The CUC Water Division Distribution Maintenance crew is scheduled to work on the Gualo Rai reservoir to seal all holes and openings, inspect, clean and disinfect the storage tank. This required work is necessary to protect treated stored water and provide improved overall water quality for public consumption. This work enables water division to comply with the stipulated order concerning drinking water operations and maintenance in correcting major sanitary deficiencies cited during storage tanks inspections. Water service will be restored to affected customers as soon as the work is completed.
Residents are encouraged to practice strict water conservation and to teach children and household workers to save water, especially during this period. Rainwater catchment systems/water tanks should be cleaned and float valves installed or replaced to ensure that water does not overflow from any tanks.
For more information, you may contact Robert Lorenz, acting deputy director for water & wastewater operations at 235-7025 thru 235-7032 ext. 147 or Mariano Iglecias, water & wastewater operations manager at extension 155.
LISS offers World Space Camp in Korea
LISS, Saipan — Ladera International School of Saipan is looking to send five (5) students from grade level 6th-8th to the World Space Camp in Korea this coming August 9-13, 2009.
All expenses are paid for in Korea aside for the airfare between Saipan and Korea aboard Asiana Airlines. This cost needs to be covered by interested families wishing to send their child to this once in a lifetime opportunity. This selection is offered to the general public and interested individuals must complete the required at the LISS school office in Finasisu no later than July 23, 2009.
Criteria for selection:
1. Must hold valid US passport at least 6 months from travel
2. Must be a local resident
The World Space Camp was brought forward to the community by efforts from LISS’ parent company ILC Corporation. Through this effort, our children will have the opportunity to experience high-tech gadget used in space exploration, experience being an astronaut, and enjoy a wide array of cultural programs instilled with the World Space Camp.
The selection process for this opportunity will commence on July 24 and selected persons will be notified immediately of their selection. “We encourage as many students to take advantage of this opportunity, this is a program we believe would enable our children to expand their horizons for their future. Take advantage of this offer, we truly encourage it”, stated Wayne Pangelinan, LISS Director.
28 Guangzhou media representatives tour Northern Marianas
(MVA) — Twenty-eight media outlet representatives from Guangzhou, China recently took a familiarization (FAM) tour of the Northern Mariana Islands to discover what has been drawing Chinese visitors to this beach resort destination.
Television, radio, newspaper, magazine and website reps of twenty media outlets visited the islands of Saipan and Tinian on July 3-7, 2009, arriving aboard newly restored direct charter flights from Guangzhou. Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino, Micronesia’s only world-class casino, hosted the FAM tour group at a dinner held the first evening of their stay. In addition to gaming at the casino, the group took in the island’s scenic sites, which include pre-historic limestone monoliths called taga stones, World War II historic ruins, and numerous white-sand beaches.
The group also toured the main island of Saipan, where they took a jungle tour, explore the nightlife of the main tourist district of Garapan, and visited numerous historic and scenic sites. A highlight of the Saipan tour was a quick cruise to the award-winning snorkeling shores of Managaha island inside Saipan’s lagoon. Their final evening in Saipan was spent enjoying a sunset dinner cruise aboard the Stars & Stripes, complete with island barbeque fare and live cultural dances.
“The resumption of charter flights from Guangzhou is good news for visitors who have heard about our islands and have been waiting for a convenient time to visit,” said Marianas Visitors Authority Managing Director Perry Tenorio. “We look forward to welcoming more visitors from the Guangzhou region in the coming months.”
Charters flights to the Northern Marianas are scheduled to run through September 30, 3009, departing Guangzhou on Mondays and Fridays.
The participating media were China Daily, Chongxing Women Daily, Chongxing Morning Post, Chongxing Commercial Post, Guangxi Today News, Guangxi TV, Guangxi Daily, Naning Evening Post, Kunming Spring City Evening, Kunming Metropolitan Post, Kunming Fuel Station Magazine, Kunan TV, Kunming 102.8 Radio, Yunan Message Post, Yunan Oversea Travel Ltd., Sohu.com Tourist, Southern Newspaper, Nanqing China Travel, Yannan Oversea Travel, and Guangzhou Transportation Radio.
DeLeon Guerrero Graduates with Honors from BSU
MARY Louise Owen DeLeon Guerrero graduated with honors from Boise State University (“BSU”) with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice Administration on May 16, 2009.
Among her accomplishments noted by BSU, DeLeon Guerrero received the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society Award and is also a member of the National Dean’s List of Outstanding College and University Students by graduating in the top 1% of all college students in the nation. During her studies at BSU, DeLeon Guerrero was a member of the Lambda Alpha Epsilon Criminal Justice Society and the BSU Pre-Law Society.
DeLeon Guerrero accented her attendance at BSU by becoming the CNMI’s first member of a Western Association Conference (WAC) Division 1 Varsity Women’s Swim Team. She represented Boise State University in competitions throughout the western U.S. in the 2006-07 season. Her other university and scholastic organization memberships and activities include the BSU Environmental Student Association and participating as an officer and performer in BSU’s Island Rhythms Club, an island dance performance organization in Boise.
While attending school, Mary Louise worked as a clerk in the United States Attorney’s Office in Boise, Idaho, and was a research assistant at BSU’s Criminal Justice Department Master’s Thesis program. As part of her extracurricular studies in the summer of 2007, DeLeon Guerrero was a participant in the International Scholar Laureate Program (ISLP) for Central and Eastern Europe Diplomacy Delegation where she traveled to several European countries.
DeLeon Guerrero is a 2002 High School Graduate of Mount Carmel and briefly attended Northern Marianas College majoring in Criminal Justice while working as a PIC Club Mate. She has relocated to Eugene, Oregon, to pursue her Masters in Criminal Justice at University of Oregon and also plans to attend law school there next school year.
Mary Louise is the daughter of Edward C. and Eve O. DeLeon-Guerrero of Koblerville, Saipan. Her brothers Michael and Matthew are also attending Boise State University.
NMC-CREES offering internships for high school juniors, seniors
(NMC/CREES) — The Northern Marianas College’s Cooperative Research Extension and Education Services (CREES), under the Division of Community Programs & Services (COMPASS), is offering twelve paid internships to incoming high school juniors and seniors.
The High School Summer Internship Program, which will run from August 3-28, 2009, is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Agricultural Development in the American Pacific (ADAP) Professional Development and Resident Instruction/ Caribbean and Pacific Islands (CariPac) Grant.
The internships aim to provide students with excellent work experience and hands-on training through active involvement in different projects. The program is also part of NMC-CREES’s efforts to promote the College’s Natural Resource Management degree program. There are seven positions available for Saipan, four for Rota, and one for Tinian.
Interested applicants must also have an interest in the fields of agriculture and family consumer science, a high school GPA of 2.5 or higher, and must submit a two-page application form by July 24, 2009, at 4:30pm.
Application forms can be picked up from the CREES Office at the NMC As Terlaje Campus at Building F, or from the Tinian and Rota NMC Offices. For more information, please call the CREES Office at 234-5498 Ext 1705.
(MVA) — A six-student delegation from the Northern Mariana Islands have joined children from 46 other regions at the 21st Annual Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention in Fukuoka, Japan from July 8-22, 2009.
The APCC, a non-profit organization, aims to promote international cooperation between children so they will grow into adults with a strong sense of their identity as “global citizens.” This year’s theme is “We are the BRIDGE: We connect dreams around the world.” The Northern Marianas’ participation is funded by APCC.
The APCC was founded in 1989 by the Fukuoka Junior Chamber and hosts children from more than 30 countries/regions throughout the Asian-Pacific area. This year, Fukuoka has invited over 300 children from 46 different areas all over Asia. There are representatives from the United States, Tahiti, Kiribati, the Philippines, Malaysia, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, China, and the Maldives, to name a few.
“The Asian-Pacific Children’s Convention is a wonderful opportunity for young people of our islands to understand the place of the Northern Marianas in the region and the world, in general,” said Marianas Visitors Authority Managing Director Perry Tenorio. “In interacting with children of other countries, they will have the experience to learn from others and in the process, understand better what makes the Northern Marianas unique in the world.”
Junior Ambassadors must demonstrate that they believe in the APCC philosophy and be able to spend about ten days living with a foreign host family and take part in day-to-day activities. Ambassadors will learn about the different cultures represented at the convention, as well as the Japanese way of life. The delegates will also have the opportunity to share a variety of cultures, as well as presentations for the whole congregation.
Each year, Northern Marianas public and private schools are requested to submit a nominee, assigned with an alternate participant to represent the CNMI at the annual Convention. Junior Ambassadors are selected based on the participation criteria set forth by the APCC. This year’s student participants are Joseph M. Lizama, Jeffrey S. Centino, Thomas A. Manglona II, Benikina A. Lizama, Paulaine T. Sasamoto, and Annabel P. Manzon, accompanied by chaperone Tasia Sablan Bocago of MVA.
