

Written April 4th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

For the latest on Albany’s forthcoming venture of handing out speeding tickets to drivers caught on photo radar, I asked Police Chief Marcia Harnden for a status report.


At Santiam and Main, signs of construction

Written April 3rd, 2024 by Hasso Hering

That big hole in the ground you see at the corner of Santiam Road and Main Street in Albany will become a swale to retain storm water when the warehouse in the background is rebuilt, with parking on the lot in front.


About that ailing park tree: An update

Written April 1st, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Caution tape around a big old tree is always an alarming sight. And this one caught my eye over the last few days as the bike took me past Albany’s Takena Park.


So what’s the stuff in those black tanks?

Written March 30th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

On a bike ride this month, I stopped at the Queen Avenue crossing to let a Union Pacific freight go by. Standing there, I wondered about all those tank cars heading south.


 
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