Carmen Rivera Lopez, age 87, of Est. Campo Rico, passed away on Friday, Nov. 2, at Gov. Juan F. Luis Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 12 noon on Friday, Nov. 9, at Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal. Viewing will begin at 11 a.m. Internment will take place at Frederiksted Cemetery.
She is survived by her sons Antonio Rivera, Jr. Rudy Rivera and Jose Cordero; daughters Carmen Neilsen, Nelida Rivera and Eva Carrion; 35 grandchildren; 76 plus great grandchildren; 25 great great grandchildren; sister Bita Cordero, brother Jose Encarnacion; and friends and relatives too numerous to mention.
Professional arrangements are entrusted to James Memorial Funeral Hoome, Inc.
ALTERNATIVE 'SEWAGE-PROCESSING PLANTS'
Nov. 5, 2001 – Water-loving plants of the botanical sort are about to be put to work in a demonstration project for an alternative sewage-disposal system that yields water suitable for irrigation instead of the polluting effluent being discharged by the septic system commonly in use locally.
If you want to see how the alternative "on-site" disposal system works, all you need to do in about a month is visit the Coral World Marine Park and Underwater Observatory. There's where the demonstration project is being set up by park staff and University of the Virgin Islands researchers.
Another system of its type was recently constructed for the bath house at Magens Bay beach.
Environmental studies for various V.I. government branches have concluded that "the standard septic system design currently used in the territory is not effective in cleaning sewage effluent," a release states. "The result is a high level of pollution being discharged into the soil and eventually making its way to the ocean. This has an adverse effect on the surrounding reefs and other marine life."
The Coral World project demonstrates an alternative to this standard "septic tank-leach field or soak away" that was recently approved by the Planning and Natural Resources Department. It combines a standard septic tank with a system of open concrete tanks or trenches planted with locally available water-loving plants. "The plants and the microbes that live on the plant roots clean the septic water in an odorless process, and the excess water that leaves the trenches can be use for irrigation," the release states.
Henry Smith, director of UVI's Water Resources Research Institute, obtained a federal grant to set up the demonstration project. Designed by BGM Engineers and Surveyors and constructed by R&R Caribbean, the system is designed to treat 600 gallons of waste daily — about the volume produced by two large households. Coral World is in the process of installing plants in the trenches, and the system is expected to be operational within a month.
Once it's up and running, signs at the site will describe the system's design and operation. Research institute personnel will test the outflow water periodically to determine the rate of cleansing as the sewage flows through the system.
If you want to see how the alternative "on-site" disposal system works, all you need to do in about a month is visit the Coral World Marine Park and Underwater Observatory. There's where the demonstration project is being set up by park staff and University of the Virgin Islands researchers.
Another system of its type was recently constructed for the bath house at Magens Bay beach.
Environmental studies for various V.I. government branches have concluded that "the standard septic system design currently used in the territory is not effective in cleaning sewage effluent," a release states. "The result is a high level of pollution being discharged into the soil and eventually making its way to the ocean. This has an adverse effect on the surrounding reefs and other marine life."
The Coral World project demonstrates an alternative to this standard "septic tank-leach field or soak away" that was recently approved by the Planning and Natural Resources Department. It combines a standard septic tank with a system of open concrete tanks or trenches planted with locally available water-loving plants. "The plants and the microbes that live on the plant roots clean the septic water in an odorless process, and the excess water that leaves the trenches can be use for irrigation," the release states.
Henry Smith, director of UVI's Water Resources Research Institute, obtained a federal grant to set up the demonstration project. Designed by BGM Engineers and Surveyors and constructed by R&R Caribbean, the system is designed to treat 600 gallons of waste daily — about the volume produced by two large households. Coral World is in the process of installing plants in the trenches, and the system is expected to be operational within a month.
Once it's up and running, signs at the site will describe the system's design and operation. Research institute personnel will test the outflow water periodically to determine the rate of cleansing as the sewage flows through the system.
CAHS GRADES 10 THROUGH 12 REPORT CARDS
Report cards for students in grades 10 through 12 will be distributed between 1 and 3:10 p.m.
Report cards will only be given to a parent or guardian.
Report cards will only be given to a parent or guardian.
CAHS OPEN HOUSE AND REPORT CARDS FOR 9TH GRADERS
An Open House and report card distribution for all ninth grade students will be held between 9:45 a.m. and 3:10 p.m. Freshmen report cards will be distributed by teams. Check with your child for the specific team distribution time.
NEW HORIZONS CARD DISTRIBUTION AND OPEN HOUSE
Paarents and guardians of students attending New Horizons School are advised that an Open House and report card distribution has been scheduled between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
CAHS OPEN HOUSE AND REPORT CARD DISTRIBUTION
Parents of all ninth grade students may pick up report cards from homeroom teachers between 9:45 a.m. and 3:10 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8.
Report cards for students in grades 10 through 12 will be distributed from 1 to 3:10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9.
Report cards will only be given to a parent or guardian.
Report cards for students in grades 10 through 12 will be distributed from 1 to 3:10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9.
Report cards will only be given to a parent or guardian.
NEW HORIZONS REPORT CARD DISTRIBUTION AND OPEN HOUSE
Parents and guardians of students attending the New Horizons School are advised of an Open House and report card distribution scheduled between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
ROTARY EAST
Rotary Easst will meet at Ritz-Carelton Resort wigh James M. Ackley, Immigration/Naturalization Srvce as guest speaker.
ROTARY EAST
Rotary East will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at the Ritz-Carleton Resort with guestspeaker James M. Ackley of Immigration/Naturalization Service.
NO SPRAUVE K-5TH GRADE CLASSES TUESDAY
Nov. 5, 2001 – Tuesday classes for kindergarten through fifth grade at Julius E. Sprauve School have been canceled due to a severe plumbing problem affecting the building where those classes are held.
Juel M. Anderson, Education Department public relations director, said late Monday night the problem was with the public septic system.
Students were dismissed early Monday as a result, according to a release from Education.
Because the problem could not be fixed Monday, Sprauve principal Shirley Joseph said , Tuesday classes for those grades were called off.
All teachers, including those teaching kindergarten through fifth grades, and students in grades six through nine are to report to school as usual.
Juel M. Anderson, Education Department public relations director, said late Monday night the problem was with the public septic system.
Students were dismissed early Monday as a result, according to a release from Education.
Because the problem could not be fixed Monday, Sprauve principal Shirley Joseph said , Tuesday classes for those grades were called off.
All teachers, including those teaching kindergarten through fifth grades, and students in grades six through nine are to report to school as usual.
