PRI WIR , sae Mos ve ™ =, oe “Copyrighted Material syndicated Content Available from Commercial News Providers” St. John Tradewinds, December 14-20, 2009 Community Calendar St. John Tradewinds welcomes notices of community-orient- ed, not-for-profit events for inclusion in this weekly listing. Call 7716-6496, e-mail editor@tradewinds.vi or fax 693-8885. Monday, December 14 — The Coral Bay Community Christmas tree lighting ceremony and carol sing-along is set for Monday, December 14, at 6:30 p.m. at the Coral Bay basketball court. Tuesday, December 15 — Due to the holidays, the December meeting of the St. John Chapter of the St. Thomas/St. John Chamber of Commerce will be on Tuesday, December 15, at 5:30 p.m. at St. Ursula’s. — The Recycling Association of the Virgin Islands, St. John Chapter, will host its next monthly meeting on Tuesday, Decem- ber 15, at 6 p.m. at the St. John Community Foundation Office. Wednesday, December 16 — The VI. Public Services Commission will meet on Wednes- day, December 16, at 3 p.m. at the PSC office in Barbel Plaza, St. Thomas. December 16, 18 and 20 — The St. John Singers under the direction of John Cahill will present three holiday concerts this season, one in Cruz Bay on December 16 and two in Coral Bay on December 18 and 20. Thursday, December 17 — VI. Taxicab Commission is hosting its annual veteran me- dallion auctions December 16 through18, which are open to VI. veterans of the Armed Services only. On St. John the auction will be on Thursday, December 17, at 11 a.m. at the Boulon Center. — Join the St. John Film Society for a free film screening of “The Black Candle” at 7 p.m at The Marketplace, third floor. — The last day to donate to the St. John Toy Drive. Saturday, December 19 — The annual Audubon Christmas Bird Count is set for Sat- urday, December 19, starting at 7:30 am. Volunteers are needed. Anyone interested in participating in this annual event should contact Laurel Brannick at 776-6201 ext. 257. — The Virgin Islands Public Services Commission will be con- ducting its annual “Commissioners/Staff Workshop” from De- cember 17, through December 19, at the Westin Resort. Sunday, December 20 — The St. John Landsharks are hosting a run on Sunday, De- cember 20. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. and the race starts at 8 a.m. Donations of pet food or treats to benefit the Animal Care Center, would be appreciated. Runners should meet at Annaberg parking lot. 17 UPCOMING GALA SCHEDULE JANUARY 30 St. John School of the Arts Dance-a-thon at The Westin Resort FEBRUARY 6 Friends of VINP Gala Janet & Martin Marshall’s Villa in Great Cruz Bay MARCH Gifft Hill School’s Annual Dinner Auction at The Westin Resort APRIL 10 Julius E. Sprauve School Fundraising Gala at Caneel Bay Resort