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PRWeb – Wed, Aug 17, 2011
A story about life in a small, humble West Virginia town dictated by the Coal Mines now becomes the Broadway bound 'Rocket Boys The Musical.' Author and West Virginia's native son, Homer Hickam, and the Broadway veterans participate in Opening Weekend, August 26, 2011.
Washington, DC August 16, 2011
The 1260-seat Theatre West Virginia welcomes 'Rocket Boys The Musical' for a huge and highly-anticipated run August 26 thru September 4, 2011!
West Virginia's original "rocket boy" son and best-selling author Homer Hickam returns to his home state with the musical's creative team for a full-scale production. Homer Hickam and the Broadway veterans will actively participate in the opening Weekend.
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A story about life in a small, humble West Virginia town dictated by the Coal Mines now becomes the Broadway bound 'Rocket Boys The Musical.' Author and West Virginia's native son, Homer Hickam, and the Broadway veterans participate in Opening Weekend, August 26, 2011
It all started as a short story in 'Air and Space Magazine' and is now headed for Broadway.
Washington, DC (PRWEB) August 16, 2011
The 1260-seat Theatre West Virginia welcomes 'Rocket Boys The Musical' for a huge and highly-anticipated run August 26 thru September 4, 2011!
West Virginia's original "rocket boy" son and best-selling author Homer Hickam returns to his home state with the musical's creative team for a full-scale production. Homer Hickam and the Broadway veterans will actively participate in the opening Weekend.
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The Friends of Coal continue their outreach efforts with the following events:
- Manned a booth at the James River Coal Family and Friends Outing in Gilbert August 13th.
- Will man a booth at the West Virginia State Fair on August 17thand 18thin conjunction with FACES of Coal.
- Will sponsor the annual Paint the Capitol City Green event with Marshall University in Charleston, August 18
- Will participate in the Rally in the Valley August 18thin Moundsville.
- Will participate in the Sharples Reunion August 20thin Sharples.
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Registration is now open for the 22nd Annual Hatfield Scramble Golf Outing, hosted by the Kanawha Valley Mining Institute. The scramble will be Tuesday, September 20, at the Brier Patch Golf Course in Beckley.
Monies collected from hole sponsorships support KVMI’s scholarship program!
For more information on the event Hatfield Scramble, call 304.414.4500. Thanks for supporting coal and thanks for supporting KVMI.
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The Holmes Safety Association, Coal River Council is having its annual golf outing September 11th, 2011 at the Briar Patch Course in Beckley.
The purpose of the golf outing is to raise enough money to finance the group’s scholarship fund. Since the inception of this scholarship program, the Coal River Council has met the challenge of providing financial aid for deserving young men and women in each of Boone County’s three high schools.
If you would like to sponsor a hole or a team please respond to: Kelly Blair, Hobet Mining, Box 305, Madison, WV 25130 (Tel.304-369-8180) or Eddie Morris, Coal River Energy, P.O. Box 79, Alum Creek WV 25003 (Tel. 304-756-2769). Checks should be made out to Holmes Safety Association, Coal River Council.
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On July 21, 2011, the EPA released new guidance on the issuance of Clean Water Act permits for Appalachian surface coal mining operations. The new guidance replaces the April 1, 2010 version that has produced a virtual moratorium on the issuance of permits for new or expanded surface coal mining operations. The new version suffers from the same legal deficiencies as the previous guidance – failure to follow notice and comment rulemaking procedures and intrusion into the water quality standard-setting role allocated to states under the Clean Water Act.
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Because the EPA has, in effect, declared war on the coal industry in West Virginia and Ohio—there will be a “Rally in the Valley for Coal” Thursday, August 18, at 6:30 p.m. at Riverfront Park in Moundsville. The aim of the rally is to demonstrate to the Obama administration and Congress that the people in the Upper Ohio Valley intend to fight back.
The rally will be sponsored by We the People-Ohio Valley. West Virginia Coal Association President Bill Raney will be on hand for the event.
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Wednesday, August 17th will be Friends of Coal Day at the West Virginia State Fair. The FOC will man a table at the Fair. The day’s hand stamp will feature the Friends of Coal logo and banners will be on display at the event.
After the success of last year’s efforts at the fair with just an informational table along the main walkway, the FOC believes this is an excellent opportunity to get information about the importance of coal to our state in front of thousands of people who would not necessarily be aware of its role – West Virginia’s farmers and visitors from across the state.
The Friends of Coal will share their table with FACES of Coal on the 17th and will also share the table of FACES during their day sponsorship of the event Thursday, August 18th.
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Metinvest broke ground on a new project August 3 near Ellamore, in Randolph County. Roaring Creek Coal Company, LLC will start operations during January 2013 and will add another 1.6 million tons of high quality coking coal to Metinvest’s capacity. Once completed, the mine complex will produce 1.6 million tons of high quality metallurgical coal per year, create 258 high paying jobs, and generate more than $11 million in severance and excise tax revenue annually.
The project is a $150 million investment in the economy of northeast West Virginia by Metinvest and United Coal Company.
“We are very pleased that this groundbreaking has occurred less than one month following the grand opening of our Affinity Mine,” states Michael Zervos, President of United Coal Company - Metinvest’s overseas coal subsidiary. “These projects are the foundation of Metinvest’s growth strategy for UCC- by 2014 our operations will produce more than eight million tons of processed coal per year, of which approximately 85 percent will be high quality metallurgical coal. Nearly five million tons will be produced annually in West Virginia.”
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