by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Column, Sean Dietrich
By SEAN DIETRICH Lessons from my blind rescue dog: — Wherever you are, find the dog-people. — The only things in life that matter are people and food. Although not necessarily in that order. — You learn everything you need to know about a person by the way they talk...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Column, Wendy Hodge
By WENDY HODGE When last we met, I was in the midst of a bidding frenzy at Bell’s Daylily Spectacular with a chance to take home the daylily of my dreams…. “Going for $40,” Mr. Bell calls out. I look around. Tim has roused and is grinning at me. His mom sits...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Ann Cipperly, Column
By ANN CIPPERLY For almost 30 years, the Tailgate Ladies have been gathering together on the Plains prior to Auburn football games to share their favorite dishes. Over the years, they have created themes for each game. Alice Bell, Julie Waugh, Anne Lee, Donna...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Community, Events
CONTRIBUTED BYSUNDILLA AUBURN— Sundilla Concert Series & Radio Hour will welcome the Nashville-based brother duo Airpark on Friday, Nov. 4. Showtime at Pebble Hill — located at 101 S. Debardeleben St. — is 7:30 p.m., and $20 advance tickets are available at...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 26, 2022 | Column, Stacey Wallace
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE As a child, from kindergarten through the sixth grade, after school I stayed with my Grandma and Granddaddy Patton until Mama and Daddy got off work. From fall of 1968 until late spring of 1975, my grandparents and I enjoyed each other’s...