Beth Pinyerd Articles

Winter needs snow, soup, sleep, sharing

BY BETH PINYERD CONTRIBUTED TO THE OBSERVER OPINION —My little dog, Cookie, keeps this fur Mom on a regular routine and schedule. At 6 a.m. she wakes me up for her morning walk. She and I go through the seasons of early morning walks which I love as I see the light of...

Seeing and appreciating winter all around

BY BETH PINYERD OPINION —I can reflect on this special warm memory like it was yesterday. My mother, the late Marie V. Jones who lived in Opelika all her married life, had moved down to Spanish Fort, Alabama, to be close to me, my husband and grandchild in her elderly...

Carol in the holiday season

BY BETH PINYERD OPINION — Over the past few weeks in preschools throughout the community, children have been joyfully singing in the Christmas season. I know personally in reading to preschoolers, who have been in this world for just a few months or a few years, they...

Classroom Observer

Children reflect the wonder of the season OPINION — In putting up Christmas and holiday bulletin boards, reading Christ-mas stories, singing Christmas songs, lights, decorations everywhere, the magic and love of this season is shining everywhere.As a child growing up...
The Homework Table

The Homework Table

Here we are as students and families head into the second week of school and we begin to take on the adventures of homework. I can remember it like...

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Welcome Back to School Classrooms are Ready

Cool Ideas to Beat Summer Heat

Having a son and daughter-in-law who live in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where it is very cold with snow during the winter, I have seen many “snowbirds”...

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Welcome Back to School Classrooms are Ready

July 4th Comes Rolling In

It is so hard to believe that June, with its many summer activities, is coming to a close. But soon we will dive into July fun! I do want to mention...

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Welcome Back to School Classrooms are Ready

Hold Hands and Stick Together

This past week, the intergenerational community “Story Book Picnic,” sponsored by the Opelika Public Library and Lee Russell Council of Government...

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Welcome Back to School Classrooms are Ready

Summer Treasures

This past week, I watched as the yellow school buses drove by to pick up students early. As a retired teacher, I knew earlydismissal on this day...

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