If you're headed to the Linn County Fair this month to check out some of the fun events and activities, you might consider spending a few hours volunteering!
COVID-19 was the hot topic Wednesday during U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley s virtual town hall for Linn County constituents, with drug costs, the boiling Israeli-Palestinian conflict and last yearâs devastating wildfires also generating discussion.
Merkley started the proceedings by highlighting the Linn County Fair & Expo Center in Albany. Not only has the facility been used for administering about 50,000 COVID vaccinations this year, it was also an emergency shelter for hundreds of people and animals displaced by the 2020 Labor Day fires.
âThank you for helping so many residents of Linn County get through a difficult time,â Merkley said to Kris Barnes, the operations manager for the fairgrounds, who joined the online event remotely. âWell done and thank you.â
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