Community Briefs – February 17, 2016

KHS progress report & Kagman Schools PTSA on Feb. 18
Kagman High School will be open to all stakeholders for mid-progress report on Feb. 18 from 3:30pm to 5:30 PM in the Cafeteria.

Kagman Schools PTSA will be hosted in the KHS Cafeteria from 5:30pm to 6:30pm.

All Kagman Schools’ stakeholders are invited to attend both events. (PR)

High surf, small craft advisory cancelled
The CNMI Emergency Operations Center has cancelled the high surf and small craft advisory issued earlier this week.

Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, however, is still advising the general public and inexperienced mariners to still exercise caution as the seas will remain just below hazardous levels for a few days.

The public is advised to continue to exercise caution along North and East facing reefs, as a moderate risk of rip currents will continue through most of next week.

Based on the information received from the National Weather Service in Tiyan, Guam gentle to moderate winds are expected across the Marianas coastal waters the next couple days. Fresh to strong winds are again possible at the end of the week. Combined seas of 6 to 9 feet could build to between 8 and 10 feet by the weekend. (PR)

Bordallo mourns Dungca’s passing
HAGÅTÑA, Guam—Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo today issued the following statement on the passing of Dr. Bernadita Camacho Dunga.

“I join the people of Guam in mourning the passing of Dr. Bernadita Camacho Dungca. Dr. Dungca dedicated her life to the preservation of the Chamorro culture and language as the author of the Inifresi and the role she played in publishing the first Chamorro dictionary. As a life-long educator and professor at the University of Guam, she worked tirelessly to pass down her knowledge to future generations. I thank her for her years of service to our community and I extend my sincere condolences to the Dungca family on their loss. My thoughts and prayers are with her family during this difficult time. She will be deeply missed.” (PR)

UOG publishes Pacific Asia Inquiry Volume 6
The University of Guam College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences has released Volume 6 of its peer-reviewed online journal, Pacific Asia Inquiry: Multidisciplinary Perspectives. The latest volume is available on the UOG website at www.uog.edu/pai.
Edited by Dr. Isa Kelley Bowman, the theme of this volume is women, gender, children, and the family in Asia and the Pacific.

Pacific Asia Inquiry is a peer-reviewed online journal dedicated to showcasing works on the Pacific Asia Region and to advancing knowledge and understanding of this region. The Pacific Asia has long been the focus of intense cultural, political and economic interaction with other world regions, and it is the central theme of this journal.

For more information and to view other volumes of Pacific Asia Inquiry, visit www.uog.edu/pai. (PR)