There are lots of ways to observe the first day of summer, I guess. But I figure one of the best is to make use of the county roads in Oregon’s mid-valley for a leisurely ride on my bike. So that’s what I did on Monday morning.
Downtown library hours: Saturdays!
Written June 18th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Good news for book readers, especially those living in West and North Albany and near downtown. For the first time in a long time, the downtown branch of the Albany Public Library will be open Saturdays this summer, starting June 25.
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Tags: Albany Library foundation, Albany Public Library, Carnegie Library, downtown Albany library
Tags: Albany Library foundation, Albany Public Library, Carnegie Library, downtown Albany library
Why dig so deep? Because …
Written June 16th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
They’re digging a pretty big hole where the new Albany Carousel building will be, and somebody wondered why the excavation has to be so deep. As luck would have it, the Answer Man had nothing else to do and got on the phone.
Mating season: Cover your mirrors
Written June 14th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
This is no news to most people, probably, but until a few years ago I had never noticed the problem: Birds perching in front of passenger-side car mirrors where they can see themselves, and leaving a mess behind.
Bright night on the Dave Clark Trail
Written June 14th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s riverfront Dave Clark Trail now has to be the most brightly lit thoroughfare in town, as I think you’ll see if you click on the video and join me for a nighttime ride.
By the roadside, a pile of yard debris
Written June 13th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
It would be tempting to say that “The Shadow Knows.” Tempting but wrong. The man casting the shadow has no idea why someone would dump a load of brush trimmings by the side of the road and leave it there.
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It’s not what it looks like
At first glance, from afar, it looked like trouble with the Portland & Western trestle on First Avenue, where for decades trucks have now and then become stuck. But in this case, on Monday morning, trouble had done everybody a favor and stayed away.
Tags: Albany railroad trestle, First Avenue, Portland & Western, railroad bridge