We have been informed by the Department of Motor Vehicles that a FOC motorcycle license plate has been approved and will be available for application shortly.  We will keep you posted on this exciting news.  This will be the FIRST specialty plate for motorcycles in WV.

The Friends of Coal Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting its first golf tournament on Friday, June 20^th at the White Oak Country Club, 1206 Summerlee Road, Oak Hill, WV.  For more information and/or registration information contact:  dcorcoran@beavercoal.com

The 21^st West Virginia Coal Festival is set for June 17 thru June 21 in downtown Madison.  This year’s event will feature top-notch entertainers, a parade, miner’s memorial service, mine equipment exhibits, fireworks, carnival, beauty pageant and many other events.

Entertainment line-up:  June 19, Matt Stillwell & 7 Bridges; June 20, Rick Huckaby & LITTLE TEXAS; and, June 21, Autumn Blair & Katie Ohh.

Now that the launch of the new “Mining in Society Merit Badge” has been successful, all of us in the mining industry are being encouraged to become involved with the new Boy Scouts of America merit badge, as merit badge counselors. The project was a joint venture between the BSA and SME.  A free SME webinar (April 30^th) will outline the badge and the process to become a counselor to help promote the program.  https://smenet.webex.com/mw0307l/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=smenet&service=6

Click here to register for the “Mining in Society” Counselor Training on April 30. The session will be one hour.

The 2014 Joint Spring Meeting of the WV Coal Association, WV Coal Mining Institute and the CAS/SME will be held on May 7-9 at the Embassy Suites in Charleston, WV.  The agenda and registration information can be obtained from the WVCA offices by e-mailing:  sdavison@wvcoal.com.  The Hall of Fame induction will be on Thursday evening.