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Community Briefs – March 9, 2015
CCA board meeting, survivors meeting set
The Commonwealth Cancer Association board of directors will meet on March 17, 2015, at 3:30pm at the CCA conference room.
The Survivor’s and Caregiver’s Support Group Meeting will be held on March 19, 2015, at 5:30pm at the Hyatt Regency Saipan’s Chamolinian Room. (PR)
Grotto dive site closed temporarily
Effective March 8, 2015, the Department of Public Safety’s Boating Safety Section has closed the Grotto dive site for the time being due to rough waters and strong current. It is advised that all visitors to the Grotto obey the signage posted and avoid going down into the site. The Department of Public Safety will make another announcement when the current lessens and the site is safe again. (DPS)
Air Force, Navy training at FDM,
Warning Area 517
The U.S. Air Force will conduct training at the island of Farallon de Medinilla during the following dates and times:
March 9-11, from 10:30am to 12:30pm, 2:30-4:30pm and 6:30-8:30pm.
March 12-13, from 10am to 4:30pm and 6:30-11:55pm.
The U.S. Navy will also conduct training at Warning Area 517 March 10-11 from noon to 8pm.
The general public—especially fishermen, commercial pilots, and marine tour operators—are advised to stay clear from the area during the dates and times indicated.
The general location of the training on the island of Farallon de Medinilla will be on a 10-nautical mile radius on all quadrants. W-517 is an irregular shaped polygon comprising of 14,000 nautical square miles of airspace that begins south of Guam and extends south-southwest in international waters. This will affect fishing in the vicinity of Santa Rosa Reef and Galvez Bank. (PR)
