COMMUNITY BRIEFS – Oct. 18, 2017

Casting call for FOA Christmas show

In a festive mood, the ladies of the Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society are ready to mount an assault on the classics with their stage version of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol. The auditions will be held at the Marianas High School on Wednesdays, Oct. 18 and Oct. 25, starting at 6pm. Show dates will be Dec. 15, 16, and 17. For more information, contact MariLou at 256-9540 or email saipanfoa@gmail.com, subject line: Christmas Show. (PR)

Kagman Community Church offers free rides to church

Kagman Community Church is offering free rides to church for anyone in the Kagman area. Rides are offered every Sunday for the 6pm worship service. The Sunday worship service includes music, a Bible study, a separate children’s Bible study, and a snack. Rides are also offered to the free, monthly Saturday community breakfast. This is held the last Saturday of the month at 9am. KCC also has a monthly potluck on the last Sunday of the month at 5pm. Please call Zack at 789-8071 if you would like a ride. All ages are welcome. (PR)

Help sought to find missing passport

The public’s help is being sought to locate a lost Philippine passport owned by Leopoldo Gatica, with passport number EC 4294173, which was issued on May 31, 2015, and is valid until May 30, 2020. He may be contacted at 4840516. (PR)

PH consulate to hold NMI outreach

The Philippine Consulate General in Guam, in coordination with the Office of Honorary Consul Eli Arago, will conduct a mobile consular outreach in the CNMI on Nov. 13, 14, 15, 16, and 17, 2017 (Monday to Friday) at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe, from 9am to 6pm.

Those who wish to renew their passport, submit your application at the Finasisu Terraces, Apartment Building D, second floor (top of the Mini-Mart Store), Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (12pm to 1pm, break time).

For any inquiry about passport renewal. call Mel Santos at 233-6293. (PR)

US Coast Guard to hold open house aboard cutter

HONOLULU—The public and media are invited to tour the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Walnut at the main wharf, Port of Pago Pago from 9am to 11am Tuesday, Oct. 17. A recruiting open house will follow from 2pm to 6pm.

The crew from the Walnut will be pulling into American Samoa during a routine patrol. The cutter will be open for public walk-through tours with crewmembers available to answer questions.

The recruiting outreach will be an interactive open house open to the public for anyone interested in learning more about the Coast Guard, our missions and how to pursue a career in our sea-going service. Recruiters will be present to answer any questions. Different crews, such as boarding team members and firefighters will be in different stations throughout the ship to talk with visitors, answer questions and demonstrate their jobs. (PR)

FOA movie night to feature The BFG

Friends of the Arts will be hosting another Friday Night at the Movies this Oct. 20, starting at 7:30 pm, at the Navy Hill baseball field, featuring the movie The BFG. Bring your own chairs, relax and enjoy a night. You can bring food and we’ll also sell snacks. Entrance fee is $3 for children under 11 and $5 for adults and children aged 11 or older. FOA will reschedule for Saturday, Oct. 21, starting at 7:30pm, if it rains on Friday. (PR)

Military training at Farallon de Medinilla

The U.S. military will conduct training at the island of Farallon de Medinilla on Oct. 19, from 8:30am to 12:30pm and 4pm to 8pm. It is recommended that the public, fishermen, and marine tour operators monitor the Coast Guard broadcast notice to mariners for advisories. For more information, contact the Joint Region Marianas Public Affairs Office at (671) 349-3209. (PR)

Kagman schools’ PTSA meeting

The Kagman cluster of schools will be having a PTSA meeting on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, at 5pm at the Kagman Elementary School cafeteria. We are encouraging all parents, and guardians to attend this meeting. Please call the school at 237-3921, 664-4100, or 664-3911 if you have any questions or concerns. (PR)