Landmark: The "Big Miner and Burro" is a staple landmark on the west side of Albany, Oregon. Contructed in the early 1970's for a Lebanon, Oregon car dealership that stayed through until the late 1980's, Steve Miller of Miller Spray Foam took ownership of it around then and sold it to the previous owners of South Pacific Autos (where it stands now) Russ and Brenda Sell. Currently, the statue stands at 30 feet tall, and despite some minor wear and tear and some rennovations in 2013 it has stood the test of time and become one of Albany's most unusual but gratifying landmarks. The current owners of South Pacific Autos, Ryan and Allison Swanson (Allison is also the daughter of the previous owners) say the statue "Isn't going anywhere anytime soon. It's been our main attraction for years and really gets people in here." The landmark has also been referred to as the "Loaner Ranger and Silverado" and is viewed by many in the neighborhood a "local treasure."
Derek Luneil, 23, of Albany, Oregon takes a pull (hit or drag) off of his nicotine vape while on break from work outside of the Heritage Mall, November 14. Soleim discloses he just recently moved here about two months ago and "needed to get away from Portland. It was just starting to get overwhelming. I felt so small and unimportant there." Soleim grew up in an even smaller town than Albany and liked the big city life for a few years, but got tired of the impersonal nature big cities tend to have. "I'm from a town that only has 3,000 people. It's not the most culturally diverse, but I like that I actually know all my neighbors by first name. Even here people call it a small town but it's really not."
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