Lindelle Davis was "vivacious" Thursday as he correctly spelled the word to win the 2000 Territorial Spelling Bee.

It helps to plan ahead if you want to travel to St. Thomas for V.I. Carnival 2000, also known as "Jump Up and Sway -- It's Carnival for Y2K!" Here's the schedule of activities.

The University of the Virgin Islands' Humanities Division will kick off its first-ever Humanities Festival with an opening reception March 19 at the Reichhold Center for the Arts. Entitled, "The Humanities at the Threshold of the New Millennium," the week-long festival will consist of a series of lectures, scholarly presentations and performances featuring some of the Caribbean's most prolific scholars, poets, dramatists, artists and historians.

The Deputy Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis, Sam Condor, has congratulated UVI alumnus and Kittitian businessman Richard Skerritt on his appointment this week as manager of the West Indies cricket team.

The bidding was hot and the day was cool as the annual Wilson Auction got started Sunday at Estate Mon Bijou.

Lots of laughter, and even a few honks, emanated from Club Comanche in Christiansted Friday evening as the goose gang from Antilles Airboats got together for its 36th reunion.

Old gooses will again be honking, if not really flying, in St. Croix at the 36th Antilles Airboats reunion at 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4 at Club Comanche in Chistiansted.

Two finalists have been selected for the 1999 Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association Children's Environmental Poster Competition. A panel of five judges selected Cary Eaglin, Jr., an 11th grader at St. Croix Central High School and Sophia Mwaura (Maw-oo-ra), a second-grader at Joseph Sibilly Elementary School to compete for the final FCCA awards.

While all college freshmen face the educational and social transition from high school, there is, in addition, culture shock and climate shock for many Virgin Islanders who enroll at mainland institutions. Fortunately for those who decide to attend the University of Delaware, "Mrs. P" is there to help.

The V.I. Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI) will hold a seminar on nonpoint source pollution control at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 20 at UVI's St. Thomas campus. The seminar will be simulcast to UVI's St. Croix campus.