2013-07-31

TAKING SHAPE



Speak Your Piece

Tell us what’s on your mind. No need to give your name.

Call 633-7508 from 9 am Tuesday to 9 am Friday. In addition to the telephone and the U.S. Mail, The Mountain Eagle accepts comments to Speak Your Piece by electronic mail. Our address is: mtneagle@bellsouth.net A man travels miles to see a lady in Kentucky, expecting to see a real nice and pretty lady. He spends his time and gas […]

Letcher schools to hold enrollment day Aug. 1



Letcher County Public Schools will host an open enrollment day on Thursday, August 1. Participating schools will be Arlie Boggs, Cowan, Letcher, Martha Jane Potter and West Whitesburg elementary schools. Parents must bring the following documents to enroll a child: • Certified birth certificate • Current immunization record • Health insurance card • Current physical examination • Current dental examination […]

Reunions • Reunions



To list reunions in The Mountain Eagle’s weekly reunion column, send information in writing to Reunions, The Mountain Eagle, P.O. Box 808, Whitesburg, Ky. 41858. Information must be received by Friday to be included in the following week’s issue. PINE MT. ASSOCIATION — The Pine Mountain Association of Alumni & Friends will hold its annual homecoming at Pine Mountain Settlement […]

Katydid is sign fall is on the way

Jeremiah

Last week, while working on the carport at night, I saw and heard my first katydid of the season. I have forgotten what the old saying was about how many weeks until frost after you hear the first katydid, but it’s a sure sign fall is on its way. Also, the cooler nights make us think of an early fall, […]

Salome’s Stars



ARIES (March 21 to April 19) There might still be some uncertainty about the decision you made. But a quick check of the facts should reassure you that you’re doing the right thing. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) The tidy Taurean needs to be a little more flexible about accepting some changes to those carefully made plans. You might […]

SPEAKING OF SOAPS

RECAPS – 7- 29 – 8 - 2

ALL MY CHILDREN — Colby is told by David not to get too carried away because they slept together. To him it’s just a fling and nothing serious. Joe is stunned when he finds out that Billy Clyde is the new owner of Cortlandt Manor and doesn’t buy the idea that Billy Clyde has turned over a new leaf. Opal […]

Clips from available Mountain Eagle pages since our founding in 1908



July 29, 1943 Students in the Letcher County School System will have no transportation to classes when schools open August 2. “We will have to go without transportation this year, for the simple reason there are no buses to be bought,” explains Fleming-Neon Consolidated Schools Principal William B. Hall. “There are no busses being made. The motor vehicle factories are […]