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.

BECKLEY -- The Friends of Coal along with many other generous sponsors are pleased to announce the 8th Annual Friends of Coal Auto Fair beginning on July 15th and ending on July 17th, 2011.

The event will be held at the YMCA Paul Cline Memorial Sports Complex in Beckley, WV and serves as a major fund raising event for the YMCA of Southern West Virginia. Because of all your help in the past, the YMCA was able to offer approximately 1000 free memberships to children in 2010. In addition to the free memberships, the YMCA of Southern West Virginia utilizes the funds raised by this event for supplies and upkeep of existing facilities which accommodated over 100,000 children last year.

This year’s event features hundreds of show cars along with concerts on both Friday and Saturday night. The Saturday night concert will feature both Little Big Town and Josh Turner. The Friday night concert will feature local groups and looks to be very entertaining.

Your assistance is greatly needed in support of this great community event that provides needed funds to the YMCA of Southern West Virginia. If you are interested in being a sponsor please contact Jay Rist at 304 252-0715.

ENTERTAINMENT INCLUDES: Saturday night concert featuring Little Big Town and Josh Turner

BIRCH RIVER -- ICG Eastern will be holding its 5th annual Arbor Day celebration on Thursday, April 28, 2011 beginning at 10 a.m. at its Birch River operations. The event is always fun. Students from neighboring schools join staff and members of the community to plant hardwood trees on the site, and various related events are held in conjunction with the celebration.

If you have an Arbor or Earth Day celebration scheduled that you would like to include, please give us a call at304.342.4153.

BIRCH RIVER -- ICG Eastern will be holding its 5th annual Arbor Day celebration on Thursday, April 28, 2011 beginning at 10 a.m. at its Birch River operations. The event is always fun. Students from neighboring schools join staff and members of the community to plant hardwood trees on the site, and various related events are held in conjunction with the celebration.

If you have an Arbor or Earth Day celebration scheduled that you would like to include, please give us a call at 304.342.4153.

CHARLESTON – In a March 28 announcement, Governor Tomblin 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, on Monday, March 28, 2011, at 11 am in the West Wing governor's reception room at the State Capitol.

Please Contact Georgene Robertson, CEDAR of Southern West Virginia, Inc. at 304/792-8433 for more information.