For the last few months a tattered American flag was flying over the Albany building owned by the Fraternal Order of Eagles at 127 Broadalbin St. N.W. On Sunday the flag was gone, and so was the pole on which it had hung.
As I reported on March 15, the lodge, FOE Aerie 2255, had been closed for some time. And it was unclear what if anything would be done with the lodge building, a key property on Albany’s riverfront.
The lodge’ latest annual report on file at the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, signed on Jan. 28 and filed on Feb. 24, lists one Mike Simonds as president. His address is in Bellingham, Wash…