by The Observer Staff | Oct 5, 2022 | Bruce Green
RELIGION — Back when people wrote letters, they did so for lots of reasons. They wanted to stay in contact with a loved one from whom they were separated (This was especially true in the days before there were phones, and later when people had phones but long-distance...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 5, 2022 | Sports
BY WIL CREWS SPORTSCREWS@ OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — The Auburn High Tigers emerged victorious, 51-29, over the Opelika Bulldogs Friday night at Duck-Samford Stadium in Auburn. “We can’t be upset about this one very long, because the way this region sets up, if we...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 5, 2022 | Community, Events
BY ANN CIPPERLY FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Internationally renowned Dutch pianist and composer Ian (Jan) Mulder will be the guest artist with the Festival Orchestra for the Music Ministry Gala on Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary at the Auburn United Methodist...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 5, 2022 | Community, Events
BY STACEY PATTON WALLACE FOR THE OBSERVER AUBURN — Alzheimer’s — a frightening disease, which inevitably leads to death. The disease has three stages: mild, moderate and severe. According to the Alzheimer’s Association’s website, in the mild stage, “people...
by The Observer Staff | Oct 5, 2022 | Stacey Wallace
Mikata Japanese Steak House & Sushi Bar The old cliché is true: The older you get, the faster time passes. For example, back when I was a kid growing up in Alexander City, summer vacation seemed to last forever, one terrible sunburn after another (the use of...