Mountaintop removal coal mining and the "clean coal" oxymoron Stop mountain top removal coal mining - Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition
OVEC's home page features daily news links to relevant news on the web Complete index of OVEC target issues Various ways to contact OVEC Join OVEC and receive our newsletter Donate to help OVEC save the mountainsIndex of all pages on the OVEC website.
 
Takes you to Photo Galleries home page
Mountaintop Removal Galleries
Photos of so-called reclamation
Galleries of Environmental Activism
The zen of flowers - after viewing photos of the ongoing mountaintop removal disaster, calm your nerves with the flower of the day
 

OVEC Annual Meeting

April 22, 2006
Photos by Todd Garland

Page:  One  Two

Awards Presented at Spaghetti Dinner Shindig

About 65 OVEC members gathered on Earth Day for our Annual Meeting, held at St. Cloud Commons in Huntington. Folks feasted on a fine Italian dinner prepared by OVEC board director Eric Fout.  OVEC member singer Jen Osha and bluegrass singer /songwriter and OVEC staffer Tonya Adkins entertained the group. After the awards were handed out (see below), everyone joined in planting a red oak tree on the park grounds. We chose the red oak because it is native to the area, vigorous and tenacious. As we planted the tree, we spoke of our vigorous, tenacious resolve to improve social and environmental conditions in our communities.

2006 OVEC Award Winners

Outstanding Blair Mountain Battler—Kenny King

Perpetual Hostest with the Mostest—Kathryn Stone

Perpetual Hostest with the Mostest—Nanette Nelson

Outstanding Volunteer in Defense of Mother Earth—Michael Morrison

Outstanding Volunteer in Defense of Mother Earth—Elisa Young

Outstanding Road Warriors—Joan Linville, Pauline Canterberry and Mary Miller

Outstanding Community Leadership in Kanawha and Fayette Counties—Dwight Siemiaczko

Outstanding Community Leadership in Mingo County—Carmelita and Ernie Brown

Mountainkeeper Extraordinaire—Larry Gibson

Raging Granny Award—Winnie Fox

Mingo County Community Watchdogs—Walter and Carol Young

Bill Moyers Defender of Democracy Award—Julie Archer

Laura Forman Passion for Justice Award—Regina Hendrix

 
Carmelita and Ernie Brown receive their oustanding leadership award.
Carmelita and Ernie Brown receive their oustanding leadership award.

OVEC organizer Abe Mwaura hands out an award.
OVEC organizer Abe Mwaura hands out an award.

OVEC member Carol Warren, in her Treehuggers' Ball 2006 T-shirt, makes a point as the tree planting begins while OVEC board member Thomas Kincaid looks on.
OVEC member Carol Warren, in her Treehuggers' Ball 2006 T-shirt, makes a point as the tree planting begins while OVEC board member Thomas Kincaid looks on.

Janet Keating, OVEC's co-director, seems to ask for a little help from on high as she digs the hole for the red oak.
Janet Keating, OVEC's co-director, seems to ask for a little help from on high as she digs the hole for the red oak.

Vicky lends a hand at preparing the ground for the red oak.
Vicky lends a hand at preparing the ground for the red oak.

Page:  One  Two
 
   Smart Counter Details   OVEC Home   Issues   Contact   Join   Site Map