ST. CROIX — It was a festive weekend on St. Croix as thousands of people from near and far turned out for the first two days of the St. Croix Agriculture and Food Fair, now in its 49th year.
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ST. CROIX — “Wooo hoooo, Wooo hoooooo. Edwin Russell’s voice carried across the open field in Estate Granard as he called his goats to come close. He is patient with them and shows a genuine love for his animals. He takes pride in the way he organizes his modest farm and keeps it clean.
ST. CROIX — On a random Tuesday morning, even before the sun made its first appearance in the east, Grantley Samuel could be found walking ever so gently between rows of soil, delicately placing cucumber seedlings into previously dug holes.
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The University of the Virgin Islands’ women’s basketball team closed out its 2019-2020 season with another loss Sunday, falling to Voorhees College 56-42 in Denmark, S.C.
The University of the Virgin Islands’ women’s basketball team nearly pulled off a rare road win Saturday.
The University of the Virgin Islands’ men’s basketball team wrapped up its 2019-2020 season with another loss, falling to College of the Ozarks 66-59 on Saturday night in the final game of the College of the Ozarks Basketball Classic in Point Lookout, Mo.
Opinion
Like many of you, I have looked warily at a local pepper bottle and wondered if I could withstand the heat. I pass on locally made pepper bottles with all due respect. I have, however, always wondered what goes into making these masterpieces of flavor.
As a young teenage schoolboy, George Washington copied out 110 “Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior.” Many of these had to do with simple manners. “Cleanse not your teeth with the tablecloth, napkin, fork or knife,” reads Rule 100. Good advice at any time.
I deserve to be someone and/or be with someone who:
Island Life
Who can forget the wonderful comic line in “West Side Story,” when a prospective criminal defendant gang member pretends to defend himself, pleading along these lines, “Your honor, I’m depraved on account of being deprived!”
Sausagefest 2020 will be held Saturday starting at 4 p.m. at Ziggy’s Island Market in Estate Solitude, St. Croix. Sample dozens of sausage dishes from around the world, while enjoying live music by Jahnee Redlocks and Da Re a We, sausage trivia, raffles and more. Proceeds from food sales and…
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