Community Briefs

CHILD SUPPORT SESSION TODAY

The Office of the Attorney General’s URESA section will be conducting a Child Support Initiating Session today, April 19, at the Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe, 5pm-8pm.

The purpose of the session is to help custodial parents with children in the CNMI in seeking child support from non-custodial parents residing outside of the CNMI.

All interested individuals should bring a copy of the child or children’s birth certificate and any court order or document regarding child support and/or custody.

MEMORIAL DAY MEETING TODAY

All concerned and interested individuals or associations are being reminded that the Memorial Day Committee meeting will be at the Office of the Military/Veterans Affairs, Capital Hill, building #1364, every Tuesday at 9am. All are welcome.

The meetings are in preparation for the May 30 Memorial Day, when the CNMI pays tribute to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have passed on.

For more information or question, call 664-2650.

WILDLIFE AND FISH CONSERVATION MEETING TODAY

The Division of Fish and Wildlife is preparing a Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Plan for the CNMI and requests public comments regarding any species and habitats that you feel should be addressed by that plan. Let us know by email: CNMI_wildife@msn.com; mail: “Comments,” PO Box 506369, Saipan, MP 96950; or attend one of the following public meetings:

Saipan, April 19 (Tuesday), 7pm, Garapan Elementary School

Rota, April 25 (Monday), 7pm, Northern Marianas College

Tinian, April 28 (Thursday), 7pm, Tinian High School

VFW SAIPAN MEETING POSTPONED

The regular monthly meeting of Veterans of Foreign Wars Saipan Post 3457s has been postponed one week and will be held on Thursday, April 28, at 7pm, at the Post home. The Department of the Pacific Areas Junior Vice Commander will attend the meeting. Members are also reminded that the annual election of officers will take place at this meeting.

All eligible members are encouraged to attend.

HOPWOOD’S APRIL CALENDAR

April 18, SAT10 testing all week

April 21, 6pm, Monthly PTSA meeting in the HJHS cafeteria. All parents, students, staff, and community members are encouraged to attend.

PUBLIC FORUM FOR LAGOON USERS

CRMO would like to add information to their Geographic Information System maps for all lagoon uses.

Therefore, a public forum will be held on Wednesday April 20, 6pm, in the CRMO conference room on the first floor of the Morgen Building in San Jose. That is across from Oleai Beach Bar and Grill.

CRMO invites all stakeholders, boaters, fishermen, windsurfers, kayakers, swimmers, triathletes, surfers, marine sport business owners, snorkelers, to the forum.

CRMO will be using recent imagery and their GIS software to map areas identified by the forum participants. The imagery provides recognizable land formations to locate the areas where stakeholders work or play in the water and where boat ramps and channels are located.

The public is encouraged to attend the forum to provide insight, voice concerns, and make suggestions for improving the sustainability of the lagoon.

Written comments can be submitted directly to CRMO by emailing kathy.yuknavage@crm.gov.mp, by mailing PO Box 10007, Saipan, MP 96950; or by Faxing to 664-8315.