Community Briefs – February 3, 2017

Water outage yesterday in Kagman
There was a temporary water service interruption yesterday afternoon, Feb. 2, 2017 in the Kagman I, II, III and IV areas, from 2:30pm to 12am. Customers in the affected areas should expect restoration of services soon thereafter. The purpose for the interruption was to repair a leak on the 8-inch transmission line that is connected to the 1 million gallon tank. Water Operations personnel of the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. discovered the leak when conducting leak detection services. For more information, contact the CUC Customer Call Center (664-4282. (CUC)

Preparations underway for this year’s MMAC
The Marianas March Against Cancer planning committee’s Subcommittee on Recruitment would like to remind team captains that Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, will be their first meeting for the upcoming annual event to be held on May 12, 2017, at Hopwood Middle School in Chalan Piao. The meeting will be held at the Commonwealth Cancer Association office in Gualo Rai at 6pm. For more information, contact the CCA at (670) 682-0050 or email at mmacteams@gmail.com. (PR)

Calling Tinian homestead applicants
Current Tinian homestead applicants interested in finding out the status of their homestead applications can contact Lisa Aguon, DPL Tinian Office, at (670) 433-9245 to book an appointment on Feb. 2 or 3, 2017. (PR)

Meeting of heirs today
The heirs of Leonard “Nahdo” Muna Camacho and Maria Campos Camacho will have a meeting today, Feb. 2, 2017, at 5:30pm at the Carolinian utt. All heirs of the following are invited: Ignacia Camacho Lifoifoi, Soledad Camacho Cabrera, Francisca Camacho Torres, Consolacion Camacho Cabrera, Juan Campos Camacho, Gregorio Campos Camacho, Virginia Camacho Castro, Rufina Camacho Reyes, Antonia Camacho Sablan, and Angelina Camacho Anderson. For more information, call Daling Nanbina at 483-1304 or 323-2636. (PR)

13th Hot Pepper Festival this Feb.
The 13th Tinian Hot Pepper Festival on Feb. 18-19, 2017, will again have ferry service between Saipan and Tinian this yea Festival times will be from 2pm to 11pm on Feb. 18 and from 11am to 11pm on Feb. 19.

Ferry service aboard the Super Emerald will be available on Feb. 17-20, 2017. Round trip cost is $15 (0-2 years old), $30 (3-11 years old), and $35 (age 12 and older). For one way, the cost will be $8 (0-2 years old), $15 (3-11 years old), and $18 (age 12 and older).

Passengers are allowed up to 70 lbs of cargo, including bicycles (a $10 fee will be charged for additional cargo). The ferry schedule will be announced shortly.

To support the festival, Star Marianas Air will also extend scheduled flights to 9:30pm on Feb. 17 and Feb. 18.
For more information, contact the MVA Tinian office at (670) 433-9365 or e-mail at vborja@mymarianas.com. (MVA)

Become a Reading Ranger at AMP
The American Memorial Park is inviting first to third graders on Saipan to participate in this year’s first Reading Ranger selection. Over three days, Feb. 7, 8, and 9, from 3pm to 4:30pm, young readers will be guided through The Unbreakable Code by Sara Hoagland Hunter by a park ranger.

To register your child, call lead ranger Brooke Nevitt or Jovanna Mafnas at 234-7207 or 2020. There are a limited number of spaces and participation will be determined by the date of registration. For more information on events at American Memorial Park, contact Nevitt at 234-7207 x 2020 or via email at: brooke_nevitt@nps.gov. (NPS)

Scheduled power outage tomorrow
There will be a scheduled power interruption on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, from 6am to 11am to de-energize the primary lines to allow Commonwealth Utilities Corp. line crew to safely change out wooden power poles to concrete along Flame Tree Road in Dandan. This is an effort to strengthen and harden the integrity of the distribution circuit.

Areas to be affected are Dandan Flame Tree Rd. (Gatbo Av., Tasi Ln., Tasi Dr., Fiesta St., Beach Av., and Sand St.), Hawaiian Rock Quarry, and Naftan Road (Obyan Beach Dr., Dela Concepcion Dr., and Santa Margarita P1.). The Obyan water well will be affected.

Military, communities partner to clean up Eagle’s Field
MANGILAO, Guam—A cleanup event will be held at Eagle’s Field in Mangilao from 9am to noon, Feb. 3.

The cleanup is a joint effort between the Mangilao Mayor’s Office, members of the military, a military spouse organization, and the community.

All members of the community are invited to attend. Volunteers will be picking up trash and sorting recycling to be donated to local schools. All volunteers are asked to bring a reusable water bottle. Water refills, gloves, and bags will be provided at the event. (PR)