by The Observer Staff | Feb 1, 2023 | Ann Cipperly, Column
By ANN CIPPERLY On Valentine’s Day, express love with a nourishing home-cooked meal. Plan on preparing the meal a day or two ahead in order to have a relaxing evening. Set the table the night before with your best dishes. Whether you are making a romantic dinner for...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Column, Stacey Wallace
By STACEY PATTON WALLACE Many changes have come about in education in the last few decades. One class that has fallen by the wayside is home economics, or “home ec.” When Mike and I taught at Long Cane Middle School in LaGrange, Georgia, home ec was an...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Education
CONTRIBUTED BY ACES AUBURN — This Live Well Alabama recipe is for the vegetable lover who also has a sweet tooth. Combining broccoli, bacon, low-fat yogurt and honey, this Everyday Broccoli Salad has something for everybody! It only takes a couple of minutes to put...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 25, 2023 | Obituaries
Rebecca Ella Yarbrough, 69, of Five Points, Alabama, ended her shift on Jan. 17, 2023. A longtime resident of Opelika, she was a well-known waitress at Opelika’s Waffle House for the past 20 years. Her early 37 years were as a weaver for West Point Pepperell until the...
by The Observer Staff | Jan 18, 2023 | Ann Cipperly, Column
By ANN CIPPERLY After a two-year absence due to COVID-19, the Taste of Chocolate returns for its 20th year Tuesday, Jan. 24, from 5:30 until 7 p.m. at the Trinity Methodist Church Fellowship Hall in Opelika. Members of the Beta Xi Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa...