COMMUNITY BRIEFS – June 22, 2012

Free films every Friday at the park

The American Memorial Park presents family friendly films twice a day for free every Friday, at 2pm and 6pm in the Visitors Center auditorium.

The premier film today, June 22, will be Brother Bear.

The film features for the following Fridays are:

– June 29: How To Train Your Dragon (2pm)

– July 6: Ratatouille (2pm)

– July 13: Up (2pm and 6pm)

– July 20: Wall-E (2pm and 6pm)

– July 27: Meet The Robinsons (2pm and 6pm)

– Aug. 3: Ice Age (2pm)

– Aug. 10: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2pm and 6pm)

– Aug. 17: Rio (2pm and 6pm)

On July 6 and Aug. 3, the regularly scheduled First Friday Films at 6:30pm will continue. (AMP)

Draft EIS community outreach schedule

The U.S. Air Force’s Draft EIS pre-hearing community outreach sessions and public information hearings schedule is as follows:

– Koblerville pre-hearing community outreach

Saturday, June 23, 2012, 4pm-6pm, Saipan Southern High School

– Dandan pre-hearing community outreach

Sunday, June 24, 2012, 4pm-6pm, Dandan Elementary School

– Public hearing, Saipan

Monday, June 25, 2012, 5pm-8pm, Multi-Purpose Center

– Public hearing, Tinian

Tuesday, June 26, 2012 5pm-8pm, Tinian Elementary School

– Public information meeting, Rota

Wednesday, June 27, 2012, 4pm-5:30pm, Rota Mayor’s Office

Soil and water conservation district meeting on July 10

The Saipan and Northern Islands Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its monthly meeting on July 10, 2012, at 10am at the Natural Resources Conservation Service office on Beach Road, Garapan. For more information, contact Diane Gabaldon at 256-3320. (PR)

MHS Class of 2002 reunion Dinner

The Marianas High School Class of 2002 will have a reunion dinner banquet on Saturday, June 23, 2012, from 6pm to 10pm at Pacific Islands Club. Color attire is black, red, or white. Payments received at the door on the day of the event will be $26 per person. RSVP is required For more information, contact 483-0805. (PR)

Free business workshops

The CNMI Small Business Development Center, in partnership with the Saipan Chamber of Commerce, presents the following free workshops:

– How to start a business: June 22, 2012

– How to write a business plan: June 29, 2012

– How to read your financial statements: July 6, 2012

– How to market your business: July 13, 2012

The workshops will be held at the Saipan Chamber of Commerce office on the first floor of the Familia Building in Garapan. All workshops will be from 9am to 11am. Register online at http://pisbdcn.ecenterdirect.com/. Deadline for pre-registration is 12pm, one day before the workshop. For more information contact Linda at 664-3018 or linda@pacificsbdc.com. (PR)