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WILLIAMSON -- The Tug Valley Mining Institute has scheduled the following guest speakers for meetings this Spring.
- April 21, 2011 TVMI Dinner meeting (CEDAR meeting), Harless Community Center, Gilbert, WV. Guest speaker Kurt Kost, Alpha Natural Resources President. Sponsor, Service Pump Sponsor
- May 26, 2011 TVMI Dinner meeting (Scholarship meeting) – Mountaineer Hotel, Williamson, WV. Guest speaker Stephen J. Kopp, Marshall University President.
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CHARLESTON -- Due to a scheduling conflict, the 14th Annual CEDAR Golf Scramble has been rescheduled. The scramble will now be held Tuesday, May 17. 2011 at the Raven Rock Golf Course in Jenkins, Kentucky. The event will begin with registration at 10:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at noon.
The scramble will feature a four-person scramble format.
Entry fees are $75 per person or $300 per team.
A reception will begin at 5 p.m. at the Pikeville College Gym in Pikeville, Kentucky.
If you want to play or want to enter a team, visit our website at www.cedarswv.com for a form. Send the completed forms along with the appropriate fees to P. O. Box 2152, Pikeville, KY 41502. Registrations are due by Monday, May 2, 2011.
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Lowering Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors
WASHINGTON, DC -- On March 8, 2011, MSHA published a notice in the Federal Register soliciting additional comment on the proposed rule addressing Lowering Miners’ Exposure to Respirable Coal Mine Dust, Including Continuous Personal Dust Monitors.
MSHA has identified 27 specific areas for which we are seeking additional comment. The notice were available for viewing on March 7, 2011 at the Office of the Federal Register, Public Inspection Desk:http://www.federalregister.gov/inspection.aspx.
The proposed rule was published on October 19, 2010 (75 FR 64412) and is available on MSHA’s website. All comments must be received or postmarked by midnight Eastern Daylight Saving time on May 2, 2011.
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CHARLESTON -- The Friends of Coal is continuing its outreach efforts in print, broadcast and web media, as well as maintaining a presence at various events in the state:
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- Work is beginning on the Friends of Coal’s annual insert section in The State Journal. The section will go to print sometime in late-July. If you have story ideas please contact us at304.342.4153. We look forward to hearing from you.
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CHARLESTON – In a March 28 announcement, Governor Tomblin has declared the week of April 18 – April 22, 2011 (10th Regional Coal Fair to be held at the Harless Community Center) Coal Education week in West Virginia.
Coal is West Virginia’s primary industry. It provides 63,000 jobs and generates more than $26 billion in total economic impact each and every year. If you are an educator and would like to teach a section on coal, check out our website at www.wvcoal.com or at CEDAR at www.cedarswv.com.
Please Contact Georgene Robertson, CEDAR of Southern West Virginia, Inc. at 304/792-8433 for more information.
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