This article appeared in the Dominion Post Newspaper on August 2, 1999. Return to the listing of articles of August 2, 1999. Owner Linda Gorbey is getting used to her empty diner since nearly 70 percen t of her business came from coal miners.
Miners come and miners go.
Linda Gorbey, owner of Linda's Diner, used to cater to a full house. Now the place echoes. As a show of support, Gorbey said, she recently took dozens of hot dogs to Loveridge before she closed shop for a two-week vacation. Until the Loveridge miners were laid off this spring, Gorbey estimated they made up about 70 percent of her year-old business. Gorbey said miners on their way to the mine stopped by for a meal or a snack at all times of the day.