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Ivan
Carolina Corral
Owner Hosting
Fundraiser To Get
Ivan Stateside
St. John Tradewinds
With a 14-year-old thoroughbred
horse eating her out of
house and home, Carolina Corral
owner Dana Bartlett is trying to
raise enough funds to transport
the equine to a new home in the
states.
Bartlett purchased the former
racing horse Ivan in 1999 after he
suffered a bone chip and couldn’t
remain on the race circuit any
longer. While Ivan has enjoyed
the good life at Carolina Corral in
Coral Bay, he’s gotten too big for
Bartlett’s small operation.
“He just eats too much,” said
Bartlett. “He’s too big for my business.
He needs to be in a bigger
operation.”
Transporting the horse from St.
John to St. Thomas on a boat and
then on an airplane to the states is
a daunting financial task and Bartlett
is hosting a fundraiser at Island
Blues on Saturday, December
20.
Raffle tickets are available for
a chance to win a range of great
prizes, from gift certificates to local
restaurants to a veterinarian
service at Cruz Bay Canines, Cats
and Critters. Raffle tickets are $5
each, or five for $20 and are available
at Connections, Connections
East, the Mail Center and Keep
Me Posted.
During a live auction residents
can also bid for several packages
from Carolina Corral including a
sunset ride for two with a bottle of
champagne and a children’s birthday
party.
The raffle drawing will be at
8 p.m. on December 20 at Island
Blues, followed by the auction.
For more info call 693-5778.
St. John Tradewinds
On Friday, Decmeber 12, V.I. Police Department
officials found a 15-year-old St. John
girl who had been missing since December 8.
Whitney Bess, a Gifft Hill School student,
was discovered missing at 5 a.m. on Monday
morning, December 8, from her father’s St.
Thomas home. He reported his daughter miss-
ing on Tuesday morning, December 9.
A classmate at GHS reportedly alerted
school officials that Bess contacted her via an
online social networking site last week which
might have helped the investigation into the
young girl’s whereabouts.
VIPD officials interviewed several GHS
students on Wednesday, December 10, accord-
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St. John Minor Found After Going Missing for Four Days
ing to one student. A grief counselor also met
with Bess’ classmates at GHS last week.
While missing person posters were placed
around town, the community was asked to be
on the lookout for the 15-year-old St. John
girl.
As of press time, full details of Bess’ disappearance
and discovery were not available.