Month: June 2013

As many of you know, the writer of this Blog works full time for BroadView Software in Toronto.  We’ve got the 4th of July this week, and the Canadians have Canada Day on Monday, eh?  Those of us in the lower 48 will work as a regular day and grab on day off on Thursday  for Independence Day. Not that Opelika doesn’t have a few Canadians around town because we do. So to Jen, our… Read More

From the city website:  Instead of heading to SUSCC’s old track and field area (which no longer exists), set up of all games, vendors and activities will happen in the parking lot that used to be “right above” where the track used to be. There will be parking on the outskirts of the SUSCC campus, and in the SUSCC “extended parking lot” by Grub Mart, as well as limited parking areas at the high school… Read More

Most of Opelika Power Service’s Administration, line crews, Engineers and IT specialists have already moved into the new OPS facilities, located at 600 Fox Run Parkway. The Customer Service Division of OPS has remained at City Hall and customers who wish to pay their electric bills in person can continue do so without interruption. On Monday, July 1st, the full transition of services to the Opelika Power Services Building begins, and by Monday, August 5th… Read More

Thanks to good friends Jimmy Johnson and former co-worked Mona Cox for the invite to hang out Tuesday Night in Camp Hill, Alabama.  Mona had just returned from the Mississippi coast with more than a few pounds of Shrimp. Yummy!  It was a good time to catch up with them and friend Redman, sit outside, discuss his grapes that are growing to make wine and relax. Lucky for me, there was more shrimp to eat… Read More

EXCITING NEWS! Red Clay Brewing Company is coming to Opelika to bring a new, local brewery to downtown! They’ve already checked out a few possible locations! Be sure to “like” their page to see more updates! (Source: Opelika Main Street) You can follow the progress on their Facebook Page!

From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on June 23, 2013. View the original page.

On June 23, the moon turns full at 6:32 a.m. CDT(1132 GMT),and just 32 minutes earlier it will arrive at its closest point to the Earth in 2013 at a distance of 221,824 miles, making it a so-called  supermoon .Expect a large range in ocean tides (exceptionally low to exceptionally high) for the next few days. Read more:  http://www.foxnews.com/science/2012/12/31/must-see-stargazing-events-in-2013/#ixzz2WjG3E1xe From the Archives — originally published on the Opelika Daily News on June 20, 2013. View the… Read More

The Food Bank of East Alabama was on the receiving end of a $5,125 Grant from the Charter Foundation. Money will be used to support the backpack program and provide services for an additional 65 children in the upcoming school year. The program provides nutritious foods for kids to take home for the weekend each Friday.  Pictured is Lee County President of CharterBank Linda Drummond presenting the check to Martha Henk, Executive Director of the… Read More

I’ve written about my Dad here for Father’s Day, but thought that Jody Fuller’s column in the Observer this week might be worth sharing instead: From Jody… It’s often been said that anyone can be a father, but it takes a real man to be a dad. My dad was a real man, and I don’t mean just because he had a mustache. Before losing his eyesight to diabetes in 1974, he was a barber. Since there’s little… Read More