Sept. 13, 2002 – Juan F. Luis Hospital is asking the St. Croix community to roll up its sleeves. On Sept. 21, the St. Croix Board of Realtors is sponsoring a blood drive to help replenish the hospital's depleted blood supply.
From 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. the hospital van will be parked at Schooner Bay Marketplace, with staff members on hand to assist with blood donations.
Donors must be at least 17 and weigh 110 pounds. Donors must not have given blood for the last 56 days.
Roger W. Morgan of Rock' N 'Roll Rewind Broadcasting will broadcast live from the blood drive on Mongoose Radio 104.9.
Dwain Ford, Board of Realtors president elect, is calling on members and the public to help.
"We've got a serious problem," Ford said.
On Friday, the hospital had 52 pints of blood on hand, according to Debra Andrews, a technician at the hospital's blood bank. Andrews said the hospital uses about 80 to 110 pints a month, but doesn’t collect even half that much.
The hospital must buy what it doesn’t receive in donations, and blood from the American Red Cross in Puerto Rico is purchased for $250 a pint.
Andrews said that if six people a day gave blood, the hospital would be in good shape. Blood has a 42-day shelf life, so the hospital needs a steady supply to keep it fresh.
"We need people to be aware that we need blood consistently," Andrews said, adding that she hopes other organizations will follow the Board of Realtors’ example and hold other blood drives.
Andrews also suggested that when patients use blood, their family members and friends come by the blood bank to donate, and when patients are in better health, they also give blood to replace what was used.
People may choose to give blood during the week at the hospital, Ford said, between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
People giving blood, at either the hospital or the blood drive, can fill out entry forms to win gift certificates from St. Croix restaurants and stores.
For more information on the blood drive, call the Board of Realtors at 773-1855.
PARTIES PICK STATE, DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Sept. 15, 2002 – The largest number of candidates' names on Saturday's primary ballots were for offices within the territorial Democratic Party, Republican Party and Independent Citizens Movement.
As their respective state chairs, Democrats re-elected James O'Bryan, and Republicans chose James Oliver.
To head district party organizations, Democrats elected Terrence T. Joseph as St. Croix chair and Elmo Adams as St. Thomas-St. John chair.
Following are the results by party for committee seats.
Democrats
Voting territorywide, Democrats chose the following candidates for the at-large seats on the party's territorial committee: Luis "Tito" Morales (1,051 votes), Gregory Francis (985), Glen Smith (888), Gloria Canegata Waterman (842), Marylyn Stapleton (728), Carmen Gonzales (615), Omar Henry (509), Horace Brooks (274), Siri Hamad (255) and Cedric Prince (209).
Elected to St. Thomas seats on the territorial committee were Gerald Hodge Sr. (558 votes), Elmo Adams Jr. (552), June Adams (485), Angel Turnbull (391), Ervin Dorsett (315), Michael Farrington (313), Tom Dunn (252), Rina Jacobs McBrowne (191) and Sunil Mohanani (130) from St. Thomas. No one ran for the two St. John seats on the territorial committee; St. John Democrats were asked to cast write-in votes.
On St. Croix. the district six seats the territorial committee were won by St. Claire Williams (847 votes), Rupert W. Ross Jr. (713), Sonia Boyce (449), David Molloy (477), Cenita "CC" Heywood (472) and Raymond T. James (350).
Republicans
Chosen in territorywide voting for the Republican Party's at-large seats were Julio Brady (14 votes), April Newland (84), Patricia Murphy (75), Herbert Schoenbaum (74), Fred Vialet Jr. (74), Gladys Orr (63), Vincent "Beef" Clendinen (59), Frank Davis (58), Leon Powell (46) and Renaldo Callwood (44).
For the six St. Croix seats on the Republican territorial committee, only three candidates were on the ballot. Lilliana Belardo de O'Neal and Reuben Fenton each got 55 votes and Humberto O'Neal got 52. Voters cast eight write-in ballots for the remaining three seats.
For the six St. Thomas seats on the party territorial committee, there were four candidates. George Blackhall got 46 votes, Shirley Bronston got 26, Roberto Dawson got 24 and Alston Brewster got 21 votes. Voters cast write-in votes for the two remaining seats. For the two St. John seats, no names appeared on the ballot; St. John voters were asked to cast write-in votes.
ICM
In territorywide voting, Independent Citizens Movement members elected to at-large seats on the party's territorial committee Virdin Brown (28 votes), Andre Ottley (26), Levron Sarauw (24), Juan Santiago (24), Gladys Todman (22) and Elsie Vialet (19).
For their seats on the ICM territorial committee, St. Thomas voters chose Liston Davis (17 votes), Gene Emanuel (11), Albion Lambertis (10) and Elma L.D. Smith (10). There were no candidates on the ballot for the two St. John ICM district seats; St. John voters were to submit write-ins.
On St. Croix, five of the six district seats went to David A. Benjamin (14 votes), Mary L. Moorhead (11), Alexander A. Petersen Sr. (11), Wilmot A. Edwards (10) and Serafin Suarez (8).
John Abramson Jr., supervisor of elections, said where there are more seats to be filled on the party committees than there are candidates, it is customary for the write-in candidates getting the highest number of votes to take the other seats. The write-in vote tallies will not be available for 10 days, he said; they are announced along with absentee ballot votes after the absentee ballots are counted.
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As their respective state chairs, Democrats re-elected James O'Bryan, and Republicans chose James Oliver.
To head district party organizations, Democrats elected Terrence T. Joseph as St. Croix chair and Elmo Adams as St. Thomas-St. John chair.
Following are the results by party for committee seats.
Democrats
Voting territorywide, Democrats chose the following candidates for the at-large seats on the party's territorial committee: Luis "Tito" Morales (1,051 votes), Gregory Francis (985), Glen Smith (888), Gloria Canegata Waterman (842), Marylyn Stapleton (728), Carmen Gonzales (615), Omar Henry (509), Horace Brooks (274), Siri Hamad (255) and Cedric Prince (209).
Elected to St. Thomas seats on the territorial committee were Gerald Hodge Sr. (558 votes), Elmo Adams Jr. (552), June Adams (485), Angel Turnbull (391), Ervin Dorsett (315), Michael Farrington (313), Tom Dunn (252), Rina Jacobs McBrowne (191) and Sunil Mohanani (130) from St. Thomas. No one ran for the two St. John seats on the territorial committee; St. John Democrats were asked to cast write-in votes.
On St. Croix. the district six seats the territorial committee were won by St. Claire Williams (847 votes), Rupert W. Ross Jr. (713), Sonia Boyce (449), David Molloy (477), Cenita "CC" Heywood (472) and Raymond T. James (350).
Republicans
Chosen in territorywide voting for the Republican Party's at-large seats were Julio Brady (14 votes), April Newland (84), Patricia Murphy (75), Herbert Schoenbaum (74), Fred Vialet Jr. (74), Gladys Orr (63), Vincent "Beef" Clendinen (59), Frank Davis (58), Leon Powell (46) and Renaldo Callwood (44).
For the six St. Croix seats on the Republican territorial committee, only three candidates were on the ballot. Lilliana Belardo de O'Neal and Reuben Fenton each got 55 votes and Humberto O'Neal got 52. Voters cast eight write-in ballots for the remaining three seats.
For the six St. Thomas seats on the party territorial committee, there were four candidates. George Blackhall got 46 votes, Shirley Bronston got 26, Roberto Dawson got 24 and Alston Brewster got 21 votes. Voters cast write-in votes for the two remaining seats. For the two St. John seats, no names appeared on the ballot; St. John voters were asked to cast write-in votes.
ICM
In territorywide voting, Independent Citizens Movement members elected to at-large seats on the party's territorial committee Virdin Brown (28 votes), Andre Ottley (26), Levron Sarauw (24), Juan Santiago (24), Gladys Todman (22) and Elsie Vialet (19).
For their seats on the ICM territorial committee, St. Thomas voters chose Liston Davis (17 votes), Gene Emanuel (11), Albion Lambertis (10) and Elma L.D. Smith (10). There were no candidates on the ballot for the two St. John ICM district seats; St. John voters were to submit write-ins.
On St. Croix, five of the six district seats went to David A. Benjamin (14 votes), Mary L. Moorhead (11), Alexander A. Petersen Sr. (11), Wilmot A. Edwards (10) and Serafin Suarez (8).
John Abramson Jr., supervisor of elections, said where there are more seats to be filled on the party committees than there are candidates, it is customary for the write-in candidates getting the highest number of votes to take the other seats. The write-in vote tallies will not be available for 10 days, he said; they are announced along with absentee ballot votes after the absentee ballots are counted.
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1,540 FIT VOTING INTO RAINY SATURDAY SCHEDULE
Sept. 15, 2002 – Democrats territorywide chose Craig Barshinger on Saturday as their candidate for senator-at-large in the November elections, and St. Croix Democrats gave incumbents Douglas E. Canton Jr. and David Jones and challengers Juan Figueroa-Serville, Luther Renee, Ronald Russell, Michael Thurland and Ophelia Williams-Felix the go-ahead to be on the ballot.
In the deja vu contest between two St. Thomas residents for state chair of the Democratic Party, incumbent James O'Bryan soundly defeated former chair Marylyn Stapleton. Republicans, meanwhile, chose James Oliver of St. Croix as their state chair over Lawrence Boschulte and April Newland, both of St. Thomas.
The voter turnout was light — just 1,540 persons throughout the territory fit going to the polls into their rainy Saturday schedules. That's a little more than 4 percent of the 36,780 registered voters who identify themselves as members of one of the territory's three political parties — 31,372 Democrats, 3,247 Republicans and 2,161 Independent Citizens Movement members. But even with the small number of voters, new procedures caused problems in tabulating the results.
Saturday was the first time the Board of Elections used the Internet to submit polling results from St. John, where electronic ballot cartridges had previously been delivered by ferry to election headquarters on St. Thomas. Supervisor of Elections John Abramson Jr. said it took longer than expected to open the e-mail, which delayed tabulations Saturday night.
Delays also occurred on St. Thomas when elections officials discovered some cartridges had been left in voting machines instead of ejected and sent along with the others to headquarters. In these cases, Abramson said, it appeared the voting machines had gone unused, but the cartridges needed to be submitted for inclusion in the tabulations, anyway.
The votes by which Democrats on St. Croix picked their slate of candidates to run for the 25th Legislature:
The at-large votes:
Craig Barshinger — 1,217
Harry Daniel — 1,139
Barshinger, making his fourth run, drew his strongest support from St. Croix, while newcomer Daniel, who waged a strong campaign of print and media ads, fared better in the St. Thomas-St. John district. Both live on St. John — a requirement for the at-large senator.
The St. Croix Democratic senate race results:
Luther Renee, University of the Virgin Islands staff Public Services Commission member — 1,170.
Douglas E. Canton Jr., incumbent — 1,162.
David S. Jones, incumbent — 1,135.
Ronald Russell, a lawyer in private practice — 1,095.
Michael Thurland, chief of staff for Sen. Emmett Hansen II –976.
Ophelia "Nenny" Williams-Felix, deputy commissioner for Housing Parks and Recreation — 853.
Juan Figueroa-Serville, a UVI senior — 784.
Eliminated from the field of 10 were Elroi Baumann, Malcolm Harris and Mary Ann Pickard.
Abramson said the turnout was better than in the last primary election, in 2000, when 1,100 cast their ballots. Only registered members of the territory's three political parties — Democratic, Republican and Independent Citizens Movement — could vote, and only in the races of their respective parties.
But at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, at Joseph Gomez School on St. Thomas, Abramson pronounced the tally as of noon of 614 persons on St. Thomas and about 1,000 on St. Croix "very bad." He commented then, "I keep saying there are better things to spend our money on" than government-run primary elections.
Because of budgetary constraints, elections officials reduced the number of polling places to three on St. Thomas, three on St. Croix and two on St. John.
Abramson said said he didn't know how much the tab would end up being for the primary.
In addition to allowing party members to select candidates for the November general election, the primary election is used by the three parties to select their own officers.
For Democratic Party state chair, the results were:
James O'Bryan — 1,377.
Marylyn Stapleton — 863.
For Republic Party state chair, the results were:
James Oliver — 72.
April Newland — 38.
Lawrence Boschulte — 37.
In the race for Democratic St. Thomas-St. John district chair, Elmo Adams defeated Carla Joseph, 577 to 334.
In the St. Croix district chair race, Democrats overwhelmingly picked schools superintendent Terrence Joseph over Irving Straun, 987 to 214.
In the Board of Elections race on St. Croix, with six Democrats vying for three ballot slots in November, Rupert Ross Jr., Evelyn Messer-James and Dodson K. James emerged victorious with 795, 726 and 614 votes, respectively.
Editor's note: Shaun A. Pennington contributed to this report.
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In the deja vu contest between two St. Thomas residents for state chair of the Democratic Party, incumbent James O'Bryan soundly defeated former chair Marylyn Stapleton. Republicans, meanwhile, chose James Oliver of St. Croix as their state chair over Lawrence Boschulte and April Newland, both of St. Thomas.
The voter turnout was light — just 1,540 persons throughout the territory fit going to the polls into their rainy Saturday schedules. That's a little more than 4 percent of the 36,780 registered voters who identify themselves as members of one of the territory's three political parties — 31,372 Democrats, 3,247 Republicans and 2,161 Independent Citizens Movement members. But even with the small number of voters, new procedures caused problems in tabulating the results.
Saturday was the first time the Board of Elections used the Internet to submit polling results from St. John, where electronic ballot cartridges had previously been delivered by ferry to election headquarters on St. Thomas. Supervisor of Elections John Abramson Jr. said it took longer than expected to open the e-mail, which delayed tabulations Saturday night.
Delays also occurred on St. Thomas when elections officials discovered some cartridges had been left in voting machines instead of ejected and sent along with the others to headquarters. In these cases, Abramson said, it appeared the voting machines had gone unused, but the cartridges needed to be submitted for inclusion in the tabulations, anyway.
The votes by which Democrats on St. Croix picked their slate of candidates to run for the 25th Legislature:
The at-large votes:
Craig Barshinger — 1,217
Harry Daniel — 1,139
Barshinger, making his fourth run, drew his strongest support from St. Croix, while newcomer Daniel, who waged a strong campaign of print and media ads, fared better in the St. Thomas-St. John district. Both live on St. John — a requirement for the at-large senator.
The St. Croix Democratic senate race results:
Luther Renee, University of the Virgin Islands staff Public Services Commission member — 1,170.
Douglas E. Canton Jr., incumbent — 1,162.
David S. Jones, incumbent — 1,135.
Ronald Russell, a lawyer in private practice — 1,095.
Michael Thurland, chief of staff for Sen. Emmett Hansen II –976.
Ophelia "Nenny" Williams-Felix, deputy commissioner for Housing Parks and Recreation — 853.
Juan Figueroa-Serville, a UVI senior — 784.
Eliminated from the field of 10 were Elroi Baumann, Malcolm Harris and Mary Ann Pickard.
Abramson said the turnout was better than in the last primary election, in 2000, when 1,100 cast their ballots. Only registered members of the territory's three political parties — Democratic, Republican and Independent Citizens Movement — could vote, and only in the races of their respective parties.
But at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, at Joseph Gomez School on St. Thomas, Abramson pronounced the tally as of noon of 614 persons on St. Thomas and about 1,000 on St. Croix "very bad." He commented then, "I keep saying there are better things to spend our money on" than government-run primary elections.
Because of budgetary constraints, elections officials reduced the number of polling places to three on St. Thomas, three on St. Croix and two on St. John.
Abramson said said he didn't know how much the tab would end up being for the primary.
In addition to allowing party members to select candidates for the November general election, the primary election is used by the three parties to select their own officers.
For Democratic Party state chair, the results were:
James O'Bryan — 1,377.
Marylyn Stapleton — 863.
For Republic Party state chair, the results were:
James Oliver — 72.
April Newland — 38.
Lawrence Boschulte — 37.
In the race for Democratic St. Thomas-St. John district chair, Elmo Adams defeated Carla Joseph, 577 to 334.
In the St. Croix district chair race, Democrats overwhelmingly picked schools superintendent Terrence Joseph over Irving Straun, 987 to 214.
In the Board of Elections race on St. Croix, with six Democrats vying for three ballot slots in November, Rupert Ross Jr., Evelyn Messer-James and Dodson K. James emerged victorious with 795, 726 and 614 votes, respectively.
Editor's note: Shaun A. Pennington contributed to this report.
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PARTIES PICK STATE, DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Sept. 15, 2002 – The largest number of candidates' names on Saturday's primary ballots were for offices within the territorial Democratic Party, Republican Party and Independent Citizens Movement.
As their respective state chairs, Democrats re-elected James O'Bryan, and Republicans chose James Oliver.
To head district party organizations, Democrats elected Terrence T. Joseph as St. Croix chair and Elmo Adams as St. Thomas-St. John chair.
Following are the results by party for committee seats.
Democrats
Voting territorywide, Democrats chose the following candidates for the at-large seats on the party's territorial committee: Luis "Tito" Morales (1,051 votes), Gregory Francis (985), Glen Smith (888), Gloria Canegata Waterman (842), Marylyn Stapleton (728), Carmen Gonzales (615), Omar Henry (509), Horace Brooks (274), Siri Hamad (255) and Cedric Prince (209).
Elected to St. Thomas seats on the territorial committee were Gerald Hodge Sr. (558 votes), Elmo Adams Jr. (552), June Adams (485), Angel Turnbull (391), Ervin Dorsett (315), Michael Farrington (313), Tom Dunn (252), Rina Jacobs McBrowne (191) and Sunil Mohanani (130) from St. Thomas. No one ran for the two St. John seats on the territorial committee; St. John Democrats were asked to cast write-in votes.
On St. Croix. the district six seats the territorial committee were won by St. Claire Williams (847 votes), Rupert W. Ross Jr. (713), Sonia Boyce (449), David Molloy (477), Cenita "CC" Heywood (472) and Raymond T. James (350).
Republicans
Chosen in territorywide voting for the Republican Party's at-large seats were Julio Brady (14 votes), April Newland (84), Patricia Murphy (75), Herbert Schoenbaum (74), Fred Vialet Jr. (74), Gladys Orr (63), Vincent "Beef" Clendinen (59), Frank Davis (58), Leon Powell (46) and Renaldo Callwood (44).
For the six St. Croix seats on the Republican territorial committee, only three candidates were on the ballot. Lilliana Belardo de O'Neal and Reuben Fenton each got 55 votes and Humberto O'Neal got 52. Voters cast eight write-in ballots for the remaining three seats.
For the six St. Thomas seats on the party territorial committee, there were four candidates. George Blackhall got 46 votes, Shirley Bronston got 26, Roberto Dawson got 24 and Alston Brewster got 21 votes. Voters cast write-in votes for the two remaining seats. For the two St. John seats, no names appeared on the ballot; St. John voters were asked to cast write-in votes.
ICM
In territorywide voting, Independent Citizens Movement members elected to at-large seats on the party's territorial committee Virdin Brown (28 votes), Andre Ottley (26), Levron Sarauw (24), Juan Santiago (24), Gladys Todman (22) and Elsie Vialet (19).
For their seats on the ICM territorial committee, St. Thomas voters chose Liston Davis (17 votes), Gene Emanuel (11), Albion Lambertis (10) and Elma L.D. Smith (10). There were no candidates on the ballot for the two St. John ICM district seats; St. John voters were to submit write-ins.
On St. Croix, five of the six district seats went to David A. Benjamin (14 votes), Mary L. Moorhead (11), Alexander A. Petersen Sr. (11), Wilmot A. Edwards (10) and Serafin Suarez (8).
John Abramson Jr., supervisor of elections, said where there are more seats to be filled on the party committees than there are candidates, it is customary for the write-in candidates getting the highest number of votes to take the other seats. The write-in vote tallies will not be available for 10 days, he said; they are announced along with absentee ballot votes after the absentee ballots are counted.
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As their respective state chairs, Democrats re-elected James O'Bryan, and Republicans chose James Oliver.
To head district party organizations, Democrats elected Terrence T. Joseph as St. Croix chair and Elmo Adams as St. Thomas-St. John chair.
Following are the results by party for committee seats.
Democrats
Voting territorywide, Democrats chose the following candidates for the at-large seats on the party's territorial committee: Luis "Tito" Morales (1,051 votes), Gregory Francis (985), Glen Smith (888), Gloria Canegata Waterman (842), Marylyn Stapleton (728), Carmen Gonzales (615), Omar Henry (509), Horace Brooks (274), Siri Hamad (255) and Cedric Prince (209).
Elected to St. Thomas seats on the territorial committee were Gerald Hodge Sr. (558 votes), Elmo Adams Jr. (552), June Adams (485), Angel Turnbull (391), Ervin Dorsett (315), Michael Farrington (313), Tom Dunn (252), Rina Jacobs McBrowne (191) and Sunil Mohanani (130) from St. Thomas. No one ran for the two St. John seats on the territorial committee; St. John Democrats were asked to cast write-in votes.
On St. Croix. the district six seats the territorial committee were won by St. Claire Williams (847 votes), Rupert W. Ross Jr. (713), Sonia Boyce (449), David Molloy (477), Cenita "CC" Heywood (472) and Raymond T. James (350).
Republicans
Chosen in territorywide voting for the Republican Party's at-large seats were Julio Brady (14 votes), April Newland (84), Patricia Murphy (75), Herbert Schoenbaum (74), Fred Vialet Jr. (74), Gladys Orr (63), Vincent "Beef" Clendinen (59), Frank Davis (58), Leon Powell (46) and Renaldo Callwood (44).
For the six St. Croix seats on the Republican territorial committee, only three candidates were on the ballot. Lilliana Belardo de O'Neal and Reuben Fenton each got 55 votes and Humberto O'Neal got 52. Voters cast eight write-in ballots for the remaining three seats.
For the six St. Thomas seats on the party territorial committee, there were four candidates. George Blackhall got 46 votes, Shirley Bronston got 26, Roberto Dawson got 24 and Alston Brewster got 21 votes. Voters cast write-in votes for the two remaining seats. For the two St. John seats, no names appeared on the ballot; St. John voters were asked to cast write-in votes.
ICM
In territorywide voting, Independent Citizens Movement members elected to at-large seats on the party's territorial committee Virdin Brown (28 votes), Andre Ottley (26), Levron Sarauw (24), Juan Santiago (24), Gladys Todman (22) and Elsie Vialet (19).
For their seats on the ICM territorial committee, St. Thomas voters chose Liston Davis (17 votes), Gene Emanuel (11), Albion Lambertis (10) and Elma L.D. Smith (10). There were no candidates on the ballot for the two St. John ICM district seats; St. John voters were to submit write-ins.
On St. Croix, five of the six district seats went to David A. Benjamin (14 votes), Mary L. Moorhead (11), Alexander A. Petersen Sr. (11), Wilmot A. Edwards (10) and Serafin Suarez (8).
John Abramson Jr., supervisor of elections, said where there are more seats to be filled on the party committees than there are candidates, it is customary for the write-in candidates getting the highest number of votes to take the other seats. The write-in vote tallies will not be available for 10 days, he said; they are announced along with absentee ballot votes after the absentee ballots are counted.
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1,540 FIT VOTING INTO RAINY SATURDAY SCHEDULE
Sept. 15, 2002 – Democrats territorywide chose Craig Barshinger on Saturday as their candidate for senator-at-large in the November elections, and St. Croix Democrats gave incumbents Douglas E. Canton Jr. and David Jones and challengers Juan Figueroa-Serville, Luther Renee, Ronald Russell, Michael Thurland and Ophelia Williams-Felix the go-ahead to be on the ballot.
In the deja vu contest between two St. Thomas residents for state chair of the Democratic Party, incumbent James O'Bryan soundly defeated former chair Marylyn Stapleton. Republicans, meanwhile, chose James Oliver of St. Croix as their state chair over Lawrence Boschulte and April Newland, both of St. Thomas.
The voter turnout was light — just 1,540 persons throughout the territory fit going to the polls into their rainy Saturday schedules. That's a little more than 4 percent of the 36,780 registered voters who identify themselves as members of one of the territory's three political parties — 31,372 Democrats, 3,247 Republicans and 2,161 Independent Citizens Movement members. But even with the small number of voters, new procedures caused problems in tabulating the results.
Saturday was the first time the Board of Elections used the Internet to submit polling results from St. John, where electronic ballot cartridges had previously been delivered by ferry to election headquarters on St. Thomas. Supervisor of Elections John Abramson Jr. said it took longer than expected to open the e-mail, which delayed tabulations Saturday night.
Delays also occurred on St. Thomas when elections officials discovered some cartridges had been left in voting machines instead of ejected and sent along with the others to headquarters. In these cases, Abramson said, it appeared the voting machines had gone unused, but the cartridges needed to be submitted for inclusion in the tabulations, anyway.
The votes by which Democrats on St. Croix picked their slate of candidates to run for the 25th Legislature:
The at-large votes:
Craig Barshinger — 1,217
Harry Daniel — 1,139
Barshinger, making his fourth run, drew his strongest support from St. Croix, while newcomer Daniel, who waged a strong campaign of print and media ads, fared better in the St. Thomas-St. John district. Both live on St. John — a requirement for the at-large senator.
The St. Croix Democratic senate race results:
Luther Renee, University of the Virgin Islands staff Public Services Commission member — 1,170.
Douglas E. Canton Jr., incumbent — 1,162.
David S. Jones, incumbent — 1,135.
Ronald Russell, a lawyer in private practice — 1,095.
Michael Thurland, chief of staff for Sen. Emmett Hansen II –976.
Ophelia "Nenny" Williams-Felix, deputy commissioner for Housing Parks and Recreation — 853.
Juan Figueroa-Serville, a UVI senior — 784.
Eliminated from the field of 10 were Elroi Baumann, Malcolm Harris and Mary Ann Pickard.
Abramson said the turnout was better than in the last primary election, in 2000, when 1,100 cast their ballots. Only registered members of the territory's three political parties — Democratic, Republican and Independent Citizens Movement — could vote, and only in the races of their respective parties.
But at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, at Joseph Gomez School on St. Thomas, Abramson pronounced the tally as of noon of 614 persons on St. Thomas and about 1,000 on St. Croix "very bad." He commented then, "I keep saying there are better things to spend our money on" than government-run primary elections.
Because of budgetary constraints, elections officials reduced the number of polling places to three on St. Thomas, three on St. Croix and two on St. John.
Abramson said said he didn't know how much the tab would end up being for the primary.
In addition to allowing party members to select candidates for the November general election, the primary election is used by the three parties to select their own officers.
For Democratic Party state chair, the results were:
James O'Bryan — 1,377.
Marylyn Stapleton — 863.
For Republic Party state chair, the results were:
James Oliver — 72.
April Newland — 38.
Lawrence Boschulte — 37.
In the race for Democratic St. Thomas-St. John district chair, Elmo Adams defeated Carla Joseph, 577 to 334.
In the St. Croix district chair race, Democrats overwhelmingly picked schools superintendent Terrence Joseph over Irving Straun, 987 to 214.
In the Board of Elections race on St. Croix, with six Democrats vying for three ballot slots in November, Rupert Ross Jr., Evelyn Messer-James and Dodson K. James emerged victorious with 795, 726 and 614 votes, respectively.
Editor's note: Shaun A. Pennington contributed to this report.
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In the deja vu contest between two St. Thomas residents for state chair of the Democratic Party, incumbent James O'Bryan soundly defeated former chair Marylyn Stapleton. Republicans, meanwhile, chose James Oliver of St. Croix as their state chair over Lawrence Boschulte and April Newland, both of St. Thomas.
The voter turnout was light — just 1,540 persons throughout the territory fit going to the polls into their rainy Saturday schedules. That's a little more than 4 percent of the 36,780 registered voters who identify themselves as members of one of the territory's three political parties — 31,372 Democrats, 3,247 Republicans and 2,161 Independent Citizens Movement members. But even with the small number of voters, new procedures caused problems in tabulating the results.
Saturday was the first time the Board of Elections used the Internet to submit polling results from St. John, where electronic ballot cartridges had previously been delivered by ferry to election headquarters on St. Thomas. Supervisor of Elections John Abramson Jr. said it took longer than expected to open the e-mail, which delayed tabulations Saturday night.
Delays also occurred on St. Thomas when elections officials discovered some cartridges had been left in voting machines instead of ejected and sent along with the others to headquarters. In these cases, Abramson said, it appeared the voting machines had gone unused, but the cartridges needed to be submitted for inclusion in the tabulations, anyway.
The votes by which Democrats on St. Croix picked their slate of candidates to run for the 25th Legislature:
The at-large votes:
Craig Barshinger — 1,217
Harry Daniel — 1,139
Barshinger, making his fourth run, drew his strongest support from St. Croix, while newcomer Daniel, who waged a strong campaign of print and media ads, fared better in the St. Thomas-St. John district. Both live on St. John — a requirement for the at-large senator.
The St. Croix Democratic senate race results:
Luther Renee, University of the Virgin Islands staff Public Services Commission member — 1,170.
Douglas E. Canton Jr., incumbent — 1,162.
David S. Jones, incumbent — 1,135.
Ronald Russell, a lawyer in private practice — 1,095.
Michael Thurland, chief of staff for Sen. Emmett Hansen II –976.
Ophelia "Nenny" Williams-Felix, deputy commissioner for Housing Parks and Recreation — 853.
Juan Figueroa-Serville, a UVI senior — 784.
Eliminated from the field of 10 were Elroi Baumann, Malcolm Harris and Mary Ann Pickard.
Abramson said the turnout was better than in the last primary election, in 2000, when 1,100 cast their ballots. Only registered members of the territory's three political parties — Democratic, Republican and Independent Citizens Movement — could vote, and only in the races of their respective parties.
But at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, at Joseph Gomez School on St. Thomas, Abramson pronounced the tally as of noon of 614 persons on St. Thomas and about 1,000 on St. Croix "very bad." He commented then, "I keep saying there are better things to spend our money on" than government-run primary elections.
Because of budgetary constraints, elections officials reduced the number of polling places to three on St. Thomas, three on St. Croix and two on St. John.
Abramson said said he didn't know how much the tab would end up being for the primary.
In addition to allowing party members to select candidates for the November general election, the primary election is used by the three parties to select their own officers.
For Democratic Party state chair, the results were:
James O'Bryan — 1,377.
Marylyn Stapleton — 863.
For Republic Party state chair, the results were:
James Oliver — 72.
April Newland — 38.
Lawrence Boschulte — 37.
In the race for Democratic St. Thomas-St. John district chair, Elmo Adams defeated Carla Joseph, 577 to 334.
In the St. Croix district chair race, Democrats overwhelmingly picked schools superintendent Terrence Joseph over Irving Straun, 987 to 214.
In the Board of Elections race on St. Croix, with six Democrats vying for three ballot slots in November, Rupert Ross Jr., Evelyn Messer-James and Dodson K. James emerged victorious with 795, 726 and 614 votes, respectively.
Editor's note: Shaun A. Pennington contributed to this report.
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PARTIES PICK STATE, DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Sept. 15, 2002 – The largest number of candidates' names on Saturday's primary ballots were for offices within the territorial Democratic Party, Republican Party and Independent Citizens Movement.
As their respective state chairs, Democrats re-elected James O'Bryan, and Republicans chose James Oliver.
To head district party organizations, Democrats elected Terrence T. Joseph as St. Croix chair and Elmo Adams as St. Thomas-St. John chair.
Following are the results by party for committee seats.
Democrats
Voting territorywide, Democrats chose the following candidates for the at-large seats on the party's territorial committee: Luis "Tito" Morales (1,051 votes), Gregory Francis (985), Glen Smith (888), Gloria Canegata Waterman (842), Marylyn Stapleton (728), Carmen Gonzales (615), Omar Henry (509), Horace Brooks (274), Siri Hamad (255) and Cedric Prince (209).
Elected to St. Thomas seats on the territorial committee were Gerald Hodge Sr. (558 votes), Elmo Adams Jr. (552), June Adams (485), Angel Turnbull (391), Ervin Dorsett (315), Michael Farrington (313), Tom Dunn (252), Rina Jacobs McBrowne (191) and Sunil Mohanani (130) from St. Thomas. No one ran for the two St. John seats on the territorial committee; St. John Democrats were asked to cast write-in votes.
On St. Croix. the district six seats the territorial committee were won by St. Claire Williams (847 votes), Rupert W. Ross Jr. (713), Sonia Boyce (449), David Molloy (477), Cenita "CC" Heywood (472) and Raymond T. James (350).
Republicans
Chosen in territorywide voting for the Republican Party's at-large seats were Julio Brady (14 votes), April Newland (84), Patricia Murphy (75), Herbert Schoenbaum (74), Fred Vialet Jr. (74), Gladys Orr (63), Vincent "Beef" Clendinen (59), Frank Davis (58), Leon Powell (46) and Renaldo Callwood (44).
For the six St. Croix seats on the Republican territorial committee, only three candidates were on the ballot. Lilliana Belardo de O'Neal and Reuben Fenton each got 55 votes and Humberto O'Neal got 52. Voters cast eight write-in ballots for the remaining three seats.
For the six St. Thomas seats on the party territorial committee, there were four candidates. George Blackhall got 46 votes, Shirley Bronston got 26, Roberto Dawson got 24 and Alston Brewster got 21 votes. Voters cast write-in votes for the two remaining seats. For the two St. John seats, no names appeared on the ballot; St. John voters were asked to cast write-in votes.
ICM
In territorywide voting, Independent Citizens Movement members elected to at-large seats on the party's territorial committee Virdin Brown (28 votes), Andre Ottley (26), Levron Sarauw (24), Juan Santiago (24), Gladys Todman (22) and Elsie Vialet (19).
For their seats on the ICM territorial committee, St. Thomas voters chose Liston Davis (17 votes), Gene Emanuel (11), Albion Lambertis (10) and Elma L.D. Smith (10). There were no candidates on the ballot for the two St. John ICM district seats; St. John voters were to submit write-ins.
On St. Croix, five of the six district seats went to David A. Benjamin (14 votes), Mary L. Moorhead (11), Alexander A. Petersen Sr. (11), Wilmot A. Edwards (10) and Serafin Suarez (8).
John Abramson Jr., supervisor of elections, said where there are more seats to be filled on the party committees than there are candidates, it is customary for the write-in candidates getting the highest number of votes to take the other seats. The write-in vote tallies will not be available for 10 days, he said; they are announced along with absentee ballot votes after the absentee ballots are counted.
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As their respective state chairs, Democrats re-elected James O'Bryan, and Republicans chose James Oliver.
To head district party organizations, Democrats elected Terrence T. Joseph as St. Croix chair and Elmo Adams as St. Thomas-St. John chair.
Following are the results by party for committee seats.
Democrats
Voting territorywide, Democrats chose the following candidates for the at-large seats on the party's territorial committee: Luis "Tito" Morales (1,051 votes), Gregory Francis (985), Glen Smith (888), Gloria Canegata Waterman (842), Marylyn Stapleton (728), Carmen Gonzales (615), Omar Henry (509), Horace Brooks (274), Siri Hamad (255) and Cedric Prince (209).
Elected to St. Thomas seats on the territorial committee were Gerald Hodge Sr. (558 votes), Elmo Adams Jr. (552), June Adams (485), Angel Turnbull (391), Ervin Dorsett (315), Michael Farrington (313), Tom Dunn (252), Rina Jacobs McBrowne (191) and Sunil Mohanani (130) from St. Thomas. No one ran for the two St. John seats on the territorial committee; St. John Democrats were asked to cast write-in votes.
On St. Croix. the district six seats the territorial committee were won by St. Claire Williams (847 votes), Rupert W. Ross Jr. (713), Sonia Boyce (449), David Molloy (477), Cenita "CC" Heywood (472) and Raymond T. James (350).
Republicans
Chosen in territorywide voting for the Republican Party's at-large seats were Julio Brady (14 votes), April Newland (84), Patricia Murphy (75), Herbert Schoenbaum (74), Fred Vialet Jr. (74), Gladys Orr (63), Vincent "Beef" Clendinen (59), Frank Davis (58), Leon Powell (46) and Renaldo Callwood (44).
For the six St. Croix seats on the Republican territorial committee, only three candidates were on the ballot. Lilliana Belardo de O'Neal and Reuben Fenton each got 55 votes and Humberto O'Neal got 52. Voters cast eight write-in ballots for the remaining three seats.
For the six St. Thomas seats on the party territorial committee, there were four candidates. George Blackhall got 46 votes, Shirley Bronston got 26, Roberto Dawson got 24 and Alston Brewster got 21 votes. Voters cast write-in votes for the two remaining seats. For the two St. John seats, no names appeared on the ballot; St. John voters were asked to cast write-in votes.
ICM
In territorywide voting, Independent Citizens Movement members elected to at-large seats on the party's territorial committee Virdin Brown (28 votes), Andre Ottley (26), Levron Sarauw (24), Juan Santiago (24), Gladys Todman (22) and Elsie Vialet (19).
For their seats on the ICM territorial committee, St. Thomas voters chose Liston Davis (17 votes), Gene Emanuel (11), Albion Lambertis (10) and Elma L.D. Smith (10). There were no candidates on the ballot for the two St. John ICM district seats; St. John voters were to submit write-ins.
On St. Croix, five of the six district seats went to David A. Benjamin (14 votes), Mary L. Moorhead (11), Alexander A. Petersen Sr. (11), Wilmot A. Edwards (10) and Serafin Suarez (8).
John Abramson Jr., supervisor of elections, said where there are more seats to be filled on the party committees than there are candidates, it is customary for the write-in candidates getting the highest number of votes to take the other seats. The write-in vote tallies will not be available for 10 days, he said; they are announced along with absentee ballot votes after the absentee ballots are counted.
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1,540 FIT VOTING INTO RAINY SATURDAY SCHEDULE
Sept. 15, 2002 – Democrats territorywide chose Craig Barshinger on Saturday as their candidate for senator-at-large in the November elections, and St. Croix Democrats gave incumbents Douglas E. Canton Jr. and David Jones and challengers Juan Figueroa-Serville, Luther Renee, Ronald Russell, Michael Thurland and Ophelia Williams-Felix the go-ahead to be on the ballot.
In the deja vu contest between two St. Thomas residents for state chair of the Democratic Party, incumbent James O'Bryan soundly defeated former chair Marylyn Stapleton. Republicans, meanwhile, chose James Oliver of St. Croix as their state chair over Lawrence Boschulte and April Newland, both of St. Thomas.
The voter turnout was light — just 1,540 persons throughout the territory fit going to the polls into their rainy Saturday schedules. That's a little more than 4 percent of the 36,780 registered voters who identify themselves as members of one of the territory's three political parties — 31,372 Democrats, 3,247 Republicans and 2,161 Independent Citizens Movement members. But even with the small number of voters, new procedures caused problems in tabulating the results.
Saturday was the first time the Board of Elections used the Internet to submit polling results from St. John, where electronic ballot cartridges had previously been delivered by ferry to election headquarters on St. Thomas. Supervisor of Elections John Abramson Jr. said it took longer than expected to open the e-mail, which delayed tabulations Saturday night.
Delays also occurred on St. Thomas when elections officials discovered some cartridges had been left in voting machines instead of ejected and sent along with the others to headquarters. In these cases, Abramson said, it appeared the voting machines had gone unused, but the cartridges needed to be submitted for inclusion in the tabulations, anyway.
The votes by which Democrats on St. Croix picked their slate of candidates to run for the 25th Legislature:
The at-large votes:
Craig Barshinger — 1,217
Harry Daniel — 1,139
Barshinger, making his fourth run, drew his strongest support from St. Croix, while newcomer Daniel, who waged a strong campaign of print and media ads, fared better in the St. Thomas-St. John district. Both live on St. John — a requirement for the at-large senator.
The St. Croix Democratic senate race results:
Luther Renee, University of the Virgin Islands staff Public Services Commission member — 1,170.
Douglas E. Canton Jr., incumbent — 1,162.
David S. Jones, incumbent — 1,135.
Ronald Russell, a lawyer in private practice — 1,095.
Michael Thurland, chief of staff for Sen. Emmett Hansen II –976.
Ophelia "Nenny" Williams-Felix, deputy commissioner for Housing Parks and Recreation — 853.
Juan Figueroa-Serville, a UVI senior — 784.
Eliminated from the field of 10 were Elroi Baumann, Malcolm Harris and Mary Ann Pickard.
Abramson said the turnout was better than in the last primary election, in 2000, when 1,100 cast their ballots. Only registered members of the territory's three political parties — Democratic, Republican and Independent Citizens Movement — could vote, and only in the races of their respective parties.
But at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, at Joseph Gomez School on St. Thomas, Abramson pronounced the tally as of noon of 614 persons on St. Thomas and about 1,000 on St. Croix "very bad." He commented then, "I keep saying there are better things to spend our money on" than government-run primary elections.
Because of budgetary constraints, elections officials reduced the number of polling places to three on St. Thomas, three on St. Croix and two on St. John.
Abramson said said he didn't know how much the tab would end up being for the primary.
In addition to allowing party members to select candidates for the November general election, the primary election is used by the three parties to select their own officers.
For Democratic Party state chair, the results were:
James O'Bryan — 1,377.
Marylyn Stapleton — 863.
For Republic Party state chair, the results were:
James Oliver — 72.
April Newland — 38.
Lawrence Boschulte — 37.
In the race for Democratic St. Thomas-St. John district chair, Elmo Adams defeated Carla Joseph, 577 to 334.
In the St. Croix district chair race, Democrats overwhelmingly picked schools superintendent Terrence Joseph over Irving Straun, 987 to 214.
In the Board of Elections race on St. Croix, with six Democrats vying for three ballot slots in November, Rupert Ross Jr., Evelyn Messer-James and Dodson K. James emerged victorious with 795, 726 and 614 votes, respectively.
Editor's note: Shaun A. Pennington contributed to this report.
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In the deja vu contest between two St. Thomas residents for state chair of the Democratic Party, incumbent James O'Bryan soundly defeated former chair Marylyn Stapleton. Republicans, meanwhile, chose James Oliver of St. Croix as their state chair over Lawrence Boschulte and April Newland, both of St. Thomas.
The voter turnout was light — just 1,540 persons throughout the territory fit going to the polls into their rainy Saturday schedules. That's a little more than 4 percent of the 36,780 registered voters who identify themselves as members of one of the territory's three political parties — 31,372 Democrats, 3,247 Republicans and 2,161 Independent Citizens Movement members. But even with the small number of voters, new procedures caused problems in tabulating the results.
Saturday was the first time the Board of Elections used the Internet to submit polling results from St. John, where electronic ballot cartridges had previously been delivered by ferry to election headquarters on St. Thomas. Supervisor of Elections John Abramson Jr. said it took longer than expected to open the e-mail, which delayed tabulations Saturday night.
Delays also occurred on St. Thomas when elections officials discovered some cartridges had been left in voting machines instead of ejected and sent along with the others to headquarters. In these cases, Abramson said, it appeared the voting machines had gone unused, but the cartridges needed to be submitted for inclusion in the tabulations, anyway.
The votes by which Democrats on St. Croix picked their slate of candidates to run for the 25th Legislature:
The at-large votes:
Craig Barshinger — 1,217
Harry Daniel — 1,139
Barshinger, making his fourth run, drew his strongest support from St. Croix, while newcomer Daniel, who waged a strong campaign of print and media ads, fared better in the St. Thomas-St. John district. Both live on St. John — a requirement for the at-large senator.
The St. Croix Democratic senate race results:
Luther Renee, University of the Virgin Islands staff Public Services Commission member — 1,170.
Douglas E. Canton Jr., incumbent — 1,162.
David S. Jones, incumbent — 1,135.
Ronald Russell, a lawyer in private practice — 1,095.
Michael Thurland, chief of staff for Sen. Emmett Hansen II –976.
Ophelia "Nenny" Williams-Felix, deputy commissioner for Housing Parks and Recreation — 853.
Juan Figueroa-Serville, a UVI senior — 784.
Eliminated from the field of 10 were Elroi Baumann, Malcolm Harris and Mary Ann Pickard.
Abramson said the turnout was better than in the last primary election, in 2000, when 1,100 cast their ballots. Only registered members of the territory's three political parties — Democratic, Republican and Independent Citizens Movement — could vote, and only in the races of their respective parties.
But at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, at Joseph Gomez School on St. Thomas, Abramson pronounced the tally as of noon of 614 persons on St. Thomas and about 1,000 on St. Croix "very bad." He commented then, "I keep saying there are better things to spend our money on" than government-run primary elections.
Because of budgetary constraints, elections officials reduced the number of polling places to three on St. Thomas, three on St. Croix and two on St. John.
Abramson said said he didn't know how much the tab would end up being for the primary.
In addition to allowing party members to select candidates for the November general election, the primary election is used by the three parties to select their own officers.
For Democratic Party state chair, the results were:
James O'Bryan — 1,377.
Marylyn Stapleton — 863.
For Republic Party state chair, the results were:
James Oliver — 72.
April Newland — 38.
Lawrence Boschulte — 37.
In the race for Democratic St. Thomas-St. John district chair, Elmo Adams defeated Carla Joseph, 577 to 334.
In the St. Croix district chair race, Democrats overwhelmingly picked schools superintendent Terrence Joseph over Irving Straun, 987 to 214.
In the Board of Elections race on St. Croix, with six Democrats vying for three ballot slots in November, Rupert Ross Jr., Evelyn Messer-James and Dodson K. James emerged victorious with 795, 726 and 614 votes, respectively.
Editor's note: Shaun A. Pennington contributed to this report.
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EGGPLANT'S A BERRY GOOD BASIS FOR A MEAL
Sept. 15, 2002 – Meaty-tasting eggplant can be the foundation for fabulous one-dish vegetarian meals. Here's one with island influence: Eggplant Creole.
The plump purple eggplant at the roadside stand looked so lush I just had to buy a few. When I got them home, the question was what to make? When I was growing up, my mother would slice eggplant into ovals or french fry-size sticks, coat them in egg and breadcrumbs, and fry them crisp. I have fond memories of that treat, but I decided to make something a bit more healthful out of my eggplant for my family.
Eggplant itself is plenty healthful. A one-cup portion, boiled or steamed, contains just 48 calories; is a good source of dietary fiber and a fair amount of vitamin A, potassium and magnesium; and contains no fat, sodium or cholesterol.
Botanically, eggplant is related to the potato and tomato, although it is classified as a fruit — actually, believe it or not, a berry! — and not as a vegetable.
When cooking with eggplant, here are some tips:
1. Since the flesh discolors rapidly, don't cut an eggplant until you are ready to use it.
2. Bitter, overripe fruit can benefit from this ancient method: Cut the eggplant in half, salt both halves and allowing them to sit for 20 minutes, then rinse them. The salt helps to eliminate some of the acrid taste.
3. Minimize the fruit's sponge-like capacity to soak up oil by having your cooking oil very hot before you add the eggplant.
The beauty of a dish like Eggplant Creole is that it serves up a variety of produce — a big foot forward in getting your five or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Also, the tomato paste addition and cheese topping give the dish an eggplant parmesan or lasagna appeal that makes it a winner with kids. Just try it!
Eggplant Creole
3 medium eggplant, sliced into rounds
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 medium yellow onions, cut into quarters
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
6 fresh tomatoes, peeled and quartered
3 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped
3 red or orange bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1/2 hot pepper, seeded and chopped – optional
1 celery stalk, finely chopped
1 sprig parsley, finely chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoons tomato paste1/2 cup water
Pinch of oregano
Pinch of thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
Black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Lightly salt eggplant rounds and let them sit for 30 minutes. This helps to remove any bitter taste. Rinse, dry and lightly fry eggplant in olive oil over medium heat. Remove and place eggplant into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sauté onion, garlic, tomato, peppers and celery in the frying pan for 5 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients except cheeses. Cook until thick. Pour sauce over eggplant. Grate cheese over the eggplant and sauce. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and browned.
Serves 6. Per serving: 186 calories, 8 gms fat (37 percent fat calories), 8 mg cholesterol, 346 mg sodium.
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The plump purple eggplant at the roadside stand looked so lush I just had to buy a few. When I got them home, the question was what to make? When I was growing up, my mother would slice eggplant into ovals or french fry-size sticks, coat them in egg and breadcrumbs, and fry them crisp. I have fond memories of that treat, but I decided to make something a bit more healthful out of my eggplant for my family.
Eggplant itself is plenty healthful. A one-cup portion, boiled or steamed, contains just 48 calories; is a good source of dietary fiber and a fair amount of vitamin A, potassium and magnesium; and contains no fat, sodium or cholesterol.
Botanically, eggplant is related to the potato and tomato, although it is classified as a fruit — actually, believe it or not, a berry! — and not as a vegetable.
When cooking with eggplant, here are some tips:
1. Since the flesh discolors rapidly, don't cut an eggplant until you are ready to use it.
2. Bitter, overripe fruit can benefit from this ancient method: Cut the eggplant in half, salt both halves and allowing them to sit for 20 minutes, then rinse them. The salt helps to eliminate some of the acrid taste.
3. Minimize the fruit's sponge-like capacity to soak up oil by having your cooking oil very hot before you add the eggplant.
The beauty of a dish like Eggplant Creole is that it serves up a variety of produce — a big foot forward in getting your five or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Also, the tomato paste addition and cheese topping give the dish an eggplant parmesan or lasagna appeal that makes it a winner with kids. Just try it!
Eggplant Creole
3 medium eggplant, sliced into rounds
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 medium yellow onions, cut into quarters
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
6 fresh tomatoes, peeled and quartered
3 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped
3 red or orange bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1/2 hot pepper, seeded and chopped – optional
1 celery stalk, finely chopped
1 sprig parsley, finely chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoons tomato paste1/2 cup water
Pinch of oregano
Pinch of thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
Black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Lightly salt eggplant rounds and let them sit for 30 minutes. This helps to remove any bitter taste. Rinse, dry and lightly fry eggplant in olive oil over medium heat. Remove and place eggplant into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sauté onion, garlic, tomato, peppers and celery in the frying pan for 5 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients except cheeses. Cook until thick. Pour sauce over eggplant. Grate cheese over the eggplant and sauce. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and browned.
Serves 6. Per serving: 186 calories, 8 gms fat (37 percent fat calories), 8 mg cholesterol, 346 mg sodium.
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EGGPLANT'S A BERRY GOOD BASIS FOR A MEAL
Sept. 15, 2002 – Meaty-tasting eggplant can be the foundation for fabulous one-dish vegetarian meals. Here's one with island influence: Eggplant Creole.
The plump purple eggplant at the roadside stand looked so lush I just had to buy a few. When I got them home, the question was what to make? When I was growing up, my mother would slice eggplant into ovals or french fry-size sticks, coat them in egg and breadcrumbs, and fry them crisp. I have fond memories of that treat, but I decided to make something a bit more healthful out of my eggplant for my family.
Eggplant itself is plenty healthful. A one-cup portion, boiled or steamed, contains just 48 calories; is a good source of dietary fiber and a fair amount of vitamin A, potassium and magnesium; and contains no fat, sodium or cholesterol.
Botanically, eggplant is related to the potato and tomato, although it is classified as a fruit — actually, believe it or not, a berry! — and not as a vegetable.
When cooking with eggplant, here are some tips:
1. Since the flesh discolors rapidly, don't cut an eggplant until you are ready to use it.
2. Bitter, overripe fruit can benefit from this ancient method: Cut the eggplant in half, salt both halves and allowing them to sit for 20 minutes, then rinse them. The salt helps to eliminate some of the acrid taste.
3. Minimize the fruit's sponge-like capacity to soak up oil by having your cooking oil very hot before you add the eggplant.
The beauty of a dish like Eggplant Creole is that it serves up a variety of produce — a big foot forward in getting your five or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Also, the tomato paste addition and cheese topping give the dish an eggplant parmesan or lasagna appeal that makes it a winner with kids. Just try it!
Eggplant Creole
3 medium eggplant, sliced into rounds
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 medium yellow onions, cut into quarters
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
6 fresh tomatoes, peeled and quartered
3 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped
3 red or orange bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1/2 hot pepper, seeded and chopped – optional
1 celery stalk, finely chopped
1 sprig parsley, finely chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoons tomato paste1/2 cup water
Pinch of oregano
Pinch of thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
Black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Lightly salt eggplant rounds and let them sit for 30 minutes. This helps to remove any bitter taste. Rinse, dry and lightly fry eggplant in olive oil over medium heat. Remove and place eggplant into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sauté onion, garlic, tomato, peppers and celery in the frying pan for 5 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients except cheeses. Cook until thick. Pour sauce over eggplant. Grate cheese over the eggplant and sauce. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and browned.
Serves 6. Per serving: 186 calories, 8 gms fat (37 percent fat calories), 8 mg cholesterol, 346 mg sodium.
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The plump purple eggplant at the roadside stand looked so lush I just had to buy a few. When I got them home, the question was what to make? When I was growing up, my mother would slice eggplant into ovals or french fry-size sticks, coat them in egg and breadcrumbs, and fry them crisp. I have fond memories of that treat, but I decided to make something a bit more healthful out of my eggplant for my family.
Eggplant itself is plenty healthful. A one-cup portion, boiled or steamed, contains just 48 calories; is a good source of dietary fiber and a fair amount of vitamin A, potassium and magnesium; and contains no fat, sodium or cholesterol.
Botanically, eggplant is related to the potato and tomato, although it is classified as a fruit — actually, believe it or not, a berry! — and not as a vegetable.
When cooking with eggplant, here are some tips:
1. Since the flesh discolors rapidly, don't cut an eggplant until you are ready to use it.
2. Bitter, overripe fruit can benefit from this ancient method: Cut the eggplant in half, salt both halves and allowing them to sit for 20 minutes, then rinse them. The salt helps to eliminate some of the acrid taste.
3. Minimize the fruit's sponge-like capacity to soak up oil by having your cooking oil very hot before you add the eggplant.
The beauty of a dish like Eggplant Creole is that it serves up a variety of produce — a big foot forward in getting your five or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Also, the tomato paste addition and cheese topping give the dish an eggplant parmesan or lasagna appeal that makes it a winner with kids. Just try it!
Eggplant Creole
3 medium eggplant, sliced into rounds
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 medium yellow onions, cut into quarters
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
6 fresh tomatoes, peeled and quartered
3 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped
3 red or orange bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1/2 hot pepper, seeded and chopped – optional
1 celery stalk, finely chopped
1 sprig parsley, finely chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoons tomato paste1/2 cup water
Pinch of oregano
Pinch of thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
Black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Lightly salt eggplant rounds and let them sit for 30 minutes. This helps to remove any bitter taste. Rinse, dry and lightly fry eggplant in olive oil over medium heat. Remove and place eggplant into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sauté onion, garlic, tomato, peppers and celery in the frying pan for 5 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients except cheeses. Cook until thick. Pour sauce over eggplant. Grate cheese over the eggplant and sauce. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and browned.
Serves 6. Per serving: 186 calories, 8 gms fat (37 percent fat calories), 8 mg cholesterol, 346 mg sodium.
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EGGPLANT'S A BERRY GOOD BASIS FOR A MEAL
Sept. 15, 2002 – Meaty-tasting eggplant can be the foundation for fabulous one-dish vegetarian meals. Here's one with island influence: Eggplant Creole.
The plump purple eggplant at the roadside stand looked so lush I just had to buy a few. When I got them home, the question was what to make? When I was growing up, my mother would slice eggplant into ovals or french fry-size sticks, coat them in egg and breadcrumbs, and fry them crisp. I have fond memories of that treat, but I decided to make something a bit more healthful out of my eggplant for my family.
Eggplant itself is plenty healthful. A one-cup portion, boiled or steamed, contains just 48 calories; is a good source of dietary fiber and a fair amount of vitamin A, potassium and magnesium; and contains no fat, sodium or cholesterol.
Botanically, eggplant is related to the potato and tomato, although it is classified as a fruit — actually, believe it or not, a berry! — and not as a vegetable.
When cooking with eggplant, here are some tips:
1. Since the flesh discolors rapidly, don't cut an eggplant until you are ready to use it.
2. Bitter, overripe fruit can benefit from this ancient method: Cut the eggplant in half, salt both halves and allowing them to sit for 20 minutes, then rinse them. The salt helps to eliminate some of the acrid taste.
3. Minimize the fruit's sponge-like capacity to soak up oil by having your cooking oil very hot before you add the eggplant.
The beauty of a dish like Eggplant Creole is that it serves up a variety of produce — a big foot forward in getting your five or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Also, the tomato paste addition and cheese topping give the dish an eggplant parmesan or lasagna appeal that makes it a winner with kids. Just try it!
Eggplant Creole
3 medium eggplant, sliced into rounds
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 medium yellow onions, cut into quarters
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
6 fresh tomatoes, peeled and quartered
3 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped
3 red or orange bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1/2 hot pepper, seeded and chopped – optional
1 celery stalk, finely chopped
1 sprig parsley, finely chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoons tomato paste1/2 cup water
Pinch of oregano
Pinch of thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
Black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Lightly salt eggplant rounds and let them sit for 30 minutes. This helps to remove any bitter taste. Rinse, dry and lightly fry eggplant in olive oil over medium heat. Remove and place eggplant into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sauté onion, garlic, tomato, peppers and celery in the frying pan for 5 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients except cheeses. Cook until thick. Pour sauce over eggplant. Grate cheese over the eggplant and sauce. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and browned.
Serves 6. Per serving: 186 calories, 8 gms fat (37 percent fat calories), 8 mg cholesterol, 346 mg sodium.
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The plump purple eggplant at the roadside stand looked so lush I just had to buy a few. When I got them home, the question was what to make? When I was growing up, my mother would slice eggplant into ovals or french fry-size sticks, coat them in egg and breadcrumbs, and fry them crisp. I have fond memories of that treat, but I decided to make something a bit more healthful out of my eggplant for my family.
Eggplant itself is plenty healthful. A one-cup portion, boiled or steamed, contains just 48 calories; is a good source of dietary fiber and a fair amount of vitamin A, potassium and magnesium; and contains no fat, sodium or cholesterol.
Botanically, eggplant is related to the potato and tomato, although it is classified as a fruit — actually, believe it or not, a berry! — and not as a vegetable.
When cooking with eggplant, here are some tips:
1. Since the flesh discolors rapidly, don't cut an eggplant until you are ready to use it.
2. Bitter, overripe fruit can benefit from this ancient method: Cut the eggplant in half, salt both halves and allowing them to sit for 20 minutes, then rinse them. The salt helps to eliminate some of the acrid taste.
3. Minimize the fruit's sponge-like capacity to soak up oil by having your cooking oil very hot before you add the eggplant.
The beauty of a dish like Eggplant Creole is that it serves up a variety of produce — a big foot forward in getting your five or more servings of fruits and vegetables daily. Also, the tomato paste addition and cheese topping give the dish an eggplant parmesan or lasagna appeal that makes it a winner with kids. Just try it!
Eggplant Creole
3 medium eggplant, sliced into rounds
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 medium yellow onions, cut into quarters
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
6 fresh tomatoes, peeled and quartered
3 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped
3 red or orange bell peppers, seeded and chopped
1/2 hot pepper, seeded and chopped – optional
1 celery stalk, finely chopped
1 sprig parsley, finely chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 tablespoons tomato paste1/2 cup water
Pinch of oregano
Pinch of thyme
1/4 teaspoon salt
Black pepper, to taste
1/4 cup Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Lightly salt eggplant rounds and let them sit for 30 minutes. This helps to remove any bitter taste. Rinse, dry and lightly fry eggplant in olive oil over medium heat. Remove and place eggplant into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Sauté onion, garlic, tomato, peppers and celery in the frying pan for 5 minutes. Add all remaining ingredients except cheeses. Cook until thick. Pour sauce over eggplant. Grate cheese over the eggplant and sauce. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until cheese is melted and browned.
Serves 6. Per serving: 186 calories, 8 gms fat (37 percent fat calories), 8 mg cholesterol, 346 mg sodium.
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