HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Time to check on chestnuts again

Written October 5th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

It’s that time of year when it rains horse chestnuts — if, that is, you stand under a towering tree of the species Aesculus hippocastanum and there’s a gust of  wind.


West’s spiffy front also has a new address

Written June 6th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

There’s one odd little detail I had not noticed before about the new part of West Albany High School, the $62 million expansion that was completed this year. It’s that although the building hasn’t moved, its address has changed.


 
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