The stores call it bath tissue. Most people call it toilet paper. By either name, it’s been hard to get because of panic buying and hoarding. What about the effect, if any, on the Albany sewer system and treatment plant as people resort to other means?
Just a reminder that many Albany restaurants, ordered by the state to close their dining rooms, are trying to survive the corona panic by serving take-out meals.
Citing COVID-19 as the cause, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced that passenger train service at Albany Station would be reduced starting today (March 21).
With time on my hands Thursday afternoon, I paid a visit to the Albany Rifle and Pistol Club at Saddle Butte east of Shedd, combining a bit of target practice with the social distancing we are obliged to practice now.
Somewhere on or near this corner, the city of Albany wants to place a big metal sculpture of wildflowers. So, to think about something other than the corona contagion for a minute, how is that coming along?
Social distancing is the new motto for everyone including the Albany City Council as long as the corona emergency lasts. This was demonstrated, in part, when the council met briefly Wednesday afternoon to ratify an emergency declaration the mayor had signed last Friday.
Gov’s ‘stay-home’ order has some teeth
Even skateparks such as Albany’s had to close Monday under Gov. Kate Brown’s order to “stay home, save lives.”
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