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Packed House for St. John School of the Arts Faculty Concert

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Jeune Provost, standing center, had a young companion on stage during a rousing drum circle at the St. John School of the Arts Faculty Concert on March 29.

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By Jaime ElliottSt. John Tradewinds

It was standing room only on Friday night, March 29, at St. John School of the Arts when the teachers themselves took to the stage and wowed the crowd with their impressive vo-cal, artistic, athletic and musical talents.

From the vocal powerhouse of SJSA Orff Music teacher Shikima Jones — who brought

the house down embodying Etta James with “At Last” and shaking her thing as a knock-out Tina Turner with “Proud Mary” — to guest artist Victor Provost’s mastery on the steel pan, the SJSA Faculty Concert was full of show-stopping numbers.

Elizabeth Gowan opened the evening with “Be Yoga,” and wowed the audience with her serene strength and beauty, while demon-

strating some powerful asanas.Most of the school’s faculty eventually

made their way to the stage to sing a mov-ing rendition of John Lennon’s “Imagine,” while music education director Eddie Bruce accompanied on guitar.

Demonstrating true artistry and spell-bind-ing beauty, SJSA instructor Jude Woodcock,

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Join the John’s Folly Learning Institute as it celebrates 17 years at an anniversary celebration on Saturday, April 6, at 11:30 a.m.

The celebration will feature performances by JFLI students and a full spread of food and drinks. The afternoon’s keynote speaker will be Department of the Interior’s Virgin Islands field officer Ba-sil Ottley Jr.

Don’t miss this celebration of learning and resiliency on Satur-day, April 6, at 11:30 a.m. at JFLI in Estate John’s Folly.

The Coral Bay Community Council will host the fifth Coral Bay Marine Uses Planning Meeting on Tuesday, April 9, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Guy Benjamin Elementary School in room six.

The goal is to develop a community-based Marine Uses Plan for Coral Bay’s waters and shoreline, over the next several months.

The meeting agenda includes a review of information to be in-cluded in the written plan document. The group is focusing on four areas: near term public boating access issues - boat ramp, parking, dinghy docks; marina planning; water quality issues; and moorings and anchorage planning.

The Marine Uses Plan will be developed by residents and stake-holders in the community, in conjunction with federal and terri-torial government representatives knowledgeable about environ-mental, economic and regulatory concerns.

It is part of the Coral Bay Watershed Management Project Phase 2, being coordinated by CBCC. Everyone in Coral Bay is encour-aged to participate. Currently, CBCC has no grant funds to under-write this marine planning project — volunteers, dues and dona-tions support it.

For more information contact CBCC at 776-2099.

Marine Uses Planning Meeting April 9

JFLI Celebrates 17 Years on April 6Residents Remove Trash from Newfound Bay Shoreline

Residents sailed from Coral Bay to Newfound Bay on Saturday, March 30, for a shoreline cleanup. Organized by Kiote Sails, volunteers helped remove numerous bags of trash from the pristine shoreline of Newfound Bay.

St. John Tradewinds News Photos by Annie Caswell

Lieutenant Governor Gregory Francis announced recently that the five percent early payment discount for the 2011 property taxes has been extended until April 8, the due date for the 2011 bills.

Accordingly, the 2.5 percent discount period, which was origi-nally from March 26 to April 8, will no longer be in effect.

The decision to extend the 5 percent discount period is prompted by various factors, which include closures for the Easter holidays and the overall economic circumstances of many Virgin Islands property owners.

“Extending the five percent discount period allows more prop-erty owners the opportunity to save,” Francis said. “We are under-standing of the challenges impacting our property owners and hope this extension encourages more of our tax payers to fulfill their payment obligation in a timely manner.”

Tax Collector’s Offices are open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Payments can be made on St. John at the Islandia Building.

Property owners are encouraged to pay the 2011 tax bill by June 8 in order to avoid late payment fees. The deadline for filing ap-peals with the Board of Tax Review regarding tax assessments is June 24.

Property Tax Early Payment Discount Extended Through Monday, April 8


Ladies decked out in glittery gowns and men in their finest suits, many sporting jaunty hats, packed Caneel Bay Resort’s beach side cafe on Saturday evening, March 23, for the 16th Annual Julius E. Sprauve School Gala.

This year’s theme was “A Mad Hatter’s Ball: Hats Off to Our Children, the Movers and Shakers of Tomorrow,” and many guests were happy to oblige. There were Easter bonnets, top hats, golf caps and more spotted that gala.

Guests enjoyed live entertain-ment and a Caribbean buffet din-ner, while helping JESS officials raise enough funds to purchase computers for the school.

“It was a great night,” said JESS Principal Dionne Wells. “It was 10 times better than last year. The support was really great.”

With drink sales, raffle prizes and both a silent and live auction, the evening raised about $60,000, according to Wells.

“We are still in the process of collecting money, so we don’t have

an official number yet,” she said. “But based upon what we’ve col-lected so far and the pledges that were made that night, we think we doubled last year’s total. Last year we raised about $32,000 and we think we raised at least $60,000 plus this year.”

The funds are more than enough to complete the purchase of new computers for the Cruz Bay pub-lic school’s computer lab, Wells added.

“We are able to meet our goal of purchasing computers for the lab,” she said. “That will definitely be in place for next school year. And we have some additional funds to do

some classroom projects and some little things that we do for our stu-dents.”

Entertainment for the night was provided by members of the JESS Choir under the direction of Dan-ielle Greenaway. Students sang and danced, delivering impres-sive renditions of everything from Whitney Houston to Rihanna and Alicia Keys.

JESS student council member Ashley Doway handled emcee duties with poise while Wells en-sured that the crowd remembered the reason for the important fund-raiser.

“Being an educator is not an

easy job,” Wells said. “It requires hard work, dedication, patience and love. We want the best for our students and, as such, we are committed to providing them with great educational opportunities as we prepare them to be productive citizens of our community.”

The school continues to excel only due to the community’s sup-port, Wells added.

“As a school we are faced with numerous challenges,” said the JESS Principal. “However, we have risen above because of the generosity of our community. Through your contributions last year we were able to purchase a school van for our athletics depart-ment.”

“Now our students can be trans-ported to and from school spon-sored events in a safe environ-ment,” said Wells.

Thanks to last year’s fundrais-ing gala, the school’s intercom system is scheduled for an up-grade, students were able to obtain scholarships for classes at St. John School of the Arts and JESS was able to offer psychological servic-

es to students and families in need, Wells explained.

“Hats off to you for partnering with us to make Sprauve School the best public school in the terri-tory,” she said.

Following a Caribbean buffet dinner, Ronnie Lee did an enthu-siastic job of hosting the live auc-tion, which included a “Stand Up for JESS” pledge for the first time this year which raised $20,000 alone.

Guests bid on packages ranging from Broadway tickets to a week-end stay in St. Croix, as Lee kept the momentum moving.

“I had so much fun,” said Lee.Following the live auction,

guests left their seats and danced to the sounds of Paradise People. With this year’s gala wrapped up, residents should mark their calen-ders for another great event next year, Wells added.

“I was really pleased with the evening,” said Wells. “I want to thank the community for their continued support and we look forward to an even bigger and bet-ter gala next year.”

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“We are able to meet our goal of purchasing computers for the lab. That will definitely be in place for next school year. And we have some additional funds to do some classroom projects and some little things that we do for our students.”

– Dionne Wells, JESS principal

St. John TradewindsRegistration is now open for Friends of V.I. National Park’s

10th Annual Beach-to-Beach Power Swim event which will be on Sunday, May 26.

The popular event draws hundreds of swimmers from local, national and international areas.

The race consists of three courses: a short course from Maho Bay to Cinnamon Bay, about 1 mile; an intermediate course from Maho Bay to Trunk Bay, about 2 and one-quarter miles; and a long course from Maho to Hawksnest, about 3 and one-half miles.

Swimmers compete in the long course as an individual or as part of a three-person team. Swimmers can also compete assisted by snorkel and/or fins in an “assisted swimmer” category.

Many local businesses sponsor the event and dozens of vol-unteers coordinate to make this fun swim a success each year. It has been called “the most beautiful swim in the world” by Swim magazine.

Sponsorships for gate banners, T-shirts and more are currently available, and volunteers should also contact Friends of VINP to find a place in the fun.

This event fills up quick so register now by visiting Friends’ website at www.friendsvinp.org or call 779-4940.

All proceeds help VI National Park and Friends of VINP pro-tect and preserve the natural and cultural resources of the park.

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V.I. National Park Marks Two Deaths In One Week


Two men died in separate in-cidents last week in V.I. National Park area.

John Husted, 55, died while snorkeling off Whistling Cay on Sunday, March 24, according to a report in the St. John Source.

Husted, identified as an Ohio resident who was vacationing on St. John, and a friend kayaked to Whistling Cay and were snorkel-ing in “very rough” conditions, according to the St. John Source report.

A passing ferry, which launched its dinghy, VINP Rangers, St. John Rescue members and U.S. Coast Guard officials all responded to the call for help, according to the report.

Husted was transported from the Whistling Cay area to Maho Bay beach in a VINP vessel which

was met by a St. John EMS Am-bulance, according to the St. John Source report.

In a second death in VINP last week, 32-year-old Richard Tetrick died Wednesday evening, March 27, after his soft top Jeep went off the road near the Caneel Bay over-look.

The sound of sirens filled the air around 6:30 as St. John Rescue, V.I. Police Department officers, St. John EMS and VINP officials responded to the one car accident.

Tetrick, who was recently ar-rested for fraudulent use of a credit card, was ejected from the vehicle when it reportedly flew off North Shore Road and landed about 30 feet below.

No one else was in the vehicle and no other injuries were re-ported. The incident is still under investigation, according to VINP officials.


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The concert featured numbers by SJSA keyboard, voice and piano instructor Luba Dolgopolsky, above, and Orff teacher Shikima Jones, at right singing, with (L to R) dance instructor Jude Woodcock, director Kim Wild and Mindy Michtner shimmying alongside. More photos on Page 24.

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along with Chris Meyer, Alyson Perry and Mindy Michtner performed a modern dance “Palm Trees and Bonsai,” which Woodcock also choreographed.

SJSA piano, keyboard and voice instruc-tor Luba Dolgopolsky amazed the crowd performing original numbers “There is Hope,” and “I Never Want It To End,” dis-playing songwriting finesse, vocal range and piano skills.

Bruce transported the audience to Brazil with Antonio Carlos Jobim’s “So Tinha de Ser Come Voce (It Had to be You),” singing and strumming guitar.

After Jones’ stunning “At Last,” SJSA Director Kim Wild thrilled the crowd with

a modern dance number, “Tribute to Duet, Love Solo, ” choreographed herself, which evoked a classic elegance while showcasing her impressive athleticism.

SJSA Alumnus Victor Provost closed the first half of the program with a stellar number, making the steel pan sing in notes which seemed almost impossible to coax out of the drum on “Stella by Starlight,” by Victor Young.

Following a brief intermission, Jones, in a red fringe dress, did Tina proud with her own rendition of “Proud Mary” while Woodcock, Michtner and Wild shimmied and swayed in white sequins minidresses.

With the energy kicked up to high gear, Bruce delivered a beautiful “Eu Vim Da

Bahia (I Come from Bahia)” by Gilberto Gil. Violin instructor Abigail Rene gave her students something to strive toward, playing an impressive rendition of Bach’s “Air on G String.”

The night turned from classical to contem-porary as Woodcock and Perry performed a modern dance “Wickid My Yout’s” which seemed to play with the limits of physical control.

Dolgopolsky returned to the ivories for “Adagio from Concerto No. 3 in D Minor for Oboe,” followed by Provost playing “Rain-o-Rama” by Aldwyn Roberts.

SJSA faculty members again converged on the stage to end the evening with an upbeat drum circle which featured Bruce,

Crystal D’abbraccio, Dolgopolsky, Alesia Georgiou, Gowan, Drapes Jensen, Jones, Wild, Rene, Karen Samuel, Kazumi Schaub, Woodcock, Victor Provost and Jeune Pro-vost, who did an impressive job of emcee throughout the show.

The evening was dedicated to the mem-ory of Donna Joyce, a long-time supporter and former board member of SJSA.

Joyce’s “voice and vivaciousness will be etched forever in our minds and hearts,” ac-cording to the evening’s program.

The SJSA Faculty Concert was the third event in the school’s Sis Frank Concert Se-ries “Friday Night Encounters.” The Con-cert Series wraps up on Friday, April 12, with New York Empire Trio.

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After about a decade of spear-heading programs and projects aimed at improving community services and the environment, Coral Bay Community Council is launching its first major fundrais-ing campaign this year.

As CBCC continues to grow and oversee more environmental projects, the group is looking to raise a total of $55,000 this year and to realize $27,000 of that by October.

The non-profit organization has more than 300 members and has been led under the direction of volunteer president Sharon Cold-ren since its inception. Over its 10 years, CBCC officials have over-seen a number of projects, from a dengue fever awareness campaign to a major Storm Water Manage-ment project, which included road rehabilitation, ghut restoration projects and more.

The group has accomplished all of this with only members’ dues, grants and private dona-tions. Thanks to one of those ma-jor grants, CBCC was able to hire Patricia Reed as the group’s envi-ronmental projects manager.

“This is the first time that we’re doing big fundraising,” said Col-dren. “It’s really important to the longevity and professionalism of the organization to get to the point where we can comfortably fund professional staff.”

In order to keep Reed on staff and continue working on the Coral Bay Watershed Management Plan Phase 2, CBCC officials need to raise critical funds, explained Col-dren.

“CBCC is embarking on a ma-jor annual fund-raising campaign to complement and support its programs and grants,” said Cold-ren. “CBCC is about half way to

its goal of $55,000. I’m sure we can raise these funds as soon as people realize how much CBCC needs cash to keep its programs going strong.”

While CBCC uses grants to cover some expenses, grants alone cannot keep the organization vi-brant, Coldren added.

“Unless grants are very big – over $100,000 and don’t require matching funds — grants alone cannot support and sustain an ac-tive nonprofit organization,” said the CBCC president. “Cash dona-tions are critical.”

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of racing at the 40th International Rolex Regatta on Sunday, March 24.

“After three days and six races total, it came down to the last race on the last day to determine the win-ner in our class,” said Rick Wesslund, who pocketed a precision Rolex timepiece for his class win in CSA Racing 1 aboard his J/120 El Ocaso.

“In the last race, we were in a dead heat with Lazy Dog,” said Wesslund. “Sometimes we were in the lead, and other times they were. It was a real emo-tional roller coaster, but we just hung in there. We stayed on it and we won.”

The 72-boat fleet with crews hailing from the Ca-ribbean, U.S. and Europe, reveled in the 12 to 15 knots of breeze under clear sunny skies. The one-de-sign Melges 32 class and the one-design IC-24 class along with the beach cats competed on their own one-design courses, while the rest of the fleet raced around the islands in Pillsbury Sound.

Youth triumphed in the Melges 32 class where 21-year-old Dalton DeVos, of Grand Rapids, Michi-gan, held his first day lead straight through to the fin-ish aboard Delta.

“Getting into clear lanes and around the top of the fleet first was the formula we used all three days. It worked,” said DeVos, who developed his love of sail-ing from his father, Doug DeVos.

Kid-power prevailed in CSA Racing 2. St. Croix’s Jack Bishop, with a crew of 14- to 17-year-old sailors aboard the J/100 Bad Girl took home the prize.

“The boat was out of the water for a few years,” said Bishop. “The owner, Rob Armstrong, wanted to get it back in primarily so the kids could sail. We finished the first and second days with a one point lead.”

“Today, it was good crew work and staying out of the currents that paid off,” Bishop said after the final day of sailing.

A double bullet day secured the lead for the J/39 Crystal in the CSA Non-Spinnaker class.

“The first day we were in a three-way tie for first with Three Harkoms and Paladin,” said Puerto Rico’s Jerome O’Neill, who skippered Crystal. “The sec-ond day, we won the only race of the day and it eked us into first. Our mission today was to cover Three Harkoms.”

“We got another two firsts and that put the nail in their coffin,” he said.

In the sleek-sailing IRC class, it was the UK’s Jer-emy Pilkington’s Baltic 78, Lupa of London, which finished with a flawless series of six wins.

“We’ve always cruised, but this season we decided to race,” said Pilkington. “We came to the Rolex be-cause of its reputation, the prominence of the event, and good boats that put us through our paces. For ex-ample, even though Donnybrook had to give us time, we ended up match racing them on the course in real time.”

“It’s something you can’t always expect,” Pilking-ton said. “It keeps the crew focused and the racing exciting.”


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Want to learn all about what’s going on around St. John?

Then mark those calendars for Thursday, April 18, when the Community IMPACT Team and St. John Community Founda-tion will host a dinner meeting at Bethany Moravian Church at 5:45 p.m.

SJCF is looking to establish an island-wide plan to meet the community’s needs, explained the group’s director Celia Kalousek.

“We need help to establish a community-wide action plan so we can expand the Community Impact Fund Development intro-duced at last year’s SJCF Annual Meeting,” said Kalousek. “This is the next step in securing and allocating funds to agencies, pro-grams and services that improve the health and well-being of the St. John community now and for future generations.”

SJCF is focusing on four areas of impact: youth development; environment and animal welfare; community enrichment; and health

and human services, Kalousek ex-plained.

SJCF is inviting all non-profit groups on St. John to attend the meeting and share information about their programs. Kalousek is hoping to organize working roundtable discussions to foster collaboration.

Members of non-profit orga-nizations are asked to contact Kalousek at [email protected], in order to organize the evening’s discussions, she explained.

“From office and program sup-plies to equipment and staffing needs, tell us your wish list,” said Kalousek. “We want to compile, publicize and look for fulfillment resources. Many times it is easier to get a bulk discount or donation, and sometimes collaborating part-ners can barter or trade.”

Kalousek also hopes that the meeting will help to limit duplica-tion of services, she added.

“We want to know all the cur-rent programs going on,” said the SJCF Director. “Our goal is to let one hand know what the other is doing, joining forces if appropriate

and limiting duplication of servic-es by identifying what needs are being met, as well as areas where St. John is lacking services.”

SJCF also wants to hear about any volunteer needs, Kalousek ex-plained.

“Tell us your volunteer needs so we can add these to the Join Our Youth Volunteer Network,” she said. “We want to send you vol-unteers as they let us know what areas of service they are interested in.”

Kalousek is even inviting the dreamers out there to attend the April 18 meeting, she added.

“We all have projects we’d like to get going ‘if only,’” said Ka-lousek. “If only we had the money, if only we had the staff, if only we had the space, etc. What are the projects you’d like to execute and what do you need to make it hap-pen?”

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St. John Singers Presenting Spring Concerts on April 19 and 21

The St. John Singers will present two concerts to celebrate the spring season, one on St. John and one on St. Thomas.

The St. John concert will be at the Emmaus Moravian Church in Coral Bay on Friday evening, April 19, at 7:30 p.m.

The St. Thomas concert will be at the Wesley Methodist Church in Estate Tutu on Sunday afternoon, April 21, at 4 p.m.

The performances will feature choral music representing a vari-ety of genres, including classical and contemporary sacred music, spirituals, popular standards, Early American music and a tradi-tional Zambian piece

Guest instrumentalists will accompany the choir on trumpet, double bass, and percussion. The featured guest vocalist is Dr. Lawrence Benjamin.

The Animal Care Center’s new Shelter Manager Ryan Moore is offering free pet registration for the month of April.

All pet owners in the USVI with dogs over the age of three months are required by law to have their dogs registered. Ordinar-ily, this registration costs $10, but for the month of April, Moore and the ACC are waiving the cost.

Moore is setting up a registration record to be maintained at the shelter so that any lost dog turned into the shelter can be easily tracked back to its owner.

Moore described the registration process as “super easy.” Come to the shelter any time Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and fill out the simple registration form. Pet owners will receive a license tag and if a collar to attach it to is needed, there is a selection of large and small collars for sale inexpensively at the shelter.

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cByc Flotilla raises $12,000 for Guy Benjamin schoolBy Jaime Elliott

St. John TradewindsOlder school children splashed in the

calm, turquoise waters as younger ones gobbled up fried chicken and johnny cakes while adults mingled in the shade of the big tamarind tree listening to Caribbean Groove Band playing favorites old and new.

The scene at Vie’s Campground on the East End of St. John was one of idyl and op-timism at the Coral Bay Yacht Club’s 17th “Almost Annual” Flotilla fundraiser for Guy Benjamin School on Saturday, March 23.

With live music by Caribbean Groove Band, tons of local food prepared by GBS parents, hot dogs and hamburgers grilled up by Captain Will Hudson all at a beautiful

beach, the annual flotilla was another suc-cess.

“A truly great benefit was held on a pic-ture perfect day,” said CBYC Commodore Stephen Hendren. “We have once again raised in excess of $12,000 for the school.”

CBYC members welcomed residents aboard their vessels for a morning sail from Coral Bay out to the East End. A $40 do-nation got one the sail to beach and lunch. Other guests drove out to the party and paid $20 to enter and enjoy lunch.

GBS students enjoyed a special treat that day, sailing to the party on the Coral Bay tall ship Silver Cloud with Captain Elliot Hooper.

“Thank you once again Elliot Hooper of

Tall Ship Trading for your very generous giving to the flotilla of your time and vessel, Silver Cloud,” Hendren said. “You are truly a hero to these children and a shining star in our Virgin Islands community.”

The event’s success is also due to the many volunteers who help out the day of the event, Hendren added.

“Special thanks go to the many volun-teers from the community, the yacht club members, the school parent and teacher vol-unteers and to our main sponsors and donors Skinny Legs, Starfish Market and the Coral Bay Community Council,” he said. “We ap-preciate your contributions to this worthy cause.”

While the band took a break during the

afternoon, GBS Principal Brenda Dalmida invited students up to the stage to remind people about the day’s importance.

“I like my school because of the great teachers,” said sixth grader Gabriel Brook-er.

“I like Guy Benjamin School because ev-eryone cares,” said fellow sixth grader Seala Matthias.

Other students explained how much they like their teachers and how hard they work.

GBS PTO members also took advantage of Caribbean Groove Band’s short break.

“We are having a meeting on April 16,” said Angie Smith. “We really need you par-ents to come out and help and support us.


St. John TradewindsSenate President Shawn-Michael Malone an-

nounced last week that Alaska officials appear sup-portive of transferring their borough’s state-of-the-art passenger and car ferry to the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The senator received correspondence Thursday, March 21, outlining the Matanuska-Susitna borough’s interest in “pursuing the opportunity to transfer own-ership and title of the M/V Susitna to the U.S. Virgin Islands.”

The letter also detailed the procedures necessary in completing the transfer and included a draft of the borough’s intended resolution to support the transfer to the USVI.

The borough was offering the $78 million vessel free to any government entity in the U.S. that could demonstrate use for it. The vessel can carry 120 pas-sengers and 20 cars and is also suitable for carrying emergency and heavy equipment between the is-lands.

Malone immediately researched the possibility of acquiring the vessel after learning about its availabil-ity from a constituent.

“I am very pleased by Alaska’s swift and positive response,” he said. “But now the hard work begins as there is quite a bit of paperwork and research required on our part.”

Malone has forwarded the information on transfer-ring the ferry and associated grant monies to Gov-ernment House and the Department of Public Works, which oversees Federal Transit Authority programs

here in the territory. The transfer cannot take place without FTA approval.

“While the legislature has a role to play in drafting and voting on the enabling legislation, this is now in the hands of the executive branch which must evalu-ate the vessel, run the numbers and work with the fed-eral government to complete any transfer,” Malone said. “I am urging them to act with both great haste and care in this matter.”

There are some misconceptions about why Alaska was willing to give up such an expensive and impor-tant piece of equipment, Malone explained.

“It is expensive to maintain anything you are not actually using,” he said. “For various reasons they were never really able to utilize this vessel, to include the inability to get permits to construct the necessary docks and new plans to build a bridge to cover the existing ferry route. Additionally, more than half of their costs went to insurance.”

“This ferry was operating in icy and sometimes dangerous waters, much different than our typical conditions here, so I am hoping that insurance may be more affordable for us,” said the senator.

The more he learned about the ferry the more he believed it was suited for our needs locally, Malone added.

“If we were ever faced with a hurricane or other di-saster this vessel could land on almost any beach with emergency equipment if our docks were damaged,” he said. “There are videos of it in action on line and it is simply amazing.”


St. John TradewindsGovernment House announced on Sat-

urday, March 30, that, in advance of the March 31, deadline for an interim agree-ment to be in place between the Govern-ment of the Virgin Islands and HOVENSA that the parties had come to an agreement in principle.

Governor John deJongh on Saturday called Senate President Shawn Michael Malone to update him of the latest devel-opments.

DeJongh also informed the Legislature that HOVENSA had requested a very brief extension of time to finalize the written document setting forth the agreement.

The finalized agreement will set forth the process for the sale of the refinery on St. Croix and HOVENSA’s operations during the period of that sales process. When signed by all parties, the agreement will be presented to the Legislature for its consideration and approval.

HOVENSA, Government Reach “Agreement

in Principle”

Alaska Borough Appears in Favor of Transferring Ferry to USVI

St. John TradewindsFriends of V.I. National

Park’s annual Scholarship Program is again being offered to Virgin Island-ers at the university level studying in fields related to marine biology or natural resource management and protection.

Eligible students must have Virgin Islands resi-dence, have completed high school in the Virgin Islands (or are currently in their last semester of high school senior year), and have at-tained a B (3.0) average during their previous three semesters of high school or university.

In addition, Friends is

offering a scholarship for children of VINP staff at the university level. Eligibility requirements are the same as those listed above. Prior-ity will be given to students pursuing a degree related to cultural or natural sciences. Both scholarships will be in the amount of $1,000 per academic year.

Applications for Friends’ scholarships can be obtained from the organization’s of-fice or from all high school guidance councilors. The deadline for applications is May 3.

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Attracting bees and butterflies to a garden is a noble pursuit, given that everyone depends on these species and others to pollinate the plants that provide so much food, shelter and other necessities of life.

dear Earthtalk: I’d like to have a garden that

encourages bees and butterflies. What’s the best approach?

robert millerBakersfield, CA

Attracting bees and butterflies to a garden is a noble pursuit in-deed, given that we all depend on these species and others (beetles, wasps, flies, hummingbirds, etc.) to pollinate the plants that provide so much food, shelter and other necessities of life.

In fact, increased awareness of the essential role pollinators play in ecosystem maintenance — along with news about rapid de-clines in bee populations — have led to a proliferation of backyard “pollinator gardens” across the U.S. and beyond.

“Pollinators require two essen-tial components in their habitat: somewhere to nest; and flowers from which to gather nectar and pollen,” according to the Xerces Society, a Massachusetts-based non-profit that protects wildlife through the conservation of inver-tebrates and their habitat.

“Native plants are undoubtedly the best source of food for pollina-tors, because plants and their polli-nators have coevolved,” according to Xerces.

But many varieties of garden plants can also attract pollinators, Xerces added.

Plant lists customized for dif-ferent regions of the U.S. can be found on the group’s website www.xerces.org.

Any garden, whether a window box on a balcony or a multi-acre backyard, can be made friendlier to pollinators. Xerces recommends providing a range of native flow-ering plants that bloom through-out the growing season to provide food and nesting for bees, butter-flies and other pollinators.

Xerces also suggests that clus-tering flowering plants together in patches is preferable to spacing in-dividual plants apart.

“Creating foraging habitat not only helps the bees, butterflies and flies that pollinate these plants, but also results in beautiful, appeal-ing landscapes,” according to the group.

Along these lines, gardeners should plant a variety of colors in a pollinator garden, as color is one of the plant kingdom’s chief clues that pollen or nectar is available.

Master gardener Marie Iannotti, an About.com gardening guide, reports that blue, purple, violet, white and yellow flowers are par-ticularly attractive to bees.

Different shapes also attract

different types of pollinators, and getting as much floral diversity of any kind going is a sure way to maximize pollination, according to Iannotti.

Another way to attract polli-nators is to provide nest sites for bees; see how on the xerces.org website. The group also suggests cutting out pesticides, as these harsh chemicals reduce the avail-able nectar and pollen sources in gardens while poisoning the very insects that make growing plants possible.

Those looking to go whole hog into pollinator gardening might consider investing $30 in Xerces Society’s recently published book, “Attracting Native Pollinators: Protecting North America’s Bees and Butterflies,” which provides a good deal of detailed information about pollinators and the plants they love.

Gardeners who have already encouraged pollinators can join upwards of 1,000 others who have signed onto Xerces’ Pollinator Protection Pledge.

And the icing on the cake is a “Pollinator Habitat” sign from Xe-rces stuck firmly in the ground be-tween two flowering native plants so passersby can learn about the importance of pollinators and making them feel welcome.

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Pool PumpsSt. John Tradewinds

A swimming pool is definitely not a sustainable-living amenity. But, with the large number of swimming pools at rental villas on St. John, I wanted to share an idea for swimming pool owners to save energy and lower their WAPA bills.

At the current WAPA rate, a typical single-speed pool pump can cost more than $135 per month to keep running, which adds up to over $1,600 a year!

A newer type of pump on the market is a variable-speed pump that uses only about a third of the energy of the single-speed pump. A variable speed pump will start up like a regular single speed pump but once it is up and running it will switch to lower speed(s), thus sav-ing you energy costs.

It is a Pentair swimming pool product called Intelliflo. It has a

built-in timer, eight programma-ble speed settings, and it is much, much quieter than the typical single-speed pump. The Intelliflo pump costs about $48 per month to run, or roughly $575 for the whole year.

Yes, these pumps do cost much more up front than single-speed pumps, but at 50 cents per kilo-watt, the payoff takes only about 14 months. If WAPA rates go up again, the payoff will be even quicker!

Call Island Solar for more in-formation about these energy ef-ficient pool pumps or for any of your energy needs.

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St. John TradewindsRepresentatives from more than 17 federal and

local law enforcement agencies will be on hand for career fairs at the University of the Virgin Islands on St. Croix on April 2, and on April 3, on St. Thomas.

The fairs, which are open to the general public, will include recruitment officers representing a full range of law enforcement fields. UVI students and other students are especially encouraged to attend.

Interested persons will have the opportunity to meet with recruiters on both campuses from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. On St. Thomas, the fair will be in the UVI Administration and Conference Center.

The ever-evolving law enforcement landscape provides exciting and rewarding careers in many disciplines, from forensics to criminology and crim-inal justice, from information technology to political science. Other careers in the field require training in social work, psychology and other liberal arts and

science disciplines. Federal and local law enforcement agencies ex-

pected to attend the UVI fairs include: the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the V.I. Police Department, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Department of Planning and Natural Resources, Homeland Security Investigations/Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the Transportation Security Administra-tion, the VI Department of Justice, the VI Bureau Of Corrections, the V.I. Port Authority, the VI Taxi Cab Commission, the VI Superior Court, the Na-tional Park Service, the U.S. Marshal Service, the U.S. Attorney’s Office and others. The VI Division of Personnel will have a representative to answer questions.

For more details, call 693-1087 or send email to [email protected].

UVI Is Hosting Law Enforcement Career Fair on St. Thomas on April 3


Imagine sipping a glass of wine while watching a golden full moon rise above the horizon from your airy porch as the lights on Tortola begin in twinkle in the distance.

Jaw dropping moon and sun rises are just two of the ameni-ties found at Hammer Cottage in

Coral Bay, for sale for $495,000, explained Lynn Giovanna, broker associate at Islandia Real Estate.

“There are stunning views of the Coral Bay harbor and down is-land chain with breath-taking sun and moon rises from Hammer Cot-tage,” said Giovanna.

The cottage is located in the heart of Coral Bay, close to the

funky shops and restaurants in the area. And the alabaster beaches on the island’s north shore are only a few minutes’ drive away.

The studio is situated on a full half-acre lot, with plenty of room to expand, Giovanna explained.

“The cottage is the perfect size for a couple as is,” said the Islan-dia Real Estate broker associate.


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Soak up the stunning down island views from Hammer Cottage in Coral Bay.

Enjoy Stunning Moon and Sun Rises from Hammer Cottage“Or with plenty of room to expand on this half-acre parcel, live in the cottage while you add a main house and pool.”

The cottage is both aesthetically pleasing and soundly constructed. Inside find hard wood and native stone detailing throughout. The galley style kitchen includes hard wood cabinets and upgraded ap-pliances.

An exposed beam ceiling gives the studio a true Caribbean feel while the wrap-around deck means

you’ll be spending plenty of time outside soaking up that view.

In addition to the views and breezes you can enjoy from Ham-mer Cottage, the studio’s price just adds to the allure.

“This well built hard wood and stone studio cottage would make a great starter home priced at $495,000,” said Giovanna.

For more information on Ham-mer Cottage or to schedule an ap-pointment to preview the studio, call Giovanna at (340) 344-1825

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Using Sport For Social Change, in conjunction with the St. John CommunityFoundation and the St. John Parks and Recs Department, invite the public to attend this social gathering at The St. John School Of The Arts. During this fun,casual event, an update will be given on what USFSC is, what we haveaccompished in the past 5 years and what we are hoping to accomplish in the2013-2014 year with your support. We will also be unveiling our sponsorship levels and budget for the 5th Annual FREE “Just Play” event for theyouth and community of St. John/St. Thomas to be held on October 14, 2013

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Fun in the Sun at CBYC Flotilla on East End

Guy Benjamin School students were just some of the people who packed Miss Vie’s Campground Beach on March 23, for Coral Bay Yacht Club’s Flotilla fundraiser for the public elementary school.


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Letters To St. John Tradewinds

After concluding our 30th year of visiting St. John we return to our Ohio home glad to reunite with our children and grandchildren.

Until we return next year, God permitting, we will rely on our memories to picture the beauty of the is-land and to reflect on the things that make St. John so unique.

Yes, some of those reflections involve the many frustrations associated with island living. I could list countless things that have occurred and are currently happening that defy logic but you all have your own list of such topics.

However, there are those occasions that give me hope for the future of St. John as well as for all of us. I have had the chance during our stay to witness the public actions of a young man local to St. John.

One was in the post office where he entered while I and many others were waiting in line. Needless to say the stress level of those on both sides of the counter

was high and rising. This young man enthusiastically greeted everyone,

made a quick visual assessment of what was happen-ing and walked out. A few minutes later he returned with bags containing water bottles and cheerily passed out water to people, again on both sides of the counter. You could physically feel the stress “leave the building.”

A second and third occurrence happened thereaf-ter when as I was unloading trash at the dumpster by the basketball court. While unloading my garbage, I witnessed this same young man with gloves on pick-ing up every piece of loose garbage surrounding the dumpster and — he did it with a smile!

If only we would all adopt such a happy and caring spirit how much better would life on St. John be? I hope this young man will experience the success he deserves. I believe he will!

rich Glass

Acts of Kindness

Here’s an idea. Why don’t we start a St. John chicken farm? There are so many chickens running around on the island. This would give us fresh eggs, meat, income and less noise in the residential areas.

Our young men could learn about agriculture and business at the same time. They could also build the chicken coops along with learning other handyman’s work. This hands-on endeavor under careful supervi-

sion could have a positive effect, especially on the young people who have time on their hands.

We as a people need to start producing more of our own food. Eating and living healthy helps us and also helps the environment. A balanced society grows its own, and imports what’s needed. Let’s get to work rounding up these chickens and tilling the land.

Emmanuel Prince

Let’s Start a Chicken Farm

We have noticed an increase in property related shootings on St. Thomas in recent months. Many are occurring after disturbances originating at functions at various late night businesses and/or clubs.

As a result, vehicles and homes are being riddled with bullets with no regard for the occupants in the vehicles, or the residences. Family, friends and loved ones are being jeopardized in the process with no re-gard for their wellbeing.

I am asking once again for the community’s sup-port in this matter. Please speak to individuals resid-ing in your homes who frequent these late night func-tions. Advise them to cooperate with law enforcement when there is an occurrence, prior to it escalating to the point of jeopardizing friends, family and loved ones.

People have to realize that there are consequences for taking matters in to their own hands. When this occurs, “retaliation” becomes the word of the day.

The fact of the matter is if the person involved in the altercation cannot be found, action is sometimes taken against his or her family, or loved ones. This causes the demise of many in the process, and really has no end. A simple situation that could be addressed now, rather than later, could save lives for generations to come.

I would like to take this opportunity to ask anyone with any information as it relates to unlicensed fire-arms to please pass that information on to the Virgin Islands Police Department.

One firearm taken off of the street is one less fire-arm we as a community have to face. All informa-tion received by the department will be followed up and addressed. Anyone with information can call my office at 340-715-5506, or Crime Stoppers USVI at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

V.i. Police department Acting commissioner Rodney Querrard

Public distrurbance-Related Shootings up on St. Thomas

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The Virgin Islands has a Public Services Commis-sion made up of board members who are appointed by the governor and approved by the legislature.

“The mission of the Public Services Commission is to regulate all public utilities operating in the territory to ensure a fair and reasonable rate of return while providing the rate payers with the highest quality ser-vice in a safe, consistent and efficient manner.”

The Virgin Islands has a public utility called Vir-gin Islands Water and Power Authority which is an autonomous public utility created by the V.I. Legis-lature in 1964. WAPA generates and distributes elec-tricity to approximately 55,000 customers throughout the territory. WAPA is governed by a nine member board, three members chosen by the governor and six members chosen by the governor and approved by the legislature.

Because of this structure and lack of independence of either of these two agencies, it is virtually impos-sible for the PSC to have any impact on the short or long term management of WAPA. If the PSC does not allow all of WAPA’s requested rate increases, the responsibility for all blackouts and other service defi-ciencies are defacto created by the PSC.

The legislature does not have meaningful control over WAPA and part of the reason is because of the relationship of WAPA, the PSC, the governor and the legislature and the fact that WAPA’s 600 plus staff are actually government employees and make up almost 10 percent of the government work force. This struc-ture eliminates any practical solution to our problem because there is no method to create accountability at any level.

The result of this structure is that the VI has a high cost of electricity. There are many factors for the ex-tremely high cost of electricity in the Virgin Islands, including lack of a grid, dependence on petroleum, historical lack of maintenance and inefficient opera-tions including lack of payment by the government.

The legislature as well as the other branches of government are reluctant to promote any other form of energy production or even modernization of WAPA facilities because of an imagined impact on the work-force.

This situation makes it almost impossible to have any meaningful change in cost or energy supply. The current rules severely limit the use of privately owned

electrical generation systems, whether they be wind, solar, diesel generators or thermal.

The VI depends on the US federal government and tourism to sustain its economy. The high cost of elec-tricity and the undependable service has a very seri-ous negative impact on all businesses and residents in the VI, which in turn affects the whole economy.

There is only one way to correct this problem and that is to divest WAPA of power generation. Rather than spending time providing justification for the ex-tremely high cost and undependable service WAPA, the governor, the PSC and the legislature must come up with a plan to privatize the power generation.

There are so many economic and environmentally sound ways to create energy in this territory that it would be relatively easy for the VI to become a leader in the field of cheap, clean energy.

We could have a study done or take proposals from qualified energy suppliers to develop a long range plan that would constantly reduce our dependence on fossil fuels while we are reducing the cost. The com-bination of solar, wind, thermal, bio such as algae and incineration, has a potential here that does not exist in very many places. Connecting to PR grid is also an option that should be studied.

UVI could become a significant player in this field. As it is now the leaders of the community are reluctant to encourage any meaningful changes to the system. We all need to get together on this issue and work for the well being of the community and start to make some changes now, while we can still afford it.

Most positions within the government exist in the classified service and fall within the personnel merit system. A collective bargaining agreement cov-ers most government employees and negotiated pay plans determine their wages.

Additional benefits for government employees include: 20-25 paid holidays; 13 days of sick leave earned each year, with an unlimited carryover amount; four, six hours or eight hours of earned annual leave each pay-period (depending on years of service) with 480 hours eligible to be carried from one year to the next; life, supplemental life, medical and dental in-surance; and a retirement system into which the em-ployee becomes vested after 10 years of service.

Greg miller


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Letters To St. John Tradewinds

portunities require a one-to-one matching with local funds; often assuming these dollars will be available from state, county or local governments, or regional large companies,” Coldren said. “Clearly this isn’t the case in the Virgin Islands, we have to rely on appeals to individuals if we are going to raise the funds to be a financially sustainable organization in this de-cade — and not rely exclusively on current volunteer management.”

CBCC collects most of its funds in the form of dues, $50 per person, with the suggestion of an additional $100 donation if it can be afforded. But that still only adds up about $20,000 a year, explained Coldren.

“This is almost enough to pay for office rent, which is about $12,000 a year, and insurance, $3,000, and telephone, internet, supplies and postage, about $7,000 a year,” said Coldren. “But, this doesn’t pro-vide any funding for staff.”

CBCC officials are hoping to significantly increase its membership this year, Coldren added.

“We would really like to see if we could double our membership,” she said. “Anyone how has lived here for the past 10 years or longer knows that Coral Bay has much better infrastructure than it had 10 years ago. Some of that is due to the work of CBCC, both in partnering with the Virgin Islands government and with our grants.”

Less obvious than the brown plumes of runoff that no longer fill the bay after heavy rainfalls, are the be-hind the scenes work which CBCC officials do, like submitting comments on potential development, Col-dren explained.

“It’s a constant work to stay on top of all the things that a community agency does,” she said. “Making the phone calls and pointing out the needs to the peo-ple who need to hear it; we really want to be able to continue to do that.”

To meet the funding shortfall, and be able to keep Reed on staff, CBCC’s Board of Directors has de-cided to focus on growing the group’s kitty through a number of simultaneous efforts.

CBCC rolled out the group’s inaugural Planned Giving program several months ago, with the hope of luring wealthier homeowners in the Coral Bay area to make $1,000 donations over several years.

Recently CBCC officials also launched a Business membership option for Coral Bay business owners to support the group through donations and in-kind sup-port, Coldren explained.

“We’re hoping to reach villa owners and managers

as well as our business community,” she said.CBCC is also launching an expanded membership

drive, Coldren added.“We’re trying to get more residents and property

owners to support CBCC’s work through member-ship dues and small donations,” she said.

The group is also planning to host at least one major fundraiser, the details of which are still being planned, Coldren added.

“All of this will take significant volunteer work to achieve,” she said. “And the bottom line is that it has to add up to real dollars in the bank quickly in or-der for CBCC to keep its current staff that is partially grant funded.”

CBCC is looking for community members to help organize a fundraiser, Coldren explained.

“We need to raise funds and at the same time we don’t have the funds to raise the funds,” said the CBCC president. “We need volunteers at this time and we’d also like to get some people to write some big checks. That would really help right now and let us know that we’re on the right path going forward.”

CBCC is hoping to avoid making difficult deci-sions, Coldren added.

“Does the board need to sit down and change our path and make painful choices,” said Coldren. “We want to avoid that and we want to build something that the whole community is proud of and wants to participate in. We have the base for this, but we need more participants and more support.”

CBCC’s board of directors are Bonny Corbeil, Da-vid Silverman, Joan Thomas, Robert DeBonis, Sarah Donovan, Coldren and Jason Hayman.

For more information on CBCC or to donate, call 776-2099 or check out www.coralbaycommunity-council.org.


Baha’i community of st. JohnFor Devotions and Study Circles,call 714-1641

7:30 p.m. Fridays; Study Circles 9 a.m. Sundays 776-6316, 776-6254

Bethany moravian church 11 a.m., Sunday School 776-6291

calvary Baptist church13 ABC Coral Bay, 776-6304

Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday evening 6 p.m., Thursday 7 p.m.

christian ministryCinnamon Bay Beach

Inter-Denominational, Sunday 8:30 a.m.

christian science society 10:45 a.m. Sunday- Marketplace

Wednesday Testimonials 7:45 p.m. on last Wed. of Month

the church of Jesus christ of Latter-day Saints

Sun. 9 a.m., on St. Thomas . 776-2379 Sun., 5 p.m., STJ, Lumberyard

cruz Bay Baptist church Sunday 11 a.m., 6 p.m. 776-6315

Emmaus moravian church Coral Bay, Sun. 9 a.m. 776-6713

Jehovah’s witness7:30 p.m. Tuesdays; 7 p.m.

Saturdays (Español), 10 a.m. Sundays, 340-715-053

missionary Baptist church9:30 a.m. Sunday Services, 10:45 Worship,

Tuesday 7 p.m. Bible Study 693-8884

Nazareth lutheran churchSunday 9 a.m., Sunday School 8 a.m.

776-6731

Our Lady of Mount CarmelSaturdays 6 p.m.; Sundays 7:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.

Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 p.m.Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7 a.m.

776-6339

St. John Methodist Church Sunday 10 a.m, 693-8830

Seventh Day AdventistSaturdays, 779-4477

st. John Pentecostal churchSunday 11:05 a.m., 6:30 p.m.Tuesdays Prayer 7:30 p.m.,

Thursdays Bible Study 7:30 p.m.779-1230

st. ursula’s Episcopal churchSunday Church Service, 9 a.m.

777-6306

unitarian universalist Fellowship 9:45 a.m. Sunday, 776-6332

Word of Faith ChurchWord of Faith International

Christian Center, Sundays 7:30 a.m. Gifft Hill School 774-8617

Church DirectoryDon’t leave all the work to us.”

GBS officials also celebrated the addition of a long-needed new stove for the school’s kitchen.

“You’ve heard of the little engine that could, well GBS is the little school that could and Coral Bay is the little community that could,” said Coral Bay Community Council President Sharon Coldren, who assisted with the project.

After most of the food was eaten and the band played its final song, the crowd filtered out to sail-

boats and cars and wrapped up another fine day at the beach, for a great cause.

“On behalf of the Coral Bay Yacht Club I would like to thank all of the contributors, sponsors and vol-unteers that have once again made the CBYC’s Guy Benjamin School Flotilla annual fundraiser a rousing success,” said Hendren. “A very special thank you goes to Mary Burks, a teacher at the school, for her tremendous efforts in organizing this event. A sincere thank you again to all.”

cByc Flotilla raises $12,000 for GBsContinued from Page 8

CBCC Launching Major Fundraising CampaignContinued from Page 5

“Most environmental grant opportunities require a one-to-one matching with local funds; often assuming these dollars will be available from state, county or local governments, or regional large companies. Clearly this isn’t the case in the Virgin Islands, we have to rely on appeals to individuals if we are going to raise the funds to be a financially sustainable organization in this decade — and not rely exclusively on current volunteer management.”

–Sharon Coldren, CBCC president

St. John TradewindsSeaborne Airlines has cleared a new mile-

stone with the recent certification by the Federal Aviation Administration of the Saab 340B aircraft.

Nonstop flights on the Saab 340B will be-gin April 1 between the St. Croix Henry E. Rohlson, St. Thomas Cyril E. King and Tor-tola Terrence B. Lettsome airports and Luis Muñoz Marín Airport in San Juan, PR.

A new route between SJU and Melville Hall Airport in Dominica will also start April 1.

Two new additional routes will commence June 1 between SJU and Aime Césaire Air-port de Fort-de-France in Martinique, and the Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in Guadeloupe. All six routes will be flown with Seaborne’s new 34-seat Saab turbo-prop. The Saab operates with two pilots and a flight attendant providing in-flight service, and has a lavatory.

“After eight months of incredible work by the Seaborne operations team, we are happy and proud to introduce the 34 passenger Saab 340B aircraft to the Caribbean,” said David Ziemer, Chief Operating Officer of Seaborne Airlines. “I want to personally thank the Seaborne team, especially our Director of Operations, Shawn Lewis, Saab Fleet Man-ager Dan Auslander and Maintenance and Inspection Directors, Mark Dyson and John

Harrison for their incredible efforts over the past several months. This truly marks a ma-jor milestone in Seaborne Airlines history.”

This 34-seat Saab aircraft has the comfort of most modern jetliners and the increased speed will provide the fastest overall jour-ney on all routes Seaborne flies. And the

Saab’s fuel-efficient aircraft will help keep Seaborne competitive and eco-friendly.

With the addition of the Saab 340B, Seaborne is poised for even greater growth throughout the Caribbean and will add need-ed lift for local inter-island travel as well as easier ways for tourists to connect to the Ca-

ribbean worldwide. Along with the added flights to passengers

throughout the Caribbean, the addition of the Saab340B to Seaborne’s fleet has prompted marketplace growth by adding jobs in the USVI where aircraft, pilots, and flight atten-dants are based.


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Seaborne will offer new flights to Dominica’s Melville Hall Airport on its newly approved Saab 340B, above.

issue No. 7 – 2013now on newsstands

FAA Approves Seaborne Airlines Certification of Saab 340B


Accommodationscaribbean Villas & resortstel. 1-800-338-0987 or locally 340-776-6152

Island Getaways888-693-7676, [email protected]

Sunset Ridge VillasInterval Ownership or Rentalswww.sunsetridgevillas.comSales: [email protected]

Suite St. John Villas/Condostel. 1-800-348-8444or locally at 340-779-4486

A/C & RefrigerationDr. Cool | St. John 693-9071A/C Refrigeration and AppliancesMitsubishi A/C Diamond DealerSub-Zero, Wolf, Bosch, Viking

Architecturecrane, robert - Architect, AiAtel. 776-6356P.O. Box 370, STJ, VI 00831

BankingFirstbankLocated in downtown Cruz Bay340-776-6881

scotiabank#1 Mortgage Lender in the VI The Marketplace (340) 776-6552

Green BuildingIsland Green Building Associationcheck www.igbavi.org for Seminar Series info and ReSource Depot inventory

InsurancePGu insuracneLocated at The Marketplace776-6403; [email protected]

Theodore Tunick & CompanyPhone 775-7001 / Fax 775-7002www.theodoretunick.com

Jewelryr&i PAttoN goldsmithingLocated in Mongoose Junction776-6548 or (800) [email protected]

LandscapingAlfredo’s Landscapingtel. 774-1655 cell 513-2971P.O. Box 91, St. John, VI 00831

Coral Bay Garden Centertel. 693-5579 fax 714-5628P.O. Box 1228, STJ, VI 00831

Real Estatedebbie hayes, Gritel. 714-5808 or 340-642-5995debbiehayes@debbiehayes.comwww.stjohnvirealestate.com

Holiday Homes of St. Johntel. 776-6776 fax 693-8665P.O. Box 40, STJ, VI [email protected]

Islandia Real Estatetel. 776-6666 fax 693-8499P.O. Box 56, STJ, VI [email protected]

RestaurantsFish trap restaurantand Seafood Markettel. 693-9994, Closed Mondays

la tapa restauranttel. 693-7755Open 7 Days a Week

skinny legs “A Pretty OK Place”tel. 340-779-4982www.skinnylegs.com

ServicesC4th Custom Embroiderytel. 779-4047 Located in Coral Bay

Island Solar"Off the Grid Living for 10 Years" tel. 340-642-0531

Wedding ServicesWeddings by Katildaywww.stjohnweddingplanner.comwww.katilady.com340-693-8500 - Consulting, Travel Coordination, Accommodations

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SHARED FEATURESACRoSS 1 Empress of old Russia 8 Unwakeful state 12 Part of BYO 15 Political coalition 19 Choose for jury duty 20 Lang. spoken in Milan 21 1959 John Wayne film 23 What a maestro studies 25 Christian, for one 26 Braggarts have inflated

ones 27 Student transcript nos. 28 Penitentiary division 30 Laid eyes on 33 What “My Bonnie lies

over” 34 Home for a pet rodent 38 Fort Knox feature 44 Meyers of “Think Big” 45 Wriggly swimmer 46 “Now — be told” 48 Having much land 49 Crop lopper 51 Mournful ring 52 Groups of wharf-

supporting beams 54 Taj — 55 Relaxing facility 57 Sci-fi writer Harlan 59 “— just wondering” 60 Mark of a sergeant, e.g. 66 “The Hanoi Hilton” locale 67 White cheese 68 A mean Amin 69 Track beams 70 Discontinue 71 Its students tumble

75 “— grown apart” 76 Represented 77 Wayfarer’s refuge 78 Try to win at eBay, say 79 First, in terms of

transmission 82 Holland bloom 85 Marine “motorcycle” 86 “So long, Pierre!” 87 “— directed” (medicine

box warning) 88 Freckle, e.g. 89 Royal flush card 90 Nokia offering 93 Scanned supermarket

symbol 97 Close by 99 Squabble 100 Busy shop before

Halloween 105 Mosquito net material 106 “— boy!” 110 Into the wind 111 Statement about nine

answers in this puzzle 115 Successful CPR

performers 116 Dressed in 117 Chinese Checkers

pieces 118 Fruit-flavored drinks 119 MI-to-SC dir. 120 Ticked 121 Skit

doWN 1 Clock datum 2 Overproud 3 Lhasa — (dog breed) 4 Boosts 5 Business mag

6 Teachers’ union: Abbr. 7 Allowing only female

students 8 Loud insect 9 Western Amerinds 10 Tarnish 11 Initial Hebrew letter 12 Singer Roy 13 Nobelist Elie 14 Like some mutual funds 15 Make coffee 16 Molten rock 17 See 91-Down 18 Strong rope 22 Storage unit 24 Project particular 29 In a majestic manner 31 Stainless — 32 Squint (at) 33 Head, in Pau 34 Hurting 35 Sunken space in front of

a cellar window 36 She’s a soccer star 37 Gibson liquor 39 Philip VI’s house 40 Serving perfectly 41 Vase variety 42 Piano part 43 NFL goals 47 Bishop, e.g. 50 Fathers 51 China’s Chiang — -shek 52 Rack-and- — steering 53 Hoops Hall of Famer

Dan 55 Parents’ hiree 56 Kilt pattern 58 Arrived at by chance 60 Hostess Perle

61 Kleenex, say 62 Some inserts 63 Really must 64 Called upon 65 Nucleic acid base 67 Showing, as a card 72 Actor Conrad 73 Dandelion lookalike 74 Tuned in 75 Cleverness 78 Davis of film 79 Érié or Supérieur 80 Lyrical work 81 “Stand by Me” actor

Wheaton 83 SoCal squad 84 It’s S. of Leb. 85 Athletic type 87 Dismount 88 Artist Marcel 91 With 17-Down, discusses at length 92 Weasels’ kin 94 Fell in line 95 Menu listing 96 Grouchy 98 Food carton abbr. 100 Singer Irene 101 Electrified 102 “54” co-star Campbell 103 Platform for a lectern 104 Canadian cable

channel for children 105 Piddling 107 Like giants 108 Bark source 109 Mgr.’s aide 112 Garden tool 113 Actor Kilmer 114 Epoch


Friday, March 2212:13 p.m. - Government of the Virgin Islands

r/ a disturbance with a mental patient in the area of Mongoose Junction. Disturbance of the peace.

2:22 p.m. - An Estate Zootenvaal resident c/re-questing police assistance. Police assistance.

5:05 p.m. - A citizen p/r a sexual assault. Rape in the second.

Saturday, March 231:00 a.m. - An Estate Enighed resident p/r that

a vehicle struck him in the area of Cruz Bay and kept on going. Auto collision.

2:47 a.m. - An Estate Enighed resident p/r that he was assaulted in the area of Cruz Bay. Simple assault.

2:45 p.m. - A citizen p/r that he was assaulted. Assault in the third.

3:20 p.m. - An Estate Contant resident p/r that her cousin removed her keys from her residence. Malicious mischief.

Sunday, March 241:22 a.m. - A Tortola resident r/ that someone

tried to take his property. Attempted robbery.1:52 p.m. - A VIPD officer dispatched to a DOA

at Maho Bay. DOA.Monday, March 25

1:35 a.m. - An Estate Contant resident p/r that someone threatened to kill him. Disturbance of the peace, threats.

12:09 p.m. - A citizen c/requesting police as-sistance in the area of The Marketplace. Police assistance.

3:30 p.m. - A citizen c/r an auto collision in the area of Cruz Bay. Auto collision.

9:40 p.m. - A citizen p/r that someone stole her iPhone in Cruz Bay on 3/21 and her new phone is sending notifications of the location of her stolen phone. Grand larceny.

Tuesday, March 268:07 a.m. - An Estate Enighed resident c/re-

questing police assistance with some goats that are destroying her plants. Police assistance.

9:27 a.m. - A citizen c/r an abandoned vehicle on the property of the Westin Resort and Villas that has been there for several days. Abandoned vehicle.

11:00 a.m. - An Estate Contant resident p/r that he is receiving harassing phone calls at his resi-dence. Telephone harassment.

11:46 a.m. - Government of the Virgin Islands r/ a disturbance between two males in Frank Pow-ell Park. Disturbance of the peace.

9:12 p.m. - A citizen c/r hearing shots fired in the area of Moorehead Point. Illegal discharge of firearm.

9:45 p.m - A St. Thomas resident p/r that his

baby’s mother is violating a court order. Violation of a court order.

Wednesday, March 278:38 a.m. - An employee from Myrah Keating

Smith Community Health Center c/r an aban-doned vehicle on the property for several months. Abandoned vehicle.

8:49 a.m. - A citizen p/r a known male defam-ing her character on St. John. Libel.

8:50 a.m. - An Estate Contant resident p/r that she was threatened by a male. Disturbance of the peace, threats.

9:53 a.m. - A VIPD officer c/requesting assis-tance with a drunken male in Frank Powell Park. Disturbance of the peace.

10:25 a.m. - Badge #1222 p/ at Leander Jurgen Command with one Steve Reichel, of no known address, under arrest and charged with distur-bance of the peace, disobeying a lawful order, loitering and urinating in public. Bail was set at $2,000 by order of the court. He was detained at Leander Jurgen Command and later transported to the Bureau of Corrections on St. Thomas to be remanded.

11:50 a.m. - A citizen c/r that someone removed items from his vehicle while it was parked at The Marketplace. Petit larceny.

1:16 p.m. - VINP ranger c/requesting police as-sistance with several minors who are creating a disturbance. Police assistance.

5:00 p.m - A citizen p/r that he received coun-terfeit money. Counterfeit money.

7:27 p.m. - A citizen p/r that his passenger side window was broken. Damage to vehicle.

8:45 p.m. - An Estate Glucksberg resident p/re-questing police assistance to retrieve her belong-ings from her residence. Police assistance.

Thursday, March 281:43 p.m. - An Estate Mandhal resident p/r that

he lost his wallet in the area of Salt Pond. Lost wallet.

5:47 p.m. - An Estate Hansen Bay resident c/r that people are trespassing on her property. Tres-passing.

7:02 p.m. - An Estate Pastory resident c/r that someone broke into her residence. Burglary in the third.

8:29 p.m. - A citizen c/r loud music in Cruz Bay. Loud music.

Friday, March 293:45 a.m. - A citizen p/r that her 24-year-old

daughter is missing. Missing person/police assis-tance.

8:54 a.m. - An employee of L&L Jeep Rental p/r that a customer drove his rental vehicle into the water at Big Bay. Police assistance.

EMERGENCY CELLULAR: 340-776-9110POLICE DEPT: 340-693-8880 / FIRE STATION: 340-776-6333

Man Robbed While on His Porch in Estate Baron Spot, St. Crpoix

St. John TradewindsV.I. Police Department offi-

cers on St. Croix are investigat-ing a First Degree Robbery that occurred on March 22 in Estate Baron Spot.

VIPD officers were dispatched to the area at about 10:25 p.m. Witnesses in the area said a male suspect robbed the occupant of a home of cash and a gold chain.

According to the initial police report, the suspect was armed with black handgun, wearing a white mask covering his face and red short pants. The suspect walked on to the back porch of a home where

a resident of the home was sitting on a cooler.

He threatened the resident with the gun, took the cash and the gold chain from his neck which was valued at $600.

When VIPD officers arrived on the scene, they conducted a search for the individual with no suc-cess. Criminal Investigation Bu-reau detectives are following up on this case. Anyone having any knowledge about this robbery or the possible suspect should con-tact detectives at (340)712-6077, (340)712-6037, Crime Stoppers USVI at 1800-222-TIPS or 911.

Crime prevention is up to all of us. We will not see a significant reduction in crime until everyone comes forward with what they know. Crime Stoppers allows you to do that anonymously, with no fear of retaliation and without hav-ing to testify in a court of law. If you know something, say something. Even the smallest bit of information may be just what law enforcement needs to solve these cases.

st. JohnV.I. Police Department of-

ficers are requesting the as-sistance of the community in identifying whoever has bro-ken into several vehicles in the area of Annaberg. These break-ins have occurred dur-ing the day time and personal items have been stolen. Tell us what you know so police can identify and arrest the thieves. The minimum cash reward for the arrest of a thief is $714 plus 10 percent of the retail value of property recovered.

st. thomasOn Monday, March 18, at

2:25 a.m., a man, in the area of

Coki Point was stabbed mul-tiple times in his upper body. The man, who was unable to talk, was immediately taken to the hospital and underwent surgery. Tell us what you know about this stabbing so police can identify and arrest the perpetrator(s). The minimum cash reward for an arrest is $900.

st. croix On Wednesday, January 11,

2012 at approximately 9:00 p.m., police responded to a re-port of shots fired in the area of Building 43 in the Mutual Homes Housing Community. Police found two gunshot vic-tims, both 29 years of age. Sylvester Hodge of the Aureo Diaz Heights Housing Com-munity and Michael Javois of Estate Mon Bijou were later pronounced dead at the Juan F Luis Hospital. Police need your help to identify whoever is responsible for these killings. The minimum cash reward for the arrest of a murder suspect is $1,500.

Call Crime Stoppers USVI at 1800-222-TIPS or 911.

Crime Stoppers — USVI


IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS DIVISION OF ST. THOMAS AND ST. JOHN

JOAN OAT v. SEWER ENTERPRISES, LTD, et al.

: : : : :

CIVIL ACTION

No. 03-115

ORDER

AND NOW, this 28th day of March, 2013, it is ORDERED Magistrate Judge Ruth

Miller’s Proposed Findings of Fact (Document 579) are ADOPTED and Plaintiff Joan Oat’s

Motions for Writ of Assistance (Documents 538 and 560) are GRANTED.1

1 Defendant Sewer Enterprises, Ltd. (SEL) defaulted on two notes owned by Oat and secured by two different leasehold mortgages. Oat received a judgment of foreclosure on one of the mortgages—the mortgage secured by a lease on Parcels 3h and 3i, Estate Enighed, St. John, Virgin Islands. Oat later purchased that lease at a Marshal’s sale. The sale was confirmed by this Court. See Order Confirming Sale, March 30, 2012, ECF No. 532. On August 30, 2012, the redemption period expired. Oat asked the Clerk of Court to issue a writ of assistance directing the United States Marshals Service to remove Llewellyn T. Sewer (Sewer), the majority shareholder of SEL, and his personal property from Parcels 3h and 3i.

This Court referred the motions to Judge Miller to hold an evidentiary hearing and issue proposed findings of fact. On February 4, 2013, Judge Miller held an evidentiary hearing. Oat appeared telephonically and Sewer appeared in person. On March 25, 2013, Judge Miller issued proposed findings of fact. This Court adopts the facts and will address the remaining issues pertaining to Oat’s motions for a writ of assistance.

“A writ of assistance is a form of process issued by a court of equity to secure possession of land after the title or right to possession thereof has been determined, or a court order directing law enforcement officers to assist a person in enforcing a prior court order when there is reason to believe that enforcement efforts may be met with forcible opposition.” 6 Am. Jur. 2d Assistance, Writ of § 1 (1964). Thus, the “requirements for the issuance of a writ of assistance to recover possession of real property are: (1) that the applicant’s right to possession is clear as against the occupant and (2) that such right has already been adjudicated by the court to which the application is made.” Chase Manhattan Bank v. Robert-Surzano, No. 2001-197, 2009 WL 1871467, at *3 (D.V.I. June 22, 2009).

Under Virgin Islands law, the purchaser of real property at a foreclosure sale is typically entitled to immediate possession of the property and need not initiate separate eviction proceedings to oust the previous owner. See id. at *9. Once the sale is confirmed, if the previous owner will not vacate the property, the purchaser is entitled to a writ of assistance. Id.

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