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The Friends of Coal/Charleston Gazette Relays were held at Laidley Field recently in Charleston. The event featured track and field teams from across the state. It has become a major event in the state’s high school track and field schedule, while also attracting participants from Ohio. Thanks to Pritchard Mining for making sure the Friends of Coal has a named place in this all-star event.
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The 2013 National Coal Mine Rescue, First Aid, Bench and Pre-shift Competition will be held from September 9-12 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. The four-day competition includes team competitions for Mine Rescue and First Aid and individual competitions for Bench and Pre-shift.
The event begins on Monday, Sept. 9, at 7 a.m., with First Aid team competition and Bench individual competition. The Mine Rescue team competition will be held Tuesday, Sept. 10 - Wednesday, Sept. 11, beginning at 7 a.m. each day. The Pre-shift individual competition will be held Thursday, Sept. 12, at 7 a.m. The event concludes with an Awards Banquet on Thursday, Sept. 12, at 7 p.m., in the Battelle Grand Ballroom at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Registration is open until June 15, 2013. To compete in any of the competitions (team or individual), each person must be employed by a coal company.
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The Friends of Coal Ladies Auxiliary thanks its many volunteers and supporters who have contributed to our cause. April 19-25 was National Volunteers week, as you know. How many of you reading this article will ask yourself “why volunteer?”.
Part of being a great volunteer is caring deeply about an issue and spreading that passion to others. Join the Friends of Coal Ladies Auxiliary and become a positive influence for coal, declare your dedication, connect with your community and find personal satisfaction.
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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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The 2013 Legislature ended its regular session on Saturday, April 13th at midnight. And, as is always the case, the Extended Special Session for the budget was called for the next week and was finished earlier than usual on Thursday, April 18th. This year, a total of 1,829 bills (665 Senate Bills and 1,164 House Bills) were introduced. A total of 216 bills, 106 Senate Bills and 110 House Bills passed.
Below is a listing of legislation directly related to coal and mining that passed, but what is not included are the myriad bills that were not considered, many of which had some negative connotation for the industry. During the 60 days there were more than 90 bills being monitored by the Association.
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