The purpose of the public meeting is to determine whether poker parlors should be allowed to remain in Kagman or be banned. The meeting will be held at the Kagman Community Center on Tuesday, March 30, at 7 p.m.
E-mail kagmankomunidatassociation@gmail.com for more information.
Free grant writing workshop on Tinian
(NMC) — Northern Marianas College, through the Division of Community Programs and Services’ University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, is offering a free, short-term training course on Tinian to those who aspire to improve their grant writing skills.
The intent of the grant writing workshop is to assist in preparing program staff to write grants in order to effectively obtain much-needed grants for their programs.
The workshop will be held on March 30, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and on March 31, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the NMC Tinian instructional site, Room D.
Seating is limited. All interested individuals should register before the first day of class. Certificates of competence will be awarded to registered students who complete all course requirements. Full payment is required for admission. For more information, call 433-0657/0649.
Team captains meeting
(MMAC) — The 2010 Marianas March Against Cancer committee will be holding a team captains meeting on Wednesday, March 31, at 5:30 p.m. in the Napu Room of the Pacific Islands Club.
Registration and luminary deadlines will be discussed along with any other important information that may come up.
Public comments will be included in the agenda.
For more information, contact Reina Camacho at 285-7677 or e-mail reinacamacho@gmail.com.
The 2010 Marianas March Against Cancer will be held on May 14-15 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. at the Hopwood Junior High School field in Chalan Piao.
Food and games will be available throughout the night for the community to enjoy.
All funds raised will be spent on cancer patient assistance and cancer awareness programs in the CNMI.
For more information on the 2010 MMAC, contact Janine Nogis at 483-4207, e-mail janine.nogis@gmail.com or visit www.ccamarianas.org.
Rota casino commission meeting
(Rota Casino Gaming Commission) — Pursuant to the Open Government Act, the chairman of the Rota Casino Gaming Commission, Diego M. Songao, announces a regular meeting for Wednesday, March 31, 1 p.m., at the Antonio Camacho Atalig Memorial Annex Building in Tatachog, Rota.
Guam brown tree snake control program
WASHINGTON, D.C. (U.S. Department of the Interior) — Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas Tony Babauta signed a grant in the amount of $230,000 to support the Guam Department of Agriculture’s Brown Treesnake Research and Control Program through 2010.
The funds will be used by the Department of Agriculture to maintain approximately 700 BTS traps in order to continue its native species recovery efforts. In addition, important public relations activities such as the “Go Native/Ko’ko’ for Cocos” campaign will be continued.
“The unintended introduction of the brown treesnake to Guam has had devastating impacts on native species. Since the mid-eighties, a model multiagency effort has worked to develop control strategies, prevent damage to other vulnerable ecosystems and preserve and restore wildlife populations to Guam,” said Babauta. “This is an important project and I’m glad to continue supporting it.”
MDX Radio Group
(MDX) — The MDX Radio Group, Saipan, under the auspices of newly elected president Domingo “Sandie” Pablo, will once again participate in providing free services to the Catholic devotees during its Lenten celebration.
Pablo said they will set up their booth to distribute water and food to the residents who will gather at Mt. Tapochao on Good Friday.
MDX has been extending its support to the community annually since 1994, in observance of holy week at Mt. Tapochao.
As early as Thursday night, the MDX will set up its booth to facilitate its services and assistance to the devotees.
“We encourage everyone to participate and extend support to the faithful devotees. Any support or donation that will be extended to us is highly welcome and appreciated. We encourage all community organizations to participate during the Lenten week,” Pablo said.
For more information, call Pablo at 287-1605 or 234-1958, MDX vice president Lando Paspe at 789-4311, board member Ed Reyes at 287-9727or Flor Miranda, secretary, at 287-2803.
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