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July 7-13, 2014
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F E S T I V A L
Parade Party
Entertains
Festival Crowd
Students from Guy H.
Benjamin School and Julius
E. Sprauve School teamed
up for a flag-waving troupe
in patriotic colors, right.
Pan ‘round de Neck,
below, played the route.
Caneel Bay Resort’s
Egyptian-themed floupe
featured a towering
pyramid, bottom right.
Festival photos on
pages 2-8, and 22-24.
Tradewinds News Photos by Bill Stelzer
C O V E R A G E
Jim Dalmida To
Launch Write-in
Campaign for
Senator at Large
Page 8
New Ferries
Provide Airline
Style Ride in
Plush Comfort
Page 10
St. John Youth
Come Out for
Summer Slam
Basketball
Page 13
Miles Stair Named
Realtor of the Year
Page 11
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St. John Tradewinds News Photo by Yelena Rogers
Under the direction of Mr. Jones, the Flambeau
Combo from the Boschulte Middle School performed
during the Empancipation Day events on July 3, in
Franklin Powell Sr. Park.
July 3 Emancipation Day
Festivities Celebrate
Historical Significance
of St. John Revolution
By Tom Oat
St. John Tradewinds
CRUZ BAY — Franklin Powell Sr. Park in Cruz Bay was
the focus of reverent historical remembrances Thursday, July 3,
2014, for the St. John Emancipation Day festivities with the appropriate insistence on historical accuracy.
Interspersed with musical entertainment from Flambeau
Combo and the Bertha Boschulte Quelbe, St. Johnian Emmanuel
“Mano” Boyd blew the ceremonial conch shell horn; Marcella
presented an “Emancipation Dance;” and the St. John a capella
group N’Harmony provided musical selections.
Drawing a contrast with the official proclamation of the event
issued by Governor John P. deJongh, St. Johnian historian and
scholar Dr. Gilbert Sprauve set the tone for the solemn event
by reminding the festive crowd of the true historic nature of the
event.
Celebrating the 166th year since chattel slavery was abolished
in the Danish West Indies, Dr. Sprauve reminded the audience
which filled the vendor’s village set up for the July 4 festivities
of the historical significance of the St. John rebellion.
The St. John uprising was a “revolution” not a “revolt,” Dr.
Sprauve distinguished, with the leaders of the uprising setting up
a government for six months.
Following an open mic forum on Emancipation and Independence, the festivities concluded with a torchlight procession led
by Pan-Round-De-Neck.
Politicians were kept to a limited participation in the event
with the first eight candidates responding and limited to a 5-minute presentation.
Residents of all ages dressed patriotically for the Festival and Independence Day
parade, including the JESS and GBS Troupe, above.
New Troupes Dance Through Cruz Bay
Alongside Old Favorites
at 60th Anniversary Festival Parade
By Andrea milam
St. John Tradewinds
CRUZ BAY — The sun shone
down on St. John as the streets of
Cruz Bay came alive with color
and energy on Friday, July 4, when
St. John Festival revelers danced
through the island town. The 2014
Festival parade marked the 60th
year that St. John residents and
visitors alike have celebrated the
Fourth of July with a uniquely Caribbean flair.
Young and old lined the parade
route, with many claiming their
spots hours before the 11 a.m. start
time so as not to miss a moment of
the action.
“It’s a fun thing to do,” said
St. Thomian Ronnie Lockhart,
who attends the St. John Festival
parade every year. “It’s short and
sweet. I watch it from beginning
to end.”
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A seasonal favorite, Chester “The Mighty Groover”
Brady participates as a one-man floupe.
St. John Tradewinds News Photos by Yelena Rogers
Visitors stop parade participants for a quick photo, top
left, St. John resident Gina Wellner, above, and a beautiful
Westin Resort troupe member decked out in all white, left.
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Lockhart said he was most looking forward to
seeing “pan round de neck” troupes, and the famed
Gypsy Troupe, which was founded in 1952 by his
mother and father.
Joining Lockhart was Pat Bailey, also a St. Thomas native who comes to St. John for the parade every
year.
“I like to support the culture of the Virgin Islands
and our diversity,” said Bailey, whose history is also
rooted in St. Thomas Carnival — his mother, Kay
Bailey, was one of the founders of the St. Thomas parade in the 1950s. “Love City’s parade really carries
the spirit of St. Thomas Carnival in days past.”
In honor of the 60th anniversary of St. John Festival, there were some special entries in the parade this
year, including the appearance of many past princes,
princesses, and queens. Parade marshal Elsie Thomas-Trotman, the very first Miss St. John, smiled with
joy as she waved to the crowd from atop her convertible.
The Festival Committee, the group that puts in
all the hard work behind the scenes, had a troupe of
its own, featuring a “Shine Bright Like a Diamond”
theme complete with dazzling beaded costumes and
feathered headbands. Festival parade mainstays, the
Shaka Zulus, did not disappoint with their intricate
African-themed costumes; many troupe members let
out great roars while lunging toward those lining the
parade route, much to parade-goers’ delight.
Some troupes danced behind bands giving live
performances, including Cool Session Brass, while
others moved to amplified soca tunes blasted from giant speakers. The St. John Brewers troupe threw out
beaded necklaces and candy to children lining the parade route. Even the V.I. Water and Power Authority
had its own troupe, its float decorated with a mock
propane tank and solar panels.
Always an entertaining display of Virgin Islands
culture, Chester “Mighty Groover” Brady’s one-man
entry this year paid tribute to five women important
to the islands’ history. His homemade float honored
Queen Breffu, who helped lead the 1733 St. John
slave revolt, as well as the three “queens” — Mary,
Matilda, and Agnes — who played leading roles in
the 1878 St. Croix Fireburn.
“I’m giving tribute to five women who controlled
the islands over the years,” said Brady. “Every year I
have a different cultural display. It’s never the same
thing twice.”
Governor John deJongh watched the procession
from the stand along the waterfront along with other
government officials.
“I’m looking forward to seeing all the troupes,
particularly those with young people,” said deJongh.
“I enjoy seeing friends, family, and new visitors to St.
John. The Festival parade is special — it’s small and
has a lot of intensity. It reflects St. John.”
The evening wrapped up with a grand fireworks
display over Cruz Bay, which attracted hundreds
of people who lined Cruz Bay beach to take in the
show.
St. John Festival Jr. Miss contestants (L to R) Raven
Phillips-Love, Kyara Lewis, and Mirisa Clendinen ride in
a convertible during the July
Fourth parade on Friday.
2014
Rain Data
at Trunk Bay
(Courtesy of Rafe Boulon)
Month:
JUne 2014
0.97 Inches
Average
June
3.04 Inches
Total Y-t-D
20.83 Inches
Y-T-D Average
17.62 Inches
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Church Directory .................18
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Community Calendar ..........16
Crime Stoppers ...................19
Crossword Puzzle ...............20
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Letters .................................14
Obituary ..............................16
On the Market .....................12
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TV personality Addy Ottley, sitting center above left, covers the St. John Festival
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2014 St. John Festival Queen Kyrelle Thomas, 16, blows kisses to the crowd of parade
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By Jaime Elliott
St. John Tradewinds
CRUZ BAY — After spending all day playing basketball with St. John youth, many people would certainly look
forward to a quiet evening at home.
Not so for about 20 members of a visiting mission team.
The group wrapped up a long day at Summer Slam Basketball Camp last week (see related story on opposite page)
by heading over to Cruz Bay to volunteer at Children’s
Village each night.
The mission team was hosted by Freshwater Church,
a church which was planted on St. John by pastor Terry
Lansdale about a year and a half ago.
Lansdale, along with his wife Marta, began visiting St.
John in 2005 and always wanted to establish a church on
the island.
“I am a pastor and a church planter,” said Lansdale.
“I started and grew several churches in Missouri. I knew
I would come down here, but I had to wait while I was
working in the states where I planted and grew a church.”
“Then the time was right for us to come and we’re excited,” he said.
Freshwater Church welcomed the mission team, which
hailed largely from the New York metropolitan area and
paid their own way down. The group stayed at Cinnamon
Bay and at private homes while volunteering at the Summer Slam Basketball Camp and St. John Children’s Village.
“We’ve kept them pretty busy and everyone has had a
great time with the kids,” Lansdale said.
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Kids enjoy the dart station in Children’s Village, which is an alcohol- and drug-free
zone, sponsored by the Rotary Club of St. John.
Bouncy House, Race Cars and More
Draw St. John Youth to Children’s Village
By Jaime Elliott
St. John Tradewinds
CRUZ BAY — Just as Love
City adults anxiously await the
music and entertainment at St.
John Festival Village each July,
the island’s younger residents
count down the days to the annual
Children’s Village.
Last week, those kids enjoyed
games, prizes, face-painting and
a bouncy house near the V.I. National Park ball field in Cruz Bay
for six nights, Saturday, June 28,
through Thursday, July 3, from 6
to 9 p.m.
“We are usually here for five
nights but this year we opened
on Saturday and ran for six full
nights,” said Rotary Club of St.
John past president Joan Bermingham.
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The clown toss was a hit for all children.
is a safe and fun zone for the island’s youth while the annual St.
John Festival and Festival Village
is running at the U.S. Customs
parking lot.
Games at the children’s village
this year ranged from the ever-
popular bouncy house to matchbox racing cars, a basketball toss
and balloon-popping darts.
For only 50-cents a ticket, kids
of all ages tried their hands at the
games in hopes of earning enough
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Early Morning Crowd Celebrates J’Ouvert
Campaign Pens or Pencils Soon Come?
Jimmy Dalmida To Launch Write-in
Campaign for Senator at Large Seat
Tradewinds News Photo by Tom Oat
The Cool Sessions
Band kept the crowd
moving through Estate
Enighed to close the
2014 Festival J’Ouvert
romp, above.
V.I. Police Department
presence was visible at
a peacefully crazy St.
John Festival J’Ouvert
on Friday morning, July
4, with tactical officers
accompanying the
raucous crowd through
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By Tom Oat
St. John Tradewinds
Former St. John Administrator James Dalmida is going
to mount a write-in campaign
for Senator at Large so voters
can have a “better choice” in
the November election, Dalmida told St. John Tradewinds in
late June.
Dalmida, who served as island administrator in the Schneider administration, withdrew his announced candidacy
for the Democratic nomination
for the St. John V.I. Senate seat
in May after election officials
questioned his residency eligibility because Dalmida has been
working out of the territory.
When officials asked Dalmida for tax documentation of his
three-year USVI residency at
the May deadline for filing candidacy papers, the popular administrator and hospitality industry professional said he was
unable to provide the necessary
documentation before the deadline imposed and he withdrew
his candidacy promising to try
again.
On June 28, Dalmida told
St. John Tradewinds by e-mail
that he would be mounting a
write-in campaign instead of
waiting for the next election to
primary.
“Because so many people
are asking me to do something
so they can have a better choice
than they have now, we are
running a write-in campaign,”
Dalmida e-mailed Tradewinds.
“We are going forward because
many Virgin Islanders feel that
it is time for a new way of
thinking,”
“I am working with an attorney so I am limited on what
I can disclose at this time,”
Dalmida added. “We will have
a press release ready after the
holidays.”
Election officials also denied Senator at Large bids by
Democratic B. Greg Miller and
Republican Jodi Hodge based
on the Board of Elections’
three-year St. John residency
requirement leaving only two
St. Johnians qualified to run for
Senator at Large in the November election: the controversial
Ronnie Jones as the Democratic
candidate and the Independent
candidate, former Senator at
Large Almando Liburd.
And, Dalmida hopes, “Other” or “Write-in.”
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Fourth Annual St. John Chaotic Kayak Race Set for July 27
By Jaime Elliott
St. John Tradewinds
Mark those calendars for Sunday, July 27, for a day of competition and fun on the waves for a
great cause as the St. John Chaotic Kayak race takes over Oppenheimer Beach for the fourth year
in a row.
All funds from the event go
to support Team River Runner’s
Virgin Islands program which
each November brings a group of
wounded veterans
to the island for
a week of health
and healing. TRR
was founded a decade ago at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center to introduce wounded
veterans to adaptable kayak sports,
encouraging independence and
fostering camaraderie among the men and women
healing after battle and injuries.
Today there are TRR chapters
at military hospitals across the
country which host kayak trips
and events, supplying a vital social link and physical outlet for
wounded veterans.
TRR’s Virgin Islands program
brings potential chapter leaders
recommended by their chapters
to spend a week at Cinnamon
Bay Campground exploring local waters and gaining a deeper
understanding of the group. The
program is coordinated by veteran and former St. John resident
John Schuld who, along with wife
Brandi Schuld and Sadie Sea owner Tom Larson, organizes the Chaotic Kayak event as well.
The TRR Virgin Islands program is completely funded through
in-kind donations and money from
fundraisers; with the bulk of funds
coming from the annual St. John
Chaotic Kayak race.
The fourth annual Chaotic
Kayak race, on July 27, will feature both water-side and land-wide
excitement. Water lovers can take
part in Stand Up Paddle and kayak
races, while also enjoying delicious food and dozens of raffles,
which are available on a cash only
basis.
The SUP race will include both
a men’s and women’s category
with racers asked to bring their
own boards and pay a $25 entry
fee. Trophies will be awarded to
the top male and top female finishers in the SUP races.
For the kayak event, teams of
three — two paddlers with one
“gunner” in the middle — will
take to the water at noon on July 27
for the chance to win the coveted
golden paddle. A total of 32 teams
will compete over three rounds of
races with the top two teams in
each of the eight
preliminary heats
advancing to the
semi final round.
One team from
each of the four
semi final heats
will then advance
to the final round.
Teams
pay
$150 to take part
in the race, but
are encouraged to
raise much more
than that. Teams can earn a five
second head start for every additional $100 they raise over the
$150 registration fee.
One member from each team
must attend a meeting at the Inn at
Tamarind Court on Saturday, July
26, at 5 p.m. where teams can buy
time and draw for placements.
On race day, Sunday, July 27,
teams can check in at 11 a.m.
with races set to begin at 12 p.m.
There is no parking allowed at Oppenheimer Beach and event goers
should take a free shuttle provided
by St. John Community Foundation. Pick up locations will be at
the Cruz Bay gravel parking lot
and Mongoose Junction between
10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. with return
service beginning at 4 p.m.
Sadie Sea is also offering a water shuttle to Oppenheimer Beach
for the St. John Chaotic Kayak
race. The boat will leave from the
V.I. National Park dock at 10:30
a.m. Space aboard Sadie Sea is
limited.
Don’t miss this great beach party and the chance to support TRR.
“Our military veterans are responsible for the continuing freedoms we enjoy every day,” said
Schuld. “Many are wounded, both
physically and mentally, by the experience of war. The Chaotic Kayak is held annually to raise funds
to bring wounded veterans to St
John in November for a week of
camping, kayaking and healing.”
“By being a part of this important event, you are showing your
support, appreciation, and love for
our brave brothers and sisters and
the sacrifices they have made,” he
said.
For more information about St.
John Chaotic Kayak race and to
support a team, check out http://
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TIME FOR A CHANGE
Lets all work together to reduce the cost of electricity
WAPA says that 76% of the cost of electricity, or 40 cents per kilowatt hour (KWH) is for fuel.
Yet the Senate is seriously restricting the public and private use of renewable energy systems to
produce electricity. Why is that?
Recently the Senate enacted Bill No. 30-0004 which provides for payment for renewable energy
created by non-WAPA entities via a Feed In Tariff (FIT). Participants in the FIT program will be paid
$0.26/kwh for electricity they contribute to WAPA’s grid. The legislation allows the Public Serivce
Commission (PSC) to adjust the FIT payments up or down annually. It also limits the amount of solar
energy that individuals or other qualified entity can produce, if they are connected to WAPA. The
Virgin Islands’ long-term energy plan (2014 thru 2025) restricts solar to only 20 to 25% of our total
energy requirement and will continue to rely on fossil fuel for 40% of Territory’s energy needs. By
comparison Aruba is planning to be 100% renewable by 2020! The island of St. Croix is limited to
5MW and St. Thomas, St. John and Water Island is limited to 10 MW. St. Croix has already exceeded
its limit and DPNR has restricted applications on St. Thomas and St. John. Once these limits have
been reached no new renewable systems will be allowed to connect to the grid.
The cost of electricity in the Virgin Islands is having a very serious negative impact on our
economy. The cost of electricity has been the reason for many business closings which has eliminated
jobs in the private sector. The unreliability of electricity in the Virgin Islands creates a problem for
all businesses, including the Hospitality business, which is a major source of income for the Virgin
Islands.
We live in an environment that is blessed with abundant renewable energy resources. Tides, sun,
wind can all be used to create energy, but our system of a Government Agency providing us with
electrical energy has strapped us with some of the highest energy costs in the Caribbean and the
highest in the United States. The problem with WAPA is the same problem with all of our government
agencies; lack of planning, lack of training, and lack of maintenance. We need to begin to change
this.
Electricity generation and distribution in all most all developing countries is managed by the
government because of the lack of alternatives. As countries develop they usually privatize electricity
generation and distribution because of the inherent lack of efficiency in government controlled
systems.
WAPA currently has about 600 employees, they along with their families and WAPA employees
who have retired and are receiving a pension from the GERS, form a substantial voting block within
the Virgin Islands. It is a very serious mistake to think that keeping WAPA structured as it is now
benefits them, or the community as a whole.
Because we are a small insular community, the inherent lack of technological resources has kept
WAPA from developing maintenance systems necessary to keep the system operating and also limits
the ability to introduce modern generation systems.
Around the world renewable energy systems (solar & wind) are being used in conjunction with
man-made water reservoirs built on hillsides to store surplus energy. These reservoirs are operated
like a hydro-electric dam to produce electricity when renewable power is not available (night or clam
periods). This strategy has allowed the island of El Hiero in the Canary Islands to produce 100% of
its energy from renewable resources.
It is extremely short sighted for our leaders to limit the amount of energy that can be produced
on the homes of the people in this community, as well as schools, public buildings and commercial
structures. This creates a huge burden on the citizens and businesses in this community, just as the
continued non-payment of electric bills by Government agencies and departments creates a hidden
tax on all users of WAPA electricity.
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Passengers arrive on the Loredon
Boynes Ferry Dock in Cruz Bay
Thursday afternoon on July 3, above.
The limited companionway space on
the new ferries leaves a small area for
baggage which has operators concerned
about passenger safety issues.— and
using plush passenger seats on the new
inter-island ferries for excess baggage,
photos to left.
New Ferries Provide Airline-Style Ride in Plush, Air-Conditioned Environment
By Tom Oat
St. John Tradewinds
Cruz bay-Red Hook — At least one of the new
inter-island passenger ferries was in continuous operation
through the 2014 St. John Festival after franchisee Transportation Services put the Cruz Bay 1 into operation on July
3, Emancipation Day.
“They’re great; the seats are very comfortable,” said one
early rider of the plush padded airplane-style seats of the
new rides.
After more than eight months in the territory, the deep
blue, multi-hull ferries went into operation on the regular
route between Cruz Bay, St. John, and Red Hook, St. Thomas, during the height of July 4 St. John Festival.
The Cruz Bay 1 was still shuttling festival-goers between
the two islands on Saturday night, July 5.
Co-franchisee Varlack Ventures operated its VITRAN
ferry Red Hook 1 sporadically through the week as the island’s two ferry companies integrated the new vessels into
their fleets after months of negotiations with the V.I. Department of Public Works, the owner of the ferries.
“We’ll see how the people like them,” said Varlack Ventures’ Delrise Varlack, “and the luggage space.”
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— the last night of full searches of all passengers and belongings as part of a festival-long security screening in Red
Hook.
On board, passengers were treated to plush, high-backed
seating in the paneled interior with a half-dozen flat screen
televisions — repeating the beginning of the same movie
during both 10-or-so minute rides in a round trip from Cruz
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The hard plastic bench-style seat on the exterior upper
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Miles Stair Named Realtor of the Year
By Amy Roberts
St. John Tradewinds
Miles Stair of Holiday Homes has been named Realtor of the Year by the Virgin Islands Territorial Association of Realtors (VITAR). VITAR selected Stair
from among its 300 members for the annual award
given for community service and commitment.
But if you congratulate him, he’ll be quick to
mention that two other agents in his business, Christie O’Neil and Jan Courlas, have received the award
in prior years.
Modesty is Stair’s basic mode of operation, says
Beth Knight, the Acting Director of Gifft Hill School,
where Stair heads the board of directors. “He’ll be the
last person to sing his own praises.”
But there are plenty of people on St. John who
will do that for him. Stair’s contributions to the community stretch back to 1985 when he moved back to
St. John and became a Realtor.
Currently, Stair serves as Commissioner on the V.I
.Territorial Governing Board of Hospitals and Health
Facilities and on the St. Thomas-St. John District
Board. He is on the board of the Friends of the Virgin
Islands Park and is an active member of the St. John
Rotary. During St. John’s July 4th festival, you can
find Stair in the evenings volunteering in the Children’s Village.
Throughout the year, you can also find him running in 8 Tuff Miles, swimming the Beach to Beach
Power Swim, and paddle boarding in Rendezvous
Bay.
Stair is frankly enthusiastic about St. John:
“The people, the culture, the friendliness, and the
ability to wake up each day and say, ‘Wow, I’m in a
great place!’”
Business Is Pleasure
The real estate business is a pleasure, he adds.
“You’re basically selling St. John. You’re excited, they [the customers] are excited, and you make
friends for life. It’s a rewarding career.”
Ironically, Stair declined to enter the profession
when he completed college, although both his parents
were realtors in Virginia. Instead, he began working
for the National Park Service in Washington, D.C.
In 1972 Stair visited a Park Service friend on St.
John and secured a job as a front desk receptionist and
activities director at Caneel Bay when it was owned
by RockResorts.
“There I met the cute switchboard operator, Susan,” he said, and the two were married in 1976.
“Both sets of our parents were convinced we were
bums,” says Stair with a smile. That changed as they
moved away and Miles rose in management at highend RockResorts in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Williamsburg, Virginia.
1985 Return by Boat
In 1985, Susan and Miles sailed their boat from
Virginia back to St. John. Susan started the Grand
Gallery Shops, upscale clothing and gift shops including Bougainvillea and Island Fancy. Miles joined up
with Peter Griffith and Sis Frank at Holiday Homes.
Miles became a broker and bought the business in
1992. In 2001, Christie O’Neil became a partner and
co-owner.
Holiday Homes can trace its roots back to Sis
Frank, who started the first property management
company on St. John in 1960, managing the homes
for Cornelius and Cleome Wadsworth at Dennis Bay
and Harry and Priscilla Lyne at Honeymoon Beach.
Holiday Homes brokered the deals in the 1980s
for the Great Cruz Bay property that is now the Westin, the Pond Bay Club in Chocolate Hole, and the
luxury home sites in Peter Bay. More recently, Holiday Homes sold the site for the Grande Bay Resort in
Cruz Bay.
“We’ve watched as the island has grown and become the tourist destination it is today,” Stair said.
The island’s growth took off when the Allen-Williams’ Corp. brought in a pool of skilled labor for
the construction of the Virgin Grand Resort (now the
Westin) and then was fueled by the flood of insurance
money following Hurricane Hugo in 1989, according
to Stair.
Glen Speer’s developments in wood and stone,
such as Mongoose Junction, set a new a higher standard for construction, according to Stair.
“Before then, many of the homes here were the
tropical equivalent of lakeside cottages,” Stair said.
“Now pools and granite counters are the norm.”
Island Real Estate History
Real estate prices on St. John generally “track the
stateside market,” Stair said. “In the last slowdown,
we saw a fall-off in the number of buyers and the inventory swelled. Last year, according to the Multiple
Listing Service, 48 homes were sold. In the previous
three years, the numbers were down in the twenties.
We’re still seeing the effects today. It’s still a buyer’s
market.”
It’s a buyer’s market for those who can afford
the average home sale price in 2013 of $1.2 million.
Currently, there are about 150 homes listed for sale,
but there’s “a shadow inventory ” as well—homes of
those who are waiting for the market to get stronger
before they sell, Stair explained.
With 274 parcels listed for sale on St. John, land
sales have been pretty quiet, according to Stair, possibly because development requires the “visioning of
someone who wants a piece of the rock and wants to
build, and that takes a level of confidence.”
There are home sites for sale for under $100,000
near Cruz Bay, some even with water views, Stair
said. “A good part of the market are those who are
on island, and through financing and help from the
family are capturing prices that haven’t been seen for
awhile, especially for land.”
The real estate industry on St. John has come a
long way since Stair began and the telephone was the
only available technology. He recalls the days when
faxes and then computers became available, and the
Multiple Listing Service sent over listings on floppy
disks by ferry on Fridays. Real estate agencies have
grown, agents have split off to open companies of
their own, and St. Thomas agencies have opened
branches on St. John.
“We all do business together. We’re friendly competitors, and we celebrate everyone’s successes,”
Stair said. They will be celebrating again when he
receives his VITAR award at the convention of the
National Association of Realtors in New Orleans in
November.
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Enjoy Sweeping Water Views and Sunsets at Riley’s Retreat
By Jaime Elliott
St. John Tradewinds
Enjoy commanding water
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decks at Riley’s Retreat, where
you’re sure to enjoy plenty of evenings hosting dinner parties with
friends and family as you watch
the tropical sun sink below the horizon.
Sunset and water views are
only two of the many features to
discover at Riley’s Retreat, a six
bedroom, five bathroom villa in
Estate Pastory for sale for $1.445
million, explained 340 Real Estate
broker/owner Tammy Donnelly.
Conveniently located only a
few minutes away from the dining
and shopping of Cruz Bay, Riley’s
Retreat is nestled on a hillside in
a quiet neighborhood where you’ll
enjoy tranquility and relaxation.
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Riley’s Retreat is spread over
two units on two levels, offering
the utmost in privacy and plenty of
potential. The upper unit is a three
bedroom, two bathroom home
where you can linger on the outside living area and soak up those
expansive water views and cooling
trade winds. A large dining space
on the covered deck begs for dinner parties enjoyed al fresco as
you watch the lights of St. Thomas
and St. Croix flicker to life in the
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Inside find a spacious, yet cozy,
great room with native stone work
accents, a pool table and a custom,
hard wood built-in bookcase. The
great room flows into the open
plan dining and kitchen area which
combines the best of function and
form. Find a granite topped island
in the professional grade kitchen
which also features custom Brazilian cherry cabinets and top of the
line appliances.
There are three bedrooms on
the upper level of Riley’s Retreat,
each with its own split AC unit.
The master bedroom boasts an
en suite bathroom plus access to
an additional outdoor shower. All
three bedrooms are beautifully appointed and offer Caribbean charm
and refined luxury.
Riley’s Retreat boasts elegant
genuine Venetian plaster, luxurious
travertine floors and beautifully
crafted mahogany trim throughout
the home.
The lower unit at Riley’s Retreat features an additional two
bedrooms and one full bath with
a cozy living room and full kitchen boasting custom cabinets and
granite countertops and a dining
area. The lower unit, which is fully
air conditioned, also boasts those
beautiful travertine floors and mahogany trim.
This Estate Pastory villa also
includes a refreshing swimming
pool and relaxing hot tub. Stretch
out on a lounge chair pool side
and work on that tan while a friend
whips up a cocktail at the nearby
bar area. There is also an exercise room and additional full bath
found right off the pool deck.
Also found on the 0.35-acre
property is a stand alone cottage
with a full bath which features
decorative concrete countertops.
From afternoons spent sunning
at the pool and bar area to evening
watching tropical sunsets, enjoy
the best of Caribbean living at Riley’s Retreat.
For more information about
Riley’s Retreat, call 340 Real Estate broker/owner Tammy Donnelly at (340) 779-4478 or (340)
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St. John Tradewinds News Photos by Tom Oat
Taevion Calixte dribbles in for a basket, above, while
the younger kids congratulate each other, right.
St. John Youth Come Out In Force for Summer Slam Basketball Camp
By Jaime Elliott
St. John Tradewinds
Pine Peace — Boasting two collegiate
basketball players, several coaches and lots
of enthusiasm, Freshwater Church’s Summer Slam basketball camp last week at the
recently renovated Pine Peace court drew
more than 75 students from across St. John.
The students, in grades four through
nine, took part in three days of basketball
clinic exercises and drills Monday through
Wednesday, June 30, through July 2, and
then squared off in the Summer Slam basketball tournament to wrap up the camp on
Thursday, July 3.
The camp was hosted and organized by
Freshwater Church pastor Terry Lansdale,
who worked with V.I. Department of Sports,
Parks and Recreation and had a lot of help
from a visiting mission team.
Lansdale and his wife Marta started
Freshwater Church about a year and a half
ago after visiting the island for almost a decade.
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The camp was certainly a hit with St.
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the fours day of basketball instruction and
play.
The Freshwater Church mission team
numbered about 20 young adults mostly
from the New York metropolitan area with
one member coming from as far away as
Alaska.
Team members, who paid their own way
here and stayed at Cinnamon Bay Campground and private homes, didn’t have a
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Letters to St. John Tradewinds
Appalled by Use of Word “Gladfly”
Thanks Steve [Black]. First of all I think it is a GREAT idea to
have this on St. John! How cool would that be to have a permanent
village where we can hold music festivals, a vendors village, etc.
Certainly would help drive down the incredibly high prices at our
markets, help to support our local islanders, and would be a money
maker for the Port Authority who desperately needs it.
Secondly and this is directed to you Tom Oat — I am completely
appalled and disgusted by your recent article calling Steve Black
“gadfly.” It was very hurtful and made a lot of people very angry.
In 30 years Steve has only tried to help make St. John a better
place. He would give his shirt off his back to almost anyone (except
you of course). I certainly dont see you doing anything to help out
our island other than sitting behind your computer and calling people
mean names.
And just so you know Steve Black and I had a meeting with our
Governor a little while back regarding projects that would make St.
John a better and safer place. We were told we had 20 minutes. Turns
out he loved Steve’s idea of the Enighed Pond so much that he cancelled his afternoon and gave us two hours of his time.
I am in full support of Steve and his ideas as are many people on
this island and you should think long and hard before you rip apart
such a genuine person who is only trying to help make St. John a
better place.
Shanna Dickerson
St. John
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Waste Management Needs Resources
Thank you for the recent follow-up article as to
great progress and efforts at the Susannaberg Transfer
Station.
I am troubled, however, by the statement “The
government and the Waste management authority
cannot provide all of these services,” particularly as
it relates to the removal of tires accumulating at Susannaberg and other locations. When discussing this
situation with a reporter from another newspaper, I
was amused to be scolded “don’t be so hard on Waste
Management, they don’t have the money.”
Therein lies the problem! Shrug it off and do not
insist that our government be held accountable and
that our tax dollars be spent first on providing very
basic government services such as road and infrastructure repair and trash removal.
I know Waste Management would provide the services their agency exists to provide, if they had the
money. They are good people.
I hope that the citizens of these islands demand
more accountability from our elected officials and
more service for their tax dollars. You do it through
who you elect.
Meanwhile, have you ever seen a pile of tires
catch fire? Or been bitten by an infected mosquito
from these mosquito breeding grounds? I hope that
neither happens.
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New Bench at Animal Shelter Honors Patricia Miller
On your next visit to the Animal Care Center, notice the handsome, new bench just to the left of the
front door. The plaque on it is in memory of Patricia
Miller, a valued member of the east end community.
All who knew Pat, knew the love of her life was
her dog Ernie. You will be comforted in knowing that
Ernie found his new home with Doug White. Pat’s
friend, Jean Cottrell, set up a Pat and Ernie memorial
fund with donations being given to the Animal Care
Center of St. John.
Come sit a spell and remember wonderful friends
of the ACC like Pat and Ernie, and their caring friend
Jean…just as we do.
The ACC Staff and Board of Directors
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Crossword Answers (Puzzle located on Page 20)
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Rhythm & Views
An outlook on young adult and student interests and concerns
by Raven Phillips-Love
Looking Back on the Year
St. John Tradewinds
The completion of final exams marks the end of
the school year for students. By this point you’ve
turned in all of your missing work, the teachers aren’t
giving new work, and they are busy grading papers.
There really isn’t much left to do but help clean up,
say your goodbyes, and reflect back upon the year.
This is a good time to take a moment to sit back
and think about the year, decide whether or not you
liked the way it turned out, making sure to assess your
grades, extracurricular activities, service towards others, and relationships.
Did you do well or well enough? Did you partake
in things you love to do? Do you care about and trust
the people within your circle? Were you able to keep
everything balanced? If you can answer yes to all of
those questions, that’s great.
Next year, continue the things you did this year. If
you answered no to even one of these questions, it’s
time to sit back and make some changes. Each one is
important because, in my opinion, they are the four
aspects that make a year great: good grades, good
deeds, good friends, and balance between them all.
Every student needs to realize that their grades
should always come first. Your grades will affect what
schools you can go to, which programs you can join,
which jobs you can get, and more. Always keep your
grades your first priority before anything else you do
because it’s very easy to get caught up in other things
and forget about your grades.
If your grades were poor or poorer than you’d
hoped this year, try studying more. If you study your
notes at night, you’re less likely to forget them. Check
which classes you have next year and try to find a tutor or study buddy for each class. In my case, I managed to keep an “A” in nearly all of my classes and I
turned in all of my work completed to the best of my
ability.
Doing good deeds is not only good for the people
you help, but it’s good for yourself as well. Helping
those in need is a very wonderful feeling. It helps you
appreciate the things in your life much more. One
could say that good deeds lead to good karma, if you
believe in that sort of thing. Good deeds could be as
little as doing chores at home to as big as volunteering
at a soup kitchen.
Performing deeds like the latter can help you earn
many much needed community service hours. Most,
if not all, of the schools in the Virgin Islands have
some sort of community service hour requirement for
graduation. For example, the public school students
are required to accumulate 100 hours of community
service before they graduate.
One good way to get community hours is by partaking in different extracurricular activities. This year
I took part in several different community service
events with the different clubs and extracurricular
activities I am a part of. Alongside that, I made sure
to do small good deeds like helping friends and lost
tourists as well.
Good friends can affect your life in many ways.
They can make good and bad situations better or
worse. It’s very important to distinguish good friends
from bad ones. Some common characteristics of good
friends are trustworthiness, reliability, honesty, loyalty, and consideration of your feelings and well- being.
If your “friend” is missing some of these characteristics, they may not be your friend at all. If you’ve
decided that someone is a bad friend you can either try talking with them about it, or cut them off
completely. Life is much too short to be surrounded
by bad company. Every person deserves a circle of
friends that loves and respects them. This year I made
sure that my circle of friends were trustworthy, loyal,
and embodied a plethora of other qualities of a good
friend. Anyone I deemed a bad friend was dealt with
swiftly.
Always remember that good friendships can last
a lifetime. Though sifting through your friendships
for good ones can sometimes be tedious, it’s always
worth it in the long run.
Believe it or not, balance is the most important
aspect of them all. Balance keeps you organized
and nearly stress free. Be mindful of your actions
and make sure that none of the other three aspects
becomes too powerful. Focusing too much on your
grades can make you miss out on social activities
and friendships. It has also kept many a student from
graduating. They had good grades, but they forgot
about getting their community service hours!
Too many extracurricular activities will leave you
no time to study or do homework. You’ll miss out on
spending time with your friends if you have practice
five times a week! Focusing too much on others can
make you forget the things that you need and things
you need completed. Hanging out with friends every
day will cause your grades to suffer. Keeping bad
company may leave you excluded from certain programs and societies.
All in all, keeping balance will ensure that you
spend an equal amount of energy in each of the other
three aspects. If you were unable to keep balance this
year, trust me, you weren’t alone. I know for a fact
that my friendships and schoolwork suffered to some
degree during the pageant season.
Spend some time this summer setting your priorities straight. You may need to drop a few activities if
you’re being overwhelmed. Create a schedule to help
balance your time spent on schoolwork, extracurricular activities and community service, and relaxing
with friends.
Remember students, the only thing standing in the
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776-6496, e-mail [email protected] or fax 693-8885.
Wedensday, July 9
— There will be a general meeting for all veterans of the
Armed Forces living on the island of St. John on Wednesday, July
9, at 10 a.m. at the Adminstrator’s conference room in Cruz Bay.
Thursday, July 10
The U.S. Custom’s Cruz Bay parking lot will be closed from
June 19 to July 10 for the construction of Festival Village and
subsequent break down after St. John Festival is over. Violators’
vehicles will be towed by the owner’s expense.
Sunday, July 13
— The next St. John Farmers Market will be on Sunday, July
13, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the second level parking lot at The
Marketplace.
Thursday, July 17
— The public is advised that the St. John Passport Office will
be closed from June 20 to July 17. Customers needing to renew or
apply for passports are encouraged to visit the St. Thomas Passport Office located at Nisky Center for services.
Friday, July 25
— St. John School of the Arts is having a PARTY! Friday,
July 25, from 7 to 10 p.m. to celebrate arts education for young
musicians. Bring your friends and come support arts education
for our island youth! THE ISH will be taking the crowd into a
fun filled night with great music and dancing. The floor will be
clear, so put on your dancing shoes! For more information, call
779-4322.
Saturday, October 18
On Saturday, October 18, the Animal Care Center of St. John
will present the “No Fleas Please” Flea Market Sale at WinstonWells Ball Field from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This annual event it a major Animal Care Center Fundraiser — with emphasis on the fun.
Saturday, November 22
— The Rotary Club of St. John will host the organization’s
annual Flavors of St. John fundraiser on Saturday, November 22
inside the Westin ballroom. The fundraiser will include about 24
participating restaurants, live music by Cool Sessions, a number
of wine distributors and silent auction. Details to follow later.
Alcholics Anonymous Meetings
All meetings are now open. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday 6 p.m. Nazareth Lutheran Church, Cruz Bay;
Thursday 7 a.m. Nazareth Lutheran Church, Cruz Bay;
Sunday 9:45 a.m., Hawksnest Bay Beach; Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday 6 p.m. at Moravian Church, Coral Bay
Narcotics Anonymous Meetings
Narcotics Anonymous has open meetings from 6:30 to 7:30
p.m. every Saturday at St. Ursula’s Church.
Al-Anon Meetings
For Al-Anon meeting location and times, please call (340)
642-3263
Brian Stephen Ramsdell, 66, Passes
St. John Tradewinds
October 12, 1947!- June 22,
2014. After a fine farewell from all
his dearly beloved, Brian Stephen
Ramsdell set sail for uncharted waters on Sunday morning, June 22,
2014. He was 66 years old. Brian
was an artist, and a craftsman. He
was an oysterman, and a pirate.
He was a warm hearted rebel with
a great sense of humor. His smile
could light up a room.
If it was fun you were looking
for, Brian knew how to find it. And
if it were trouble… you’d need not
look further than his hand built
vessel the “Knot B. Haven.”
Brian was born and raised
in Wellfleet. He graduated from
Nauset High School in 1965. He
was a varsity baseball player and
soccer goalie. Brian longed to see
the world and served in the Navy
during the Vietnam War. He was
stationed in Norfolk, Virginia
from 1965-1969. In 1970, Brian
met Penelope Snow and the two of
them lived in Socorro, New Mexico from 1971-1974. They then
moved to St. John, USVI, where
Brian’s first daughter would be
born by the name of Amy St. John
Ramsdell. Brian moved back to
Cape Cod in 1979 where he eventually met his second wife Tena
McLoughlin and had his second
daughter Hanna Nell Ramsdell.
They lived together on Martha’s
Vineyard from 1984-1988 and ran
the Dr. Shiverick House.
Brian moved back to Wellfleet
in 1989 where he claimed his role
as Wellfleet’s one and only true
modern-day pirate. Brian built his
houseboat out of scrap lumber and
driftwood. Each board, part of a
story. Hand painted and beautifully trimmed. Pay for a mooring? I
think knot. Watch out if he donned
war paint with a bottle of the fin-
Brian Ramsdell
est cheap wine. If you looked offended he might smile and show
you the moon. He used to hand
drag oysters off the west side by
flat rock. Brian lived on the water
come high seas or stormy weather.
He rode out hurricane Eduardo and
went down with his ship. He swam
ashore, salvaged his lumber, and
painted a sign… “from the wreckage a new ship will rise.” He went
on to build a 40-footer.
When on shore, his Ranchero
rolled around like a ship out of water… harpoons, bottles, and oyster
baskets rolling around the bed. If
there is an ethos in Wellfleet, it is
surely composed of all the unique
characters who have inhabited its
shores. Brian Ramsdell will live
on in our hearts, our minds, and in
the fabric of our town. Long live
the Pirate Brian Ramsdell!
Brian was the son of the late
Andrew Jackson Ramsdell of Ellsworth, Maine and Paula Jette of
Wellfleet. He is also predeceased
by his brother David Ramsdell.
He is survived by his brother Michael Ramsdell and sister Donna
DeVasto and brother-in-law Fran
DeVasto, as well as his two daughters, Amy St. John Ramsdell and
Hanna Nell Reid, and his newly
born grandson, Eli Kingston Reid.
He also leaves behind his nieces
and nephews, James Ramsdell,
Andrew Ramsdell, Libby Dunbar,
Michael DeVasto, Emily Campbell, and many cousins and inlaws.
Brian’s memorial service will
be held in Wellfleet, MA, someplace he loved, sometime in September. The final date is to be announced but will be shortly after
“the lizards slither out.”
A song will lift
As the mainsail shifts
And the boat drifts on to the shoreline
And the sun will respect
Every face on the deck
The hour that the ship comes in
Bob Dylan
Veterans Meeting Set for July 9
VINP Youth Summer Programs Keeps Teens Busy
There will be a general meeting for all veterans of the Armed
Forces living on the island of St. John on Wednesday, July 9, at 10
a.m. at the Adminstrator’s conference room in Cruz Bay.
The American Legion’s Department and District Commanders
will be in attendance to discuss updates on Legion activities, and
other veteran issues.
For more information, call Harry Daniel at 774-6100.
Farmer’s Market Scheduled for July 13
The next St. John Farmers Market will be on Sunday, July 13,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the second level parking lot at The Marketplace.
St. John School of Arts Party July 25
St. John School of the Arts is having a PARTY! Friday, July
25, from 7 to 10 p.m. to celebrate arts education for young musicians.
THE ISH will be taking the crowd into a fun filled night with
great music and dancing. The floor will be clear, so put on your
dancing shoes!
Admission is free, but we will accept any donation that goes
directly to support SJSA’s youth music ensembles.
There will be a cash bar as well as light food plates for $20
sponsored by several of our fine St. John restaurants. Students will
perform to begin the evening.
Bring your friends and come support arts education for our island youth! For more information, call 779-4322.
VINP summer youth program workers painted the parking lot at Hawksnest
Beach on Wednesday, July 2, Crew chief Topaz with Marc Durand, (rear), and
Te’Kejah Richardson, Rhiana Henry and Kareem Browne Jr. Youth crew also did
clean-up of parking area.
Save the Date: Flea Market Is Oct. 18
On Saturday, October 18, the Animal Care Center of St. John
will present the “No Fleas Please” Flea Market Sale at WinstonWells Ball Field from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This annual event it a major Animal Care Center Fundraiser — with emphasis on the fun.
Donors are invited to drop off “gently used” household items at
the ACC shelter located near the library and can call the ACC with
questions at 774-1624.
There is someone on the island that can make good use of the
items you no longer need! Such as: tools, sports equipment, books,
(no encyclopediae or National Geographic); toys, clothing, kitchen
utensils, lamps (in working order), pictures/frames, dishes, pots
and pans, furniture (no appliances), electrical products (working
order), bedding (in good condition no stains). decorator pillows,
curtains, etc.
All toiletries and hygiene products will be given to the St. John
Community Foundation to be distributed to the homeless. The
ACC understands homelessness and will make a donation from
our profits to the organization as well.
Vendor tables will be available for a $30 donation, if you wish
to sell your own items.
Rhythm & Views: Looking Back
Continued from Page 15
way of a good year is yourself. Promise yourself that next year will be
better and take the steps necessary to make it happen. Resolve to be a
better person next year than who you were this year. Congratulate yourself on making it this far and motivate yourself to keep going. Though
it’s only temporary, take high school seriously.
Happy summer, and good luck next year.
Space Still Available for 2014 Friends
VINP Summer Eco-Camps at VIERS
St. John Tradewinds
“We are very excited about this summer’s
theme “Birds of the Virgin Islands,” said Randy
Brown, VIERS Administrator. “And its not too
late to come to camp this summer, space is still
available for the last two eco-camps and this year
we are offering two week long science camps for
teens.”
Thanks to sponsorship from the Friends of the
Virgin Islands National Park and other supporters,
Virgin Islands youth are offered the opportunity to
participate in overnight camps focused on learning about coastal ecology. The camps are held at
the University of Virgin Islands Environment Resource Station (VIERS), located in the Virgin Islands National Park on the southside of St. John in
Lameshur Bay.
The camps are offered at no charge to VI residents ages 7-12 and the remaining eco-camps are
scheduled as follows: Camp 3: July 14 to 16 and
Camp 4: July 17 to 19. There will be lots of hiking, swimming, snorkeling, eco-art and fun environmental learning activities.
Camps include transportation from Red Hook,
Cruz Bay or Coral Bay. Eco-campers will be met
at the Red Hook Ferry Dock or Cruz Bay Ferry
Dock at 8:30 a.m. on the first day and will be returned to the same location on the third day by
4:20 p.m. For registration information, please call
Carla Blackwell at VIERS at 776-6721 or visit the
website at: www.viers.org.
“We are very excited about this summer’s program with its emphasis on Birds of the VI,” said
Randy Brown, VIERS Administrator. “You would
be surprised at the number of flying creatures that
are around us everyday that we are not aware of.
We will help the campers identify, birds, bees, bats
- just about anything that is flying around Lameshur Bay and how important they are in our lives.
While we always try to design the summer programs so that the campers have a lot of fun, we also
have some very important learning goals. VIERS
Eco-Camps are presented to help each camper understand a little bit more how the environment is
important to each of them as individuals and help
them identify what are some of their daily responsibilities in protecting, preserving and conserving
natural resources. We really appreciate the support
from Friends VINP and all the supporting sponsors
to be able to offer these camp.”
Church Directory
Baha’i Community of St. John
For Devotions and Study Circles, call 714-1641
7:30 p.m. Fridays; Study Circles 9 a.m. Sundays
776-6316, 776-6254
Bethany Moravian Church
Sunday School 9 a.m., Divine Worship 10 a.m.
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.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sun. 9 a.m., on St. Thomas . 776-2379
Sun., 5 p.m., STJ, Lumberyard
Cruz Bay Baptist Church
Sunday 11 a.m., 6 p.m. 776-6315
Emmaus Moravian Church
Coral Bay, Divine Worship 8:30 a.m., 776-6713
Freshwater Church
Sunday Service 10 a.m; Monday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.
Thursday Women’s Bible Study 9 a.m.
Saturday Men’s Bible Study 10 a.m.
Follow us on Facebook for Locations or call (340) 514-6578
Jehovah’s Witness
7:30 p.m. Tuesdays; 7 p.m.
Saturdays (Español), 10 a.m. Sundays,
340-715-053
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 Catholic Church
Saturdays: 6 p.m.; Sundays: 7:30 & 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. in Coral Bay
at the John’s Folly Learning Institute & 6 pm. in Spanish;
Mondays: 12:15 p.m.; Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays: 7 a.m.
& Fridays: 7 p.m. Call 776-6339 for more information.
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
Sunday Church Service, 9 a.m.
Bible Class on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. 777-6306
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
9:45 a.m. Sunday, 776-6332
St. John Tradewinds News Photos Jaime Elliott
The race track is an annul favorite for island youth,
especially for Brian Ben Avi, above, as he picks out a car
to race down the festival track.
The basketball free-throw station entertained basketball
enthusiasts, left.
Children’s Festival Village Draws Island Youth
tokens to take home a coveted prize from the trailer.
“We had so much fun buying all the prizes,” said
Bermingham, who stocked up on basketballs, soccer
balls and much sought-after skateboards. “We’re giving one skateboard away each night and they seem to
be the most popular items we have. They’re gone just
when we open.”
In addition to the sports balls and light up toys,
Bermingham and fellow Rotary Club past president
B.J. Harris also made sure there were some educational prizes available for children to buy with their
winning tokens.
“There were some great toys this year including
some educational items like alternative energy and
archaeology projects,” said Harris.
Rotary Club members do not host the village alone.
The group is helped each night by volunteers who this
year included Rotary members, St. John residents and
Freshwater Church members and a visiting mission
team.
“We greatly appreciate everyone’s help especially
Freshwater Church and their mission team who have
come out every single night to help,” said Bermingham.
In addition to playing games and taking home prizes, children’s village-goers also had the chance to register for free summer eco-camps at the V.I. Environ-
St. John Tradewinds News Photo by Jaime Elliott
Rotary Club President Joan
Bermingham, above right, with member
Stephanie.
mental Resource Station at Lameshur Bay this July.
“We still have spaces left and the camps are free to
St. John students,” said VIERS Administrator Randy
Brown, who set up a table at the Children’s Village
entrance last week.
Each year, the success of St. John Children’s Village is due to a lot of work from a lot of people, Bermingham added.
“We are really happy for all the help that we get so
that we can keep this going,” Bermingham said.
Participants practicing drills
St. John Tradewinds News Photo Courtesy of Freshwater Church
Cutline:
Youth Come Out for Summer Slam Basketball Camp
their evenings were spent volunteering at the St. John
Children’s Village.
“We’ve kept them pretty busy and everyone has
had a great time with the kids,” said the Freshwater
Church pastor.
Lansdale is a “church planter” who started and
grew several churches in Missouri before bringing
Freshwater Church to St. John, he explained.
“I knew I would come down here, but I had to
wait while I was working in the states where I planted
and grew a church,” said Lansdale. “The time was
right for us to come and we’re excited.”
On the final day of Summer Slam, the campers
were separated into two age groups and put their new
Competitive play
Players line up by team
found skills to work, competing in a tournament. After some close competition, both Coral Bay teams
came out on top. The young Coral Bay team won in
dramatic fashion with a three point-buzzer beater in
double over time.
It was an exhilarating end to a exciting week for
St. John basketball players. And Freshwater Church is
not finished offering sports opportunities to St. John
youth. The church plans to host a T-ball league for
three- to seven-year-old’s this fall.
For more information about Freshwater Church,
which meets at Hawksnest Beach on Sunday at 10
a.m., check out the group’s Facebook page or email
[email protected].
Crime Stoppers U.S. Virgin Islands
St. John Tradewinds
Crime Stoppers empowers you to make your
neighborhoods safer by reporting information
while remaining totally anonymous. We understand that some people are still skeptical as to how
we keep you anonymous. To learn how we do this,
visit www.CrimeStoppersUSVI.org and click on
How It Works. If you know something, say something, as law enforcement needs to know what you
know.
St. John
On Wednesday, June 18 police received a report of a grand larceny. A black Samsung Galaxy
tablet was stolen from a black Jeep in the area of
Oppenheimer Beach by the gate between the hours
of noon and 5:55 p.m. Please help police solve this
case.
St. Thomas
The police still need your help with this case.
On Friday, April 11th at approximately 10:00
p.m., officers were dispatched to a call for multiple shots fired in Anna’s Retreat, adjacent to the
Tutu Hi-Rise housing community. When police arrived they discovered that the driver and passenger
of a blue Suzuki Esteem had been shot multiple
times, and died. The victims were later identified
as 20-year-old Jaquan Murrell and 18-year-old Tiquana Petty.
Continue to help make our islands a safer place
to live and visit by telling us what you know about
these, or any other crimes, at www.CrimeStoppersUSVI.org or by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
You can also text “USVI” plus your message to
CRIMES (274637). The minimum cash reward
for the arrest of a homicide suspect is $1500. Our
maximum reward is $2,500.
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Architecture
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tel. 776-6356
P.O. Box 370, STJ, VI 00831
Art Galleries
Bajo el Sol Gallery
Located in Mongoose Junction
tel. 340-693-7070
Kimberly Boulon Fine Art Gallery
Located at The Marketplace
340-693-8524
Banking
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340-776-6881
Furniture
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Green Building
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check www.igbavi.org for Seminar
Series info and ReSource Depot
inventory
Insurance
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Located at The Marketplace
776-6403; [email protected]
Theodore Tunick & Company
Phone 775-7001 / Fax 775-7002
www.theodoretunick.com
Jewelry
R&I Patton goldsmithing
Located in Mongoose Junction
776-6548 or (800) 626-3445
[email protected]
Alfredo’s Landscaping
tel. 774-1655 cell 513-2971
P.O. Box 91, St. John, VI 00831
Real Estate
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tel. 776-6666 fax 693-8499
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Restaurants
Fish Trap Restaurant
and Seafood Market
tel. 693-9994, Closed Mondays
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tel. 693-7755
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A DOZEN TO
CHOOSE FROM
ACROSS
1 Stinging box jellyfish
8 Salvador of surrealism
12 NFL three-pointers: Abbr.
15 Seal off
19 Satellite, to its planet
20 Envoy
22 Course
23 Jack-o’-lantern
25 One gazing
26 Ending of sugars
27 A deadly sin
28 Wiggly fish
29 Mother, in Madrid
30 Snow house
32 1986 #1 hit for Whitney
Houston
36 Colonel on “Hogan’s
Heroes”
40 See 52-Across
41 Tibetan or Thai
42 Weighted fishing nets
43 How butter is often eaten
47 Gave gas to in a garage
49 Start to fall
50 ER lifesaver
52 With 40-Across, 1960s
fad dance
53 Christmas star’s place
55 7/21/69 New York Times
headline
61 Strong desire
62 Say “I do” to
64 Having a sleek design
65 Snatched
66 1978 Maya Angelou
poem
71 Shot — (ice hockey
statistic)
4 Not of the clergy
7
75 Bit of Aspen gear
76 Feedbag bit
79 Y2K
83 Nosy comic Jimmy?
86 Sebastian of England
87 Kind of poem
88 lll-lighted
90 Pestle’s partner
91 Nine-item groups
95 “Fallin’ ” singer Keys
98 Tale twisters
99 Dress fussily
101 Dessert at a tropicalthemed party, maybe
103 1928 Eddie Cantor
song
107 Reel drum
108 Samuel on the
Supreme Court
109 Drop the ball
110 Mosque chief
111 Kick — fuss
114 Strong desire
115 It uses only the 12
letters A, E, H, I, K, L,
M, N, O, P, U and W
(like eight long answers
in this puzzle)
121 “The Wizard of Oz”
farm hand
122 Present-day Persians
123 Most lax
124 In time past, in time
past
125 Hogs’ home
126 Rolling — (rich)
127 Apply messily
DOWN
1 Arty NYC area
2 Lengthy reigns, say
3 Proficient
4 Wheaton of the screen
5 Volume 1 heading starter
6 “Black Beauty” author
Anna
7 First names, in France
8 Disallow
9 Fuse box unit
10 Lucy of the screen
11 Philosophy
12 Bluff one’s way through
13 Decorative grating
14 Wd. in Roget’s
15 Talk with
16 Franz Joseph —
17 In — surgery
18 Flung
21 Expel forcibly
24 Draws forth
29 Light fog
30 “— no clue”
31 Playwright Jean
32 Gate joint
33 A single
34 Month divs.
35 Jeremy of basketball
36 Like toads
37 River to the Rhone
38 Pep (up)
39 Neeson of “Taken”
44 All-inclusive
45 Brogan, e.g.
46 Be inclined
48 Thrive
50 Track legend Lewis
51 Rototills, e.g.
54 Hogs’ home
56 Country/folk singer
Griffith
57 “Aren’t — pair?!”
58 Densest stable element
9 Tchr.’s org.
5
60 Hour div.
63 Portioned
66 Toy dog breed, briefly
67 “Bali —”
68 Shaggy locks
69 German “a”
70 Didn’t nix
71 In time past
72 Sign gas
73 Stefani of pop music
76 At the ready
77 Early arcade biggie
78 Laconic
80 Despair
81 City near Venice
82 Prey for owls
84 Rich kid in “Nancy”
85 Israel’s Sharon
89 Noxious vapor
92 Sobriquet
93 Tuscan river
94 Dawn beads
95 Tablet buy
96 — in wait
97 Horrifies
100 Oslo’s land
102 Item for a cheerleader
103 Corn, to Brits
104 Amend
105 Boots
106 Algerian city
110 Tech sch.
111 Super, slangily
112 Mexican coin
113 Fax abbr.
115 That fellow’s
116 20% of XV
117 Scottish “John”
118 Singer DiFranco
119 Farm tool
120 Solid — rock
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Passengers departing from the marine terminal in Red Hook for
Cruz Bay during the St. John Festival festivities were subjected to
TSA-style security checks through Saturday, July 5, above.
St. John Tradewinds News Photos by Yelena Rogers
Better Late Than Never: Hundreds of people— if not more
than a thousand — filled the Cruz Bay waterfront July 4 and
waited earnestly for the fireworks show to begin.While the more
experienced pyrotechnic aficionados watched for the appearance
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off without incident starting around 9:50 p.m.
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bdrm pool villa, in a quiet, breezey
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Beautifully finished Brazilian hardwood home w/
stone accents is
charming! Walk
to beach. Excellent short term
MLS 13-500
rental or private
residence.
$849,000
“ENIGHED GARDENS” is a 5x4 masonry home in gated .46 ac. garden
setting with spectacular views over
Pillsbury Sound. Flexible floor plan, expansive
decks,
wonderful potential
MLS 13-128
“as is”.
$795,000
“YOU CAN SEE FOREVER” Exceptional BVI views from nearly ½ acre,
2 home property on lower Bordeaux.
Large cottage with kitchen & living
room area, bdrm, bth, sleep loft & wraparound porch. Second
cottage is roomy efficiency with full kitchen,
bath & lovely front view
MLS 13-346
porch. Live in one & rent
$585,000 the other!
“VERY
“CARIBBEAN COTTAGE RETREAT”
Relax in this comfortable home surrounded by trees, orchids
and birds. Quiet private
neighborhood
has deeded rights to
a beach. You won’t
get peace like this at
MLS 14-253
a better price. Don’t
$249,000 miss this opportunity!
“RAINBOW’S END” AT BATTERY
HILL—clean and cheerfully decorated
poolside condo is conveniently close
to
town
w/ nicely
manicured
grounds.
Seller says
make an
MLS 12-358
offer!
$465,000
“OWN A MONTH IN A LUXURY
HOME” Choose a 3 BR 3.5 BA or a
4 BR 4.5 BA villa in upscale Virgin
Grand Estates. These 3,000 sq ft villas
feature
STT
&
sunset
views,
pool, AC
Priced from $55,000 & more.
CAROLINA
EMMAUS
FISH BAY
CHOCOLATE HOLE
MOTIVATED
MLS 13-410
$395,000
LOTS OF LAND LISTINGS!!
HANSEN BAY
hillside & WATERFRONT $
from $ 55,000
GLUCKSBERG
from $
hillside $ 75,000
CONCORDIA
from $
from $ 79,995
FREEMAN’S
GROUND
from $
from $ 118,500
SELLERS!”
Three
income
prod u c i n g
apartments.
Live in one
and rent the
other
two.
Easy access
to Cruz Bay
& beaches.
VID
EO
PR
IC VID
E
E
RE O
DU
CE
D
“VILLA KALORAMA” Panoramic views
from classic modern 5 bdm, 4.5 bth
rental villa in Virgin Grand Estates
features native stone, ipe hardwoods,
glass walls & a secure property.
Dramatic
great
room opens onto
40 foot pool and
large verandas for
MLS 13-454
spectacular indoor$2,975,000
outdoor living.
VID
EO
“VI FRIENDSHIP VILLA” Cliff side
along the water’s edge
of Great Cruz Bay. 6
bdrm suites, exercise
room, game room &
private sandy beach.
This villa offers high
quality waterfront living
w/ luxurious amenities
MLS 13-512
& view of your boat in
$4,900,000 the harbor below!
WA VI
TE DEO
RF
RO
NT
“MERMAID FALLS”-prime Peter Bay
location & spectacular 5 bdrm/5.5 bths
villa. Views to St. Thomas, Nat’l Park
beaches & BVI. Custom-designed &
built, it features a lagoon-shaped pool,
mahogany doors/
windows, ac, private
verandas,
waterMLS 11-385
fall & spa, & lovely
grounds.
$7,500,000
BE VID
AC E
HF O
RO
NT
“HALF MOON HOUSE” Reef Bay
Beachfront is the dramatic setting
for this uniquely modern home. Extremely private with incomparable
views and masterful
construction
throughout, this 5
bedroom, 4.5 bath
home is an artisMLS 14-100
tic statement in a
$8,000,000
world class setting.
VID
EO
Located at the Marketplace • (340) 776-6776 • (340) 774-8088 • [email protected]
Toll Free: 1-800-905-6824 • www.HolidayHomesVI.com
MOTIVATED SELLERS!!
SOME SELLER FINANCING!!
139,000
CALABASH BOOM
hillside $ 235,000
SABA BAY
hillside & WATERFRONT from
195,000
VIRGIN GRAND ESTATES
PETER BAY/NORTHSHORE
from $ 249,900
from
225,000
LOVANGO CAY
South shore from $ 250,000
WESTIN TIMESHARES
from
225,000
UPPER MONTE BAY/RENDEZVOUS
from $ 799,000
ONE MONTH FRACTIONALS
from
Search entire St. John MLS, view property videoS and newSLetter/SaLeS hiStory at www.hoLidayhoMeSvi.coM
[email protected] • Approved supplier of real estate for the VI Economic Development Commission.
$ 999,000
$ 1,650,000
$ 500/week
$
55,000
Hot and Sunny — and Long
The 2014 St. John Festival July 4 Parade started almost on time with the first
participants stepping off at Mongoose Junction shortly after noon — about four hours after
J’Ouvert ended and only an hour behind the advertised-albeit-optimistic 11 a.m. start. The
order of early troupes, floupes and dignitaries was subject to change based on the arrival
times of participants in St. Thomas entries. The last entries in the growing St. John event
didn’t finish the three-block parade route until after 5 p.m.

07/07/14 Edition - St. John Tradewinds News

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