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2008
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Thursday,
December
4,
2008
Miner's
Day
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Roy
Lee
Cooke,
Keynote
Speaker
WVU
Mountainlair
Gluck
Theatre,
Morgantown,
West
Virginia
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'Rocket
Boy'
Cooke
to
speak
at
WVU
Miner's
Day
celebration
Roy
L.
Cooke,
one
of
the
original
“Rocket
Boys,”
will
help
West
Virginia
University
celebrate
Miner’s
Day
at
7
p.m.
Dec.
4
in
the
Mountainlair
Gluck
Theatre.
Cooke,
president
of
the
Miner’s
Day
Memorial
Association,
will
speak
about
the
role
that
miners
have
played
in
America.
“The
purpose
of
Miner’s
Day
is
to
honor
the
miners,”
he
said.
“Everything
we
have
we
grow
or
mine,
so
they
play
a
very
important
role
in
our
state
and
our
country.
We
owe
them
a
lot
for
their
sacrifices.”
Cooke
grew
up
in
Coalwood,
where
his
father
worked
in
the
mines.
In
the
1950s,
he
and
his
friends
at
Big
Creek
High
School
built
and
launched
homemade
rockets
and
formed
the
Big
Creek
Missile
Agency.
They
were
known
as
the
“Rocket
Boys”
made
famous
in
Homer
Hickam’s
book
and
the
1999
movie
“October
Sky.”
Cooke
is
a
graduate
of
the
University
of
Maryland
and
the
American
Institute
of
Banking
in
Washington,
D.C.
He
served
as
president
of
Carolina
Domestic
Coal
and
as
a
managing
member
of
Cooke
and
Moses.
In
addition,
he
was
named
a
Distinguished
West
Virginian
in
1999
and
maintains
a
wide
range
of
civic
and
business
interests
in
the
Appalachian
area.
WVU
student
and
2006
Mountaineer
Idol
Kasey
Hott
will
be
master
of
ceremonies
for
the
program.
Special
coal
mining
music
is
planned.
The
program
is
being
presented
by
the
WVU
Division
of
Student
Affairs
and
the
student
chapter
of
the
Society
of
Mining
Engineers.
WVU’s
event
coincides
with
Miner’s
Day,
a
state
event
honoring
miners.
The
state
Legislature
designated
Dec.
6
as
Miner’s
Day
following
an
online
grassroots
petition.
For
more
information,
contact
Sonja.Wilson@mail.wvu.edu
or
call
the
Mountainlair
administrative
offices
at
304-293-2702.
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Thursday,
March
27,
2008
Kathy
Mattea
@
CONSOL
Energy
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Robinson
Run
Mine
Tour
Marion
County,
West
Virginia
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Kneeling
Front
Row:
Creed
Holden;
Jimmy
Brock,
Kathy
Mattea,
Michael
Smith
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Standing
Back
Row:
Don
London,
Linda
Hickam,
Bill
Cooley,
Homer
Hickam,
Ray
Lieving,
Marvin
McBribe,
Jon
Vezner
Photo
by
Mike
Rohally
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Tuesday,
March
4,
2008
An
Open
Letter
to
the
Members
of
the
Delegations
to
the
UN
General
Assembly
Regarding
Miners
Fairmont,
West
Virginia
March
4,
2008
To
Secretary
General
Ban
Ki-moon,
and
Members
of
the
Delegations
to
the
UN
General
Assembly,
The
Miner's
Day
Memorial
Association
of
West
Virginia,
in
respect
to
the
contributions
of
miners
to
the
development
and
sustenance
of
world
civilizations,
requests
the
United
Nations
to
consider
hosting
an
"International
Year
of
the
Miner",
and
to
do
so
at
it's
earliest
possible
convenience.
Sincerely,
Roy
Lee
Cooke
President
Miner's
Day
Memorial
Association
of
West
Virginia
Fairmont,
West
Virginia,
USA
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Continuing
his
lifelong
advocacy
for
the
American
miner,
U.S.
Rep.
Nick
J.
Rahall
(D-WV)
introduced
legislation,
H.
Res.
1006,
in
the
U.S.
House
of
Representatives
today
supporting
the
goals
and
ideals
of
a
"National
Miner's
Day."
"Throughout
our
Nation's
history,
the
American
miner
has
risked
life
and
limb
in
order
to
produce
the
raw
materials
that
fuel
our
economy,
the
energy
that
heats
our
homes,
and
the
resources
that
ensure
our
security,"
said
Rahall.
"Without
these
selfless
and
dedicated
miners,
American
society
would
never
have
flourished,
nor
would
it
continue
to
function.
It
is
fitting,
therefore,
that
we
recognize
and
honor
these
brave
workers
who
have
served
our
Nation
quietly
and
faithfully
for
so
many
years."
As
a
Congressional
leader
on
mining-related
issues,
Rahall
introduced
the
National
Miner's
Day
resolution
to
celebrate
and
honor
the
contributions
of
miners
and
encourage
the
people
of
the
United
States
to
participate
in
local
and
National
activities
celebrating
the
contributions
of
American
miners.
U.S.
Rep.
Alan
Mollohan
(D-WV)
is
an
original
cosponsor
of
the
resolution.
This
Friday,
February
29th,
Congressman
Rahall
will
be
at
Tamarack
in
Beckley,
Raleigh
County,
at
1
p.m.,
where
he
will
introduce
New
York
Times
best-selling
author
Homer
Hickam
at
a
book-signing
event
for
Hickam's
latest
book,
"Red
Helmet."
A
native
West
Virginian
and
former
coal
miner,
Hickam
has
been
a
leading
proponent
for
establishing
a
national
day
of
recognition
for
American
miners.
"In
West
Virginia,
we
have
long
understood
the
immense
value
and
importance
of
the
labor
of
our
coal
miners,"
continued
Rahall.
"I
am
proud
to
be
joined
by
my
colleague
from
West
Virginia,
U.S.
Rep.
Alan
Mollohan,
in
support
of
this
resolution-sought
by
Homer
Hickam
and
many
West
Virginians-that
pays
tribute
to
the
contributions
that
miners
have
made
to
America
throughout
our
history."
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Thursday,
February
28,
2008
CONSOL
Energy's
Robinson
Run
Mine
Tour
Curtisville,
Marion
County,
West
Virginia |
Roy
Lee
Cook,
and
Billy
"Willy"
Rose,
listen
intently
during
part
of
their
tour
Of
CONSOL
Energy's
Robinson
Run
mine,
in
Marion
County,
West
Virginia.
Roy
Lee
and
Billy
are
both
sons
of
West
Virginia
and
two
of
the
"Rocket
Boys"
of
Coalwood,
WV.
Roy
is
also
the
President
of
the
Miner's
Day
Memorial
Association
of
West
Virginia;
and
Founder
and
President
of
the
History
&
Culture
Institute
of
Mining.
Billy
is
a
retired
electrical
engineer
who
worked
in
the
mining
indusrty,
and
a
few
other
exciting
occupations,
as
well.
Creed
Holden,
Homer
Hickam,
Roy
Lee
Cook,
and
one
of
our
Coal
Miner
guides,
prepare
to
go
on
the
mine
tour.
Homer
is
a
native
West
Virginian
and
a
former
coal
miner,
he
is
also
a
leading
proponent
for
establishing
a
National
Miner's
Day.
His
latest
book
is
a
romatic
thriller
titled
"Red
Helmet",
and
revolves
around
a
modern
day
coal
mine.
Creed
is
Administrative
Assistant
for
the
MDMAWV;
and
Vice
President
and
Secretary
of
the
History
&
Culture
Institure
of
Mining.
Song
writer
Joe
Cerisano
and
Homer
pose
for
the
photographer
after
their
tour
of
the
mine.
Joe
is
a
member
of
the
Board
of
Advisors
for
the
Miner's
Day
Memorial
Association
of
West
Virginia;
and
also
on
the
Board
of
Directors
for
the
History
&
Culture
Institute
of
Mining.
Photos
by
Creed
Holden,
and
Linda
Terry
Hickam
Thanks
to
CONSOL
Energy
and
it's
Mine
Workers
for
their
kind
generosity.
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WEST
VIRGINIA
LEGISLATURE
SENATE
JOURNAL
SEVENTY-EIGHTH
LEGISLATURE
REGULAR
SESSION,
2008
THIRTY-SEVENTH
DAY
Charleston,
W.
Va.,
Thursday,
February
14,
2008
Senators
Unger,
Oliverio,
Stollings,
Foster,
Hunter
and
Kessler
offered
the
following
resolution:
Senate
Concurrent
Resolution
No.
51--
Urging
the
United
States
Congress
declare
an
annual
commemorative
National
Miner's
Day.
Whereas,
Around
the
clock,
second
by
second,
miners
risk
life
and
limb
during
their
labors;
and
Whereas,
The
foundations
and
trappings
of
civilization
are
constructed
from,
and
sustained
with,
the
materials
procured
with
their
sweat
and
blood;
and
Whereas,
Without
these
selfless
and
dedicated
miners
human
society
could
never
have
progressed,
nor
continued
to
function;
and
Whereas,
Miners
in
the
United
States
have
labored
long
and
hard
over
the
231
years
of
our
great
country's
existence
and
have
achieved,
provided
and
sacrificed
much
in
those
two
centuries;
and
Whereas,
On
December
6,
2007,
Miner's
Day
was
observed
in
West
Virginia
for
the
second
time
since
its
creation
by
the
West
Virginia
Legislature;
therefore,
be
it
Resolved
by
the
Legislature
of
West
Virginia:
That
the
Legislature
hereby
urges
the
United
States
Congress
to
declare
an
annual
commemorative
National
Miner's
Day;
and,
be
it
Further
Resolved,
That
the
Legislature
expresses
great
thanks
to
the
miners
that
risk
their
lives
everyday
for
the
betterment
of
our
great
state
and
country;
and,
be
it
Further
Resolved,
That
the
Clerk
of
the
Senate
is
hereby
directed
to
forward
a
copy
of
this
resolution
to
the
members
of
the
West
Virginia
delegation
to
the
United
States
Congress.
Which,
under
the
rules,
lies
over
one
day.
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2007
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Monday
November
26,
2007
2:00
pm
Technology Park
Research Center
1000 Galliher Drive
I-79 Technology Park
Fairmont,
WV
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MDMAWV
President
Roy
L.
Cooke
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MDMAWV Board of Advisors
MDMAWV Board of Advisors
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