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FOC Ladies Need Assistance

Christmas is over, some meant to send or have let it slip their minds but the FOC Ladies Auxiliary needs to receive their checks for the "Giving Hearts Project". This project has not been fully funded for the year, so if you would please get your contributions into the Auxiliary, it would certainly be appreciated.

Ninety families was the total for this year with many mothers and/or fathers who are or have been deployed militarily seeking help for their families. Numerous families in Mercer, Fayette, Webster, Wyoming, Kanawha, and Raleigh are included in this number.

FOC Ladies Auxiliary is a 501- C- 3 Non-Profit Organization - FEIN #27-3379290.

PO Box 1109, Beckley, WV 25802-1109. (304) 252.1457 Ext. 20.

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New Members

On a conference call of the Board of Directors last week, the following new members were approved for Associate membership.

Astralloy Steel Products a Nucor Company with Jonathan Gillium as their representative;

Cargotec USA, Inc., represented by Randy Shifler; and, Peoples Insurance Agency represented by Christopher Clarke.

Welcome to each of our new members and we look forward to working with you in the coming years.

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Legislative Receptions

The Hawks Nest Room has been reserved for company sponsored legislative receptions during the upcoming legislative sessions. A few of the companies have already committed, but there are still a few dates open: March 14 & 26; April 2 & 9. If you have an interest in sponsoring a reception (which are usually very well attended) please contact Sandi (304) 342-4153 or e-mail: sdavison@wvcoal.com with any questions or concerns.
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David Zegeer Passes

David Zageer, a longtime resident of Lexington, KY, a mining engineer and former Assistant Secretary for the Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA), died December 10, at the age of 90.
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PSC tells FirstEnergy to Keep Three Coal-Fired Power Plants Open in WV

By The Associated Press

ST. MARYS, W.Va. -- West Virginia regulators are questioning FirstEnergy Corp.'s plan to close three aging coal-fired power plants.

The state Public Service Commission has ordered the company to keep the Albright, Willow Island and Rivesville power stations operable while it reviews the plan.

Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy plans to retire the plants by Sept. 1. The company attributes the shutdowns to new federal environmental regulations that are designed to reduce emissions of toxic pollutants from coal- and oil-fired plants.

In its order, the PSC said it wants to review the factors that justify closing the plants, the impact on customers and what options were considered.

FirstEnergy spokesman Mark Durbin told the Parkersburg News and Sentinel that the company is working to answer the PSC's questions.