As Mother’s Day approaches this coming Sunday, I am warmly reminded of the time my grandmother, Lillie Mae Jones, spent with me at The Pines Motel...
Sipping Coffee With My Grandmother
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Beth Pinyerd Articles
We Welcome May Events
May Day was this past Monday, and from my days growing up in Opelika, I remember that our schools would celebrate May Day with beautiful maypoles...
Give a Friend a Hug
OPINION — As early childhood teachers we try to celebrate each day with our classroom of young children. Wednesday, April 26, is celebrated as “Hug...
A Month of Celebrations
OPINION — One thing I absolutely love about growing up in Opelika is that town folks love to tell good jokes and laugh. Laughter seems to bring our...
Spring Colors Give Us Hope
Don’t we all love the smell of fresh crayons as we open up a brand new box? On March 31, we can delight our senses of sight, smell and touch as we...
The World Needs Grandparents
Mary Anne Bryant with Emaline Mackey and Myriah Elrod. As the season of spring bursts forth with green “peek-a-boos,” I think of the special...
Don’t Get Pinched on St. Patrick’s Day
I want to give my readers a heads-up: Wear green on Friday, March 17, so you won’t get pinched. St. Patrick’s Day rolls in among beautiful flowers,...
Children Love Newspapers
“Newspaper in Education Week” is this week, March 6 through 10. “The Observer” is “for local people, by local people” which includes children....
Spring Begins To Tickle Our Senses
I love the way the seasons are defined and displayed in central Alabama. We enjoy autumn and winter, but spring begins to tickle our senses of...