by The Observer Staff | Nov 30, 2022 | Beth Pinyerd, Column, Schools
I love being with children as we head into the holidays. Children help us relive our own childhood. Just being around children brings gifts of wonder, laughter and looking forward to each day. Their joy of living life is definitely contagious to adults. All grown-ups...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 30, 2022 | Community
CONTRIBUTED BYWARE JEWELERS AUBURN — We’ve all heard the saying “A little bit goes a long way.” In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, no truer words could be spoken. Between hanging Christmas lights, prepping all those holiday decorations, cooking a full...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 30, 2022 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH You’re going to be OK. That’s not an opinion. It’s not a guess. This isn’t some trite little catchphrase from some crappy motivational book that reads like it was written by a greasy televangelist. You’re going to be OK. It’s the plain truth. You...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 30, 2022 | Column, Wendy Hodge
By WENDY HODGE My grandmother’s coffee table was a polished walnut, smooth to the touch. It was an antique even then, 50 years ago. And on it sat the inevitable coffee table book. Hers was a collection of Norman Rockwell paintings. From time to time, I would enter...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 30, 2022 | Community, Events
OPELIKA THEATRE COMPANY (OTC) is gearing up for our next NEW musical show in 2023: “HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL” A Pre-Audition Workshop (not mandatory to audition) will be held Saturday, Dec. 3 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at the Southside Center for the Arts, which is...