COMMUNITY BRIEFS

SMILING COVE MARINA CLOSED TOMORROW

The Department of Lands and Natural Resources is informing tenants, boaters and visitors of the Smiling Cove Marina that due to security reasons for the planned visit of the Emperor of Japan, the Smiling Cove Marina will be closed from 12:01am to 1pm tomorrow, June 28, 2005.

Any access within the Smiling Cove Marina will be restricted.

For more information, contact the Marina manager/officer at 285-7261 or 285-7266 or contact the Smiling Cove Marina Office at 664-6070/1.

DEADLINE TODAY FOR ARTWORK SUBMISSION

The Commonwealth Council for the Art and Culture will be holding an exhibit of artwork from July 1 through July 31, 2005. The exhibit is an interim for summer and before the opening of the annual Cultural Heritage Month Exhibit and activities, in order to provide artist with a space to feature their artwork that is for sale.

The exhibit is being planned and coordinated by the WIA-CCAC summer staff.

All form of visual and folk (traditional) artwork will be accepted. Work must be created by an artist residing in the CNMI. Interested artists should deliver their artwork to the Art Council office, located next to the Capitol Hill Post Office, by 4:30pm today, June 27.

There is no charge for entering artworks into the exhibit and there is no charge or commission for pieces sold in the exhibit.

For more information, contact Eliza Matagolai at the Art Council at 322-9982.

VISMINDA’S RAFFLE DRAW POSTPONED

The coronation and raffle draw of the Visayas Mindanao Association’s “Mrs. VISMINDA 2005” has been postponed to July 2, 2005

“We decided to postpone the coronation night and raffle draw to make the event more memorable, colorful, appealing, and full of entertainment for our patrons, sponsors and the public who will attending our gala night,” the group said in a statement. “We are inviting you to come and join the fun with us.”

The coronation night’s entrance/dinner tickets shall be available soon. Contact any Visminda officers for details at (670) 322-0691 or (670)234-6529 [available after office hours].

NMHC BOARD MEETING TOMORROW

The Northern Marianas Housing Corp.’s board of directors, through its vice chair, is giving notice that the board’s regular meeting, which recessed on June 6, 2005, and was scheduled to reconvene on June 22, 2005, is postponed until tomorrow, June 28, 2005. The meeting will start at 10am at the NMHC Conference Room in Garapan, Saipan. The public is welcome to submit written or oral comments regarding the agenda. Individuals interested in attending the meeting and needing special accommodations are requested to contact NMHC in advance.