Soroptimist luncheon meeting
THE Soroptimist of the Northern Mariana Islands Chapter will hold its monthly luncheon meeting Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021 at 12 noon at Island Cafe on Middle Road.
“We will meet in the private room at the back of the restaurant. Join us to further our work for the ‘Best for Women’ in the CNMI.”
For further information, contact Donna Krum 783-1900.
Al-Anon Family Support group
IF your life has been affected by someone else’s alcohol or drug use, the Al-Anon Family Support group can help.
The group meets on Saturday at 10:15 a.m. at Paradise Dental Spa on Middle Road.
For questions, call or text 783-1900.
Red flag at 9 Saipan sites
THE Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzes water samples collected from Saipan’s west coast recreational beaches and storm drainages and the Grotto every week.
Samples collected from the following locations contained excessive concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria or enterococci that exceeded CNMI marine water quality standards. These bacteria can indicate the presence of human and animal waste in the water.
However, studies have shown that storm water runoff in tropical environments may also contain these bacteria from the natural environment, which may not be directly associated with public health concerns.
Still, to adequately address public health concerns, BECQ has given the following locations a red flag and advises the public not to fish or swim within 300 feet of these locations for the next 48 hours or until otherwise notified.
Central Repair Shop
Sea Plane Ramp
DPW Channel
AMP Drainage
Micro Beach
Hyatt Hotel
Garapan Fishing Dock
Chalan Laulau
San Antonio Beach
Power interruption on Rota
(Commonwealth Utilities Corp.) — There will be a scheduled power interruption on Friday, Aug. 13, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Rota. The affected area will be partial of Sinapalo I (residence of Richard Manglona, Danny Kent King and Pedro Dela Cruz).
The purpose of the power interruption is to isolate the affected area to safely install primary lines and to replace pole hardware to upgrade the power system on Feeder 2 for more reliable services.
For more information, contact the CUC Rota office at 532-941 1/4 or monitor CUC’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/CommonwealthUtilitiesCorporation).



