March 2-8, 2015 © Copyright 2015 St. John Real St. John Rescue Property Owners More than 1,000 racers take off from Cruz Bay on Saturday, February 28. Is Wearing Out Can Stop Interest, Extrication Penalties With Tax Installment Equipment – Agreement and Members Page 2 Page 2 “Educating Our Children Is a Work of Heart” Is Theme of 18th Annual Sprauve Luxury Travel, News Photo by Steve Simonsen School Gala Wall of Wine Page 3 and Fine Jewelry Jones, Rice Win 19th Annual 8 Tuff Miles Featured at GHS By JAIME ELLIOTT there in 52 minutes and 34 seconds. Rice, 39, from St. John Tradewinds Needham, Massachusetts, crossed the finish line Auction Mar. 7 CRUZ BAY to CORAL BAY — Paul Jones after 57 minutes and 39 seconds. The top St. John Page 7 and Jessica Rice were the first male and female finisher was 15-year-old Evan Jones who finished runners to cross the finish line of the 19th annual 8 the race seventh overall with a time of 56 minutes Tuff Miles Road Race on Saturday morning, Feb- and eight seconds. Business Owner Five Minors ruary 28. Race director Peter Alter has been hosting the More than 1,000 runners and walkers lined up wildly popular race for 19 years. The event draws Opposing VIPA Arrested in at the start line near the V.I. National Park Visitors participants of all ages and abilities from across Center in Cruz Bay Saturday morning and headed the globe to trek across the hills of St. John. Plan for Paid Thefts, Spate out along the 8.38 mile course along Centerline Check out more results pages 16-18 or full a Road to the Coral Bay ball field. complete list go to www.8tuffmiles.com for more Parking at of Vandalism Jones, 39, from Apex, North Carolina made it information. Enighed Pond Lot Page 2 Page 4 2 St. John Tradewinds, March 2-8, 2015 St. John Rescue Is Wearing Out “Still Dreaming” Film Screening Mar. 3 St. John Film Society will present “Still Dreaming” on Tues- Extrication Equipment – and Members day, March 3, at the St. John School of the Arts in Cruz Bay. A $5 donation is requested at the door. Filmmaker Jilann Spitzmiller St. John Tradewinds placement cost of more than $20,000. will be joining us after the screening for questions and answers. Three serious one-vehicle accidents in a three- “It’s just that they are so old,” Malacarne said of For more information contact: the SJFS via email at stjviff@ month span involving the extrication of 11 victims St. John Rescue most important equipment – which gmail.com or visit their website at www.stjohnfilm.com. with two fatalities have taken their toll on St. John he was endeavoring to repair over the weekend him- Rescue volunteers – and their equipment. self. After a six-hour extrication effort at a single-ve- “And, they are old school,” he said. “They were Audubon Society Plant Sale March 7 hicle crash of a heavy crane on Kings Hill on Friday, when we got them 12 years ago.” February 20, the all-volunteer force is looking for Manpower help is on the way, according to Malac- If you’re looking for a great variety of plants and trees at rea- additional members and new “Jaws of Life” equip- arne, with the installation of a new board of directors sonable prices come see member of the V.I. Audubon Society at the ment. of the organizations, including non-rescue members, The Marketplace (second level parking lot by St. John Hardware) “Now we need to have a fundraiser,” founding at the organizations Centerline Road headquarters in from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 7. member Bob Malacarne said of the volunteer force’s Pastory on Thursday, March 4 at 7 p.m. St. John Res- Once again the organization will offer a wide variety of plants extrication equipment which has an estimated re- cue welcomes new members in any capacity. and trees, most obtained from various VIAS members and from local growers/landscapers who generously donate plants for the group’s annual fundraiser. This year each child who attends will St. John Real Property Owners Can Stop Interest, receive a free plant to while supplies last. Penalties With Tax Installment Agreement St. John Tradewinds All delinquent real property owners are encour- Gifft Hill School Dinner Gala Is Mar. 7 ST. THOMAS — St. John real property owners aged to come in and establish an installment agree- An exciting night of live auction action while raising money have an opportunity to establish or re-establish an in- ment with the Division of Tax Collection at the Tax for the much-used scholarship fund at Gifft Hill School — which stallment agreements on outstanding property taxes Assessor Office, according to a Government House supports more than 60 percent of the student body — is this Satur- which will cease all accruing interest and penalties. press release. day, March 7, at Westin Resort and Villas ballrooms. A representative of the Division of Tax Collec- All real property owners who previously entered tion will be at the Tax Assessor Office at the Islandia into an installment agreement but have defaulted are Building in Cruz Bay, Wednesday, March 4, from 10 also asked to visit the office to re-establish a payment UUF Service Set for Sunday, March 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to accept applications for those who arrangement with the Division of Tax Collection at Join Merry Stockwell at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship wish to establish an installment agreement with the the Tax Assessor Office. Service on Sunday, March 8, at 10 a.m.,at Gifft Hill School Lower Government of the Virgin Islands, according to an Real property owners with questions can call the Campus for the topic: Knowing That We Will Die, How Do We announcement by Lt. Governor Osbert Potter. Division of Tax Collection at 340-776-8505. Live? Death is often a taboo subject in our culture. Is that as it should be? Is it wasting our life to just live it with reckless abandon? Or Five Minors Arrested in Thefts, Spate of Vandalism should we take a workshop from a “master” on how to live? Do we St. John Tradewinds and 14, were positively identified sued February 27. really have any control on any of this? The speaker will address Four minors were arrested after as having broken into and removed Two of the young men were these questions and more... a string of burglaries and vandal- property from Dolphin Market, arrested in connection with five For 25 years Merry enjoyed a career as Director of Religious ism around St. John. All the young the Gifft Hill School, and Santo’s separate incidents, One was ar- Education serving three different Unitarian Universalist churches. men were released to the custody Laundry in addition to vandalizing rested for four incidents and one She lives in Peterborough, N.H and has shared her wisdom with of their parents. a vehicle on February 14 and 16, was arrested for his alleged role in the UUF of St. John for many years. The young men, ages 16, 15 according to a VIPD statement is- one incident. SJHS’s Art Show, Fundraiser Mar. 10 The St. John Historical Society will host an art show and fund- raiser at the Westin Grand Ballroom on St John from 5:30 to 8 p.m. TRADEWINDS PUBLISHING LLC on Tuesday, March 10. 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No reproduction Rogers, Tristan Ewald, Andrew of news stories, letters, columns, In an effort to involve a larger segment of St. John in its mem- Rutnik, Craig Barshinger, Jack CIRCULATION photographs or advertisements bership and activities, the Rotary Club of St. John is changing its Brown, Mares Crane, Dan Boyd, Call the newsline to be added allowed without written permission meeting time and venue to Wednesdays at 7:30 a.m. at Gallows Bob Malacarne, Raven Philips as a newsstand outlet from the publisher. Point’s beautiful Ocean 362 Restaurant. St. John Tradewinds, March 2-8, 2015 3 “Educating Our Children Is a Work of Heart” Is Theme of 18th Annual Sprauve School Gala By RAVEN PHILLIPS St. John Tradewinds News Photos by Raven Phillips St. John Tradewinds CANEEL BAY — Support- “They also need the requisite tools to be Superintendent Table: Seated at right is the Insular ers of education packed Caneel able to conduct research. We are living in a Superintendent Dionne Wells, Commissioner of Education Bay on Saturday, February 21, as digital age, so it is important for our students Designee Dr.