If you’re among the people in Albany wondering why there’s been no progress on the new pickleball courts at Linn-Benton Community College, this story is for you.
The trouble with people: the mess they leave
Written July 2nd, 2020 by Hasso Hering
That bundle of crumpled black plastic you see in my left fist is a dozen or more dog waste bags the Albany Parks Department was kind enough to supply and somebody then threw away or carelessly dropped on the Cox Creek Path.
A sure sign of summer at Waverly Lake
Written June 26th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Now it’s summer in Albany. How do we know, other than from basking in warm sunshine? Because the paddle boats are back in operation at Waverly Lake.
Playgrounds: Now all they need is kids
Written June 17th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Beautiful spring weather and no more caution tape intended to keep children away. You’d think the playgrounds in Albany’s city parks on Wednesday would have been teeming with kids.
Discovering Albany: the Cox Creek Path
Written June 6th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
From the Cox Creek Path, you don’t see the creek for which it is named, especially not late in the spring when the vegetation runs wild.
Enjoy the game but don’t touch anything
Written May 31st, 2020 by Hasso Hering
Considering these “temporary rules” I read Sunday on the fence of the pickleball courts at Albany’s Eleanor Hackleman Park, it’s hard to see how anybody could play the game, let alone enjoy it.
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Tags: Albany parks, coronavirus, COVID-19, Municipal court, Pickleball, playground
Tags: Albany parks, coronavirus, COVID-19, Municipal court, Pickleball, playground
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City agrees to try to save this tree
There’s a tree at the back entrance to Teloh Calapooia Park in South Albany, and its roots are causing trouble. But a plan to take it out has been set aside for now after people in the neighborhood asked the parks department to take another look.
Tags: Albany parks, sequoia, Teloh Calapooia Park