COMMUNITY BRIEFS

Guerrero death anniversary observed

The family of the late Victorino Deleon Guerrero is inviting all their relatives and friends to join them in a Eucharistic Celebration “commemorating the fifth anniversary of our beloved husband, father, grand father, and great grand father’s passing unto eternal life.”

Daily 6am Mass is offered at Kristo Rai Church starting last July 20 up to July 28. On the final day, breakfast will be served at the Kristo Rai Social Hall.

Renew well operation permits by Aug. 31

The Division of Environmental Quality would like to remind all Well Operators that applications for Well Operation Permit renewal is due on Aug. 31, 2005. Please refer to section 12.2(c) of the Well Drilling and Well Operators Regulations for clarification.

DEQ would also like to remind well operators to perform routine water quality analysis. Well permit numbers 0051-0100 are due by July; permit numbers 0101-0150 are due by August; and permit numbers 0151-0200 are due by September.

Routine analysis should also include the following parameters: Chloride, Conductivity, Total Dissolved Solids (TDS), Hardness, Nitrate, ph, and Total Coliform.

Contact Joe Kaipat, Safe Drinking Water program manager, at 664-8500 for questions or concerns.

3rd Kantan Isla set to take off

The Chamorro/Carolinian Language Policy Commission said that the 3rd Annual Kantan Isla Concert would take place on the island of Rota from Sept. 30 to Oct 2, 2005.

“We would like to inform the local artist(s) that registration is now open and we are extending an invitation for your participation in this important event,” the commission said.

Deadline for submission is Aug. 30, 2005, no later than 4:30pm.

For more information, call 670-664-5321 on Saipan; 670-532-9350 for Balbina Taisacan on Rota; and 670-433-1603/1605 for Arsene Borja on Tinian.

BarWars at GIG

It’s all systems go for the most talked about showdown of bartenders in the CNMI next month at the premier discotheque on the island, GIG.

The competition, dubbed “BarWars” and slated on Aug. 10, would gather top “mixologists” from different bars, clubs and hotels to shake things up as they vie for supremacy by showing off their agility, speed and panache in mixing cocktails.

GIG will be giving away $200 for the first place, $150 for the second place and $100 for the third place winner. A special prize will go to the Best in Taste winner.

For more details, contact GIG Discotheque office at 234-5050 during office hours or 234-3131 during night time. The deadline for registration is on Aug. 6.

NMPASI public hearing on Saipan

The Northern Marianas Protection & Advocacy Systems Inc., or NMPASI, will be holding a public hearing on Aug. 5, 2005 at the NMPASI Conference Room on Saipan to inform the community of its 2006 Statements of Objectives and Priorities. The hearing will take place from 6pm to 8:30pm.

Hotline volunteers wanted

Do you want to make a difference? Do you want to help out your community? Are you interested in helping victims of domestic violence and sexual assault?

If you answer yes to any of the above questions, then you may qualify to become a victim hotline volunteer. The hotline is a 24-hour telecommunication crisis intervention, which provides access to information, referral, and a listening ear to victims of crimes here in the CNMI.

The hotline will train the right people to answer the crisis phone in the comfort of their homes in the evenings and weekends.

There will be a volunteer training on Saturday, July 30, 2005 at the Pacific Islands Club from 8:30am to 1:30pm. The training is free but those interested must pick up the registration form at the Karidat Social Service main office in Chalan Kanoa (near Mt. Carmel Cemetery). Registration deadline is July 27, 2005.

‘Dinner with Man’Amko reset

The fundraising “Dinner with the Man’Amko” has been rescheduled from June 17, 2005 to July 22, 2005 but due to availability of the Garapan Central Park, the fundraising has been moved to July 23, 2005, from 6pm to 10pm.

Booths available for 2005 Summer Festival

The Carolinian Affairs Office, in collaboration with the Chamolinian Cultural Village, is proud to announce the 2005 Summer Festival, which will be held from July 6 until Aug. 30, 2005, at the Chamolinian Cultural Village ground in Garapan. Booths are available to any nonprofit organization interested to raise fund during the festival.

For more information, stop by or call the Carolinian Affairs Office at 234-6383 to 2346385.