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Halloween 2010: What to do in Auburn and Opelika?

If you are looking for a fun week for Halloween there are many activities to enjoy in the Auburn/Opelika area. Here is a run down of what’s going on this week. I wish you and your family a Happy and Safe Halloween!

Monday, October 25: Howl’oween Costume Contest and Parade, Opelika
This event starts at 5:30 with costume contest for dogs. A parade is scheduled to begin at 6pm. It is free to attend for the public and $10 to enter your dog. Click here to learn more about the Opelika Howl’oween Event.

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Tuesday, October 26: Opelika Parks and Rec. Fall Festival, Opelika Sportsplex
This event is from 6-8pm. It is for children 12 and under. The event includes hayrides, prizes, games, entertainment, inflatable games and food. The entertainment will be provided by Route 66. If you have not heard the band that alone would be worth attending the event. Children are encouraged to wear costumes and bring a treat bag. Click here for more info on the Fall Festival in Opelika.

 Thursday, October 28:


Opelika: The annual Trick or Treat Night from 5-8pm. This is for city wide trick or treating in neighborhoods.




Auburn: Auburn’s Parks and Rec. is hosting the 10th Annual Downtown Trick or Treating! This event is FREE to the public and all children are encouraged to wear their costumes and visit the downtown stores that have the Official Monster Merchants poster in their windows. Downtown streets will be closed off and there will be entertainment, prizes and food. Check out this link to learn more about the Annual Downtown Trick or Treating in Auburn.



This is what Ella will be wearing to the downtown event!

Saturday, October 30:  2010 Loachapoka Syrup Sopping 
5pm:  Auburn vs Ole Miss on ESPN2  WAR EAGLE HEY!!!

Sunday, October 31: HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Opelika: Orange Fest is featuring Trunk or Treat, live music and more. Visit this link for more info on the Orange Fest in Opelika.



Auburn: Auburn will host the neighborhood Trick or Treating from 6-8pm. Here is link to more information about Auburn’s Trick or Treating Event.

I hope this helps you plan for some fun for you and your family this Halloween season!

Also if you are looking for some local pumpkin patches visit this site below for more info:

LOCAL PUMPKIN PATCHES AND MORE

ASHLEY D. MILLER - http://www.ashleydmiller.com/ - 334-332-8328 - ashleymiller@remax.net

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Auburn VS LSU: Memories from a fan!

As an eight year old little boy my first memory of ESPN was watching the 1988 Auburn versus LSU game. It is now dubbed the “Earthquake” game and I remember feeling like I been in one after the game. Getting beat on the final drive after dominating the game resonates in my mind and my ‘friendly’ hatred, if there is such a thing, for LSU was born! Auburn went down 7-6 in a heartbreaker and probably cost them a chance at the National Title.

(May layout does not show the videos perfectly but it still give the effect!)





Move forward 6 years to 1994. I was now 13 and living the good life as an Auburn fan in junior high school because Auburn was on a huge winning streak. Going into the fourth quarter of the game I just knew we were beat. If LSU would have just taken a knee and punted on all their possessions in the 4th Quarter they would have won easily. For some reason Curly Hallman kept letting Jamie Howard throw the ball for count them 6 interceptions. The now known “Interception Game” was incredible to watch. I remember the jubilation as we watched from the stands as LSU continued to throw pick sixes! It is one for the ages and one of the most unlikely comebacks ever.






Those above mentioned games shaped me into the Auburn fan I am now. I grew up with the idea of making your faith your own. I didn’t get that choice when it came to choosing a football team. I will have to say that once I became a student and now and alumni, being an Auburn Fan/Man have a much deeper meaning than it did to the 13 year old boy in the stands in 1994. Since I came to Auburn as a student in 2000 the Auburn/LSU game has always been a favorite. I am going to take a quick trip down memory lane over the past decade of this rivalry. I have attended every game in the series since 2000 except the 2009 version. Man was I glad to be at home for that one…






Six times in the last decade the winner of this game has represented the SEC West in Atlanta. Here is a recap:

2000: A new pre-game tradition was started this year for Auburn, the Eagle flight before kickoff. Now this is one of the most beloved parts of pre-game to most Auburn fans. This was also the first season for Nick Saban in Baton Rouge. I was a student at Auburn and experiencing my first big time football game in the student section. It was a night game and was a back and forth battle until Tim Carter took a kickoff to the house and put a nail in the coffin. AU wins: 34-17






2001: My first experience at Tiger Stadium was awful at best. Auburn had beat LSU up and down the field in 1999 and Tommy Tuberville and players smoked cigars on the field and revenge was coming on this night. Since 9/11 this game was played after the Iron Bowl which made it odd. It basically was a playoff game with the winner going to the SEC Championship Game. From the time I parked until after the game I have never been harassed so much in my life. Luckily in three trips since it has not been near as bad. Auburn got off on the wrong foot by jumping on the logo at mid-field prior to the game. LSU successfully completed an onside kick and it was down hill from there. LSU wins: 27-14 and it was not even that close.


2002: After a heartbreaking loss at the Swamp, Auburn comes home to face LSU. This is one of the few games between these teams that resulted in a blow out. Auburn went against the norm and was ready for an early morning kickoff! In Gene Chizik’s first year as defensive coordinator he held the Bayou Bengals to one touchdown. Auburn wins in convincing fashion: 31-7.






2003: This was one of the most hyped Auburn teams that I can remember. It was just one year early. In the year that saw ‘Jetgate’ and “Nallsminger’ offense, Auburn was no match for LSU. For some reason I had planned to sell my LSU ticket and not go to Baton Rouge. At the last minute a couple of friends decided to hop in the car first thing Saturday and head to Baton Rouge. We stopped in Mobile and got a hotel room and decided to drive back that far after the game. As night games go many times at Tiger Stadium, AU was beat before the kickoff. Auburn was paid back with the same score as the year before just this time LSU wins: 31-7. Good news was we left in the 3rd Quarter, got some gumbo at a local restaurant and beat the crowd out of town for a long night back to Mobile. We clocked about a total of 9 hours in the car that day to see AU get stomped!



2004: All AU fans know this game! It was in my mind the turning point to the undefeated season. I stumped across 50 yard line seats in section 28 for this season so I had a prime spot for this game. Auburn’s offense could not get much going until the end of the game. The TD pass to Courtney Taylor was huge but bigger than that was the 4th down pass to CT to keep the drive alive. Jason Campbell stayed in the pocket and threw a strike to Taylor. One of the most bizarre things happened on the point after TD. John Vaughn had made 190 straight to only miss this most important one. Luckily for Auburn, LSU was called for jumping off another player and got to re-kick. Nick Saban was part of the committee that helped put rules together and was very much for this rule. It came back to bite him here as AU holds on to win: 10-9.






2005: This was the year Hurricane Katrina devastated Louisiana and Mississippi. Again we planned to go to the game but could not find a hotel room anywhere. So we had some friends in the Mobile area we planned to drive back to stay with after the game. As always it was a night kick in Baton Rouge. This game was so back and forth with Auburn marching up and down the field but stalling in field goal range too many times. Kenny Irons had an amazing night after predicting this on ESPN in Tiger Walk. John Vaughn missed 5 field goals including a potential game winner and game tying kick in overtime. Heart broken and distraught about being 0-3 in games at Baton Rouge that I attended, we started the long trek back to Mobile that night! LSU wins in OT: 20-17.

Intro says 2006 in video but it is from 2005.

2006: Auburn finally gets some breaks to fall its way, although they will pay for them the next year in Baton Rouge. If you like defense this game was for you. I was sitting in section 46 at Jordan Hare Stadium which is very close to the First Aid station…I am glad I didn’t need to visit them but it was a nail bitter. Auburn finally sustains a 12 play drive that ended on a Brandon Cox sneak from the one. This set up the 4th Quarter with some of the craziest calls. It was apparent that Zach Gilbert interfered on a pass but Eric Brock tipped it away. As the refs huddled JHS held its collective breath and finally it was ruled uncatchable. One goes Auburn’s way! Brock makes a games saving tackle near the goal line on the last play to preserve an Auburn win: 7-3!

2007: Now I am planning to make my fourth trip to Baton Rouge and Tiger Stadium. At least this time we had a hotel room in town and not driving back to Mobile this time. This also was the first time I set in the upper deck and man is it high up there! This was a battle back and forth. Auburn dominated the game in the first half, went to sleep in the third quarter and lost it on the last play in the 4th. Auburn was victim to one of Les Miles’ first but not last questionable calls at the end of the game. It is hard to believe he has come out on top more than not with his game management skills. With 40 seconds to play LSU can run the clock down and kick the field goal to win. Instead they wait and decide to take one last shot at the end zone. Auburn’s Jarrard Powers had great coverage on Demetrius Byrd but the ball was perfectly thrown and Auburn goes down 30-24. It was one of the most gut wrenching losses for me as a fan and I am now 0-4 at Tiger Stadium and vow to go to an Auburn Tiger win there one day!






2008: This was the beginning of the end for Tommy Tuberville. Both teams came in the game highly ranked and undefeated. ESPN’s College Gameday was in town for this showdown. Auburn actually played a pretty good game but the offense could never stay moving. A defensive touchdown got Auburn out to a 14-3 halftime lead. The offense could only get one second half touchdown and the defense gave up a touchdown with just over a minute to go to get beat, LSU wins 26-20. The season only got worse from here and one that many Auburn fans want to forget.



2009: I finally stay in Auburn for the road trip to Baton Rouge. This is first AU/LSU game I did not attend in the last 9. Not much to write about this game except Auburn looked awful; LSU looked the best they did all season especially on offense. My biggest memory from this game is Kodi Burns getting his teeth knocked out but continuing to play. That shows a great deal of heart even when things are bad. LSU spanks AU: 31-10.

2010: ??? A new decade arrives in the Auburn/LSU rivalry. Both come in undefeated in sometimes unconvincing fashion. Both have the will to win. I usually go with the team that plays the best defense and runs the ball the best. With that in mind you would think LSU might have the edge. Auburn is at home, has Cam Newton and continues to win the 4th Quarter. I think Auburn’s offense is good enough to score some points and the defense will continue to make enough plays to win with a later turnover.

I am picking Auburn to win 31-24.

2010 Pumpkin Carving set at Auburn University

If you have never been to the pumpkin carving event on campus you need to take time to check it out sometime.  It will be Friday, October 29.  Event opens to public at 3pm but events are going on all day! Bring a canned food product for the Auburn/Alabama Food Drive.

Click here for more info about the Auburn University Pumpkin Carving!

Cam Newton Pumpkin Carving!

Here are the Auburn, Opelika & Lee County housing stats for September 2010: http://ping.fm/FWRMi
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Here are the Auburn, Opelika and Lee County housing stats for September 2010: http://su.pr/1bejcq

Housing Report out by RE/MAX! More local numbers to follow soon but this gives an idea of where we are right now...http://su.pr/2T8CJv

Yet another change to Gameday traffic! Heads up Camden Ridge folks in you head to town after the game. Hope this helps! http://su.pr/2QYv8Z

RATES ARE STILL AWESOME! More updates on local housing to come! Conv. 30 Year Fixed-3.875%, Conv. 15 Year Fixed-3.5%, FHA 30 Year Fixed-4%!