COMMUNITY BRIEFS December 30, 2008

-1st Sunday of the month: Garapan (Tourist District, Paseo de Marianas).
Time: 8am
Meeting Place: Front of the Paseo de Marianas

-2nd Sunday of the month: ISA Drive Road
Time: 8am
Meeting Place: Front of San Vicente Elem. School

-3rd Saturday of the Month: San Vicente Elem. School (inside the school)
Time: 8am
Meeting Place: Front of the San Vicente Elem. School

-3rd Sunday of the month: Lau-Lau Beach
Time: 8am
Meeting Place: Pavilion at Lau-Lau Beach

Anyone who wants to join in any scheduled cleanup may call Marites A. Castillo, FMI president/chairwoman at 285-8980/234-9769 or email: castillofmi@gmail.com. “Let’s all work together to beautify this Island of Saipan by helping us clean every weekend. It will make a big difference.” [B][I](PR)[/I][/B] [B]Live-fire training on Farallon[/B]

The U.S military will be conducting live fire training on the island of Farallon de Mendenilla on Dec. 30-31, 2008, from 6am to 11: 30pm, and on Jan. 1, 2009, from 12am to 12: 30am on the island Farallon de Mendenilla training area (R7201) on a 10 nautical mile radius on all quadrants.

The Emergency Management Office is advising the public—especially fishermen, commercial pilots and marine tour operators—to stay away from this area during the time and dates indicated.

For more information, contact the EMO Operations Section at 322-9528 and 322-9529, VHF MARINE CHNL and Single Side Band Radio on 5.205.0.

The Division of Revenue and Taxation wishes to inform all CNMI employers that the distribution of the 2008 W-2CM forms and instructions will begin on Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, from 8am to 4pm at the Office of Division of Revenue and Taxation located at the Dandan Commercial Center.

All business and employers are asked to pick up the forms during regular business hours beginning Jan. 2, 2009. The deadline for filing the 2008 W-2CM form is Friday, Feb. 27, 2009 at 4:30pm. [B][I](PR)[/I][/B] [B]DEQ brigade sets cleanup[/B]

The Division of Environmental Quality cleanup brigade will be picking up trash at San Antonio Beach in San Antonio, south of Pacific Islands Club, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009 at 8am. Volunteers will clean until 10am and break for drinks and then continue, if needed.

Brigade volunteers who participated in at least 10 cleanups will receive a brigade cap and those who participated in at least three will receive a green brigade t-shirt.

For more information about volunteering, contact DEQ at 664-8500. [B][I](PR) [/I][/B]