They didn’t ask me, obviously, but I would say the students at South Albany High School picked themselves a pretty good mascot and name for their various teams.
Take a last look at Oak Grove School
Written May 29th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
If you want to take a last look at Oak Grove School in rural North Albany, better make it quick. The building will be demolished shortly, to be replaced by a much bigger one that’s scheduled to be ready in the fall of 2019.
Coffee and fillings: How about a sign?
Written May 28th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Every few days, it seems, somebody asks on Facebook or elsewhere what’s being built at Waverly Drive and Santiam Highway in southeast Albany. Nobody would have to ask if developers just put up a big sign announcing what they’re building on the corner of two busy streets.
A postal snag, but it may be solved
Written May 26th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Here’s something I didn’t know until Friday: Postal delivery vehicles are not supposed to back up. And this was the reason given for why six households along a newly constructed segment of Riverside Drive didn’t get their mail delivered most of this week.
The proof is in a smooth ride
Written May 23rd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Now that the lines have been painted on the newly widened and repaved segment of Riverside Drive outside of Albany, I rode my bike along a part of the new road on a very windy Wednesday afternoon. And I found this road clearly very much improved.
Barbed-wire request meets resistance
Written May 23rd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Jim Ketter’s request to get rid of the barbed wire along the Albany-Santiam Canal in the Monteith Historic District, and maybe even lower the fences, has gotten nowhere so far.
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Old church comes before council, again
Once again the Albany City Council will be asked to decide what if anything to do with the former Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Main Street and Santiam Road.
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