2010-03-10

Car Talk

The upside of a would-be mechanic boyfriend

Dear Tom and Ray: I’m a busy, poor veterinary student with an old, 1989 Volvo 240 DL. I have a wannabe boyfriend/ mechanic who likes to tear into things and see what’s inside, then put things back together the best he can. I appreciate his efforts very much, but there are times when I hesitate to risk mistakes. I am […]

The way we were

Clips from Mountain Eagle front pages over the past 50 years

March 10, 1960 The Whitesburg VFW Post revealed this week that it plans to purchase a fire truck and set up a volunteer fire department to serve rural Letcher County areas not protected by a city fire department.  No school until Monday was the word for Letcher County students today. Snow forced schools to close Wednesday, and they will […]

Horoscope



ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A pesky health problem should clear up soon. Meanwhile, travel — both for personal as well as for business reasons — is strong in the Aries aspect this week, and well into the next. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Look for Bovines to be on the move this week, whether it’s traveling for […]

SPEAKING OF SOAPS

RECAPS – 3/8-3/12

ALL MY CHILDREN — Annie proceeded with the bone marrow transplant. David confronted Erica about her betrayal. Greenlee followed David’s clues and met him at the hospital chapel where he told her he was going on the run alone. David promised to return to Greenlee. Angie had doubts about remaining chief of staff . Annie was jealous of Brooke. Adam […]

Tiny word with a big meaning



Well, here goes nothing. I have been thinking again, believe it or not. I get to thinking about things which are in the distant past, and I, like most everyone else, start to using that tiny word that has a great big meaning. Even while I was growing up I did the same thing, and right in the middle of […]

March marches on




Time goes by so quickly, it can be easy to forget important deadlines and even easier to let critical items fall to the nether regions of your to-do list. Whether you get to everything or not time marches on — so we’d like to share some March reminders with you. Tax time is right around the corner. If you haven’t […]

Moments and Memories of WHS



1955-56 Orchids and Onions Orchids to the “Team” for defeating Hazard. Onions to the lunchroom for serving soup beans. Orchids to all class officers. Onions to all English teachers for making us write so many essays. Orchids to Miss Adams for letting the shorthand class have a holiday. Onions to Miss Raleigh or any other teacher for not refusing to […]

Now here’s a tip



• Keep a plastic garbage bag in your glove box or somewhere in your car. You can poke arm and neck holes for a rain poncho, cover a stuck or broken window to keep rain out or use it to corral all your things if you ever get into an accident and need to have your car towed. • Have […]

It counts to be counted in Census




Every 10 years, since 1790, a count is made of all persons living in the United States. Mid-March is when everyone can expect to receive a 2010 Census questionnaire in the mail. The form for the 2010 Census is one of the shortest in history and, with just 10 questions, should take only about 10 minutes to fill out. All […]

2010-03-10 E-Edition