COMMUNITY BRIEFS

PARKING LOT SALE AT PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Joeten Kiyu Library Friends will be sponsoring a Parking Lot Sale on March 5, a Saturday, in Susupe.

The event will be held at the public library as a benefit for the upcoming Children’s Library and will include a flea market-style sale with used books, toys, games, household goods, clothes, food, etc.

A 10’ x 20’ space in one of the tents for the sale can be reserved by individuals or vendors for a $20 rental fee through and including Monday, Feb. 28, at the front desk in the public library. Rental fees will benefit The Library Friends and the children’s library.

Anyone wishing to donate used books, videos, CDs or cassettes for this event may drop them off at the public library’s front desk before March 5.

The sale itself will be held at the parking lot adjacent to Beach Road in front of the public library, from 9am to 2pm of March 5.

The upcoming children’s library will be called “The Children of Our Homeland Social-Cultural-Family Preservation Center” and is made possible largely through a grant obtained by The Library Friends from the U.S. Administration for Native Americans. It will not only be a children’s library but will also use many formats to encourage education about native Chamorro and Carolinian customs, culture, family traditions, literacy, health, public issues, history, language, education, and career/economic advancement and issues.

CONSERVATION PLAN MEETING POSTPONED

The Coastal Estuarine Land Conservation Plan meeting—originally scheduled for this week and next week—has been postponed.

Tentative rescheduled meetings are planned for the end of March. Stay tuned to this page for more information, or call 664-8314.

LITERACY GROUP MEETING ON MARCH 12

The Northern Marianas Family Literacy Consortium will be holding its first meeting of 2005 on March 12 at 1pm at the Dandan Elementary School campus.

“In the effort to promote literacy in our community, I take pride in inviting all interested individuals, community members, and NMFLC members to come and join us make this vision a reality,” said NMLFC president Jonas M. Barcinas

Should you have any question, contact Barcinas at 287-4453 or 664-5025.

S&NISWCD MEETING SET

The Saipan & Northern Islands Soil and Water Conservation District would like to inform the general public of their monthly meeting on March 1, 2005 at 1:30pm at the Natural Resources Conservation Service Office.

For more information contact our office at 234-6170.

MARIANAS MARCH AGAINST CANCER CAPTAINS’ MEETING SET

The 2005 Marianas March Against Cancer Committee is calling a meeting for all team captains for the March Against Cancer event that will take place later in May.

The meeting for team captains will be at 5:30pm on March 17, 2005 at the Charley’s Cabaret of the Pacific Islands Club.

The MMAC committee is asking individuals, organizations, schools, and businesses to become a part of this year’s March Against Cancer by forming a team and participating in this important event.

All team captains and other interested individuals are asked to attend the team captain meeting to learn more about the event.

The Marianas March Against Cancer event is the Commonwealth’s largest fundraiser in the fight against cancer. Groups wanting to register their team or anyone needing more information may email Reyna Hudson at jianhudson@hotmail.com.