Health fair June 10



The Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation and the Respiratory Clinics of Eastern Kentucky are sponsoring a health fair on Monday, June 10, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Whitesburg Medical Clinic located at 226 Medical Plaza Lane. Services such as basic health screenings, blood pressure checks and glucose checks will be available. In addition, a variety of informational booths […]

Strong families survive, and Social Security helps



In June we celebrate National Family Month, which is a great time to reflect on your family and how to make it stronger. As the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services reminds us, strong families share many valuable qualities: trust, commitment, communication, growth, affection, fun, and love. Strong families are more likely to grow through a crisis, allowingthedifficultexperience to […]

Jimmy Lay succumbs at 78



Memorial services for Jimmy Lay, 78, of Jenkins, were held May 29 and May 30 at Millstone Missionary Baptist Church. He died May 24 at Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital. Born in Pine Knot to the late Elbert and Evelyn Lay, he was a brother of the late Ann Vaughn and Margie Craft, and the father-in-law of the late Michael Witt. […]

Joy Amburgey, 83, succumbs



Joy Elizabeth Castle Amburgey, 83, died June 1 at Rose Manor in Lexington. Born at Thornton to the late J. W. ‘Sam’ and Maude Short Castle, she was the widow of Earl Amburgey was preceded in death by brothers and sisters Ovid, Carl and his wife Louise, Sam Jr. and wife Mary, Cecilia, and Mildred and husband Arnold. She enjoyed […]

Ruling against UMW means more trouble ahead





When the word came down from St. Louis last week that a federal bankruptcy judge had approved Patriot Coal’s plan to dump its union contract and its retiree health-care plan, the reaction from the United Mine Workers was about what you would expect. United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts said in a prepared statement that the ruling was […]

What’s happening to miners is not the American way



A recent ruling by a federal bankruptcy court judge in St. Louis that will apparently pave the way for Patriot Coal to back out of promised health care and pension benefits for thousands of coal miners and retirees is a slap in the face for those who have worked so hard to keep our country moving forward. Everyone knows that […]

The Way We Were



Clips from available Mountain Eagle pages since our founding in 1908 June 3, 1943 “Dry” forces managed to get 34 more votes than “wets” as Letcher County voted this week to outlaw the legal sale of alcoholic beverages for the first time since Prohibition. A total of 5,960 votes were counted as cast, and a number in various precincts were […]

Salome’s Stars



ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Your creative side is enhanced by indulging yourself in as much artistic inspiration (music, art, dance, etc.) as you can fit into your schedule. Take someone special with you. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Take a little restorative time out of your busy life. Go somewhere quiet this weekend. Or just close the […]

SPEAKING OF SOAPS

RECAPS – 6/3-6/7

ALL MY CHILDREN — Opal tried to brush off David when he came to the house looking for Pete, but he wouldn’t give up. He told her he wanted to work to save Pete’s company from going under. AJ had to come to Miranda’s defense once again when Hunter made a snide remark about Miranda possibly being a lesbian. Miranda […]

Remember your father still knows best

Car Talk

Dear Tom and Ray: I have a 2005 Hyundai Sonata. It has just reached 60,000 miles. Should I have the timing belt changed, even though there are no problems? My dad was a car mechanic, and now he is fixing cars in heaven, but every once in a while I will dream about something (he really taught me a lot, […]