Community Briefs – March 18, 2014

Red flag up at 2 Tinian beaches, Rota drain 
The Division of Environmental Quality has red-flagged two beaches on Tinian and one storm drain on Rota and is advising the public not to fish or swim within 300 feet of these locations for the next 48 hours or until otherwise notified. Affected sites are the Tachogna Beach and Unai Masalok Beach on Tinian and the District 2 storm drain on Rota. Samples collected from these locations contained excessive concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria (enterococci) that exceeded the CNMI Marine Water Quality Standards. These bacteria can indicate the presence of human and animal waste in the water. For more information, contact DEQ at 664-8500. (DEQ)

Navy, Air Force training at Warning Area 517, FDM

ASAN, Guam—The U.S. Navy will conduct training at Warning Area 517 during the following times:
* March 17-19, from 7am to 4pm
* March 20, midnight to March 26, midnight
* March 27-28, from 7am to 4pm

The U.S. Air Force will conduct training on the island of Farallon de Medinilla during the following dates and times:
* March 18 and 19, from 10am to 1:30pm
* March 20, from 11am to 1:30pm
* March 21, from 10am to noon

The public—especially fishermen, commercial pilots, and marine tour operators—are advised to stay clear from the area during the times and dates indicated. (PR)

Parent workshop at Kagman High

Kagman High School will be having a workshop on how to help your child learn how to use reading skills in all content areas. The event will take place on March 22 from 9am to 2:30pm and April 10 from 5pm to 7:30pm at the Kagman High School campus. There will be food and giveaways! For more information, call KHS Main Office at 664-3780/237-3840.

There is a new incentive for KHS parents to get involved. Every event a KHS parent attends—from Progress report to PTSA meeting to Literacy Nights—earns that parent a raffle ticket to be placed in the end of the year raffle. Raffle tickets can not be purchased. They can only be earned. Parents can earn them by participating in their teen’s education. Grand prize is a flat screen TV! (PR)

MHS to hold unannounced drills 

Parents and guardians of Marianas High School students are being informed that the school will be conducting some unannounced emergency drills throughout the rest of the school year that may include fire, typhoon, bomb threat, active shooter, volcanic haze, earthquake, and tsunami drills. These drills help MHS staff, students, emergency personnel, and community to prepare for real-life emergency situations that may occur in the school. For more information, call the Main Office at 237-3206/5. (PR)