by The Observer Staff | Jun 30, 2021 | Letter to the Editor, Opinions
The Lone Ranger: “If we ride together, we ride for justice.” Tonto: “Justice is what I seek, Kemosabe.” The Gordo Ranger: “Each life has a beginning, middle and an end. What’s important is not how long but how deeply and fully we live.” Kemosabes: “Your model of a...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 30, 2021 | Beth Pinyerd, Column, Schools
By Beth Pinyerd “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” Ecclesiastes 3:1. As we wrap up June and head towards July 4, there is a heartfelt expression I would like to extend from this early childhood teacher to Eric Carle,...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 30, 2021 | Sports
Florence Navy beat Phenix City, 8-5, to win the Big State Championship. Sylacauga beat Muscle Shoals, 14-13, to win the Small State Championship. Phenix City finished second in Big State and Smiths Station finished third in Small State, losing in the semifinal to...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 30, 2021 | Community, Schools
By Maggie CarawayFor the Opelika Observer AR Workshop is hosting a Summer Tie-Dye camp for children in the local area. AR Workshop designed the Summer Tie-Dye Camp for crafty youth ages 7 to 14. The camp will take place July 5 to 8, from 9:30 a.m. to noon. The cost of...
by The Observer Staff | Jun 30, 2021 | Schools
Contributed by OLLI Local art historian Dr. Anne Leader and her research team at the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH) have received a Humanities Collections and Reference Resources Grant for $299,000 from The National...
