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...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 30, 2022 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BY PREMIUM TRUCK DRIVING ACADEMY VALLEY — Premium Truck Driving Academy will celebrate the grand opening of its new training facility in Valley, Alabama, with a holiday extravaganza on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, from noon to 5 p.m. The event includes massive...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 30, 2022 | Ann Cipperly, Column
By ANN CIPPERLY Yummy cakes, cookies and candy, along with hearty soups and casseroles by the United Women in Faith, will be available at the Christmas Market Saturday, Dec. 3, from 8:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Auburn United Methodist Church (AUMC) Mathison Building...
by The Observer Staff | Nov 30, 2022 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER AUBURN — The East Alabama Community Band, led by Joshua Wine, will be performing its holiday concert on Monday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. The concert will take place at Lakeview Baptist Church in Auburn. The band, founded 10 years ago by Mary...