Anyone interested may come to the Saipan Mayor’s Office and pick up an application form, Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and from 12:30 to 4 p.m.
For more information, call Jemalyn Tenorio at 234-6208 or 6280.
Tudela also announced the availability of funds under the Mayor’s Utility Assistance Program to help qualified residents pay for one month of their power bill.
This is a federally funded program available to residents of Saipan who are unable to pay for their power bill to the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.
All residents whose power bill is under their name are eligible to apply.
Application forms can be picked up at the Mayor’s Office in Afetnas Square in San Antonio during regular working hours, Monday to Friday, between 7:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information, call Carmen C. Maratita or Katherine P. Terry at 234-6280 or -6208.
Parents will be available to answer questions and provide information about autism throughout the day.
Information regarding the ASCNMI and future meetings will also be available.
From 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., there will be a workshop conducted by Tom Thornburgh and Greg Borja of NMPASI, that uses Rugged Outdoors Physical Experiential Systems to teach greater awareness of what individuals with autism and other disabilities face, as well as etiquette toward individuals with disabilities.
This is a workshop with a lot of activities, so participants are asked to wear comfortable shoes and clothing.
From 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., there will be a workshop called Parental Involvement conducted by Vince Merfalen that teaches parents and family members how to become more involved in your child’s education and work in collaboration with your child’s school.
Seating is limited, so if you would like to attend, call Liza or Carmen at 235-7273/4 or e-mail [email protected] to reserve your seat.
(KagHS) — There will be a PTSA meeting on Tuesday, April 21 — not April 16 as earlier reported — from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Kagman High School cafeteria.
The meeting will also be held via video teleconferencing for all parents, guardians, staff and students from the northern side of the island.
Parents from Marpi, As Matuis, San Roque, Tanapag, and Sadog Tasi can go to Tanapag Elementary School to attend the meeting.
For more information, call 237-3840 or 237-3832.
The school’s fax number is 664-3788.
(HJHS) — Hopwood Junior High School is advising parents and guardians that classes on Friday, April 17, will be a half-day for students, 7:30 to 12:30 noon.
The third quarter report card day will be on the same day from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
All parents and legal guardians are asked to pick up their children’s report cards.
Workshop on doing business with feds
THE Saipan Chamber of Commerce will host a workshop conducted by representatives of the U.S. Small Business Administration, U.S. General Services Administration, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, April 22, at the Pacific Islands Club Saipan, a media release stated.
The half-day workshop will focus on how to do business with the federal government and how to obtain capital through the SBA’s lending program.
Speakers will include Kenneth Lujan and Jack Corbett of SBA, Brandy Untalan of GSA, and Joseph Diego of USDA Rural Development.
The workshop will be held at Charley’s Cabaret and will begin at 8 a.m.
After break for lunch, the speakers will be available to meet with interested individuals for one-on-one discussions in the afternoon.
Admission is $25 for Saipan Chamber of Commerce members and $35 for non-members.
The fee includes lunch in the Magellan dining room of PIC.
Seating is limited and reservations are required.
For more information contact, Kyle Calabrese at 233-7150.
Green flag on Managaha
(DEQ) — The Division of Environmental Quality has analyzed samples collected from Managaha’s recreational beaches and storm water drainages this week as part of the regularly scheduled sampling.
None of the samples collected contained excessive concentrations of fecal indicator bacteria nor did they exceed the CNMI’s marine water quality standards.
DEQ assigns all of the sampled beach sites a green flag.
NMI nursing group to host regional conference
Nurses from all over the Pacific basin are coming this June to Saipan as it is the CNMI Nursing Association’s turn to host and organize the annual American Pacific Nursing Leaders Council Conference.
This educational conference invites nursing professionals from American Samoa, Chuuk, the CNMI, Guam, Hawaii, Kosrae, Marshall Islands, Palau, Pohnpei, Yap and Japan to facilitate discussion about the region’s current leading health issues, conduct continuing education classes, host a cultural night, as well as promote and create a deeper appreciation and awareness of the nursing industry to the community.
“We are very excited to have this opportunity and we are going to do our very best as a nonprofit, volunteer group to give the nursing delegations a rewarding and educational experience,” said CNMI Nursing Association vice president Bertha Camacho.
Last year, the conference was held in Guam and the council announced Saipan as the next host as part of the annual rotation among the jurisdictions.
Saipan last hosted the conference 10 years ago.
For over 30 years, the council has served as communication mechanism between the nursing professionals, examined solutions, shared expertise of nurse members, as well as collaborated with partners such as the World Health Organization and U.S. Department of Public Health and Services.
The five-day conference will be held on June 15-19 and will be held at the Hyatt Regency Saipan’ SandCastle with the theme “Nurses Empowering Lives.”
Registration is ongoing now on www.mpnurses.org.
After May 15, the late registration fees will apply, so all nurses are encouraged to register early.
For more information, contact Bertha Camacho at 664-4853 or e-mail [email protected].
This program is hosted annually by the NMI Council for the Humanities to help students develop useful knowledge about the law and courtroom procedures in enjoyable, non-competitive format.
Participating teams representing the prosecution and defense will argue a hypothetical case before Rep. Joseph N. Camacho who will serve as the mock trial judge.
Attorney Teresa Kim will serve as the bailiff.
Teams have been practicing their respective sides over the past few months with the assistance of their teacher coaches and periodic advice received from volunteer attorneys who have served as lawyer coaches.
Final parings for this year’s mock trial include: Mount Carmel vs. Grace Christian Academy #1; Tinian Junior High vs. Eskuelan San Fransisco de Borja; Whispering Palms vs. Grace Christian Academy #1; and Grace Christian Academy #2 vs. Rota Junior High School.
Unlike the high school mock trial program, no winners will be selected.
Rather, the Humanities Council will award special certificates to individual students recognized by Camacho for exemplary performances in their roles as attorneys and witnesses.
The Humanities Council invites the public to attend this educational and entertaining event.
For more information, call 235-4785.
