All parents are urged to attend. Important issues and activities will be discussed.

St. Thomas DJ Andrew "Funkyman" Shachove died last night while undergoing surgery at the Roy L. Schneider Hospital. He was 43.
Shachove, who had recently retired from the V.I. Fire Service where he was a special assistant to the Fire Services director, was best known as "Funkyman," a popular radio personality.
Shachove had been associated with WSTA for many years, hosting "Funkyman" Speicals, according to Athneil C. "Addie" Ottley in a report to WVWI radio.
Shachove was being operated on late Sunday night to correct renal failure when he died. Ottley said Shachove's mother and sister will be returning to the Virgin Islands to plan the funeral.

The Charlotte Amalie High School class of 1952 is so proud of one of its classmates that it has taken out a full-page ad to congratulate him.
The target of their public display of pride: Charles W. Turnbull, who was inaugurated last week as the territory's sixth elected governor.
The 60 names in the Daily News ad include many well-known on the local scene, including Verne A. Hodge, presiding judge of the Territorial Court; Elmo D. Roebuck, a former Senate president and gubernatorial aide; and Rudolph Krigger Sr., who managed Turnbull's campaign and is a former Finance commissioner.
The other class members offering their congratulations are:
Marion Abbott-Francis
Dorothy Abraham-Lockhart
Vern Abraham
Rosetta Baptiste-Milliner
Dorothy Brown
Janet Brunn
Roland Callender
Gloria Callwood-Peterson
Horace Callwood
David Chinnery
Olive Corbiere
Earlyn Cruse
Ina David
Joyce Dawson-Burner
Florence Debellot-Richardson
Iona Nibbs-Williams
Cleomean deGraff-Thomas
Diane de Lugo
June Downing
Simon Farrington
Alda Foy
Austin Francis
Terence Freeman
Pauline Gardener-Petersen
Ezra Gomez Jr.
Liston Gregory
Auslyn Hassel
Bericia Heyliger-Lewis
Doris Hodge
Maude Hoheb
Luella Jackson
Elroy James
Aveline Joseph-Jones
Sonia Levy
Hazel Lewis-Leophart
Mariano Lima
Liston Monsanto
Dougal Niles
Clarice Ottley-Horsford
Alvin Peterson
Unah Petrus-Turnbull
Doris Potter
Leroy Potter
Aurelia Richards-Donovan
Asta Schneider-Gibbs
Vanburn Quetel
Anna Soto
Julius Sprauve
Alvin Steele
Leona Stevens
Gwendolyn Thomas
Manuel Torres
Casilda VanBeverhoudt-Milliner
Elaine Turnbull-Peterson
Ilva Vialet-Benjamin
Cecil Wenner

When Tahra Richardson, a well-known local entertainer, lost everything in a fire at her home in December, a group of her friends opened an account to receive donations to help Richardson get her life back together.
Elaine Chong, one of the people taking the lead to help Richardson, said she was surprised to find there was no community source for aid to victims of fire.
So, she and a group of friends have started to collect money, clothes and household items to help Richardson and, ultimately, other local victims of fires, according to the V.I. Independent.
Richardson was off-island when fire destroyed her home and most of her belongings on Dec. 21.
She not only lost her home but her livelihood too. Richardson, a musician, lost guitars, amplifiers and $15,000 worth of CDs she uses in her work as a DJ.
Any donations made that cannot be used by Richardson will be held and passed on to other victims of fire, according to Chong.
For more information call Elaine Chong at 715-3147.

Sens. Lorraine Berry and David Jones are planning a summit in the early spring to deal with the territory's economic woes.
The summit will focus on two things: developing ways to stimulate the economy and tax reform measures that will aid in economic growth, according to the V.I. Independent.
A similar summit was held in 1997, but had little apparent impact on the territory's declining economy.
Berry, the outgoing Senate president, will chair the Finance Committee in the new Legislature.
Berry said that with a new administration and congressional delegate willing to work with the Legislature, she was confident a summit would make a measurable difference.
Jones, who will chair the Committee on Economic Development in the incoming Legislature, said one goal of the summit will be to find ways to diversify the economy so that the territory is not so dependent on the seasonal and sometimes "volatile" tourism industry.
Jones said they will invite anyone who has a stake in the economic development of the territory.

Legendary blues performer, Paul Oscher, will give a second performance on Friday night, cabaret style, at Tillett Garden.

Paul Osher started playing blues harp as a teen with the Muddy Waters Blue Band. He will be performing in St. Thomas with his 6-piece band which includes harmonica, piano, two saxaphones,string bass, guitar and drums.
The Wednesday night performance will have concert seating.

Marriott Frenchman's Reef Hotel and Morning Star Beach Resorts have joined the E-commerce revolution with a new "Secure Reservations" on-line system.
The new system allows individuals to make room reservations directly from computers anywhere in the world, according to an announcement from the Reef. To preserve confidentiality, all information is encrypted before transmission.
The system also allows quicker, more accurate and efficient bookings from tour operators, travel wholesalers and retail travel agents, the announcement said.

John Santos was playing congas in his uncle's salsa band at the age of twelve, and has provided back-up for such jazz luminaries as Dizzy Gillespie and Tito Puente.
Omar Sosa, who was awarded a GOLDIE award for artistic excellence draws inspiration from the deities of the Santeria Afro-Cuban religion.

Born in Panama, pianist, Perez, began to study music at age three. He has become a leader among a new generation of jass musicians.