The Harmonic Lodge annual Past Masters Dinner Dance that had been scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Renaissance Grand Beach Resort has been postponed until further notice. Tickets can be held for the rescheduled event; however those preferring to turn their tickets in for a refuns may contact the persons from whom they purchased them. For additional information, call Etienne Bertrand at 775-5491 or Jim Hague at 775-6633.

October Sunday will take on a new location this year in Frenchtown. And the event will take on a Cajun flavor. For more information see Things to do.

– The Harmonic Lodge annual Past Masters Dinner Dance that had been scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 23, at the Renaissance Grand Beach Resort has been postponed until further notice. Tickets may be held for the rescheduled event; those preferring to obtain a refund should turn their tickets in to the persons from whom they purchased them. For details, call Etienne Bertrand at 775-5491 or Jim Hague at 775-6633.
– Shirley L. Smith, spokeswoman for V.I. Port Authority announced at 5:30 p.m. Thursday that the ports in St. Croix had been reclosed until 8 a.m. Friday due to sea conditions.
– Patricia Blake Simmonds of the Water and Power Authority announced that work on poles had been suspended late Thursday afternoon until weather and light conditions improved on Friday morning.
Simmonds said those residents without power at 5:30 p.m. should prepare to be without power throughout the night.
– Education Commissioner Ruby Simmonds said assessments have been done of all the territory's public schools and there will be school Friday. Simmonds asked parents to monitor the media, however, in the event that rain causes flooding that may affect the schools.
– All government offices will be open on Friday.
– The Roy L. Schneider Hospital is open and all employees are expected to come to work as scheduled.
– American Eagle will resume flight schedule Friday morning.
– West Indian Company Ltd. spokesman, Calvin Wheatley announced the ports in St. Thomas and St. John would reopen at 6 p.m. Thursday. Wheatley said the cruise ship Galaxy would be in port as scheduled at 7 a.m. Friday and would stay in port until 6 p.m.
– Patricia Blake Simmonds, spokesperson for the V.I. Port Authority said the Cyril E. King airport remained closed as of 5 p.m. Thurday and would remain closed until the high winds subsided and airport officials deem it safe to reopen.
Simmonds said all Port Authority personnel were expected to report to work on Friday.
– The 23rd annual October Sunday Festival will go on as scheduled Sunday in the Joseph Aubain Ballpark (see What to Do for details). However, the dance party co-sponsored by the October Sunday Committee and Frenchtown's Committee for the Betterment of Carenage, featuring the Louisiana Cajun band Charivari, has been changed from Friday night to Saturday night, at the same site.
That's because the band, which is also headlining the Sunday festivities, was scheduled to fly to St. Thomas today but will be arriving late Friday instead, a result of Hurricane Jose's impact on airport operations, committee member Polly Watts said.
"We also need some time to let the ballpark dry out from the storm and clean it up," she said.
The dance party will start at 6:30 p.m. Saturday in the ballpark and go "until." Admission is free, and dancing to waltzes, two-steps, Louisiana Creole folk music and other toe-tapping tunes is what it's all about. CBC members will be selling food and drink at the concession stand.

Dear Source,
I applaud you for your excellent coverage of Hurricane Jose. We have family members in the U.S Virgin Islands and were interested in the details, but no where else did we find more thorough information than in the Source. Your Thursday morning update reassured us that things were well again.
Thank you.
Ute and Hans Seyffert
Lynchburg, VA

Hurricane Jose No Problem for U.S. Virgin Islands
The U.S. Virgin Islands escaped Hurricane Jose virtually unscathed this week. St. Thomas and St. John experienced some wind gusts and rain, while St. Croix did not experience any tropical storm effects.
No significant damage has been reported on any of the islands. Both St. Thomas' Cyril E. King Airport and St. Croix's Henry L. Rohlsen Airport have reopened, as well as the marine ports.
[EDITOR'S NOTE: Please be aware that St. John's, Antigua is very different from St. John, USVI. We have received reports of confusing information with regard to St. John's (the capital of Antigua) and St. John (one of the U.S. Virgin Islands). The two had very different experiences with Hurricane Jose.]
The Westin Resort, St. John Welcomes Travel Agents with Special Holiday Season Rate
The Westin Resort on St. John invites travel agents to escape the winter blues with a special rate of $89 per night during November and December.
Available for bookings made now through December 22, 1999, the rate represents 60 percent off the regular rate of $220 per night in a Hillside room, single or double occupancy. In addition, the $10 per night resort fee will be waived.
The luxurious beachfront resort features: a spectacular quarter-acre freshwater swimming pool, including kiddie pool and two adjacent Jacuzzis; three restaurants, including the acclaimed Coccoloba Grill and Lounge, a New York-style deli and 24-hour room service; a full-service Westin Kids Club for children three years of age and up; an oversized, state-of-the-art health club and full spa facility; six lighted turf tennis courts; and much more.
For more information about The Westin Resort, call (340) 693-8000 or (800) WESTIN-1, or visit the resort's Web site at www.westin.com.
Chenay Bay Offers Value-Added Rates for Family-Style Cottages
Chenay Bay Beach Resort on St. Croix is offering value-added rates for all of its family cottages to families of parents with children and "families " of friends. Now through December 20, 1999 and January 5 through January 18, 2000, rates start at $236.25 for a garden-view family cottage. Between December 21, 1999 and January 4, 2000, and January 19 through March 31, 2000, rates start at $379.50 for a garden-view family cottage.
All rates are per cot
tage, per night, based on double occupancy, plus taxes and service charges. The family-style cottages are adjoining units configured to accommodate up to eight adults. The units offer many modern amenities including: fully equipped kitchenettes with a microwave and coffemaker, one king-size or two double beds, loveseat, cable television, direct-dial telephone, clock radio, air-conditioning and ceiling fan, and front porches. Chenay Bay offers complimentary snorkeling, ocean kayaking, beach toys, volleyball, and many other daytime activities.
The resort's "Kids Stay Free" program invites children 18 years of age and under to stay free-of-charge when sharing the same accommodations as their parents. Children four to 12 years of age will enjoy the "Cruzan Kids" educational program featuring island excursions, shell collecting, snorkeling, beach hikes, kayaking and tennis.
For more information or for reservations, call (800) 548-4457 or (340) 773-2918, or visit the resort's Web site at www.chenaybay.com.
Bolongo Bay Extends "Sizzling Summer" & "Singles Summer Savings Special" Promotions
St. Thomas' Bolongo Bay Beach Club & Villas has extended its "Sizzling Summer Sale" and "Singles Summer Savings Special."
The "Sizzling Summer Sale" reduces the resort's European Plan (EP) rate to $100, the semi-inclusive Continental Plan (CP) to $120 and the all-inclusive plan to $315.
Rates for this sale are per room, per night, based on double occupancy plus tax and service charges.
The "Singles Summer Savings Special" offers reduced rates to single occupancy guests staying on either the resort's EP, CP or all-inclusive plans. The rates start at $90 for the EP, $110 for the CP and $195 for the all-inclusive plan.
Rates for this special are per room, per night. Taxes and service charges apply to the EP and CP plans only. Both promotions are valid on all bookings made now through November 10, 1999 for travel through November 15, 1999. Guests who book seven nights on the Continental Plan receive an all-day sail and beach outing to St. John aboard Heavenly Days, the resort's 53-foot catamaran, with lunch and open bar (valued at $95 per person).
Guests staying a minimum of five nights on the all-inclusive plan also receive a complimentary Heavenly Days outing. For reservations or to learn more about these promotions, call Bolongo Bay Beach sClub & Villas at (340) 775-1800 or (800) 524-4746, or visit the resort's Web site at www.bolongo.com.
Reichhold Center for the Arts Hosts Performances for the 1999-2000 Season
St. Thomas' Reichhold Center for the Arts at the University of the Virgin Islands will host several exciting performances during its 1999-2000 season. Featured events and performances include the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, a co-production with the Birch Forum, October 30; All the Kings Men, a tribute to the VI Calypso Monarchs featuring Louis Ilbe, Jr., Whadablee, Mighty Pat, Ras Regg, Nikki Brooks and the Xpress Band, November 6; Third World, two performances from one of Jamaica's prominent reggae bands, November 20; Christmas – Caribbean Style, a Caribbean Christmas musical featuring Josephine-Thomas Lewis, Jackie Figueroas and many other musical vocalists, December 25 and 26; 21st Century, an instrumental jazz ensemble featuring Dion Parson and Ron Blake, December 29; Oakland Ballet, a co-production with the Birch Forum, January 15; Mahalia, a new musical that tells the true story of the great gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, February 26; STARfest 6, showcasing the VI's best talent in music, dance and theater, May 13 through 15. To learn more about these performances and other events at the Reichhold Center for the Arts, call (340) 693-1550, or visit the center's Web site at www.reichholdcenter.com.

Due to curfews associated with Hurricane Jose, the E. Benjamin Oliver Beacon Orientation session has been rescheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, oct. 27.
All registrants are required to attend an Orientation Session in order to participate in the Beacon program that begins the week of Nov. 2.

Due to curfews associated with Hurricane Jose, the Claude O. Markoe Beacon Orientation session has been rescheduled for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 27.
All registrants are required to attend an Orientation Session in order to participate in Beacon programs commencing the week of Nov. 2.

1999 MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER RESULTS
OVERALL WINNER MALE: JEAN PIERRE BACLE OVERALL WINNER FEMALE: CHARLOTTE MORRIS
Boys 12 & Under
1. Madison Van Heurck 14:11
2. Paul Remy Jr. 14:13
3. Fitzroy Dunrod 17:06
4. Towsie Elliott 17:12
5. Rasidi Hodge 18:05
6. Nelson Reid 18:16
7. Jeverne Phillip 18:52
8. Joshua Murphy 21:00
9. Johnny Lenahan 21:03
10. Tamal Elliott 22:30
11. Harry Lenahan 24:47
12. Mikal Dore 25:59
13. William Orville
14. Michael Murphy
Girls 12 & Under
1. Gail Maduro 18:57
2. Pamella Remy 24:25
3. Lynell Boyce 25:16
4. Ally Prazack 25:20
5. Sarah Murphy
6. Shautryce Warner
7. Sandi Samuel
8. LeShawn Ottley
9. Zsa Zsa Thomas
10. Francie Lenahan
Male 13 – 18
1. Gabriel Dore 12:57
2. Matthew Driscoll 13:02
3. Adam Simmons 14:02
4. Jevon Hanley 22:16
5. McCordie Prentice Female 13 – 18
1. Kady Joseph 14:19
2. Patrise Remy 15:02
3. Christine Driscoll 16:04
5. Daria Murphy 18:21
6. Jessica Squiabro 18:52
7. Tamla Henderson 18:58
8. Renatta Jacobs 20:47
9. Alisha Lesley 22:00
10. Valencia Petty 22:14
11. Kaeche Liburd 25.17
12. Crystal Hodge
13. Patricia DaSilva
14. Gayle Hobson
15. Chenelle Warner
16. Tiomi-Shavon Frett
17. Valique Brown
Male 19 – 29
1. Isaak Aronson 12:38
2. Orville Colbourne 13:54
3. Steve Dore 14:43
4. Joseph Byron
Female 19 – 29
1. Lauren Androv 16:40
2. Andrea Greaux 20:08
3. Emily Taylor 21:41
4. Tina Brunt 24:39
5. Annette Zachman 25:21
6. Keisha Culpepper
7. Dianne Manuel
8. Nashela Wilson
9. Celia Francis
10. Damali Johnson
11. Corrine Lindquist
12. Joann Bell
13. Damina Gonzalea
14. Christina Richardson 15. Norma Bailey
16. Beth Conroy
17. Susan Friedmann
18. Sandra Laiss
19. Mollie Dawson
20. Sarah Hildreth
21. Reba Estridge
22. Karel Dore
Male 30 – 39
1. Elvan 'Yabba" Nesbitt 11:23
2. Gabriel Villegas 12:17
3. Nicolas VanHeurck 14:12
4. Mark Phillips 15:11
5. Michael Harrigan 16:04
6. Hollis Jenkins 19:30
7. Eric Kircholl
8. Kevin Qualls
Female 30 – 39
1. Charlotte Morris 13:07
2. Kathleen McMurthrie 13:08
3. Grace Tuma 13:23
4. Christine Simmons 15:15
5. Jennie Wentworth 15:19
6. Maria VanHeurck 16:20
7. Yvonne Jeffers 17:28
8. Eleanor Qualls 18:07
9. Hanne Buckhalton 22:03
10. Leonis Boyce 22:21
11. Joyce Dore 22:25
12. Doretta Dunrod 23:15
13. Lisa Forehand 26:20
14. Barbara Brooks
15. Josaphine Lindquist
16. Sharon Murphy
17. Florence Somersall
18. Lucitta Ottley
19. Joy Carlson
20. Julita DeLeon
21. Julie Todman 22. Kristi Keinberger
23. Burnadine Warner
Male 40 – 49
1. Jean Pierre Bacle 11:22
2. Frank Jackson 13:03
3. Joseph Buckhalon 13:56
4. Chris Haigh 14:00
5. Clifford Reid 17:26
6. George Deller 24:45
7. Kevin Kenahan 24:49
8. Jose Raul Carrillo
9. Dan Murphy
10. Rusty Vellek
Female 40 – 49
1. Gloria Salas-Lindquist 15:37
2. Margot Murray 17:07
3. Stephanie Jones 17:41
4. Karen Rice 17:50
5. Cherly Shaw 17:51
6. Georgina Febres 18:47
7. Theresa Morey 19:08
8. Tanya Ward-Benjamin 20:11
9. Debbie Murphy 20:49
10. Catherine Perlich 21:59
11. Gayle Deller 22:24
12. Bonnie Fistt 22:27
13. Cecelia Carroll 22:32
14. Nancy Christie 22:33
15. Denise Henderson 24:42
16. Pattie Nicastro 26:39
17. Kathie McCarthy 26:39
18. Alice Ferreira
19. Jusitna Hurst
20. Lynette Glassford
22. Verna Elliott
23. Eliana Marie Jones
24. Maureen Hunte 25. Yvonne Grosvenor
26. Vernice Joseph
27. Delene Smalls
28. Rochelle Todman
29. Berniece Samuel
30. Avril Lake
31. Claudia Forbes
32. Antoinette Gomez
33. Rosalind King
Male 50 – 59
1. Gerald Wentworth 12:57.9
2. Niles Pearsall 14:10
3. James Carroll 18:18
4. William Howe 20:35
5. Don Edwards 24:46
6. David Downs
7. Dr. Tom Unger
8. Werner Simonsen
Female 50 – 59
1. Marilyn Nibbs 17:49
2. Rhea Vasconcellos 17:59
3. Sally George 20:40
4. Dianne Brinker 20:45
5. Elizabeth Jacobs 21:50
6. Anne Nayer 22:10
7. Fern LaBorde 22:20
8. Susan Edwards 25:58.3
9. Penny Druce 26:17
10. Yanick Bayard 26:37
11. Lydia Hendricks
12. Becky Tunick
13. Delores Rodgigues
14. Janice Rashid
15. Claudia LaBorde
16. Susan DeCillers
17. Althea Lemon
18. Betty Biggs
19. Mary Quade
20. Daisey LaFond 21. Anna Quetel
22. Barbara Isaac
23. Judy Bonelli
24. Helen Smollett
25. Maria Brady
26. Alice Simonsen
27. Cynthia Rogers
28. Mercedes Rivera
29. Beverly Benjamin
30. Annette Kelly
31. Karina Grant
32. Carol Jackson
33. Cynthia Romney
34. Sylvia Dinzey
Male 60+
1. S.I Fossdal
Female 60+
1. Maize Patrick
2. Ruth Schuloff

The University of the Virgin Islands Board of Trustees will meet at the MacLean Marine Science Center on the St. Thomas Campus on Saturday, October 23rd at 9:30 a.m.
The meeting will convene with regular session agenda items beginning with the president’s report. Among the areas highlighted in President Orville Kean’s report to the board will be implementation of UVI’s administrative reorganization, refinancing of the 1994 bonds and the Science and Math Department’s 3.5 million dollar grant from the National Science Foundation.
Other committee reports on the agenda include the Development Committee: nominees to the Board of the Foundation for UVI and the capital campaign; Finance and Budget Committee: reports on allotments from the V.I. government and fiscal year 2000 budget reduction plans; Planning Committee: summary report on the 1995-99 Strategic Plan, report on aspects of the new administrative structure; Buildings and Grounds Committee: status of capital improvement projects on both campuses.
At the completion of the committee reports, the board will move into executive session. Dr. Auguste Rimpel, senior partner in Price Waterhouse, is chairman of the board of trustees. The board last met on August 5, 1999 on the St. Thomas campus.

1999 Homicides
Districts of St. Thomas-St. John and St. Croix

(1) STX
(1) Territory
Date of murder: January 5
Victim: Jaheal Gomez , 22 – Shot in De Chabert Housing Project. Was found in vehicle wearing mask and bulletproof vest. Police suggest he was planning to carry out drive-by shooting, and instead became victim. Vehicle was carjacked the day before. Also injured: Charles Thomas, 22, caught in crossfire.

(2) STX
(2) Territory
Date of murder: January 8
Victim: Nimba Antonio Lopez, 18 – Shot during confrontation with another teenager over festival incident. Stabbed in the chest. Assailant was shot by Lopez' friend, 24 year old unidentified man questioned and released by police. Stabbing occurred near De Chabert Project, a short distance from the shooting of Jaheal Gomez on January 5. On January 11 police charged a minor with murder first degree in the Lopez stabbing. The minor was turned over to the youth rehabilitation center after release from hospital where he was treated for gunshot wounds.

(3) STX
(3) Territory
Date of murder: January 9
Victim: Justine Exdoxie Gumbs, 88 – Died at Juan F. Luis Hospital from injuries to the head and eyes. She was beaten on November 30 when a man entered her home and hit her with a cane. Cyril "Lee" Julienne, 33, of 87 Castle Burke who was initially charged with first degree assault, was charged the murder after Gumbs died.

(1) STT
(4) Territory
Date of murder: January 27
Victim: Gregory De Silva, 22 – Found with four bullet wounds. De Silva was in his Chevy Sprint on East End Road between Red Hook and Sapphire. Citizen observed victim slumped over car seat at 8:03 a.m. Victim is native of BVI, resident of Smith Bay.

(4) STX
(5) Territory
Date of murder: January 31
Victim: Hasani Fitzgerald, 22 – Stabbed to death after he tried to intervene in nightclub brawl at Sequence Club in La Reine. He was stabbed once in the left side of the rib cage. Police said they have a potential suspect, but are still investigating the case. Police later arrested Shane Omar Valmont, 19, and charged him with first degree murder.

(5) STX
(6) Territory
Date of murder: February 19
Victim: Reginald Molloy, 25 – Shot in the chest just two hours after his house and car were set on fire. Police arrested Arthur Barry, Jr., 26, of Work and Rest and charged him with arson and first degree murder.

(6) STX
(7) Territory
Date of murder: April 10
Victim: Juan "Juanito"Cruz, 24 – Struck in the face with a pool cue about 11 p.m. April 9 at the Milagrosa Bar in Christiansted. He went into a coma and died the next afternoon. No arrest have been made.

(2) STT
(8) Territory
Date of murder: April 11
Victim: Yathera Corona, 19 – Found of the porch of Midas Auto Service Repairs near Tutu park Mall with abrasions to her neck. Her naked body was found around 7:15 a.m. after her boyfriend reported her missing around 2:54 a.m. when she failed to return home from her job at Plaza Extra. No arrests have been made.

(2) STT
(9) Territory
Date of murder: April 28
Victim: Ferlyn Harris, 26 – Shot once in the back of the head. He was killed in Carnival Village. Two men were taken into custody for questioning, but later released.

(4) STT
(10) Territory
Date of murder: May 29
Victim: Juan Pierre, no age given – Stabbed with knife and assaulted with a hammer.. Received several stab wounds and injuries during an altercation with another man at the Rothschild Francis Square in the vicinity of Muhsens Supermarket.

(5) STT
(11) Territory
Date of murder: May 31
Victim: Leon Dennis, 60 – Shot in the head after exiting his vehicle while parked near the WAPA storage tanks. Police were notified by a female companion who was with victim at the time.

(6) SJF (St. John)
(12) Territory
Date of murder: July 12
Victim: Kishawn Daly, no age given – Died from injuries sustained in a July 7 shooting at the festival village in St. John. Daly was shot in the face by an unknown suspect.

(7) STT
(13) Territory
Date of murder; July 18
Victim: William Hudson Grimmett, no age given – Body was found floating at the bottom of his swimming pool at Estate Mafolie #14. Police originally classified the case as drowning but changed the classification to homicide on July 27 following the findings of an autopsy which determined that cause of death was inconsistent with accidental drowning.

(8) STT
(14) Territory
Date of murder: July 27
Victim: Adolpho Hyndman, 44 – Shot to death near the intersection of General and Rejerrings Gade by an unknown individual. Hyndman died on the scene from multiple injuries.

(9)STT
(15) Date of death: July 29
Victim: Damian Phillip, 20, of Estate Frydenhoj. Shot to death in a confrontation with police while in the process of committing a burglary in Frenchman's Bay.

(10)STT
(16) Date of death: August 4
Victim: Thomas Lugsby, 60, of Upper Mahogany Run. Shot during an armed robbery at a Smith Bay restaurant.

(11) STT
(17) Date of death: TBD
Victim: Merlin E. Wescott of 9th Street, Estate Thomas #20 stabbed and struck with a blunt instrument.

(12) STT
(18) Date of death: 9-16
Victim: Known only as "Forest" gunned down while walking in Contant near Michele Motel.
Died at the scene.

(7)STX
(17) Territory
Date of death: October 22
Victim: Kareem McIntosh, 19. Stabbed during an altercation on Central High School campus.