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Second District Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito will join U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell in his home state Monday fora major announcement about coal.
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The 2013 Friends of Coal Auto Fair is set for July 19-21st at the YMCA Paul Cline Memorial Sports Complex in Beckley, WV. More than 50,000 people from all over the country are expected throughout the weekend to take in the car show, carnival rides, live music, special performance, surprise guests and festival food. Sponsorship opportunities are available and more up-to-date information can be accessed by visiting: www.friendsofcoalautofair.com
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The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Mining & Reclamation will hold a Surface Water Runoff Analysis (SWROA) training session on May 14, 2013 at the Charleston Civic Center. To register for the training session contact Leslie Oaks 304-926-0499 ext. 1506
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Members are reminded that the Property Tax Division of the State Tax Department had extended the time for taxpayers to file property tax returns for reserve coal to next week, May 1st. The original date had been April 1st. The Department has a narrow window of time to process these returns, and ask that you file the returns as they are completed rather than a mass mailing once all have been completed.
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The 12th Regional WV CEDAR Coal Fair will be held April 28 – May 4 at the Harless Community Center in Gilbert WV. On Wednesday, April 17, Governor Tomblin presented CEDAR with a Coal Education Proclamation declaring the week as Coal Education Week in West Virginia. Ms. Vance’s 6thgrade class from Omar Elementary attended the ceremony, wearing their handmade miner’s caps, one of which was presented to the Governor.
The agenda for the 12th Annual CEDAR (Coal Education Development and Resource) of Southern West Virginia Regional Coal Fair is below. There will be K thru 12 grade student projects on display, with every project focusing on coal. These projects compete in seven categories, Science, Math, Social Studies, English/Literature, Music, Art and Technology/Multimedia. Students from Mingo, Logan, Boone, McDowell, Wyoming and Wayne counties compete for prize money while learning about coal and its importance to our daily lives.
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