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24th Annual Gifft Hill School Gala Auction March 13Page 6Roundabout Construction Could Finish in Two MonthsPage 2 March 8-14, 2010 Copyright 2010 V.I. May Meet Sex Offender July DeadlinePage 5 The Marketplace / Suite 302 / Cruz Bay / St. John / Phone 775-7001 / Fax 775-7002 / www.theodoretunick.com The Marketplace / Suite 302 / Cruz Bay / St. John / Phone 775-7001 / Fax 775-7002 / www.theodoretunick.com Two Rezoning Requests Face Little or No OppositionGrande Bay Resort and Boynes family request to rezone properties – Page 3St. John Runners Raise Money for Wounded Veterans Through 8 Tuff Miles RacePage 7 St. John Tradewinds News Photo by Jaime ElliottEnjoy the Water in Style and Comfort Aboard Angel’s RestThe houseboat Angel’s Rest offers one-of-a-kind day charters out of Coral Bay harbor. Guests can soak up the tropical sun on the top deck or stretch out on day bed and enjoy the view — Story on Page 11. 

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By Andrea Milam St. John Tradewinds The Cruz Bay roundabout project, which has remained ahead of schedule since contractor Island Roads broke ground in July 2008, is still expected to later than anticipated. Crews are now working on wrapping up the projpaving is applied. before the project is complete, explained Department of Public Works Materials Program Manager Thomas Jones. “We still have a few pieces of conduit to run at the top of the hill, near Dolphin Market on Route 10,” he said. “Just a very short portion of the road will be torn up, and that should be starting this week. We’ll Centerline Road will be down to one lane for approximately a week, according to Jones. about’s center circle, which will be made with stamped concrete designed to look like rectangular cobblestone in a pale yellow color to match the Danish yellow hue of historic buildings on St. Thomas. The old Texaco gas station, which the Virgin Islands government purchased by imminent domain for the roundabout project, was torn down last week. Island Roads will continue to work on removing the building’s remaining concrete foundation, and creat ing a grassy knoll in its place. There will also be a turnoff lane at the Texaco site for motorists traveling from Route 10 westbound roundabout altogether. Over the next two months, workers will be leveling the roundabout in an effort to smooth out the course, is applied, Jones explained. “What you see now is just a base,” said Jones. “You really want the wearing course to be the very last thing to happen, because you don’t want your construction equipment driving on it. We’ve got to do the wedge and leveling and correct any mistakes we have in the base mix before we do that.” The wearing course will likely be applied over be laid at once, Jones added. Motorists can also expect to see some electrical work in the area over the next two months. The Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority recently put out to bid the task of pulling, splicing and connecting wires at the roundabout, where all utilities were buried dur ing the construction process. “You’ll see trucks out there with spools of cable going underground, and men working in manholes,” said Jones. “There shouldn’t be any disruption of trafDespite delays caused by the burying of utili ties, the roundabout will still be completed ahead of schedule. “We’re a little behind because of decisions that had to be made about rerunning conduit and other related matters,” said Jones. “We lost about two months, but 2 St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 St. John Tradewinds Newly proposed regulations established for the payment of real property tax in the territory are now available for public review and comment for a period of 20 days, according to Lieutenant Governor Gregory Francis. These rules and regulations — which are promulgated and will be implemented pursuant to Act 7064 of the 28th Legislature of the Virgin Islands — provide for installment plans and early payment incentives for current and delinquent real property taxes. The new rules and regulations will allow for installment payment plans that will grant property owners the opportunity to pay their yearly tax bills semi-annually, quarterly or monthly. Taxpayers will have to apply to enroll in an installment plan. The new regulations also provide for an early incentive discount of property tax bills in full before the due date. Installment plans for delinquent taxes are also provided. Francis said he hopes the new proposal will be encouraging to property owners and will allow them to meet their tax obligations to some of our property owners but we are committed to exploring every option that reduces that burden,” he said. “We welcome and appreciate feedback on the proposed rules.” The general public is urged to review and comment on the proposed rules. They are available for viewing on the Lt. Governor’s of the Lieutenant Governor located in Government House on St. Croix and on Kongens Gade on St. Thomas. The rules will also be available at public libraries throughout the territory. The public is asked to use the email address, comments@lgo-vi.gov, to comment on the proposed rules.Lt. Gov. Proposes New Regulations for Real Property Tax Payers — Public Review, Comments UrgedThe Environmental Association of St. Thomas/St. John will be hosting a whale watch on March 14 aboard the catamaran Kekoa. Humpback whales migrate through Virgin Islands waters each winter, with the migration peak usually occurring in February. The boat will depart from the National Park Dock in Red Hook at 8:30 a.m. Whale watchers should bring lunch, sun screen, bathing suits and binoculars. Since space is limited, interested whale watchers should get tickets as soon as possible. Tickets are $55 for EAST members and $65 for non-members. On St. John tickets are available at Connections. For more information call 774-1837 or 777-7190.Whale Watching on Kekoa on Mar. 14Roundabout Construction Wrapping Up— Project expected to be complete within two months EDITOR/PUBLISHER MaLinda Nelson malinda@tradewinds.vi NEWS EDITOR Jaime Elliott jaime@tradewinds.vi WRITERS Andrea Milam, Mauri Elbel ADVERTISING advertising@tradewinds.vi CIRCULATION Rohan Roberts COLUMNISTS/ CONTRIBUTORS Sis Frank, Eliza Magro, Afrika Anhtony, Chuck Pishko, Vern Tonge, Jeff Smith, Paul Devine, Jerry Runyon, Andrew Rutnik, and Dustin Prudhomme SUBSCRIPTIONS U.S. & U.S.V.I. only $70.00 per year THIRD CLASS PERMIT U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 3 St. John, VI 00831 NEWSLINE Tel. (340) 776-6496 Fax (340) 693-8885 www.tradewinds.vi editor@tradewinds.vi MAILING ADDRE SS Tradewinds Publishing P.O. Box 1500 St. John, VI 00831 COPYRIGHT 2010All rights reserved. No reproduction of news stories, letters, columns, photographs or advertisements allowed without written permission from the publisher. TRADEWINDS PUBLISHING LLCThe Community Newspaper Since 1972 The St. John Historical Society’s next monthly meeting will be on Tuesday, March 9, at 7 p.m. at the Bethany Moravian Church Hall at which time historian David Knight will continue to take the group on a photographic journey with “The Awakening of an American Paradise — Three Decades that Transformed St. John.” This is part two of his presentation featuring photographs of St. John taken by his parents, Anna and George Knight, which focus on the 1950s and 60s. Bring a friend or neighbor and arrive early for good seating. No one will want to miss this wonderful look back at St. John at an earlier time.Knight’s Historic St. John Photos To Be Featured at March 9 Meeting“We still have a few pieces of conduit to run at the top of the hill, near Dolphin Market on Route 10. Just a very short portion of the road will be torn up, and that should be starting this week. 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By Andrea Milam St. John Tradewinds The packed St. John Legislature hall remained silent except for one lone voice of support at the Thursday evening, March 4, V.I. Senate hearing for the rezoning of a The Boynes family is seeking to have its 7,800 square foot par cel, located at 131 Estate Contant and Enighed, rezoned from R-4 to B-2 for the construction of a threestory building, with space to be leased to the U.S. Postal Service The property’s current zoning does not meet the V.I. Code requirement that a lot be at least 15,000 square feet for the conzoned area. The Boynes familyowned piece of land falls short by nearly half. The Department of Planning and Natural Resources, which hosted its own hearing on the matter in October 2009, recommended that the Legislature approve the rezoning, provided current walls which are located on two of the parcel’s borders remain in place as a buffer to neighboring properties. Senator at Large Craig Barshinger expressed hesitation at rezoning the parcel. “When we change the zoning, we open up a whole new set of possibilities,” said Barshinger. “I don’t think the Legislature has any business rezoning properties.” The senator at large would have preferred a zoning variance, he explained, which does not change the overall zoning of a property; however, he said he would support the rezoning provided all the property’s neighbors have been apprised of the situation. DPNR Director of Comprehensive and Coastal Zone Planning all neighboring property owners had been contacted regarding the rezoning. The Legislative hearing was just one step of a years-long process the Boynes family has endured in order to reach its goal of coning. The USPS initially signed a lease with the Boynes family in May 2007, but let the lease lapse 2010 R AIN DATAat Trunk BayFebruary Rainfall0.63 inchesAverage February Rainfall2.30 InchesTotal YTD Rainfall3.60 InchesAverage YTD Rainfall5.47 Inches Continued on Page 16 St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 3 Thursday, March 11th INDEXBusiness Directory .............20 Church Schedules ..............20 Ferry Schedules .................20 “Tentative” Post Ofce Site Rezoning Faces No Opposition at HearingSt. John Tradewinds News Photo by Andrea Milam Grande Bay development at a V.I. Senate Committee of the Whole meeting. Grande Bay Rezone Request Gets Overwhelming Support at HearingBy Andrea Milam St. John Tradewinds The tide has undoubtedly turned for Grande Bay developer Bay Isle Associates, who has faced strong opposition and numerous lawsuits during the years-long construction process of the Cruz Bay luxury condominium development. The developer’s request for rezoning of its 0.26-acre lot, 3Abc in Cruz Bay, from W-1 to R-4 was met with almost unanimous supwho crowded the St. John Legislature hall at a Thursday evening, March 4, hearing of the V.I. Senate. The developer is seeking its rezoning due to proposed changes to Grande Bay’s building E. The building is currently built out as an empty shell. Bay Isle initially hoped the building would contain two dwelling units, as allowed unconstraints, the developer now wants to construct six condos in building E — three two-bedrooms, and three one-bedrooms. Bay Isle is also seeking a variance with its rezoning request for the construction of an on-site sundry shop. In addition to the shell of building E, an amenities building and pool deck have already been constructed on the 0.26-acre par cel, which is directly adjacent to Grande Bay parcel 86-3, where the development’s buildings A, B, C and D are located. Bay Isle attorney Robert Messick described the rezoning request as “reasonable,” and the new plan for building E as “compatible” with the neighborhood. the hearing, from island residents, to Bay Isle employees, to Grande the complete 180-degree turnaround in the project’s management since co-manager Elita Kane came on board a year ago. Thomas Hill, who purchased a Grande Bay condo in 2003, was a leader of approximately 20 Grande Bay owners who sued the developer on two separate occasions. Since the change in management, Bay Isle has acted both responsibly and honestly, Hill explained at the hearing. “The 32 owners are virtually unanimously very much in support of the rezoning,” said Hill. “It’s the right thing to do for the community of St. John. We want what’s best for St. John, and an empty shell doesn’t accomplish that.” against the rezoning, urged the Senate not to reward a developer who has not always acted in the best interests of the community. “When is enough enough?” message to developers that the Vir gin Islands is not a Banana Republic where you can buy your way around any law? I hope the time is now for the senators here to prove they do not care how much money the developer has, and instead protect the citizens of St. John and the island itself.” St. Johnian Robert O’Connor Jr. urged the senators to ensure responsible developers are welcome on the island, citing the fact that tourism is Love City’s main industry. “We need to embrace this type of development,” said O’Connor. “When we get more rooms on St. Continued on Page 16 

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St. John Tradewinds A brand new V.I. National Park sign was installed last week at Hawksnest Beach, replacing a sign that was erected a few weeks ago which contained incorrect information. The VINP sign formerly instructed beachgoers to call 911 in an emergency, despite the fact that there is no available landline at the beach, and calls to 911 from cell phones could be routed to Puerto Rico, resulting in a longer emergency response time. The VINP was aware of the problem and changed the sign quickly, according to VINP ranger Jeff Mihan. “When I designed the signs a year and a half ago, we had a pay phone right there,” said Mihan. “In the meantime, the pay phone is gone and we’re trying to get it back.” VINP staff is working with Innovative in an attempt to get pay phones returned to both Hawksnest and Trunk Bay beaches, Mihan explained. The park ranger did not know when the phones would be reinstalled. In the meantime, beachgoers are encouraged to call 340-7769110 from their cell phones, not 911, in the event of an emer gency.4 St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 St. John Tradewinds News Photo by Tom Oat a new sign at Hawksnest Beach. ARE YOU P A YING TOO MUCH FOR YOUR COMP ANY’S GROUP HE ALTH INSUR ANCE?WE CAN HELP!IT’S TIME TO CALLVI Employee Benefit Consultants, Inc. 4003 Weymouth Rhymer Highway, Ste. 2 Charlotte Amalie, VI 00802-2213 (340) 775-9393 / Fax (340) 775-6509 wlewis@islands.vi www.viebcserve.com A R E Y O U P A Y I N G T O O M U C H F O R Y O U R C O M P A N Y ’ S G R O U P H E A L T H C O V E R A GE ?WE C A N H E L P !IT ’ S T IM E T O C A L L V I E m p l o ye e B e n e t C o n s u l t a n t s, I n c . 4 0 0 3 W e ym o u t h R h ym e r H i g h w a y , S t e . 2 C h a r l o t t e A m a l i e , V I 0 0 8 0 2 – 2 2 1 3 ( 3 4 0 ) 7 7 5 – 9 3 9 3 / F a x ( 3 4 0 ) 7 7 5 – 6 5 0 9w l e w i s@ i s l a n d s. vi w w w . vi e b cse r ve . co m 911 Emergency Number Taken Off Hawksnest SignSt. John Tradewinds Lieutenant Governor Gregory Francis is preparing to implement street addressing throughout the territory, a move that will establish a consistent and comprehensive system for public roads throughout the Virgin Islands. of the Lt. Governor, which administers the territory’s GIS and the Vir gin Islands Geospatial Information Council (VIGIC), a group comprised of various government agencies, to include the University of the Virgin Islands, the Water and Power Authority and the Departments of Public Works and Planning and Natural Resources. A similar street naming initiative was undertaken in the early 1990s by DPW with moderate success. The development of a comprehensive street naming system, which critical component in the development of the territory’s GIS program. “The passage of time, technology and a greater awareness of the need for a consistent system of street naming have created a perfect opportunity for the territory to move forward with this project,” said Francis. Street Naming Initiative through its administration of the GIS program and its established relationships with local and federal partners involved in GIS technology, according to Francis. tion with VIGIC, has taken great strides in advancing its planned street naming and addressing initiative. Francis knows that the success of the project hinges on community involvement. “We will be asking residents to submit names that they feel are representative of their neighborhoods and areas,” he said. “Everyone’s voice is important in moving this project forward.” Communities that previously submitted recommendations to the DPW in the 1990s will also have an opportunity to review their recommenda tions. “Moving this project forward will take the combined effort of our community, administration and legislators,” said Francis. “Street naming has been a goal of this territory for many years, and if we all work together we can create a system that we can all be proud of.”Lt. Governor Francis To Start Street Naming Initiative Soon 

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St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 5 By Andrea Milam St. John Tradewinds The Virgin Islands task force responsible for bringing the ter ritory into compliance with the Sexual Offender Registration and of this year is well on its way to accomplishing its goal. The V.I. Department of Justice is also just a month away from revealing its new Web site, which will feature an online registry of local sex offenders. The SORNA task force, which must bring the territory into “substantial compliance” with federal law, according to the act, or face a 10 to 15 percent loss of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds. The group is reviewing proposed legislation in order to rewrite Virgin Islands law, and is following a Model Tribal Sex Offender Registration Code provided tencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering and Tracking for use by Native American tribes in complying with federal law. Amendments which have been proposed by the task force thus far largely deal with keeping registrations current; addressing offenders who move to other jurisdictions, including foreign countries; and notifying offenders that they are required to register where they reside, work and go to school. On the agenda for the task force’s next meeting are reviewing penalties for failing to register, and terms to be included in the new laws governing sex offenders in the territory. The task force has yet to tackle more complicated aspects of sex offender law, including how to treat juveniles and whether to provide treatment for offenders, explained V.I. DOJ spokesperson Sara Lezama. “Treatment is a consideration and is also the reason why the task force is comprised of representatives from the Department of Health, Department of Human Services and the Sexual Registry Board,” said Lezama. “These representatives are expected to weigh in heavily when it comes to this issue.” by the task force is the restriction of where sex offenders can live. Many states do not allow offenders to live within a certain distance from schools and day care facilities; however, the small size of the islands could prohibit such a clause from being included in the new Virgin Islands law. “As far as residence restrictions in and around schools, the task force is in discussion regarding this issue,” said Lezama. “The small size of the territory may make implementing such a restricFailure to comply with SORNA by July would result in a 10 to 15 percent loss of Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program funds, and although the cost to come into compliance is greater than the amount of funding that would be lost, the Virgin Islands is committed to bringing its sex offender laws up to date. “The Virgin Islands, and the committed to coming into compliance with this deadline,” said Lezama. “The Department of Justice and the task force are excited by the progress that has been made thus far, and the task force looks forward to continuing its work.” The task force is comprised of the Governor, V.I. Police Department, V.I. Superior Court, OfDOJ, V.I. Department of Health, V.I. Bureau of Corrections, V.I. Department of Human Services, Sexual Offender Registry Board members and the U.S. Department of Justice. St. John residents should note that one offender on the DOJ’s current registry resides near Cruz Bay The offender, Vere Daley, is described as an African American male, 5” tall and 135 pounds. Daley, who was born in 1975, has tattoos on his upper left and right arms, and was convicted of rape in the second degree in 2005. His last reported address was in Contant, and he is employed by line registry.V.I. on Track To Meet July Deadline To Comply With Federal Sex Offender Law Registered Sex OffenderOffender: Vere Daley Birth Date: Race: African American, 5” Height: 5” Weight: Hair Color: black Eye Color: brown Markings: tatoos on upper left and right arms 2nd Degree Rape Conviction Date: 3/5/2005 Last Known Address: YesSt. John Tradewinds Chinello and Nadira Seeram-Haney, two of Sri Kaleshwar’s senior teachers, will be coming to St. John this month to give healings, teach classes, per tures on some of the divine ancient teachings passed on to them by their guru. The St. John free lecture will be on Wednesday, March 17, at Trinidad Charlie’s house. Until recently, these teachings have not been widely taught or available outside of Penukonda, India. Sri Kaleshwar, a personal student and devotee of Shirdi Sai Baba, aims to bring a new kind of spiritual ity that creates happiness in every person’s heart, to change the world’s belief system about the way spirituality is practiced, and to create spiritual masters, not students. For directions to Trinidad Charlie’s home, call Suki Buckhalter at 642-3739 or for more information, check out www.wayofyoursoul.com/usvi.html.Ancient Shiva-Shakti Teachings Coming to St. John 

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6 St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 Gifft Hill School Celebrates “World of Opportunity” at March 13 Gala AuctionBy Jaime Elliott St. John Tradewinds For almost a quarter of a century, St. John private school supporters have gathered once a year for a chance to win exotic trips, exciting water adventures and culinary delights — all while raising money to ensure the continuation of quality education on Love City. On Saturday, March 13, the Gifft Hill School will host the 24th Annual Gala Dinner Auction themed “Open a World of Oppor tunity,” at the Westin Resort and Villas and the auction items are more enticing than ever. The fun starts at 5:30 p.m. when attendees will have the chance to bid on the works of featured artists during the silent and art auction. Featured artists this year include Livy Hitchcok, Denise Wright, Ziya Neema, Tristan Ewald, Jonathan Duran, Elaine Estern, Larry Lipsky, Toni Craft, Patricia Orlandini and Aimee Trayser. Travel packages up for bid range from a week in Maine to a era. Other auction items include rants, jewelry and a full day boat rental complete with captain and crew. Dinner starts at 7 p.m. and, playing off the “World of Oppor tunities” theme, organizers are changing the dining plan this year, explained GHS development director Beth Jones. “Instead of having a sit down dinner, we’re going to have three different food stations,” said Jones. “I think a lot of people don’t see each other until this event each year and this gives them time to catch up. And we’re going with our global theme so we’re having Asian, Caribbean Continental and Mediterranean food stations.” The live auction — which includes more travel packages, jewelry, art, electronics and services — takes place after dinner, when auctioneer Darron Mears commands the microphone to the delight of the crowd. “He is a professional auctioneer from South Carolina who has come down for the past two years to volunteer for us,” said Jones. “He’s always a lot of fun and people really have a good time.” is back this year as well. AttendClicquot for the chance to win a stunning diamond and platinum beaded necklace from R&I Patton. Gala organizers are also offer the chance to claim any trip package in the live auction. The creative minds at GHS have devised a new fund raising activity for the 24th annual gala. tickets, will end up with one per son taking home a wall of wine — wine cellar. For the past several years, loschool during the gala dinner and he has a new one ready for March house down and left not one dry eye in the ballroom. come a very anticipated part of the gala each year,” said Jones. “It’s always so much fun to see what he has created.” All proceeds raised at the event will go to GHS’ scholarship fund, school’s student body. The annual auction is so successful annually thanks to a small, but dedicated organizing team — led this year by co-chairs Molly Murrill and Lori Barlas — and the entire St. John community, explained Jones. “We’ve had a great response from the community and everyone has been excited to participate,” she said. “We have people who have been coming to this for 24 years which is really exciting. Lori herself has been involved with the auction for 12 or 13 years.” “We have a very small but mighty group of volunteers who put this whole thing together,” said Jones. “Also, on the night of the event we have students, alumni and community members who come and volunteer in various capacities. I feel this is a true community event.” All auction items can be previewed and bid on at www.biddingforgood.com/giffthillschool. Tickets for the dinner auction are $125 and are available through GHS. For more information or to purchase tickets, call Jones at 7761730.St. John Tradewinds News Graphic Courtesy of Denise WrightGuests will have a chance to bid on artwork like this piece by Denise Wright, above, as well as works by Aimee Trayser, Tristan Ewald and other local artists. ATTENTION ST. JOHN HOMEOWNERSHIRING PROFESSIONALS TO MAINT AIN YOUR HOME ISNOT AN EXTRAVAGANCEI T ISSMART BUSINESS SENSE CONTACT THE PROFESSIONALS AT Cimmaron Property ManagementS t. John’s Premier Property M anagement Company Providing:COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT GUEST SERVICES (340) 715-2666 / www.cimmaronstjohn.com / info@cimmaronstjohn.com P.O. Box 37, St. John, VI 00831 / Lumberyard Complex – Cruz Bay 

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By Jaime Elliott St. John Tradewinds While most people ran the 14th Annual 8 Tuff Miles road race on Saturday, February 27, to beat their times from last year — or dismantle the course record like race winner Jeff Chorny — two runners hit the pavement for a purpose. Veteran runners Maurice Chabuz and Hank Slodden used their legs to raise money for wounded mili tary veterans. They started the race at the back of the pack of about 900 participants and raised money for each person they passed. The two St. John business owners and runners were moved by Team River Runner (TRR), a nonto wounded veterans at about 20 veterans hospitals across the country including Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The group has brought veterans to Love City twice to put their training to good use, kayaking the beauti ful waters off St. John. After meeting TRR executive director Joe Mor nini, Chabuz and Slodden were inspired to help the group any way they could — and the runners naturally thought of the island’s biggest road race as the perfect venue. “It was just a vehicle to raise some money for what TRR does,” said Chabuz. “Most of what they do is all volunteer work. Joe [Mornini] is a guidance counselor, and he does this for nothing.” “I wanted to raise money to try to get them down here again because what they do is so impressive,” Chabuz said. With people pledging anywhere from a few pennies to several dollars for each runner passed, Chabuz was able to raise about $6,000 for TRR by passing 750 people. Slodden raised even more by passing When word spread about Chabuz’s plan, residents from across the island and the mainland supported him in full force. “I got everything from spare change up to a pledge of $1,000,” said Chabuz. “I got a lot of encourage ment and a lot of people supported me. Even when I was running, people called out to me saying they’d donate too.” “Some people came up and gave me money for passing them,” Chabuz said. “One person gave me 50 cents per person I passed and then an extra $50 for St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 7 St. John Runners Raise Money for Team River Runner During 8 Tuff Miles RaceContinued on Page 16 

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8 St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 By Frank Langley Special to St. John Tradewinds To acknowledge the sincere efforts of the exhibitors in and third place prizes were awarded on Friday, February 26, The festival was, however, granted a gratis extension by the Housing, Parks and Recreation for Saturday, given the success of previous days and the delay of visitors to return cancellations. Criteria for the awards was fourfold. First place was for a seven day exhibitor of all Caribbean made items, tradition al Caribbean dress and good quality of the exhibits. Sonia Sprauve walked away with the prize. Second place prizes were awarded to exhibitors who offered all Caribbean made items of good quality for seven days. Sheri Bunge, Shirley Gallagher and Carolyn Roust won the awards. Third place prizes were awarded for exhibitors with all Caribbean made or cultural items of good quality and traditionally Caribbean for the week. Laura Rabsatt and Ital Anthony won the awards. It should be noted that Ital Anthony’s unique folk craft exhibits echoed times gone by on St. John even if for only three days of the exhibition. The “bottom line” concerning the exhibits is that visitors walking off the ferry see things Caribbean and not foreign (e.g. Asian/Indonesian as in earlier shows). To do or show other than that is to deny due recognition of the special gifts, talent and traditional culture of the people of St. John and the Caribbean. The Echo People concert on Friday triggered a number of the exhibitors to leave their booths and dance to the rhythm in front of the bandstand. Looking back over the years it is interesting to note the evolution of the St. John Arts Festival. Franklin Powell Park — the Love City Pan Dragons, Music Makers Scratch Band and the Ah We Band. Later in the following week a modern dance event was hosted on a stage Jim Swan and helpers. Bands in the evening were poorly attended so we settled back to one band every day from noon to 4 p.m. with what was called a food and craft “fair” in those days. Only to discover that it was viewed as “open season” for the vendors who would be selling knock-off Gucci bags from China and anything else they could lay their hands on without concern for the fundamental “made in the Caribbean” theme. Elevating the show to an “exhibition of Caribbean food and crafts” has greatly helped to eliminate the “vendor’s sively Caribbean exhibits. Moreover, exhibitor name tags and booth number tags bring a higher degree of professionalism and authenticity to the show. Thereafter, we brought in music from Puerto Rico, Ar gentina and crafts from Ghana, as well as sponsoring “Kakuta from Kenya,” essentially to enrich the island with the music, crafts and culture from other lands. We even tried to bring a dance group from Cuba but not only did they need an entry visa from the U.S. — no problem — but an exit visa from Cuba. Checking up on this, we discovered they received their exit visa from Cuba only two to three days before a previous engagement at the Guggenheim Museum in New York! It leaves nothing to the imagination to realize that after tled after cliff-hanging until the last days before the perfor mance. We had a similar experience with the artist who came from Ghana. There was a strike at the airport in Accra which delayed her arrival and her exhibits (paintings and crafts) did not arrive until a week later. In these times with heightened security one could say Puerto Rico is as far abroad as we can rely on for alternative cultural enrichment. Oddly enough, the Caribbean Ritual Dancers from St. Thomas included “Salsa” in their program which was a sizzling change in rhythm and costumes. These past 10 years of sticking to it have borne fruit in the caliber now of the St. John Arts Festival as far as exhibits, music, dance and the arts are concerned. In one word it’s now a mature show.After 10 Years, St. John Arts Festival Becomes Mature Local Show St. John Tradewinds News Photo Courtesy of Frank LangleyThe Franklin Powell Park was the site of the festivites, above. Please join us in opening a world of opportunities for the students of Git Hill Schoolat the 24th Annual Gala Dinner AuctionSaturday, March 13th, 2010 Westin St. John Resort BallroomCocktails and Silent Auction 5:30 pm Dinner and Live Auction 7:00 pm Island Elegant Attire Tickets $125 per person or $1000 for a table of ten. Tickets are available at Git Hill School. For more information or to make an auction donation, call Beth Jones or Molly Murrill at 776-1730. To preview and bid on auction items, go to www.biddingforgood.com/githillschool 

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By Jaime Elliott St. John Tradewinds Just a year and a half after being formed, Kids First! has already made strides to improve early childhood education on St. John. The group was incorporated in June 2008 when a group of Love City second home owners decided they wanted to do something to help improve life on the island, exKids First! founders. “Basically how I and a few of us got into this is we all wanted to do something constructive for the island and increasingly we agreed that education was an area that could be improved upon,” said with school administration and faculty and everyone we talked to pointed to the lack of early child hood education.” “Some faculty members talked about kids coming into kindergar ten who had never read a book,” The most effective way to address any educational lapse is early on in a student’s academic career, “Many times children come into a school system and they’re already behind,” he said. “They need remedial action immediately. If you don’t have kids at grade level in core skills at grade four, their chance of success is really low. We were looking at why kids were so often showing up not ready to learn.” With a drive to make positive change on St. John, the group decided early education would be the most effective way to improve island academics. “Public schools on St. John simply do not have early learning, so private schools are the only ones good news is that there are private schools on St. John that do offer early learning, but the bad news is that they are expensive. Your cost per student is going to be $10,000, which is impossible to charge on this island.” “So what schools often do is charge substantially less than that, usually between $5,000 and is still too high of a cost for the vast majority of students and it doesn’t begin to cover the cost of the school. So what you have is unaffordable education and under funded schools.” Weighing that very dilemma, Kids First! “Looking at this dilemma, it was clear that intervention was required and it was going to have to come from private individu als since it was not going to come from the Department of Education,” he said. “That is one of the things that led us to create Kids First! We want to work to make early education affordable.” The group has awarded thouthe gap between what a parent can afford to pay and what a school “Two thirds of our grants have been to help parents send their children to a quality pre-school and have much or most of the cost nances of the schools themselves and helps get the kids into these early learning centers.” Gifft Hill School, St. John Montessori School, Here to Grow and St. John Christian Academy are the only early childhood education centers on St. John. As Kids First! helps to ensure that parents can afford to get their children started on St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 9 Continued on Page 16Villa Owners Improve Early Education Through Non-prot Kids First! WR-FitnessClub TW 6.09.indd 1 6/10/09 12:42:29 PM TRADEWINDSST . JOHN The Community Newspaper Since 1972 tel 340-776-6496 e-mail info@tradewinds.vi fax 340-693-8885 website stjohnnews.comCelebrating 38 Years 

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10 St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 Ms. Meada, Ms. Myrah and Ms. Delita in front of one of the buildings in the Yard of the Keating Inn in St. John Tradewinds News Photo Courtesy of VISHPOBy Chuck Pishko St. John Tradewinds the Commission on the Status of Women inducted 14 distinguished women into the Virgin Islands Women’s Hall of Fame. Governor Turnbull cited the women as role models whose brilliance have gained them great respect and admiration in the Vir gin Islands and abroad. Two St. Johnians were among those honored — Senator Lucinda A. Millin and Mrs. Myrah Keating-Smith. One person overlooked was Ms. Myrah’s sister. For her many good works and her contributions to the community, Ms. Myrah’s younger twin sister, Adromeada Keating Titley, is an excellent choice for honors at the beginning of Virgin Islands History Month, March 2010. The Keating twins were born on St. Thomas on June 1, 1908, but soon moved to St. John where their new father Edward Moorehead bought a small house onto which he kept adding porches and rooms. 1910 and the surrounding “Yard” soon became the center of the St. John community. Their mother entertained visitors from far and wide — dignitaries of the Luand in time American Naval and civilian authorities. In 1922 they were joined by vacationers from the states and Canada. The Yard contained among other structures a stable for riding horses and a super cookhouse where Ms. Meada was soon helpand chicken over charcoal, basting them with butter and carefully turning the grill. Guests paid $5 for a room and three meals with mid-afternoon tea. One of Ms. Meada’s favorite people was Governor Paul Pearson of the Virgin Islands. He was a real nice friend who loved music. On his tour of the inn, Ms. Meada told him that she needed a piano. Several months later, the governor sent her a piano and a piano tuner! Ms. Meada took over manage ment of the Keating Inn. She exhibited all the administrative and executive talents of today’s top female executives. During the Depression, the Yard was the heart of the St. John community said Lito Valls, a noted St. John historian. No one who was hungry ever went away without a plate of food. Old people, sick people, and children always received special attention and moral support. Ms. Myrah would nurse her patients back to health at the clinic and then send them to Ms. Meada at the Yard for that all-important aftercare, good food and support. In addition to being an outstanding administrator she was a fabulous cook whose guavaberry rum surpassed Isidor Paiewonsky’s amazed Danish Queen Margrethe on her visit to Annaberg in 1975. Ms. Meada was also actively involved in several formal humanitarian efforts including Business and Professional Women, Helping Hands and the Girl Scouts. The above is based on recollections of her beloved niece Andromeada Childs, Doris Jadan, Lito Valls, Janet Boyte, and Anna Dohm Nose. A Woman of Note — A Woman of V.I. History Open TuesdaySunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tel: 693-5579Beautifying America’s Paradise Experienced . Personalized . Professional . ProvenSeaview Vacation Homes, Inc. Short Term-Full Service Since 1985 VACATION VILLA MANAGEMENT24 years of on island rental servicee: info@seaviewhomes.com w: www.seaviewhomes.com t: 340-776-6805; toll-free 1-888-625-2963 Educational Medicinal Herb Program(sponsored by/entertainment provided by The Echo People)WHE N: SATURDAY, MARCH 13TH WHE RE: SPUTNIK’S TIME: 6 TO 10 P .M.Dinner available by Juju. Admission fee $5. Prizes Available. Historical Bits & Piecesby Chuck Pishko 

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By Jaime Elliott St. John Tradewinds Maybe it’s the perfect Caribbean hues or anyone lays eyes on Angel’s Rest, a smile inevitably creeps across their face. quoise cottage in Coral Bay harbor was the brainchild of Peter Hoschl, who conceived of the idea years before he even bought the two 40-foot aluminum pontoons for the vessel. “I always had this idea to build a comfort able pontoon boat,” said Hoschl, a veteran builder and sailor who had called St. John for more than two decades. “I saved money every year and kept planning this really islandly pontoon boat that I wanted to build. I’ve done charters for years but I wanted to do something that was different and was a real one-of-a-kind experience.” Best described as a house boat, Angel’s Rest is a 40-foot long by 14-foot wide aluminum welded cottage that might look more at home perched on a St. John hillside rather than moored in the harbor. Powered by eco-friendly twin 115 Evinrude E Tec outboards, however, Angel’s Rest plying the waters around Coral Bay than it would be ashore. “People just love the boat,” Hoschl said. “You can’t help but smile every time you see it.” The only thing more fun than seeing Angel’s Rest cruising through the harbor, is enhand. A round glass-topped wooden table in the main salon sits six people, who can dip A full kitchen allows Hoschl’s partner Nancy “Sas” Nemeth to whip up gourmet lunches of baked Brie, hot crab dip, fresh mango salsa, individual white pizzas and ensures that the beverages, including beer, sodas and a full top-shelf bar, are icy cold. Guests can either lounge in the shade of gaze out over the view or kick back on the top deck and soak up the tropical sun. A popular day charter for Angel’s Rest takes guests out to Round Bay from Coral Bay harbor for a snorkel stop on one of the most pristine coral reefs around. An accessi ble snorkel platform a mere two inches from the water allows swimmers of all physical ability to easily enter and exit the boat. Since Angel’s Rest draws only two and a half feet, the boat is ideal for accessing almost any beach in the area. The two pontoons also cut through the water smoothly, making for a comfortable ride in most conditions. “It’s a really comfortable boat,” said Hoschl. “People who get seasick will not get seasick on Angel’s Rest St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 11 Enjoy the Water in Style and Comfort Aboard Angel’s Rest St. John Tradewinds News Photo by Jaime ElliottAngel’s Rest, above, is the perfect vessel on which to explore Coral Bay harbor and Round Bay in comfort. Continued on Page 21 

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12 St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 Deliveries from St. Thomas Available WATER DELIVERY 24/7 crane ROBERT CRANEARCHITECT, A.I.A.P .O. BOX 370 CRUZ BAY, ST. JOHN U.S.V.I. 00831(340) 776-6356 Sports Massage Soft-tissue Injuries Energy WorkLina GuildLicensed Massage Therapist 776-6223 St. John Tradewinds Friends of Virgin Islands National Park’s annual Scholarship Program is again being offered to Virgin Islanders at the university management and protection. Eligible students must have Virgin Islands residence, have completed high school in the Virgin Islands (or are currently in their last semester of high school senior year), and have attained 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. Priority 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 friendsvinp.org. The deadline for applications is April 30. Contact Audrey Penn at Friends for more information at 7794940 or apenn@friendsvinp.org.Friends of VINP ScholarshipSt. John Tradewinds The Virgin Islands Association (VIA) of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region announces the launch of its scholarship program for the 2010 academic year. VIA is dedicated to supporting the academic excellence of Vir gin Islands youth and is committed to raising funds to sustain this scholarship program. For its inaugural year, scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each will be awarded to three students seeking to attend college in Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. For complete details on VIA and applications, visit the website, www.viadc.org. Scholarship applications must be postmarked March 31.VIA of DC-Bound ScholarshipSt. John Tradewinds The Community Foundation of the Virgin Islands announces the availability of 2010-2011 school year scholarship applications. CFVI has added three new scholarships to its list this year, the Richard Noel Allen Scholarship, and two graduate scholarships, the Cynthia De Haynes Health Science Scholarship and the CAHS Physicians Alumni Scholarship. Applications are available on St. John at Connections. Forms may also be downloaded directly from the CFVI website at www. Ste. 19 on St. Thomas. Completed scholarship applications and all accompanying documentation must be postmarked no later than Friday, April 16, and mailed to: CFVI Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 11790, St. Thomas, VI 00801. CFVI will formally announce award winners in June at the group’s annual meeting.CFVI 2010 Academic ScholarshipSCHOLARSHIP PR OGRAM APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS: 

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By Jaime Elliott St. John Tradewinds Dave Gerard is bringing his signature eclectic, funky but down-home sound back to St. John this month. The New Hampshire-based musician with his band Groove Thang has been rocking crowds on Love City for almost a decade and this year’s tour is sure to be another treat. Groove Thang — composed of Gerard, who sings and plays guitar, along with David Bailey on bass and vocals and Kent Raine on drums and percussion — will be playing material from their new CD “Zoomy Trail” which the group recorded over a few months last year. The new CD showcases Gerard’s passion for beautiful organic music juxtaposed with experimental industrial sounds. “I feel like this new CD is very much what I’m all about as far as the sound,” said Gerard. “It’s basically a live organic kind of vibe and on top of that we’ve added this dreamy experimental sound. It’s really fun and shows our range I think.” “There is everything from some solo acoustic guitar to full band stuff and then the industrial sounds, so it’s a really a good representation of what we do,” Gerard said. The group kicks off its ninth annual U.S. Virgin Islands tour on Thursday, March 11, at Jack’s on St. Thomas and will play eight before heading back up north on March 22. Groove Thang will entertain on St. John on March 13 at the Beach Bar, March 14 at Skinny Legs, March 16 at Shipwreck Landing and on March 17, St. Patrick’s Day, will be back at the Beach Bar. All those gigs won’t leave the band mates much time for soaking up the tropical sun, but they don’t seem to mind. “We play a lot while we’re down, but this is what we do for a living,” said Gerard. “We can’t leave our families and go tour the Vir gin Islands and only play half the time. We have a lot of overhead getting down there so to play a lot.” working vacation, the group looks forward to its USVI tour each year for more reasons than just sneaking out of the harsh New England winter, Gerard explained. “It’s laid back down there and it’s just always nice to come and enjoy a place where life moves a little bit slower,” he said. Don’t miss Groove Thang on its ninth USVI tour this month across St. John and St. Thomas. St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 13 Groove Thang on the beach.Groove Thang Back on St. John This Month for Ninth USVI Tour 

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14 St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 Keeping Track of Crime2009 Shootings: 0 Stabbings: 0 Armed Robberies: 5 Arsons: 0 3rd Degree Burglaries: 70 Grand Larcenies: 67 2010 TO-DATEHomicides: 0 Shootings: 0 Stabbings: 0 Armed Robberies: 0 Arsons: 0 2nd Degree Burglaries: 3 Rapes: 0 Today I entered the St. John, or the Elaine Sprauve Library, after publishing a letter on discrimination by the agency in The Avis, seeking counsel by the VI legal Justice, and, while I was on the computer minding my own business, a man in a security uniform, pretend ing to be an employee of the DPNR approached me, with the librarian knowing this, and insisted that my backpack was incorrectly placed along the railing upstairs — actually, it was the way the DPNR’s assistant director approved of last week when he was here. The security guard turned out to be an employee for a private company totally unrelated to the DPNR and was just visiting the library staff. At this point I was scared. I was being attacked. Director of Library Services, Ingrid Bough, is not taking my phone calls and I am being provoked to the point of self-defense by speaking assertively which the library staff is calling “screaming and yelling.” I come from a military family: they have no idea what “screaming and yelling” is. I feel that I am being set up to be not allowed in the library and VI Legal Services warned me that it could lead to this. I was aggressive with DPNR staff on the phone as they were being uncooperative: again, Ingrid Bough would not take my phone calls and when a phony DPNR “employee” was harassing me while in the library and Commissioner Mathes’ secretary, Ms. Moorehead, was downplaying the seriousness of this infraction of the law. I have sent the Federal Bureau of Investigation a copy of my discrimination complaint. Although they wouldn’t even get involved with the David Geiger murder as it wasn’t “their jurisdiction,” we are now dealing with a government agency. I am making phone calls until a special agent contacts the commissioner about this before it escalates into violence — I will not be the instigator if it does. All I want is to be left alone but the librarian is not willing to back down — she keeps coming at me without provocation. Sincerely, T ed Kelliher St. JohnReturn St. John Capital Dear 28th Legislature of the Virgin Islands, Please override the Governor’s Veto of the Bill which returns the St. John Capital Improve Funds to actual improvements for St. John. Since 1990, the St. John Capital Improvement Fund has been used by Public Works and now the Waste Management to haul the island’s trash. St. John is the only island which pays an extra “tipping fee.” If you can haul the trash from Botany Bay to Bovoni for free, why is St. John singled out? St. John residents actually pay an extra “tip ping fee” by having to pay with our Capital Improvement Funds and our taxes for such services. Double dipping our community should be considered illegal. Any senator from St. Croix who voted against the original Senate Bill should consider that several times the St. John Capital Improvement Funds were used to support St. Croix’s Capital Improvement ever being returned to St. John. Senators, St. John needs this fund for our future. If you calculate this fund from 1986 when it was started, St. John has not had money for capital improvements since it’s inception, the total St. John has not received is over $40 million. Just imagine what St. John would be like if this fund were actually used for our capital improvements all of these years. The Governor, in vetoing this Bill, stated that his Administration was looking out for St. John issues and improvements, and so we three years, and the only improvement is our “Federally Funded Roundabout.” If his Administration is looking out for St. John, I would hate to see what “neglect” would look like. The management and future of our community should not rest on the whims of an Administration, but in the proper managing of funds and growth of our capital improvements. It is time to stop the raiding of this Capital Improvement Fund away from St. John’s needs. Override the veto! Steve Black, St. JohnBay Isle Created a Public NuisanceSenators, Virgin Islands Code Title 29 Public Planning and Development, Chapter 3 Virgin Islands Zoning and Subdivision Law, 296 (6) states — any building, structure or sign set up, erected, constructed, reconstructed, structurally altered, enlarged, moved, or converted contrary to the provisions of this subchapter is unlawful and a public nuisance. So far this code has been violated by the Grande Bay construction project in Cruz Bay, St. John, VI in respect to density, parking and the height of the buildings. If Bay Isles Associates request to rezone their W-1 parcel to R-4 is granted, the scope of these viola tions will continue to grow. Numerous phone calls, emails and letters on the subject addressed to DPNR have not produced any results. Senators, I ask you to think of the community as a whole and the surrounding Grande Bay property owners before granting Bay Isles’ rezone request in order to appease a developer and the 30+/condo owners. Bay Isles has not only created a public nuisance by violating zoning codes, but has permanently destroyed the livelihood of surrounding neighbors and devalued their properties. These neighbors will never recover their losses. The owners of Grande Bay units claim they look forward to add to the tourist driven economy of St. John, yet they have failed to mention that jobs, tax revenue and enjoyment of properties has been lost because of this project. Seven years ago, numerous property owners to the east, southeast, south, and west of the complex were able to enjoy their rental properties, add to the tourist trade and tax revenue to the VI government. All this has been taken away or severely minimized because of the Grande Bay complex. I urge you to please insist that DPNR reexamine the plans for the Grande Bay complex and explain in full how the buildings meet all the provisions of the Virgin Islands Zoning Code. Thank you. Sincerely yours, Liza T rey ISLAND NOTESfrom the publisherJE and EV: You are rock stars! Wine-down-Fridays are a must! — MN 

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Letters to St. John Tradewinds St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 15 Doesn’t anyone else but me notice that the paper keeps a score on bad guys vs. police? For showing us the score and every year the police loose. Isn’t it time that it focuses on something more competitive. Greg Miller We need our government to act now. Since May 12, 2003, the District Court made provision for the tax assessor to issue property tax bills at the 1998 level until the government complied with the mandates of the injunction. The government neglected property owners. Waive the 2006, 2007 and 2008 tax bills and issue the 2009 property tax bills at the 1998 level. of property owners and collected payments for the rescinded 2006 propthe monthly mortgage installment to property owners who are burdened with the eminent fear of loosing their homes. monies collected for the rescinded 2006 property tax bill. pancy issued by the Department of Planning and Natural Resources. lete the database and formula from the property tax system and conduct a completely new assessment in accordance with IAAO (International graph (a) of Act 6991 passed by the 27th Legislature of the Virgin Islands. The formula and rate for assessing real property tax must be comparable to the entire territory and district. Bearing Point’s base rate for houses on St. John is $360 per square foot, St. Thomas is $93 and St. Croix is $89. The base rate for land on St. John is $25.12 per square foot, on St. Thomas is $7.41 and St. Croix is $2.78. Amend Act 6991 — seniors and veterans should not have to choose which tax credit they cannot take when they are eligible for both. Give property owners whose assessments have increased over 125 years. It is unconstitutional to require tax payers to pay 50 percent of the difference of the previous bill and the new bill in order to appeal. The following senators stood up for the people by voting against Act 6991on January 31, 2008. They are Sen. Neville James, Sen. Ronald Russell, Sen. Terrence Nelson and Sen. Juan Figueroa Serville. Voting for Act 6991 were Sen. Shawn-Michael Malone, Sen. President Usie Richards, Sen. Celestino White, Sr., Sen. Liston Davis, Sen. Carlton Dowe, Sen. Louis Hill, Sen. Norman Jn Baptiste, Sen. Basil Ottley Jr., Sen. Alvin Williams, Jr., and Sen. James Weber III. Sen. at Large Car men Wesselhoft was excused. Now we have an unbearable situation. Any formal appeal that the Board of Tax Review does not resolve within 120 days should automatically revert to the last uncontested assessed value. Provide property owner with guidelines of what to expect and how to prepare for the formal appeals process. Mass appraisal contracts ought to have provisions for recourse and exercised by the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, boards, tax assessor and involved parties. Be transparent. Any decision made must encompass the general good of all Virgin Island property owners. The Virgin Islands are already two districts. Three districts should not be created simply for assessment purposes. This is inconsistent. In conclusion, a government “for the People, by the People” is what the Virgin Islands need. Myrtle Barry, Property T ax Committee Virgin Islands Unity Day Group, Inc. Stand Together for the Good of All 

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no negative impact to St. John.” Local contractor Todd Wilson, who has been involved with Grande Bay as a consultant, asked the senators to approve Bay Isle’s rezoning request as a means for providing jobs to St. John residents. “It’s important to help developers be successful so they will invest in the Virgin Islands,” said Wilson. “Any jobs that are available nowadays is a good thing.” Senators expressed both support and hesitation at Bay Isle’s rezoning request. Senator Wayne James wondered how Grande Bay Senator at Large Craig Barshinger claimed the development is “out of scale” with sur rounding properties, and alleged that Bay Isle partners David Band and Kelly Frye wondered “how to pack the most stuff into this very valuable piece of land.” “We allowed it to happen,” said Barshinger. In addition to Barshinger and James, senators present at the hearing included Senate President Louis Patrick Hill, and senators Terrence Nelson and Patrick Simeon Sprauve. The Legislature will vote on the rezoning in the near future. The Senate also heard a request for rezoning at the March 4 hear ing by the Boynes family for conlated story).16 St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 Improving Early Education Through Non-prot Kids First!Continued from Page 3Grande Bay Gets Overwhelming Rezoning SupportContinued from Page 9 passing him. Everyone just was really encouraging.” Many veterans who travel with TRR are athletes who don’t let their disabilities stop them, which is exactly what inspired Chabuz to use his legs to help. One veteran, who has been to St. John twice, competed in the Boston Marathon and other paraplegic sports, Chabuz added. “It’s really amazing that these men and women, who are so active before they’re injured, don’t have to stop being active thanks to this group,” he said. “Peter, who did the Boston Marathon, was a big inspiration for me because I saw such a transformation in him from one year to the next.” “People often get upset by the littlest things and to see these guys and girls and what they go through and how they just keep doing more, it’s amazing,” said Chabuz. In addition to Chabuz and Slodden, Ted Kelliher also raised funds for TRR through his 8 Tuff Miles participation. St. John fundraising efforts for the group. “There is great news from the islands,” said Joe Mornini, TRR executive director. “That local people on the island spend their energy and skill developing a creative fundraising strategy is just beyond words. “Those of us that work almost daily with the incredible individuals from America’s Armed Forces returning from war abroad are energized by those citizens that step up to the task of helping welcome them home to healing, hope, and honor,” said Mor nini. “Moe, Hank, and Ted will be going 8 Tuff Miles to support the troops — but beyond that, they are going that extra mile this country has always gone for the troops. We can’t ask for more than that.” TRR would simply not be able to make trips like the one to St. John on a regular basis without help. “The island community has done so much to help us, without this type of support we could never pull these trips off,” said Gary Clark, TRR VI program coordinator. “We are a small organization, but we have chapters at over 20 hospitals and 95 percent of the people associated with us are volunteers. The bottom line to us is that these vets deserve all we can do for After putting eight miles behind them, Slodden utes, were happy just to be able to help TRR. “I just wish there were more runners so I could have raised more money,” said Chabuz. Both runners are still accepting donations. Call Chabuz at 779-4982 to donate or check out the website www.teamriverrunner.org. St. John Runners Raise Money for Team River Runner Continued from Page 7Crossword Answers — Puzzle on Page 18 May 2007, but let the lease lapse after three years of no progress. renewed once a zoning change was obtained by the family. The Boynes family has never stopped trying to move forward, family spokesperson Cheryl Boynes-Jackson explained at the hearing. “The process has been ongoing,” said Boynes-Jackson. “We requirement along the way.” Senate President Louis Patrick Hill expressed distaste at the fact that the process has taken nearly three years thus far. “It disturbs me greatly that this project was held up by government bureaucracy,” said Hill. “It’s really unacceptable.” St. Johnian Robert O’Connor the matter, expressed support for the rezoning. O’Connor, a former senator himself, asked the Senate to approve the Boynes family’s rezoning application. “I have always looked out for what is best for St. John, and this application serves the people of St. John well,” said O’Connor. John. This is a good time to move forward.” All of the senators in attendance — Barshinger, Carlton Dowe, Hill, Terrence Nelson and Patrick Simeon Sprauve — expressed their support for the rezoning. The Legislature will vote on the rezoning in the near future. The Senate also heard a request for rezoning at the March 4 hear ing by Grande Bay developer Bay Isle Associates (see related story). Continued from Page 3“Tentative” Post Ofce Site Rezoning Hearingthe right educational track, the group also helped to make sure the “We also wanted to improve the quality of the preschool environment,” he said. “You need things like maps, puzzles and educational toys so we’ve provided grants to improve teaching tools for the early learning centers.” Taking stock of the group’s accomplishments to date, Kids First! members are proud of their achievements. “About 50 kids enter early childhood centers each year and if we can do this right, we can dramatically change the outcomes for their With a clear focus on its goals, the group is just trying to keep its “We’re long on good intentions, but we need money,” he said. bigger base of support. So I’m starting a villa rental program.” Since Kids First! was launched by residents who own vacation vilgroup’s efforts by donating a small percentage of what they make through renting their St. John houses. “The villa rental program works by a villa owner agreeing to give two percent of his rental income to Kids First! and we agree to pro60 percent of the people who come here and rent villas, come back more than once. These people develop an emotional connection to the island and this is something people can do differentiate their villa.” and hopes the villa program expands to be a steady revenue stream for Kids First! and the kids of St. John. make real changes in education and we can change the image that rental villa owners don’t’ really do their part for the community. We’re doing everything we can to bring us all together.” To support Kids First! or for more information, check out the 

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2010 TOP FIVE 8 TUFF MILES RESULTS: St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 17 Place, Overall T ime, Name, Age, Hometown T op Male 1 1 46:26 Thomas Chorny 33 Bloomington IN T op Female 10 58:03 Ruth Ann David 36 St. Thomas VI Female 12 and Under 1 451 1:41:35 Anna Russell 10 St. John VI 2 454 1:41:42 Alison Bartsch 10 St. Thomas VI 3 456 1:41:49 Melia Scott 9 St. Thomas VI 4 497 1:45:14 12:34 Marina Parlato 11 St. Thomas VI 5 518 1:47:29 Hannah Clements 10 St. Thomas VI Male 12 and Under 1 32 1:06:12 Evan Jones 10 St. John VI 2 151 1:19:48 Jonathon Qualls 11 St. Thomas VI 3 265 1:28:41 Noah Stolz 12 St. Thomas VI 4 275 1:29:14 Karson Kendall 9 St. Thomas VI 5 283 1:29:37 Noah Ramos 11 South Pomfret VT Female 13 to 16 1 318 1:31:32 Maddie Russell 15 St. John VI 2 340 1:32:56 Nikole Barnes 16 St. Thomas VI 3 343 1:33:03 Ariel Stolz 14 St. Thomas VI 4 463 1:42:22 Kendall Hebert 13 St. Thomas VI 5 468 1:42:37 Coral Breuning 14 St. John VI Male 13 to 16 1 37 1:07:10 Ryan Carroll 16 Arlington VA 2 41 1:07:37 Rohit Gaikwad 15 St. Thomas VI 3 80 1:13:47 Austin Pippen 16 Water Island VI 4 107 1:16:32 Nathaniel Fuller 16 St. Thomas VI 5 187 1:22:41 Brenon Joseph 15 St. John VI Female 17 to 19 1 24 1:03:21 Emily Egelhoff-Whalen 18 Raleigh NC 2 273 1:29:02 Marie McNamara 18 Lakewood OH 3 332 1:32:26 Diana Sorrentino 17 St John VI 4 487 1:44:22 Melissa Van Drieson 17 St. Thomas VI 5 791 2:21:59 Caitlyn Horsfall 17 Ballwin MO Male 17 to 19 1 646 1:59:34 Jay Toole 19 Lakewood OH Female 20 to 24 1 59 1:10:27 Emily Menzen 22 St. Thomas VI 2 82 1:13:49 Sarah Swan 23 St. John VI 3 86 1:14:10 Amanda Hill 23 St. John VI 4 94 1:15:16 Layla Jaramillo 22 St. Thomas VI 5 114 1:17:15 Ealiane Joseph 23 St. Thomas VI Male 20 to 24 1 17 1:01:08 Mark Crawford 23 St. John VI 2 39 1:07:13 Clinton Snow 24 St John VI 3 49 1:09:07 Ryan Costanzo 22 St. John VI 4 51 1:09:11 Brad Ernst 24 Lake Forest IL Female 25 to 29 1 61 1:10:51 Bonnie Wood 27 Kaysville UT 2 95 1:15:20 Molly Lawton 25 Hoboken NJ 3 103 1:16:14 Christina Ang 26 St. Thomas VI 4 106 1:16:32 Jaimis Huff 26 St. John VI 5 113 1:17:10 Jillian Faker 26 Tacoma WA Male 25 to 29 1 2 46:56 Christopher Reis 28 Cincinnati OH 2 3 51:30 Brian Shonebarger 25 Montreat NC 3 4 52:42 David Alcock 29 London England 4 20 1:01:40 Colgan Allen 25 Kennett Square PA 5 21 1:02:14 Adam Wood 28 Kaysville UT Female 30 to 34 1 26 1:03:41 Delene Jewett 31 Seattle WA 2 35 1:07:04 Jennifer Brown 33 Houston TX 3 70 1:12:05 Kara Pomicter 34 Christiansted VI 4 89 1:14:35 Becky Brost 34 Sioux Falls SD 5 98 1:15:35 Jacquelyn Rodgers 32 St. Thomas VI Male 30 to 34 1 6 54:53 Court Lilly 32 Batavia OH 2 7 56:08 Joe Oviedo 34 Houston TX 3 14 59:37 Kevin Chipman 33 St. John VI 4 23 1:02:53 Travis Graves 32 Las Vegas NV 5 29 1:04:28 P J Catalono 30 St Thomas VI Female 35 to 39 1 28 1:04:11 Reshanna Taylor 36 Wiscasset ME 2 57 1:10:03 Jessica Wagner 37 St. Thomas VI 3 85 1:14:01 Kristen Hammes 37 Omaha NE 4 90 1:14:42 Melissa King 37 St. Thomas VI 5 93 1:15:11 Julie Brown 38 St. Thomas VI Male 35 to 39 1 9 57:48 Brad Dunlevy 36 Cold Spring KY 2 11 58:37 Scott Bihl 36 Cincinnati OH 3 15 59:44 Jeffrey Branhan 37 Cincinnati OH 4 18 1:01:13 Sean Meade 39 Pinon AZ 5 27 1:04:08 Rob Campbell 39 Manchester NH Female 40 to 44 1 50 1:09:10 Kim Russell 42 St. John VI 2 55 1:09:49 Wendi Sylvia 41 East Greenwich RI 3 60 1:10:40 Anna Helm 44 Houston TX 4 71 1:12:17 Lisa Viergutz 41 Niles MI 5 125 1:18:08 Regina McMurray 41 St. Thomas VI Male 40 to 44 1 5 53:57 Joseph Rogers 42 Lyndeborough NH 2 8 57:12 Andy Cherry 44 Philadelphia PA 3 13 59:33 David Szeremet 42 Fort Thomas KY 4 19 1:01:21 Mark Speets 41 Houston TX 5 22 1:02:32 Adam Thill 44 St. John VI Female 45 to 49 1 53 1:09:41 Gretchen Leslie 45 Harrisburg PA 2 74 1:12:41 Maria Siska 48 Fort Thomas KY 3 142 1:19:21 Laurie Graham 46 Milwaukee WI 4 156 1:20:06 Brenda Simpson 49 Queenstown MD 5 162 1:20:28 Cathy Clements 45 St. Thomas VI Male 45 to 49 1 62 1:11:02 Jeff Miller 48 St. John VI 2 81 1:13:48 Dan Carroll 47 Arlington VA 3 87 1:14:21 Mike Beaty 46 St. John VI 4 111 1:17:00 Louis Patrick Hill 49 St. Thomas VI 5 122 1:17:55 Rick Sylvia 49 East Greenwich RI Female 50 to 54 1 91 1:14:46 Jodie Tanino 50 St. John VI 2 139 1:19:01 Billie Hodges 53 St. Thomas VI 4 173 1:21:38 Colette Monroe 52 St. Thomas VI 5 182 1:22:32 Mary Anne Taylor 53 Carrollton GA Male 50 to 54 1 43 1:07:45 Miguel Lopez 50 Houston TX 2 56 1:09:50 Greg Smith 52 Bozeman MT 3 73 1:12:39 Luigi Costello 53 St. John VI 4 83 1:13:51 Roger Davis 52 Rydal PA Female 55 to 59 1 297 1:30:35 Kate Campbell 55 St. John VI 2 376 1:35:15 Lusane Worth 55 St. John VI 3 408 1:37:34 Betty Story 57 St. Thomas VI 4 437 1:40:24 Lisa Etre 55 St. John VI 5 502 1:45:38 Jan Fielding 56 St. John VI Male 55 to 59 1 12 59:05 Bob Benedum 58 Amery WI 2 16 1:00:01 Calvin Dallas 57 St. Thomas VI 3 63 1:11:18 Dave Mahar 59 Dowagiac MI 4 64 1:11:23 Mark Pippen 58 Water Island VI 5 84 1:13:51 Jeff Sambur 55 Tucson AZ Female 60 to 64 1 436 1:40:22 Jean Hale 61 Palm Harbor FL 2 444 1:41:10 Sharon Orndorff 63 Stanwood WA 4 616 1:56:56 Susan Stair 62 St. John VI 5 656 2:00:30 Christie O’Neil 60 St. John VI Male 60 to 64 2 120 1:17:41 Maurice Chabuz 60 St. John VI 3 157 1:20:08 Jerry Roberts 60 Rochester NY 4 167 1:20:47 Miles Stair 60 St. John VI 5 251 1:27:33 Todd Lamm 63 Maplewood NJ Female 65 to 69 1 201 1:23:51 Patricia Mahoney 65 St. John VI 2 304 1:30:50 Morag Leitch 66 Midlothian Scotland 3 782 2:19:51 Ce Ce Burns 65 St. John VI 4 874 2:41:12 Ann Barnard 65 St. Thomas VI Male 65 to 69 1 225 1:25:18 Tim Wenger 68 St. Thomas VI 2 237 1:26:34 Vincent Fuller Jr. 68 St. Thomas VI 3 248 1:27:22 Ted Seymour 68 St. John VI 4 294 1:30:27 Simon Manonian 65 Villanova PA 5 326 1:31:54 Doug Pfaff 66 Minneapolis MN Female 70 and Over 1 735 2:10:07 Cathy Thorn 70 West Chester PA 2 758 2:14:39 Ann Glenn 70 St. John VI 3 850 2:32:32 Velma Pullen 81 St. John VI 4 855 2:34:57 Ellen Frankel 71 New York NY Male 70 and Over 1 300 1:30:42 Marvin Glenn 72 St. John VI 2 567 1:52:29 Jack Lawson 74 St. Thomas VI 3 668 2:01:37 William Fisk 72 St. John VI 4 676 2:02:30 Kent Savel 72 St. John VI 5 680 2:02:45 Ronald Lee 72 St. John VI Friday, February 26 3:22 p.m. A citizen r/ being in an auto accident in the area of Enighed Pond Road. Auto accident. 4:26 p.m. A citizen c/r bike riders in the area of Fish Bay Road. Unfounded. 7:25 p.m. A Estate Grunwald resident r/ someone tampered with his vehicle. Damage to a vehicle. Saturday, February 27 9:00 a.m. A citizen r/ a break-in at a work trailer in Virgin Grand Estates. Burglary in the third. Sunday, February 28 No time given A citizen r/ a hit and run on Centerline Road. Auto accident. 5:21 p.m. An employee at Uncle Joe’s BBQ r/ loud music coming from a nearby bar. Loud music. 7:53 p.m. An Estate Pastory resident r/ something suspicious. Suspicious activity. 11:07 p.m. A Coral Bay resident r/ a disturbance at her residence. Disturbance of the peace. Monday, March 1 11:00 a.m. A citizen c/r that she is having a dispute with her ex-boyfriend. Disturbance of the peace, threats, D.V. 12:30 p.m. An Estate Enighed resident p/r that she had a dispute with her neighbor. Police assistance. 5:25 p.m. A Coral Bay resident requested police assistance. Police assistance. 7:48 p.m. A citizen r/ a disturbance at Cruz Bay Apartments. Aggravated assault and battery, D.V. 9:30 p.m. Badge #732 p/ with one Jonique Clendinen of Cruz Bay Apartments, under arrest and charged with simple assault and battery, D.V. No bail was set. She was transported to the Bureau of Corrections on St. Thomas. 9:40 p.m. Badge #732 p/ with one Glenville Frazer of Estate Contant under arrest and charged with simple assault and battery, D.V. No bail was set. He was transported to the Bureau of Corrections on St. Thomas. T uesday, March 2 8:35 a.m. A U.S. Postal Service employee r/ that someone passed out while in line. Police assistance. 10:00 a.m. A citizen c/r someone struck a vehicle in the area of Gifft Hill. Auto accident. 7:42 p.m. A citizen c/r two males throwing stones at cars in the area of Mongoose Junction. Unfounded rock throwing. W ednesday, March 3 2:55 a.m. Badge #117 p/ with one Jesse Lee Richards of Estate Rendezvous under arrest and charged with assault in the third. Bail was set at $25,000 by order of the court. He was remanded to the Bureau of Corrections on St. Thomas. 2:50 p.m. An Estate Pastory resident requested police assistance. Police assistance. 8:15 p.m. A visitor from Connecticut r/ an auto accident in the area of Upper Carolina. Auto accident. Thursday, March 4 1:00 p.m. An employee at Cool Breeze Jeep Rental r/ that he had a dispute with a customer. Police assistance. 2:58 p.m. An Estate Glucksberg resident r/ a break-in. Bur glary in the third. 5:07 p.m. An Estate Grunwald resident r/ a break-in. Burglary in the third. 

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18 St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 ECONOMIC OUTLOOKSACROSS 6 “Carrie” director Brian 20 “Germinal” novelist Zola 22 Test-paper smudge 23 Simon & Garfunkel hit, to an English economist? 25 Lists aloud 26 Locale 30 Works to obtain 33 Dual personality, to an Israeli economist? 37 Neither solid nor liquid 40 Desert hill Iraqi economist? 46 Velvet-voiced vocalist 52 Kind of omelet 53 Laotian, e.g. 55 “— you loud and clear!” 56 “The way to — heart is through his stomach” 57 “Dr. No” writer Fleming a Swedish economist? 62 “You’re on!” 65 Zodiac cat 66 Third of IX 70 Guy on “The Flintstones,” to a Russian economist? 73 Tacks on 74 “Entourage” agent Gold short Japanese economist? settings Indian economist? Kenyan economist? ignation ing economist? DOWN 2 Luigi’s love 3 Acts silently 4 Skirt feature 5 Use stitches 6 Bar missile 7 Mini-whirlpool 24 Hero pilot 32 “Sounds good to me” 33 “— gather!” 34 Hot Chinese cuisine style 35 Those, to Juan 36 “— Blu Dipinto di Blu” studio) 42 Electrical unit 43 Practice sessions 44 Pre-Easter seasons 45 Stair feature 47 Polynesian idol 50 Having long neck hair 54 Quantity 60 Slope at auction) 64 Newborn 65 Soap stuff the moon 72 Supervisors 73 Author Nin 75 L-Q link PREMIER Crossword Presently-Saturday, April 10 The Taxpayer Assistance Program will begin on all three islands on Saturday, February 20, 2010 and will run every Saturday until April 10, 2010. There will be no taxpayer assistance on Saturday, April 3, 2010. T uesday, March 9 The St. John Historical Society’s monthly meeting will be on Tuesday, March 9, at 7 p.m. at the Bethany Moravian Church Hall. Saturday, March 13 — Gifft Hill School’s 24th Annual Dinner Auction will be Saturday, March 13, at the Westin Resort. — The Reichhold Center for the Arts continues its 2010 season with the conscious sounds of the United Kingdom’s award winning reggae band Steel Pulse on Saturday, March 13, at 8 p.m. W ednesday, March 17 The St. John free lecture to be on March 17 at Trinidad Charlie’s house. Please call Suki Buckhalter at 642-3739 for more information and directions to lecture. March 17-21 Steve Simon’s eighth annual blues festival will rock St. John from March 17 through 21. Saturday, March 20 The Coral Bay Yacht Club is School on Saturday, March 20, at Miss Vie’s Campground on the East End. Friday, March 26 The Department of Human Services, in conjunction with other departments and organizations will host Child Find, a free developmental screening old. The screening will be on Friday, March 26, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Myrah Keating Smith Community Health Center. Saturday, April 10 Julius E. Sprauve School Fundraising Gala will take place on Saturday, April 10, at Caneel Bay Resort. Saturday, May 22 Mark those calendars — the Animal Care Center will cel ebrate Wagapalooza’s tenth anniversary on Saturday, May 22. St. John Tradewinds welcomes notices of community-orient 776-6496, e-mail editor@tradewinds.vi or fax 693-8885. Alcholics Anonymous Meetings Alcoholics Anonymous meets as scheduled: Sundays, 9:45 a.m. at Hawksnest Bay Beach; Closed meeting for alcoholic only at Nazareth Lutheran Church at 5:30 on Tuesdays; Open meetings on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 6 p.m. at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cruz Bay; Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 6 p.m. at Moravian Church, Coral Bay. Narcotics Anonymous Meetings Narcotics Anonymous has open meeting from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Saturday at St. Ursula’s Church. Al-Anon Meetings Al-Anon meets on St. John every Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the p.m. at St. Ursula’s Multi-purpose center. Alateen Meetings Alateen will meet on Mondays at St. Ursula’s Church from 6 to 7 p.m. and is open to anyone interested in attending. 

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St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 19 Commerical Storage: Secured Lockers Sizes to 10’ x 12’, Autos, Boats, Trailers. Call For Rates: 779-4445 www.properyachts.com EVERYTHING YOU NEED ON EVERY LEVEL GREAT PLACE TO SHOP, DINE AND WORK COME JOIN US WE HAVE SPACES AVAILABLE RETAIL, OFFICE AND STORAGE 340-776-6455 RELIABLE MOBILE AUTO REPAIR: Professional and experi enced. Brakes, CV Joints, Suspensions, Shocks, Alternators, Timing Belts, General Engine, Repair, Foreign & Domestic. All Work Guaranteed. Call 227-9574 The Lumberyard Down Town Cruz Bay Where St. John Does BusinessCommercial Space AvailableFor Space Call Nick 771-3737 Legal Notice The Directors of St. John Homes, Inc. hereby advise the St. John community, and the public at large, that Jane Thompson (a/k/a Jane Stuckert) is NOT a Director, AUTHORIZED to represent, bind, nor conduct business on behalf of the Company in ANY capacity. Any person or entity doing business with Jane Thompson ak/a Jane Stuckert on behalf of St. John Homes, Inc. does so at their own risk, and the Company will not honor any representations, commitments or undertakings made by Ms. Thompson. Glass/Screens COMPLETE GLASSES$79 Single Vision $109 BifocalsDr. Craig Friedenberg779-2020 PLENTY OF PARKING GOOD TRAFFIC FLOW Cruz Bay Watersports 776-6857Hot! Hot! Hot! snorkeling, sailing trips to the BVI, etc. Growing watersports company has immediate openings: NEXT ADVERTISING DEADLINE IS THURSDAY MARCH 11TH. Services new center with market, bank, spa & more ofce/retail space available 1036 sq. ft. reasonable rates / exible terms excellent location next to Westin call Emily for info. #776-6666 1036 sq. ft./ 726 sq. ft. GLASS MIRRORS GLASS SHOWERS SCREENS TABLE TOPSAcross from Inspection Lane, Sub Base, STT, 777-9269 An EDC Qualied SupplierLICENSED GENERAL CONTRACTOR AND P AINTING Commerical Employment Employment Gifft Hill School is now accepting applications for the 2010 / 2011 school year in both elementary and secondary. We are an independent private school located on St. John US Virgin Islands, serving students from preschool through 12th. For an application or for additional information, please call 776-1730 or email jillhale@giffthillschool.org For Sale by Owner SCENIC PROPERTIES 340-693-7777 Cruz Bay: 1 bed/1 bath $1400; 3 bed/2 bath/w/d $1700 Coral Bay: 1 bed apt/ w/d/ocean front $1250; 1 bed/1 bath/w/d/ocean front $1400 For Rent 2/2, A/C, fans, W/D, paved road, at door parking, mt. top house, 30-mile views, very secure, private, $1300 561-832-3040/561-602-9484 Coral Bay, furnished 1 bedroom apartment with Hill. $1200/month plus utilities. First/Last/Security. 1.610.739.3361 Long Term Fully Furnished Coral Bay Newer 2 Bed 2 Bath A/C W/D $1800/mth Ron 715-853-9696 Westin Villas For Sale great views, contiguous weeks: 1 br wks 51,52, 1 studio wk 52 all offers considered e-mail masdndw@aol.com One Bed, furnished in furnished in Contant. Call 340-690-1104 Suzuki Island Car for Sale: Partially Renovated $1500 OBO Richard 340 642-5358 Autos 06 JEEP WRANGLER Yellow, hardtop, extended length, 4x4, A/C, CD player, hardly driven with 8,000 mileage. $16,500 or OBO (860) 912-3718 Misc. & photos just for St. John. StJohnBuySell.com Two cottages, 1BR 2BA and 1BR 1BA in Coral Bay completed 12/07, income producer, underground utilities, solar HWH, outrageous views, main site still available for building, $750,000. Antonette 340.776.1179. 2002 HONDA CIVIC 4 door, black, excellent condition, 6-disc Pioneer CD player, $6,500. 779-4409/508-560-0998 New 2BR, furnished, large bath, off-street parking, ceiling fans, microwave, security lights, spacious porch overlooking Westin, $1700/month; 340-7766331 or 678-715-1129. Timeshare For Sale HOUSE FOR RENT: Coral Bay 2-BR, 1.5-BA, W/D, large deck with harbor views. Direct bus route ac cess. $1300 mo. First and last rent upfront. 302-381-5247 Apartment for Rent: 3 Bed/2 Bath apartment available. Located at 12D Adrian Estate, St. John. Semi-furnished. Quiet area and just 7 mins. drive to town. Call Gertrude at 776-6994. Leave message if necessary. For Sale 2002 Jeep Wrangler, 4WD, heat ing, A/C, rear seat, 34,000 miles, auto trans, AM/ FM radio w/tape deck. $7,500.00 — offers considered 270-559-5597 Equipment 184SC CASE SKID LOADER with backhoe, brand new engine, $15K 779-4409/508-560-0998 ST. JOHN TRADEWINDS SubcriptionsCall 340-776-6494 and start your subscription today! We Accept VISA & MasterCard 

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20 St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 AccommodationsCaribbean Villas & Resorts tel. 1-800-338-0987 or locally 340-776-6152 Island Getaways 888-693-7676, islandgetawaysinc.com kathy@islandgetawaysinc.com Suite St. John Villas/Condos tel. 1-800-348-8444 or locally at 340-779-4486 VIVA Vacations tel. 779-4250 P.O. Box 1747, STJ, VI 00831Air-ConditioningDr. Cool 340-715-COOL (2556) One call for all your air-conditioning refrigeration and appliance needsArchitectureCrane, Robert Architect, AIA tel. 776-6356 P.O. Box 370, STJ, VI 00831 Barefoot Architect, Inc. tel. 693-7665 fax 693-8411 P.O. Box 1772, STJ, VI 00831Art/GalleriesMaho Bay Art Center tel. 776-6226 Offering Art ClasssesBankingScotiabank #1 Mortgage Lender in the VI The Marketplace (340) 776-6552 Beauty/SpaBeauty Lounge Salon & Spa 776-0774 www.stjohnbeautylounge.com Located in Mongoose Junction W estin Resorts & Villas Spa Services tel. 693-8000, ext. 1903/1904Building ProductsSt. John Hardware tel. 693-8780 fax 776-6685 Located at The Marketplace GalleriesMaho Bay Art Center tel. 776-6226 Glass blowing, pottery, recycled art, tie dye, paper makingHealthSt. John Eye Care 779-2020 27 years serving Virgin Islanders Dr. Craig FriedenbergInsuranceTheodore T unick & Company Phone 775-7001 / Fax 775-7002 www.theodoretunick.comJewelryR&I PATTON goldsmithing 776-6548 or (800) 626-3455pattongold.com, Chat@pattongold.comLandscapingAlfredo’s Landscaping tel. 774-1655 cell 513-2971 P.O. Box 91, St. John, VI 00831 Coral Bay Garden Center tel. 693-5579 fax 714-5628 P.O. Box 1228, STJ, VI 00831 PROPERTYKING tel. 643-6348 Landscaping & IrrigationProperty ManagerCimmaron Property Management tel. 340-715-2666 St. John’s Premier Property Manager Seaview Vacation Homes, Inc. tel. 340-776-6805; 1-888-625-2963 www.seaviewhomes.comReal EstateAmerican Paradise Real Estate tel. 693-8352 fax 693-8818 P.O. Box 8313, STJ, VI 00831 info@americanparadise.com Cruz Bay Realty tel. 693-8808 fax 693-9812 P.O. Box 66, STJ, VI 00831 info@cruzbayrealty.com Debbie Hayes, GRI tel. 714-5808 or 340-642-5995 debbiehayes@debbiehayes.com www.stjohnvirealestate.com Holiday Homes of St. John tel. 776-6776 fax 693-8665 P.O. Box 40, STJ, VI 00831 info@holidayhomesVI.com Islandia Real Estate tel. 776-6666 fax 693-8499 P.O. Box 56, STJ, VI 00831 info@islandiarealestate.com John McCann & Associates tel. 693-3399 fax 888-546-1115 Located at Wharfside Landing www.RealEstateOnStJohn.com RE/MAX Island Paradise Realty tel. 775-0949 fax 888-577-3660 P. O. Box 646, STJ, VI 00831 info@remaxipr.comRestaurantsConcordia Cafe, 693-5855 Happy Hour 4:30-6pm Dinner 6-8:30pm Tues-Sat Fish Trap Restaurant and Seafood Market tel. 693-9994, Closed Mondays La Tapa tel. 693-7755 Open Wednesday-Monday Ronnie’s Pizza and Mo’ tel. 693-7700 Call for Delivery Located in Boulon Center Skinny Legs “A Pretty OK Place” tel. 340-779-4982 www.skinnylegs.com Sun Dog Cafe tel. 693-8340 Located at Mongoose JunctionRetailSugar Birds 340-776-6909 Located at Mongoose JunctionServicesC4th Custom Embroidery tel. 779-4047 Located in Coral Bay St. John TradewindsBusiness Directory St. John Tradewinds — Call 776-6496 3 Sail Church 10 Sunday Baha’i Community of St. John Race Unity Devotions 7:30 p.m. Fridays; Study Circles 9 a.m. Sundays 776-6316, 776-6254 Bethany Moravian Church Cruz Bay, St. John 11 a.m., Sunday School 776-6291 Calvary Baptist Church 13 ABC Coral Bay, 776-6304 Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday evening 6 p.m., Thursday 7 p.m. Christian Ministry Cinnamon Bay Beach Inter-Denominational Sunday 8:30 a.m. Christian Science Society 10:45 a.m. SundayMarketplace Wednesday Testimonials 7:45 p.m. on last Wed. of Month The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Sun. 9 a.m., STT. 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 Witness 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays; 7 p.m. Saturdays (Espaol), 10 a.m. Sundays 340-715-0530 Missionary Baptist Church 9:30 a.m. Sunday Services, 10:45 Worship, Tuesday 7 p.m. Bible Study 693-8884 Nazareth Lutheran Church Sunday 9 a.m., Sunday School 8 a.m. 776-6731 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Sat. 6 p.m., Sun. 7:30 & 9:30 a.m., Spanish Mass 5:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 7 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 a.m. 776-6339 St. John Methodist Church Sunday 10 a.m 693-8830 Seventh Day Adventist Saturdays 779-4477 St. John Pentecostal Church Sunday 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 Church Sundays, 7:15 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Every 1st Sunday: Service 9:30 a.m. Bible Class, Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. 777-6306 Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 9:45 a.m. Sunday 776-6332 Word of Faith Church Word of Faith International Christian Center, Sundays 7:30 a.m. Gifft Hill SchoolCall 774-8617 St. John Church Schedule & Directory Subscription Form Ferry Schedules CRUZ BAY TO RED HOOK RED HOOK TO CRUZ BAY CRUZ BAY TO DOWNTOWN CHARLOTTE AMALIE Leaves Cruz Bay 3:45 p.m. Leaves 5:30 p.m 

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winnebago.” What Angel’s Rest is not is a power boat, Hoschl added. “There is nothing quick about this,” he said. “It’s all about having fun, taking it easy and having a stress free time. It’s really a lei sure cruise to just relax and enjoy the boat, the bay and the day.” Two fresh water showers let guests rinse off the salt water after their snorkeling adventures to enjoy the boat in the utmost comfort. An iPod docking station ensures favorite tunes. The boat is available for full and half day charters for up to six people and the captain requests no guests under the age of 13. Hoschl is even open to custom charters like Sunday brunch, yoga or spa-themed trips. “I think the boat would be perfect for massage cruises or spa treatments,” said Hoschl. “There is plenty of room for yoga in the shade in the salon or upstairs on the sun deck. The boat would be great for parties or weddings or retreats.” “There are so many possibilities,” Hoschl said. Above all, Hoschl wants to offer a unique experience for his guests, he explained. “We want to make it a comfortable and luxurious cruising day around Coral Bay harbor and Round Bay with guests enjoying the utmost in comfort,” said the captain. No matter how one whiles away the time aboard Angel’s Rest, the experience is sure not to be forgotten. For more information call 514-6270 or 776-0609.St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 21 Providing professional rental management and marketing services for St. John’ s finest vacation villas and condominiums.For reservations For St. John or brochures business call1-800-338-0987 340-776-6152Vi e w o u r v i l la s a t w w w . c a r i b b e a n v i l l a . c o m Lumberyard Complex P .O. Box 458 St. John USVI 00831 C a r i b b e a nV i l l a s & R e s o r t sM A N A G E M E N T C O . EXCLUSIVE REAL ESTATE SERVICE IN THE VIRGIN ISLANDSOfce: 340 714 5808 Cell: 340 642 5995www.StJohnVIRealEstate.com DH@DH. ISLA VISTAExceptional 5 bedrm, 4.5 bath Gated Villa atop Caneel Hill. Seller is Licensed Real Estate Broker.VILLALLUREImpressive 5 bedrm, 7 bath European Style Villa in Coral Bay Contact DEBBIE HAYES, GRI, Your Licensed U.S. Virgin Islands Real Estate Broker DebbieHayes-TW 12.21.09.indd 1 12/14/09 10:21:42 PM Style and Comfort Aboard Angel’s Rest St. John Tradewinds News Photo Courtesy of Nancy NemethGuests can soak up the sun on the top deck. Continued from Page 11 TRADEWINDS SUBCRIPTIONSCall 340-776-6494 We Accept VISA or MC 

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We ’ re Sold on St. John! .cruzba yrealty .com Gretchen Labrenz Margie Labrenz Susanne Kir kT amm y P olloc kF ounded in 1985 CBR HOME LISTINGSA BEST BUY! – Well built, poured concrete cottage with lovely covered wraparound porch in Est. Carolina. Tile oors, louvered windows w/complete hurricane shutters, at lot for gardening & concrete slab in place for future garage & expansion. Only $349,000. CHRISTY ANN – New rental villa in upscale neighbor hood. Masonry construction with low maintenance fea tures. three bedroom/two baths, large covered veranda, spa, 20’ vaulted ceiling in greatroom, ample room for ex pansion. $1,595,000. LUMINARIA – Luxurious ridge-top villa with incredible views of North shore and down island. Large pool with waterfall, 3 bedroom/ bath suites, 4 car garage, gated entry, beautiful furnishings and landscaping, vacation rental history. $2,495,000. PERELANDRA – Excellent 2 bd/2 bath rental villa high above Cruz Bay. 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CONDOS . HOMES . LAND . FRACTIONALS . COMMERCIALView all St. John MLS properties at our website at www.americanparadise.com Voted “BEST REAL ESTATE AGENCY ON ST. JOHN” 2008 INFO@HolidayHomesVI.com TOLL FREE:WWW.HOLIDAYHOMESVI.COM FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL ST. JOHN MLS PROPERTIES, DVD TOURS OF THE PROPERTIES, AND/OR A COPY OF OUR NEWSLETTER CALL OR E-MAIL US.“The Company that gives back to St. John” “GALLOWS POINT” 3 premier OCEAN FRONT UNITS (9-D & 1-D upper & 9-A lower) each with private deck/ patio, Walk to town! $1,400,000, $1,275,000 & $1,200,000. WATERFRONT “PRESIDIO DEL MAR” on Peter Bay Point, has private path to pristine beach. Spectacular new, gated estate on 1.63 acres with exceptional privacy, surrounded by 645’ shoreline and National Park waters. “ L’AUTRE MONDE” Breathtaking views! Privacy is paramountContemporary gated estate features open oor plan with extensive common areas, 2 pools, luxurious master suite, 6 additional bdrms. Private dock. 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24 St. John Tradewinds, March 8-14, 2010 By Jaime Elliott St. John Tradewinds Better late than never. Military, Women Airforce Service Pilots tion they deserve and one St. John musician will be there. Jay Keefe — one third of the popular bluegrass-twinged band The Hot Club of Coral Bay along with his wife Laurie and Ike Eichenberg — will be taking a little break from entertaining this week in or der to accept a long-over due award on behalf of his mother. Keefe will be in Washington, D.C. on March 10 to attend a ceremony in honor of the WASP, who include his late mother among their elite rank. The groundbreaking women pilots will join the likes of George Washington, the Dalai Lama, Rosa Parks and Pope John Paul II, when they are awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest accolade possible for civilians in the United States. Lyda Keefe, nee Dunhman, was one of during World War II from mid-west air craft factories to ports of embarkation and military training bases. She was a student at Boston Universisons from the Civil Air Patrol, which was offering a class for nine students — eight men and one woman, explained Keefe. “That is where my mother and father met,” said Keefe. “They both went to Boston University, class of 1942, and which is now Logan. They both got their pilots’ licenses but he couldn’t join the Air Force because he was color blind.” “So my father joined the infantry and They got married in 1944 during the war As the U.S. entered World War II, it became obvious that the Air Force had a manpower shortage and women could ing insistence of women pilots Jacqueline Cochran and Nancy Harkness Love — as well as the support of Eleanor Roosevelt — the WASP were created in 1942. Once the word was out, more than 25,000 women applied for about 1,800 positions. The women, who all had their pilots licenses and an average of 1,400 on the line for a government that barely even acknowledged them. The WASP paid their own way to get to training in Texas, and when they were disbanded, had to pay their own way back home. “They had to do all of this on their own dime,” said Keefe. “They even had to buy their own uniforms.” In total, 38 WASP and trainees were lies had to take up collections to pay for While the women were all pilots, they had to receive training to learn Army lations. After completing her training in Sweetwater, Texas, Lyda Keefe was shipped out to Romulus, Michigan near an aircraft manufacturer. both to the east coast and to the west coast to deliver planes,” said Keefe. seat of your pants. This was before radar or GPS and all she had was a compass, a hundred miles before you had to refuel,” Keefe said. “You always had to be looking for the next airport or base to refuel.” Before being unceremoniously disbanded in 1944 — the women weren’t needed since men returning from Europe needed new roles to take on — the WASP of aircraft in the Air Force arsenal. Despite serving their country during World War II, the women pilots weren’t even recognized as veterans for more than 35 years, Keefe added. “Senator Barry Goldwater was instrumental in getting legislation passed in the as veterans so they could get veterans’ With the WASPs disbanded, Lyda Keefe bought her own train ticket back east and settled down to her marriage, family and career. The Keefes eventually moved to New Jersey, where Lyda raised three children — who didn’t even know about her brave and pioneering history for a long time. “When I was a little kid, I didn’t even know my mom was a pilot,” said Keefe. “One of her girlfriends was a pilot who had married a pilot and they owned an airport in New Jersey. One time we all were cruising over New Jersey, my mom took over.” “I was amazed,” he said. “She never even told me she was a pilot. Then we found out that my mom had been a WASP and all this history.” As Lyda Keefe got older, she proudly service to her country, Keefe added. “Later on, after we were grown up, she started going to WASP reunions and talking about the old times,” he said. “She would go to schools sometimes in her old uniform and talk about how women can do anything as good as, and usually better than, men.” While Lyda Keefe, who would have turned 89 this year, passed away 10 years ago, her son Jay will proudly accept a far too belated award. “This was a big part of her life and she was very proud of her service,” Keefe said. “She just didn’t get her recognition when she was younger. But this is very exciting.” WASPs — the youngest of which is 85 years old — to attend the March 10 cer emonies in the nation’s capital on March American military. coast and to the west coast to deliver planes. And back seat of your pants. This was before radar or GPS and all she W omen Pilots of W orld W ar II Finally Get Recognition— Local Musician To Attend Ceremony in Washington, D.C.