Friends of Coal sponsored events are as follows and would welcome participation as far as trophy presentations.

*  March 10 – Girl’s Basketball State Championship 12:00 – 3:30 & 9 p.m. – Charleston                                        Civic Center

*  March 17 – Boy’s Basketball State Championship – 12:00 – 3:30 & 9 p.m. – Charleston                                    Civic Center

Please let the Association know if you have an interest in awarding trophies at any of these events representing the Friends of Coal.

A special thanks to Jimmy Bunn, II for handing out awards at the State Wrestling Competition in Huntington last weekend.

March 27-28 are the dates for the 2012 WV Mine Drainage Task Force Symposium to be held in Morgantown, WV at the Ramada Inn.  Registration can be made through Patty Bruce at pbruce@suddenlink.net or go to:  http://wvmdtaskforce.com/symposium/index.cfm

Congressman David McKinley will be co-hosting with the US Chamber of Commerce and Vet Connection a Veteran’s Job Fair on Friday, March 30, 2012 at Lakeview Resort and Conference Center in Morgantown.  The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.  For additional information contact Pam Krushansky at pam.krushansky@mail.house.gov

The West Virginia Eleventh Annual CEDAR Golf Classic will be held on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at the Twisted Gun Golf Course in Wharncliffe, West Virginia.  Registration will begin at 9 a.m. with golf beginning at 10 a.m. promptly.  Contact Bud Clapp at bud.clapp@nscorp.com for more information.

The WV Coal Mining Institute, the WVCA and the Central Appalachian Section of SME will be held at the Stonewall Jackson Resort May 3-5, 2012.

Registration information was sent out previously via e-mail with detailed information.  If you did not receive please let us know and it will be resent.