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🌱 Why Albany joined other Oregon cities in dropping Flock cameras
Albany, Oregon Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Albany! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Albany joined other Oregon cities in dropping Flock cameras
Also on today's calendar: Wagon Wheel Dollers Club and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What happens when two monkeys get a divorce? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 74 and low of 43 degrees.
- Thursday: Sunny, nice and warm, temps: high: 78, low: 43.
- Friday: Mostly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 77 and low of 50 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Flock camera debate extends beyond Roseburg amid statewide scrutiny (nrtoday.com) — Albany is among several Oregon cities that have already stopped using Flock license plate cameras, as a broader statewide debate grows over privacy, policing tools, and new legal limits on data retention. Lawmakers are now weighing even stricter rules, including a proposed 2027 bill that could ban automated license plate readers across Oregon. 
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ESSFTA 2026 National Specialty →
Linn County Expo Center, 3700 Knox Butte Rd. E, Albany
Thursday October 15
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Other local events
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Bose Family Farm Harvest Festival 2026 →
Bose Family Farm, 35765 Cyrus Rd. NE, Albany -
Man to Man Cancer Support Group →
Samaritan Albany General Hospital, 1085 SW Sixth Avenue, Albany
4:00 pm -
Ryker & The Rise →
Calapooia Brewing, 140 Hill St. NE, Albany
6:00 pm -
Music Bingo at Deluxe Brewing →
Deluxe Brewing, 635 Water Ave. NE, Albany
6:00 pm -
Intermediate Wheel Throwing: Holiday Mash-Up →
Calapooia Clay, 1533 7th Ave. SE, Albany
6:30 pm -
Haunted House at Morningstar Grange →
The Morningstar Grange, 38794 Morningstar Rd. NE, Albany -
Trolley of Terror 2026 →
Monteith House Museum, 518 2nd Ave. SW, Albany -
Bose Family Farm Harvest Festival 2026 →
Bose Family Farm, 35765 Cyrus Rd. NE, Albany -
ESSFTA 2026 National Specialty →
Linn County Expo Center, 3700 Knox Butte Rd. E, Albany -
Dry Farming Institute Fall Fundraiser →
32355 Peoria Road, Albany
4:00 pm -
Wagon Wheel Dollers Club →
Linn County Fairground and Expo, 100 Opal Ct, Albany, OR, 97322
9:00 am
Thursday October 15
Friday October 16
Saturday October 24
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- I'm looking for a vet or someone with experience trimming the nails and beaks of birds.
My avian vet left Alpine, and the other option I was given charges a ridiculous amount and always wants to sedate my bird. I have an 8 year old… (Nextdoor Grand Prairie) - I need a seamstress that can shorten dress by about 13 inches and possibly make some adjustments to the shoulders of a dress.
Dress needs to be ready in two weeks. Who do you recommend? (Nextdoor SE Columbus St)
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🗞 Nearby News
Corvallis
- Corvallis election guide: Learn about the candidates, ballot measure (gazettetimes.com)
- Hitting the road to Corvallis: Great spots to eat, drink and play (newsbreak.com)
- City of Corvallis workers slated to strike (koin.com)
Lebanon
- Lebanon Fire District Battles Maple Street Fire (kykn.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What happens when two monkeys get a divorce?" — They are banana split. (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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