Community Briefs

Chacha Q1 Report Card Open House

Parents, guardians, and the public are being informed that Chacha Oceanview Junior High School will be having its 1st Quarter Report Card Open House on Friday, Oct. 21, from 4pm to 6pm. We hope that you will set aside time in your busy schedule to visit your child’s teachers and discuss your child’s progress during this open house.

The Open House will start from 4pm and end at 6pm. We hope to see you on Friday. Each homeroom teacher will issue the report cards. If you don’t know your child’s homeroom teacher, ask your child or check with us in the office.

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Q3 tax filing deadline set

The Division of Revenue and Taxation is reminding all CNMI residents that the 3rd Quarter deadline for filing the quarterly tax returns is Monday, Oct. 31, 2005. The Division of Revenue and Taxation will be open from 7:30am until 6:30pm on Monday, Oct. 31, 2005. The office of the Division of Revenue and Taxation is located at the Joeten DanDan Commercial Center. For additional information, call 664-1000 664-1043 Compliance Branch, 664-1065 Collection Branch.

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Karidat offers hour-long tutorials

Karidat, House of Manhoben is accepting registration for children ages 5 to 9 and youth ages 10 to 18 years old for hour-long tutorial services.

Registration for application can be picked up at House of Manhoben-Teen Center in Chalan Kanoa. Registration will be from Oct. 20 to Oct. 31, 2:30-5:30pm. For more information, call Ling at 234-9026. (PR)

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ASVAB this Saturday

Who: High school graduates, high school seniors, or those with a GED. Active duty applicants must be aged 17–34. Army Reserve applicants must be aged 17–39. Must be a U.S. citizen or a citizen of FSM, Palau, or have an I-55 1 (Permanent Resident Card).

What: The ASVAB, Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery

Where: U.S. Army Reserve Center in Puerto Rico

When: Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005 at 7:30am and 1:30 pm.

Why: To take advantage of Army incentives like money for college, skill training, guaranteed pay and entitlements, travel, adventure, full medical and dental care, 20-year retirement and much, much more.

All interested people must bring a photo ID to process. Contact SGT Salas at (671) 687-3388, or the Army Reserve Center at 322-6680. (PR)

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Slate of Dandan Elementary activities

The Tottot family would like to remind the entire Dandan Elementary School Community of the following important dates to remember and school activities for the month of October:

* Oct. 21: Education Day Essay due for all 4-6th grade

* Oct. 22: Math Court/Math Count

* Oct. 22: Parent Symposium Conference at MHS campus at 8-12noon

* Oct. 26: CJPA-Domestic Violence Awareness Month School Presentation

* Oct. 28: DES Student Council Officer’s Induction at school campus – 9:45am

* Oct. 28: STUCO Halloween Dance Fundraising at DES cafeteria at 6:00pm

* Oct. 29: Saturday Reading Academy begins at 8:00am-12noon at the school library

* Dec. 22 & 23: Make up days for Typhoon Nabi.

Reminders:

* DES Physical Fitness Program: every Friday from 1:45pm-2:30pm at the school baseball field.

* After School Program is forthcoming.

* Language Learners Survey and ERATE survey-must be fill out and return to the school by the end of this week.

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October events at Hopwood

* Oct. 27: Cultural Day
* Oct. 28: Report Card Day. School will be half day. Parents may pick up report cards from 3:00-6:00pm.

Don’t forget about our Saturday Reading Program! Saturdays from 8am to 12 noon we offer drop-in reading for students and community members in the Hopwood library. Backpacks no longer allowed.

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Class makeup days on Tinian

Tinian Jr./Sr. High School will make up the instructional days missed on the following dates:

Nov. 1, 22 and 25 Regular schools days

Dec. 22 and 23 Regular schools days

Saturday Academy starts at 8am through noon. Breakfast, snacks and lunch will be served.

Mondays and Wednesdays 6pm-8pm

NMI Civics Extended Class-Rm C208

Thursdays-6:30pm-8:30pm

U.S. History Extended Class-Library

Parents are guardians must provide transportation to and from school. For evening extended classes, parents must pick up students on time.

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Meeting on unintended hooking of seabirds rescheduled

The Oct. 6, 2005 meeting of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council to consider modifying proposed measures to reduce the unintended hooking of seabirds by U.S. longline fishing vessels based in Hawaii has been rescheduled to Nov. 1, 2005.

The meeting will be held at the Council Office, 1164 Bishop Street, Suite 1400, Honolulu. For more information, contact the council at (808) 522-8220, (808) 522-8226 (fax), info.wpcouncil@noaa.gov or www.wpcouncil.org.

The Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, the policy-making agency for fisheries management in federal waters (3 to 200 miles offshore) of the U.S. Pacific Islands.

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Election panel moves to Susupe

In its final preparations for the Nov. 5, 2005 general election, the Commonwealth Election Commission has moved its offices and its day-to-day operations from its Capitol Hill office to the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe, Saipan beginning Oct. 17. The office will be there until Nov. 21, 2005.

The commission could still be reached through telephone number 664-VOTE and by facsimile at 664-8689. Electronic mail should continue to be addressed to cec@saipan.com and info@votecnmi.gov.mp.

“We appreciate the general public’s cooperation as we make our earnest final preparations for this year’s general election,” said commission executive director Gregorio C. Sablan. (PR)

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Calling local musicians

Attention to all Chamorro music recording artists in the CNMI and Guam.

You are being urged to call Joe Mesa of “Island Breeze” at the “Luta Tribe/Island Breeze” headquarters on Rota at (670) 532-6372 or e-mail him at islandbrzflej@yahoo.com to help out in a telethon Katrina relief effort concert slated for Nov. 2 on Saipan. (PR)

Gay lipsync contest @ GIG

Saipan’s GLBT community will get a special treat this Oct. 23, Sunday, when a party billed “Coming Out” kicks off at GIG Discotheque from 9pm to 2am.
Patterned after a Pride Party, it will be highlighted by a Gay Lipsync Contest. Criteria for judging are: Body Movement–30 percent, Facial Expression–30 percent, Audience Impact–20 percent, Costume–20 percent. Up for grabs are the following prizes : First prize, $100; 2nd prize, $75; and 3rd prize, $50.00. Partygoer with the best costume wins a hotel accommodation gift certificate. For registration contact Rico at 287-5149.
The event is brought to you by Salon De Manila, AJ’s Restaurant, Summer Holiday Hotel, Colors Beauty Salon and Saipan Tribune. (PR)