Oct. 10, 2002 – While Majestic Construction Co. doesn't have much to say about the Public Works Department's failure to pay it for paving part of the Fish Bay Road, a sign at the junction of Route 104 tells all. The company is threatening to rip up the road if the government doesn't fork over the money.
"If you did a job wouldn't you expect to get paid," Fish Bay resident Beverly Biziewski said.
A Majestic employee, who did not want to be identified, said Public Works owes the company more than $300,000 for 5,280 square yards of concrete used to pave the road.
The employee said the paperwork to make the payment appears to be in the pipeline, but no date's been set for sending the check.
The first request was sent July 27, with subsequent duplicate requests sent since then.
Deputy Public Works Commissioner Ira Wade said the delay came because Public Works made a clerical error. It was corrected and the paperwork is moving through the system, he said.
Wade said he's had several calls from Fish Bay residents urging that the problem be solved so they don't have to give up their newly-paved road.
Biziewski wondered how Majestic could operate without getting paid. "They have to pay their men," she said.
The dead-end Fish Bay Road is partially paved in other areas, including part of the public road. However, the Fish Bay Homeowners Association funded those paving projects.
Before this section of the road was paved, it created dust storms and suffered from major ruts and potholes.
Wade said the road was always on the list of roads to be paved. "I can't tell you why or how it moved up the list so fast," he said.
He said the section of Fish Bay Road that runs from Route 108 to where the road flattens out adjacent to Fish Bay has always been a local road. The Fish Bay Estate Road continues beyond that point.
Wade said Public Works has help maintaining its portion from Fish Bay resident Jim Sturgis, who heads Majestic projects on St. John.
The road does not have a federal road number, so it is not eligible for Federal Highway Administration funding.
Wade said paving projects are in the works for Cactus Hill in Cruz Bay. The roads in that area were patched after a sewer project in 1994 and remain in bad repair.
He said work is also slated for about a mile of Bordeaux Road that runs from Spice Hill. The section between Spice Hill and the intersection of Centerline Road at the Bordeaux overlook is already paved.
Public Works Commissioner Wayne Callwood did not return a phone call requesting comment.
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DELEGATE SPEAKS AGAINST WAR ON IRAQ
Oct. 10, 2002 – Delegate to Congress Donna Christian Christensen is speaking out against a U.S. House of Representatives resolution to give President Bush authority to fight a war against Iraq.
"I agree with the principle that war should be a last resort and not a first response," the delegate said in a news release.
Since Tuesday, the House has been debating whether to give Bush the authority he needs to invade Iraq.
During the debate, Christensen reminded her colleagues that although she can't vote, Virgin Islanders will be called to fight this war. Her spokeswoman, Monique Clendinen, said the office did not have figures on the number of Virgin Islanders in the military because they are lumped with Puerto Rico.
Christensen said that before an invasion takes place, the country needs clear evidence that Iraq poses an imminent and major threat to our safety and national security.
"We must exhaust all diplomatic efforts and fully utilize all options available to us through the United Nations," she said.
She said she supports the requirement of unfettered and complete weapons inspections. Christensen also supports the use of force to ensure those inspections are done and that any biological or chemical weapons or weapons of mass destruction be destroyed.
Christensen said she would prefer the Spratt/Moran amendment, which authorizes Bush to follow a United Nations resolution that allows military force to eliminate weapons of mass destruction.
If the U.N. fails to approve that resolution, Christensen said Bush should seek Congressional approval
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"I agree with the principle that war should be a last resort and not a first response," the delegate said in a news release.
Since Tuesday, the House has been debating whether to give Bush the authority he needs to invade Iraq.
During the debate, Christensen reminded her colleagues that although she can't vote, Virgin Islanders will be called to fight this war. Her spokeswoman, Monique Clendinen, said the office did not have figures on the number of Virgin Islanders in the military because they are lumped with Puerto Rico.
Christensen said that before an invasion takes place, the country needs clear evidence that Iraq poses an imminent and major threat to our safety and national security.
"We must exhaust all diplomatic efforts and fully utilize all options available to us through the United Nations," she said.
She said she supports the requirement of unfettered and complete weapons inspections. Christensen also supports the use of force to ensure those inspections are done and that any biological or chemical weapons or weapons of mass destruction be destroyed.
Christensen said she would prefer the Spratt/Moran amendment, which authorizes Bush to follow a United Nations resolution that allows military force to eliminate weapons of mass destruction.
If the U.N. fails to approve that resolution, Christensen said Bush should seek Congressional approval
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DELEGATE SPEAKS AGAINST WAR ON IRAQ
Oct. 10, 2002 – Delegate to Congress Donna Christian Christensen is speaking out against a U.S. House of Representatives resolution to give President Bush authority to fight a war against Iraq.
"I agree with the principle that war should be a last resort and not a first response," the delegate said in a news release.
Since Tuesday, the House has been debating whether to give Bush the authority he needs to invade Iraq.
During the debate, Christensen reminded her colleagues that although she can't vote, Virgin Islanders will be called to fight this war. Her spokeswoman, Monique Clendinen, said the office did not have figures on the number of Virgin Islanders in the military because they are lumped with Puerto Rico.
Christensen said that before an invasion takes place, the country needs clear evidence that Iraq poses an imminent and major threat to our safety and national security.
"We must exhaust all diplomatic efforts and fully utilize all options available to us through the United Nations," she said.
She said she supports the requirement of unfettered and complete weapons inspections. Christensen also supports the use of force to ensure those inspections are done and that any biological or chemical weapons or weapons of mass destruction be destroyed.
Christensen said she would prefer the Spratt/Moran amendment, which authorizes Bush to follow a United Nations resolution that allows military force to eliminate weapons of mass destruction.
If the U.N. fails to approve that resolution, Christensen said Bush should seek Congressional approval
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"I agree with the principle that war should be a last resort and not a first response," the delegate said in a news release.
Since Tuesday, the House has been debating whether to give Bush the authority he needs to invade Iraq.
During the debate, Christensen reminded her colleagues that although she can't vote, Virgin Islanders will be called to fight this war. Her spokeswoman, Monique Clendinen, said the office did not have figures on the number of Virgin Islanders in the military because they are lumped with Puerto Rico.
Christensen said that before an invasion takes place, the country needs clear evidence that Iraq poses an imminent and major threat to our safety and national security.
"We must exhaust all diplomatic efforts and fully utilize all options available to us through the United Nations," she said.
She said she supports the requirement of unfettered and complete weapons inspections. Christensen also supports the use of force to ensure those inspections are done and that any biological or chemical weapons or weapons of mass destruction be destroyed.
Christensen said she would prefer the Spratt/Moran amendment, which authorizes Bush to follow a United Nations resolution that allows military force to eliminate weapons of mass destruction.
If the U.N. fails to approve that resolution, Christensen said Bush should seek Congressional approval
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DELEGATE SPEAKS AGAINST WAR ON IRAQ
Oct. 10, 2002 – Delegate to Congress Donna Christian Christensen is speaking out against a U.S. House of Representatives resolution to give President Bush authority to fight a war against Iraq.
"I agree with the principle that war should be a last resort and not a first response," the delegate said in a news release.
Since Tuesday, the House has been debating whether to give Bush the authority he needs to invade Iraq.
During the debate, Christensen reminded her colleagues that although she can't vote, Virgin Islanders will be called to fight this war. Her spokeswoman, Monique Clendinen, said the office did not have figures on the number of Virgin Islanders in the military because they are lumped with Puerto Rico.
Christensen said that before an invasion takes place, the country needs clear evidence that Iraq poses an imminent and major threat to our safety and national security.
"We must exhaust all diplomatic efforts and fully utilize all options available to us through the United Nations," she said.
She said she supports the requirement of unfettered and complete weapons inspections. Christensen also supports the use of force to ensure those inspections are done and that any biological or chemical weapons or weapons of mass destruction be destroyed.
Christensen said she would prefer the Spratt/Moran amendment, which authorizes Bush to follow a United Nations resolution that allows military force to eliminate weapons of mass destruction.
If the U.N. fails to approve that resolution, Christensen said Bush should seek Congressional approval
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"I agree with the principle that war should be a last resort and not a first response," the delegate said in a news release.
Since Tuesday, the House has been debating whether to give Bush the authority he needs to invade Iraq.
During the debate, Christensen reminded her colleagues that although she can't vote, Virgin Islanders will be called to fight this war. Her spokeswoman, Monique Clendinen, said the office did not have figures on the number of Virgin Islanders in the military because they are lumped with Puerto Rico.
Christensen said that before an invasion takes place, the country needs clear evidence that Iraq poses an imminent and major threat to our safety and national security.
"We must exhaust all diplomatic efforts and fully utilize all options available to us through the United Nations," she said.
She said she supports the requirement of unfettered and complete weapons inspections. Christensen also supports the use of force to ensure those inspections are done and that any biological or chemical weapons or weapons of mass destruction be destroyed.
Christensen said she would prefer the Spratt/Moran amendment, which authorizes Bush to follow a United Nations resolution that allows military force to eliminate weapons of mass destruction.
If the U.N. fails to approve that resolution, Christensen said Bush should seek Congressional approval
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AIRLINE HUB, NEW MARKETING INITIATIVE WIN FAVOR
Oct. 10, 2002 – Plans mapped out more than a year ago to make St. Croix a hub for its operations are moving forward, Sun Airways executives told attendees at a Virgin Islands Ad Club meeting on Wednesday.
Bruce Casner, chair of Caribbean Airline Acquisition Group, which owns Sun Airways, said with a letter of intent received from Gov. Charles W. Turnbull in August in support of its efforts to establish the airline hub at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport, the company is negotiating with financiers. (See "New airline gets V.I. backing for St. Croix hub".)
"Someone is going to come to the table pretty soon," he said, and service can begin within eight months after agreements are signed.
Initial service will connect St. Croix with Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida, and Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C., he said.
For those long hauls, the carrier will utilize a 737 jet with 12 first class and 86 coach seats, he said, while routes within the Caribbean will use a Dutch turbo-prop with 48 coach plus some first-class seats.
Casner told other airline representatives at the meeting that Sun Airways does not aim to take business away from existing local carriers, American Airlines or the ferry services. The company's goal is to provide service that will entice visitors to island hop using local carriers. "Our goal is to fit in, not bust in," he said.
Mike Molina, executive vice president of Caribbean Airline Acquisition Group, which is based in Washington, D.C., said marketing is critical, and "we need four to five months before we can happen." He added, "A marketing analysis has been done. We are not coming in here with nothing. It takes time, it takes effort and, luckily, we have the government on our side."
Molina said Sun Airways will offer fares 15 to 20 percent below national carriers and will honor certain other carriers' frequent flyer programs.
"This is a monopoly market," Casner said, referring to American Airlines. "They would hardly know we are here." But, he said, "We are going to be pretty aggressive with the senior citizen discount."
St. Croix Safari Tours operator and former hotelier Sweeney Toussaint asked Casner, "How can St. Croix Help You?" Casner responded, "Be our good neighbors."
Omar ErSelcuk, chief marketing officer for Seaborne Airlines, said Puerto Rican and Dominican shoppers can be a great niche market to entice to the territory. "Seaborne is excited about Sun Airways making St. Croix a hub," he said.
The airline also plans to operate a flight training school.
Business-based marketing initiative
The topic of the meeting, held at the Caravelle Hotel, was "Who's Promoting St. Croix?" Public relations executive Hugh Dalton provided background on the recent formation of the business-based group St. Croix Alive to respond to the pullout of cruise ships from Frederiksted and to ensure private-sector input into the direction of tourism marketing of the island.
His description of the initiative met with a favorable response. (For background, see "A tale of two marketing plans … to be continued".)
"Realtors have been taking money out of their own pockets to promote St. Croix," Linda Bruton, publisher of "The Settlers' Handbook," said.
"It showed the cruise industry that we … are ready to move ahead," said Julia Renfro of Prisco Marketing.
"We have learned that anything to be done has to come from the private sector," Dalton said regarding economic stimulation of St. Croix. He said a "blues cruise" ship carrying up to 1,800 passengers is scheduled to call on St. Croix in February and remain import until midnight. Golf outings and a to St. Thomas are included in the package, he said.
"These people will be here on a land-based visit. They spend more money," Dalton said. "The specialty cruises are the type of marketplace we are looking at in addition to the regular cruises."
Dalton said Mike Ronan, director of destination development for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, which owns Celebrity Cruises, will be on St. Croix next week. Celebrity Cruises' new Constellation will begin calling on St. Croix and St. Thomas in November. It is the only large ship scheduled to call at St. Croix on a regular basis for the next two years.
In November about 150 junior golfers are expected to come to St. Croix for "Teens on the Green," an international golf program which exposes inner city and other youths to the game of golf. Dalton said some 600 people are expected to be on island for the tournament, including representatives of Black Entertainment Television, CNN and Telemundo. "St. Croix will be like the U.S. Open for juniors," he said.
Future Ad Club program topics include "Small Business Survival," "Tips for Advertising Presenters," "Cable TV- Current Status and Continuing Evolution" and "How to Effectively Implement a Web Development Project."
For more information about the Ad Club, call Lisa Lawlor, president, at 776-4747 or Linda Bruton at 719-0578.
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Bruce Casner, chair of Caribbean Airline Acquisition Group, which owns Sun Airways, said with a letter of intent received from Gov. Charles W. Turnbull in August in support of its efforts to establish the airline hub at Henry E. Rohlsen Airport, the company is negotiating with financiers. (See "New airline gets V.I. backing for St. Croix hub".)
"Someone is going to come to the table pretty soon," he said, and service can begin within eight months after agreements are signed.
Initial service will connect St. Croix with Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida, and Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C., he said.
For those long hauls, the carrier will utilize a 737 jet with 12 first class and 86 coach seats, he said, while routes within the Caribbean will use a Dutch turbo-prop with 48 coach plus some first-class seats.
Casner told other airline representatives at the meeting that Sun Airways does not aim to take business away from existing local carriers, American Airlines or the ferry services. The company's goal is to provide service that will entice visitors to island hop using local carriers. "Our goal is to fit in, not bust in," he said.
Mike Molina, executive vice president of Caribbean Airline Acquisition Group, which is based in Washington, D.C., said marketing is critical, and "we need four to five months before we can happen." He added, "A marketing analysis has been done. We are not coming in here with nothing. It takes time, it takes effort and, luckily, we have the government on our side."
Molina said Sun Airways will offer fares 15 to 20 percent below national carriers and will honor certain other carriers' frequent flyer programs.
"This is a monopoly market," Casner said, referring to American Airlines. "They would hardly know we are here." But, he said, "We are going to be pretty aggressive with the senior citizen discount."
St. Croix Safari Tours operator and former hotelier Sweeney Toussaint asked Casner, "How can St. Croix Help You?" Casner responded, "Be our good neighbors."
Omar ErSelcuk, chief marketing officer for Seaborne Airlines, said Puerto Rican and Dominican shoppers can be a great niche market to entice to the territory. "Seaborne is excited about Sun Airways making St. Croix a hub," he said.
The airline also plans to operate a flight training school.
Business-based marketing initiative
The topic of the meeting, held at the Caravelle Hotel, was "Who's Promoting St. Croix?" Public relations executive Hugh Dalton provided background on the recent formation of the business-based group St. Croix Alive to respond to the pullout of cruise ships from Frederiksted and to ensure private-sector input into the direction of tourism marketing of the island.
His description of the initiative met with a favorable response. (For background, see "A tale of two marketing plans … to be continued".)
"Realtors have been taking money out of their own pockets to promote St. Croix," Linda Bruton, publisher of "The Settlers' Handbook," said.
"It showed the cruise industry that we … are ready to move ahead," said Julia Renfro of Prisco Marketing.
"We have learned that anything to be done has to come from the private sector," Dalton said regarding economic stimulation of St. Croix. He said a "blues cruise" ship carrying up to 1,800 passengers is scheduled to call on St. Croix in February and remain import until midnight. Golf outings and a to St. Thomas are included in the package, he said.
"These people will be here on a land-based visit. They spend more money," Dalton said. "The specialty cruises are the type of marketplace we are looking at in addition to the regular cruises."
Dalton said Mike Ronan, director of destination development for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, which owns Celebrity Cruises, will be on St. Croix next week. Celebrity Cruises' new Constellation will begin calling on St. Croix and St. Thomas in November. It is the only large ship scheduled to call at St. Croix on a regular basis for the next two years.
In November about 150 junior golfers are expected to come to St. Croix for "Teens on the Green," an international golf program which exposes inner city and other youths to the game of golf. Dalton said some 600 people are expected to be on island for the tournament, including representatives of Black Entertainment Television, CNN and Telemundo. "St. Croix will be like the U.S. Open for juniors," he said.
Future Ad Club program topics include "Small Business Survival," "Tips for Advertising Presenters," "Cable TV- Current Status and Continuing Evolution" and "How to Effectively Implement a Web Development Project."
For more information about the Ad Club, call Lisa Lawlor, president, at 776-4747 or Linda Bruton at 719-0578.
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BPW HOLDS WEEK OF ACTIVITES, LUNCHEON
Oct. 10, 2002 – The St. John Business and Professional Women celebrates BPW week with a series of events that culminate Nov. 17 with their annual luncheon at the Westin Resort.
The event begins at 12:30 p.m. and will honor Charles and Terry Pishko, Catherine Taylor, Ira Wade and Dionne Wells. Tickets are $35.
Yvonne Wells, who serves as the organization's president, said that the Pishkos give unselfishly to many community activities. While they have fingers in many pies, these St. John residents put a lot of time into the annual Julius E. Sprauve School gala that raises money for the school.
Taylor is an emergency medical technician who works for the Health Department on St. John. "She's very pleasant and always willing to assist," Wells said. Taylor is always available to present workshops to help residents improve their health, Wells said.
Wade, who is deputy commissioner of Public Works, goes way beyond the extra mile to get the job done. "He does everything, even clean the bathroom," Wells said.
She said that Dionne Wells, who is her daughter, is being honored for the hard work she contributes to keep the BPW moving forward.
The younger Wells is teaches science to eighth- and ninth-graders at Julius E. Sprauve School and serves as the organization's vice-president.
Other events include a seminar on rape and molestation Oct. 17 at 5:30 p.m. at the Legislature Building. It will be presented by Michal Rhymer, the director of the Family Resource Center, and is a joint effort by BPW and AARP.
On Oct. 21, members will gather at 11:30 a.m. for lunch at Myrah Keating Smith Community Health Center.
On Oct. 24, the Rev. Grafton Griffith will speak on "A New Vision in Nutrition" at 5:30 p.m. at the Battery,
Wells said the BPW needs to recruit more members like her daughter because most of the members are "elderly ladies."
"We're trying to encourage more young people to join," she said.
The BPW affords opportunities for young people, including a $1,000 local scholarship and the chance to apply for national scholarships, she said.
Wells said the group is sponsoring a jump rope team that hopes to participate in national competitions.
The organization began in 1965, with Elaine Sprauve, Athyl Sewer, Elaine Samuel, Ethlyn Hall and Edith Dennen as founding members.
For more information about the organization, call Wells at 693-5270 or her co-chairwoman, Erica McDonald, at 774-6757.
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The event begins at 12:30 p.m. and will honor Charles and Terry Pishko, Catherine Taylor, Ira Wade and Dionne Wells. Tickets are $35.
Yvonne Wells, who serves as the organization's president, said that the Pishkos give unselfishly to many community activities. While they have fingers in many pies, these St. John residents put a lot of time into the annual Julius E. Sprauve School gala that raises money for the school.
Taylor is an emergency medical technician who works for the Health Department on St. John. "She's very pleasant and always willing to assist," Wells said. Taylor is always available to present workshops to help residents improve their health, Wells said.
Wade, who is deputy commissioner of Public Works, goes way beyond the extra mile to get the job done. "He does everything, even clean the bathroom," Wells said.
She said that Dionne Wells, who is her daughter, is being honored for the hard work she contributes to keep the BPW moving forward.
The younger Wells is teaches science to eighth- and ninth-graders at Julius E. Sprauve School and serves as the organization's vice-president.
Other events include a seminar on rape and molestation Oct. 17 at 5:30 p.m. at the Legislature Building. It will be presented by Michal Rhymer, the director of the Family Resource Center, and is a joint effort by BPW and AARP.
On Oct. 21, members will gather at 11:30 a.m. for lunch at Myrah Keating Smith Community Health Center.
On Oct. 24, the Rev. Grafton Griffith will speak on "A New Vision in Nutrition" at 5:30 p.m. at the Battery,
Wells said the BPW needs to recruit more members like her daughter because most of the members are "elderly ladies."
"We're trying to encourage more young people to join," she said.
The BPW affords opportunities for young people, including a $1,000 local scholarship and the chance to apply for national scholarships, she said.
Wells said the group is sponsoring a jump rope team that hopes to participate in national competitions.
The organization began in 1965, with Elaine Sprauve, Athyl Sewer, Elaine Samuel, Ethlyn Hall and Edith Dennen as founding members.
For more information about the organization, call Wells at 693-5270 or her co-chairwoman, Erica McDonald, at 774-6757.
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S.E.A. TO HOLD FUN DAY, POT LUCK
Oct. 10, 2002 – The St. Croix Environmental Association and the new St. Croix Coalition for Comprehensive Development invites the community to a pot luck lunch and fun day on Nov. 16.
Bring a lawn chair and a dish to share, in recyclable containers, to the Bethlehem Sugar Factory Ruins near the National Guard Armory. The event runs from noon to 3 p.m.
Call 773-1989 for directions or more information.
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Bring a lawn chair and a dish to share, in recyclable containers, to the Bethlehem Sugar Factory Ruins near the National Guard Armory. The event runs from noon to 3 p.m.
Call 773-1989 for directions or more information.
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OCTOBER ENTERTAINMENT AT DIVI CASINO
Divi Casino's October entertainment and activities include:
Coffin of Cash – Stop by the Beachcomber's Club booth daily to earn entries. On Oct. 28, seven lucky Beachcombers will win a coffin of cash. Double your fun (and your entries) on Mondays. Silver Crew members earn five extra entries on Fridays.
Winner's Circle – Come check out the multi-layered circle of money in front of Divi Casino. How much money do you think is there? A correct guess could make you and your favorite local charity winners as you'll split the amount that is actually there. Beachcomber's Club members are invited to enter one guess per day. On Nov. 25, the actual amount will be announced.
Halloween 2002 – Scare up a costume and dig up a date for Divi Carina Bay Casino's third annual Halloween Costume Party. Judging for the costume contest starts at 11 p.m. Costume categories include scariest, funniest and most original, as well as an overall Grand Prize winner.
Come and enjoy Ghoulash and Fright Rice on the Carina Café, and Brain Hemorrhage shots in the Carina Bay Showboat. Also, trick-or-treat for your favorite candy at the Beachcomber's Club after 6 p.m.
* The costume ground rules: No facial obstructions, masks or heavy make-up. No weapons, real or fake. No nudity.
Karaoke – Oct. 8 and 22. Choose from more than 1,000 songs! Join St. Croix's hottest host, Malcolm Evans, as he spins the tunes you want to sing! The fun starts at 9 p.m.
Bingo – Sundays at 3 p.m.; Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Special Bingo Bonanza Pick up your FREE Bingo card at the Beachcomber's Club Booth every Tuesday and Thursday after 6 p.m. and every Sunday between noon and 3 p.m. One FREE Bingo game will be played at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the casino. Sunday's game will be played in the Bingo Hall (lower level) at 3 p.m. A verified cover-all Bingo in 48 numbers or less wins $1,000. A verified cover-all Bingo after 48 numbers wins $100. Multiple winners will split cash prize. Must be a Beachcomber's Club member to play.
Local bands this month include David James Band (formerly Thadeus Toad), Digital Band, Latin Sounds, Liquid Sounds, Mo-Tempo, Ronnie Russell Quartet, Stanley & the Ten Sleepless Knights, Tuff Enuff, Vio International, X-Citements and Xpress Band.
Here's the entertainment schedule for October:
DATE …………………GROUP/EVENT …. TIME
Thursday, Oct. 10 Bingo Bonanza – 8 p.m. game
You could win $1,000
David James Band, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 11 Liquid Sounds, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Xpress Band 1 – 4 a.m
Saturday, Oct. 12 X-Citements, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Digital Band, 1 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 13 Bingo Bonanza,
Special Bingo Game, 3 p.m. – you could win $1,000!
Bingo for cash prizes, 3 p.m. start time
Latin Sounds, 7 – 11 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 14 X-Press Band – Special Appearance
For VI Friendship Day! 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 15 – Bingo Bonanza, 8 p.m. game
You could win $1,000!
David James Band, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 16 – Bingo for cash prizes, 7 p.m. start
Ronnie Russell Quartet, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 17 Bingo Bonanza 8 p.m. game
You could win $1,000!
Digital Band, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 18 X-Citements, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Tuff Enuff, 1 – 4 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 19 Liquid Sounds, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Vio International, 1 – 4 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 20 Bingo Bonanza
Special Bingo Game 3 p.m. – you could win $1,000!
Bingo for cash prizes, 3 p.m. start time
Zodiac, 7 – 11 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 21 Latin Sounds, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 22 Bingo Bonanza 8 p.m. game
You could win $1,000!
KARAOKE 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
hosted by Malcolm Evans
Wednesday, Oct. 23 Bingo for cash prizes 7 p.m. start
Mo-Tempo, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 24 Bingo Bonanza 8 p.m. game
You could win $1,000!
VIO International 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 25 Tuff Enuff, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Express Band, 1–4 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 26 X-Citements, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Digital Band, 1 – 4 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 27 Bingo Bonanza
Special Bingo Game, 3 p.m. – You could win $1,000!
Bingo for cash prizes! 3 p.m. start time
Latin Sounds, 7 – 11 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 28 Coffin of Cash Drawing, 8 p.m. start
Mo-Tempo, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 29. Ronnie Russell Quartet, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 30 Bingo for cash prizes! 7 p.m. start
Birthday Party for Beachcomber's Club members celebrating a birthday in October and one guest;
Raffle, 6 p.m.
Registration, 7 p.m. start time
Digital Band, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 31 Halloween Costume Contest 11 p.m.
X-Citements, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
X-Press Band, 1 a.m. – 4 a.m.
Coffin of Cash – Stop by the Beachcomber's Club booth daily to earn entries. On Oct. 28, seven lucky Beachcombers will win a coffin of cash. Double your fun (and your entries) on Mondays. Silver Crew members earn five extra entries on Fridays.
Winner's Circle – Come check out the multi-layered circle of money in front of Divi Casino. How much money do you think is there? A correct guess could make you and your favorite local charity winners as you'll split the amount that is actually there. Beachcomber's Club members are invited to enter one guess per day. On Nov. 25, the actual amount will be announced.
Halloween 2002 – Scare up a costume and dig up a date for Divi Carina Bay Casino's third annual Halloween Costume Party. Judging for the costume contest starts at 11 p.m. Costume categories include scariest, funniest and most original, as well as an overall Grand Prize winner.
Come and enjoy Ghoulash and Fright Rice on the Carina Café, and Brain Hemorrhage shots in the Carina Bay Showboat. Also, trick-or-treat for your favorite candy at the Beachcomber's Club after 6 p.m.
* The costume ground rules: No facial obstructions, masks or heavy make-up. No weapons, real or fake. No nudity.
Karaoke – Oct. 8 and 22. Choose from more than 1,000 songs! Join St. Croix's hottest host, Malcolm Evans, as he spins the tunes you want to sing! The fun starts at 9 p.m.
Bingo – Sundays at 3 p.m.; Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Special Bingo Bonanza Pick up your FREE Bingo card at the Beachcomber's Club Booth every Tuesday and Thursday after 6 p.m. and every Sunday between noon and 3 p.m. One FREE Bingo game will be played at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the casino. Sunday's game will be played in the Bingo Hall (lower level) at 3 p.m. A verified cover-all Bingo in 48 numbers or less wins $1,000. A verified cover-all Bingo after 48 numbers wins $100. Multiple winners will split cash prize. Must be a Beachcomber's Club member to play.
Local bands this month include David James Band (formerly Thadeus Toad), Digital Band, Latin Sounds, Liquid Sounds, Mo-Tempo, Ronnie Russell Quartet, Stanley & the Ten Sleepless Knights, Tuff Enuff, Vio International, X-Citements and Xpress Band.
Here's the entertainment schedule for October:
DATE …………………GROUP/EVENT …. TIME
Thursday, Oct. 10 Bingo Bonanza – 8 p.m. game
You could win $1,000
David James Band, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 11 Liquid Sounds, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Xpress Band 1 – 4 a.m
Saturday, Oct. 12 X-Citements, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Digital Band, 1 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 13 Bingo Bonanza,
Special Bingo Game, 3 p.m. – you could win $1,000!
Bingo for cash prizes, 3 p.m. start time
Latin Sounds, 7 – 11 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 14 X-Press Band – Special Appearance
For VI Friendship Day! 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 15 – Bingo Bonanza, 8 p.m. game
You could win $1,000!
David James Band, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 16 – Bingo for cash prizes, 7 p.m. start
Ronnie Russell Quartet, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 17 Bingo Bonanza 8 p.m. game
You could win $1,000!
Digital Band, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 18 X-Citements, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Tuff Enuff, 1 – 4 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 19 Liquid Sounds, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Vio International, 1 – 4 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 20 Bingo Bonanza
Special Bingo Game 3 p.m. – you could win $1,000!
Bingo for cash prizes, 3 p.m. start time
Zodiac, 7 – 11 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 21 Latin Sounds, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 22 Bingo Bonanza 8 p.m. game
You could win $1,000!
KARAOKE 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
hosted by Malcolm Evans
Wednesday, Oct. 23 Bingo for cash prizes 7 p.m. start
Mo-Tempo, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 24 Bingo Bonanza 8 p.m. game
You could win $1,000!
VIO International 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Friday, Oct. 25 Tuff Enuff, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Express Band, 1–4 a.m.
Saturday, Oct. 26 X-Citements, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Digital Band, 1 – 4 a.m.
Sunday, Oct. 27 Bingo Bonanza
Special Bingo Game, 3 p.m. – You could win $1,000!
Bingo for cash prizes! 3 p.m. start time
Latin Sounds, 7 – 11 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 28 Coffin of Cash Drawing, 8 p.m. start
Mo-Tempo, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 29. Ronnie Russell Quartet, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 30 Bingo for cash prizes! 7 p.m. start
Birthday Party for Beachcomber's Club members celebrating a birthday in October and one guest;
Raffle, 6 p.m.
Registration, 7 p.m. start time
Digital Band, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Thursday, Oct. 31 Halloween Costume Contest 11 p.m.
X-Citements, 9 p.m. – 1 a.m.
X-Press Band, 1 a.m. – 4 a.m.
CENTRAL HIGH TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE
The St. Croix Central High School invites all parents of students, alumni, past employees and the community to its Learning Media Center's Open House. Tours will be conducted and refreshments served. Come and see the exciting new technological programs that are being offered to students and staff.
For information call Mrs. E. Rezende or Mrs. S. Prudoff at 778-0123 ext. 234.
For information call Mrs. E. Rezende or Mrs. S. Prudoff at 778-0123 ext. 234.
CFC REFRIGERANT USAGE EXAM IN DECEMBER
The Refrigeration Service Engineers Society will be testing pre-registered applicants for the CFC usage exam at the University of the Virgin Islands, room T103. Persons taking the exam must be pre-registered by Nov. 29.
for more information call 777-8322.
for more information call 777-8322.
