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CEDAR of Southern West Virginia, Inc. Regional Coal Fair

April 7 – April 11, 2014

Harless Community Center, Gilbert, WV

Monday               closed to the public due to judging

Tuesday               Friday open to public 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday (evening) 5:00-7:00 picnic/tour (media and special guest) live radio broadcast with WXCC Joe Kinzer

(6:00 – 7:00) interviewing students, and SWVCTC Darrell Mitchem

(5 – 7) videoing students with their projects;

 

Wednesday        open

Thursday (evening) - TVMI dinner meeting, – Gary White, James River Coal Company

Sponsor – Pyott-boone Electronics

Social hour 6:00 p.m., dinner at 7:00              

Friday                    open-day, (evening) awards banquet for winning students 6:30 p.m

Bus tours will be scheduled Tuesday - Friday (9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.) with students from Mingo, Logan, Boone, McDowell, Wyoming & Wayne counties.  TuesdayFriday contact Debbie Mudd 304/357-5709

Pocahontas Land Corporation will provide the coal tree exhibit again this year.

Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Coal Academy will have their booth on display.

University of Pikeville will have a display.

Office of Coalfield Community Development will have a booth on display.

Coal Heritage Highway Authority will have a booth on display.

The Harless Center has the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit, Hometown Teams on display.  Hometown Teams interweaves images and text with almost 70 artifacts, video, audio and other interactive elements that present perspectives on sports in popular culture, as well as local sports traditions.

May 13 & May 14, 2014 – CEDAR Golf Tournament, Twisted Gun Golf Course, Gilbert, WV for more information contact Bud Clapp 304/324-2430 or Georgene Robertson 304/792-8433