2016-09-21

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Wonderful Weeknight Dining

Make any day taste like Sunday

With school, work and evening activities all spiraling in different directions, most families find that some things have to give. Make sure quality time around the dinner table isn’t one of them with these savvy solutions that can help make weekday meals a cinch. One-dish wonders Most busy families are well-versed in the benefits of slow cooker meals, but when […]

Grandmother’s apple cake signals fall




My grandmother, who lived with us when I was growing up, had a serious sweet tooth and would bake something almost every day. In the spring, it was coconut cream pie. In the summer, home-made ice cream and peach pie. And during fall apple season, she would bake this very simple apple cake and serve it warm with vanilla ice […]

Salome’s Stars



Your 7-day horoscope for week of Sept. 26 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You’ll soon have a chance to take a big step up from where you are to where you want to be. Check it out first. Remember: Even the Mountain Sheep looks before it leaps. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This week brings a challenge that […]

Trivia Test



1. GEOLOGY: What is pumice made of, and what is its most unusual characteristic? 2. ANATOMY: How much blood does the human body contain, on average? 3. MONEY: How many ridges does a dime have? 4. GEOGRAPHY: What is the current name of the country once known as British Honduras? 5. LANGUAGE: What is unusual about the sentence, Pack my […]

Cavaliers fall to Lynn Camp



Speaking of Soaps



THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL — So as not to have their plan foiled, Thomas and Steffy debated on whether or not to inform RJ about why they want Brooke to marry Bill. As Bill awaited Brooke’s answer on if she would be flying off with him to get married, RJ made a desperate plea to his mother to reconsider. […]

Game talk with Coach Matthews



Letcher County Central High School Coach Junior Matthews sat down with Mountain Eagle football writer Derek Barto after the Cougars’ win over Breathitt County. Commenting on the win over the Bobcats, Matthews said: • “it gives us momentum heading into district play.” • “They stacked the box against us and we still ran the ball effectively.” • “We threw for […]

2016-09-21 E-Edition

Bad winter is being predicted



Hello everyone! Thanks to all who have inquired about my column not being in The Mountain Eagle. This should make up as I’ve tried to play catch up. Southern Ohio Oh the weather has been delightful in the Ohio Valley area although the mornings have been a tad bit chilly for me. I turned on the heat in my car […]