Community Briefs

TANAPAG SCHOOL PTA MEETING RESET

The Parents Teachers Association meeting for Tanapag Elementary School that is scheduled for every first Wednesday of the month will be rescheduled to Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005 due to the school’s Christmas break. The meeting will be at 6pm at the campus cafeteria.

DEQ CLEANUP CANCELLED

The Division of Environmental Quality cleanup brigade scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 1, 2005 is cancelled. The cleanup will resume the following Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005, at Coral Ocean Point Beach in Koblerville. The cleanup will start at 8am and will end at 10am. If you participate in three cleanups you will receive a brigade t-shirt, and 10 cleanups will entitle you to a brigade cap. For more information on how to become a member, contact DEQ at 664-8500.

CHACHA RESUMPTION OF CLASSES

This is to inform all parents, guardians, students and the community that classes at Chacha Oceanview Junior High will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005. If you have any questions or concerns call the school at 664-4103 or 664-4100.

RENEWAL OF MILITARY CARDS

A representative from the 9th RSC Hawaii I.D. Card Section will be on Saipan on Jan. 7-12, 2005. They will be at the Army Reserve Center from 7:30am to 4:30pm to issue/renew I.D. Cards to military, reservist, retirees, and their dependents. Call the Reserve Center at 322-6680 or the Military and Veterans Affairs Office at 664-2650.

RESUMPTION OF CLASSES AT KAGES, HOPWOOD

Reminder to all Kagman Elementary School and Hopwood Junior High School students/parents/guardians: Classes will resume on Jan. 11, 2005 after the holiday break.

SUMMER COLLEGE INTERNSHIPS AVAILABLE

The NMI Council for the Humanities wishes to advise the general public of the availability of federal internships for the summer of 2005.

The program, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, is open to college students entering their junior or senior years in the fall of 2005. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or foreign nationals who have been legal residents in the United States for at least three years. Non-U.S. residents of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands are also eligible to participate in this program.

The NEH will provide interns $4,000 for 10 weeks of work in Washington, D.C.

The deadline for applications is Jan. 5, 2005. Interested individuals may submit their applications online at http://www.neh.gov/interns/guidelines.html. Questions about this intern program should be directed to the Internship Coordinator at internships@neh.gov.

VICTIM HOTLINE SEEKS VOLUNTEERS

The Victim Hotline is a 24-hour telecommunication crisis intervention center, which provides access to information, referral, and a listening ear to victims of crime here in the CNMI. The hotline will train the right people to answer crisis phone in the comfort of their homes in the evenings and weekends.

There will be a volunteer training on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2005 at the Hyatt Regency Saipan Hotel from 8:30am to 2pm. The training is free but those interested must contact Velma Del Rosario at 234-5100 to sign up. Registration deadline is Jan. 6, 2005.

CHAMORRO/CAROLINIAN LANGUAGES SURVEY ON

The Chamorro/Carolinian Language Policy Commission is now conducting a community language survey on the indigenous Chamorro and Carolinian languages used at home and in the community.

The survey will be conducted on the islands of Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and the Northern Islands.

The commission is asking the community’s cooperation in the survey. They are requested to accommodate the persons tasked to conduct the study as well as answer their questions as honestly as possible.

The Chamorro/Carolinian Language Policy Commission is under the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs.

For more information, call the language commission’s office at 288-5321/26/27.

2004 W-2CM FORMS DISTRIBUTION ONGOING

The Division of Revenue and Taxation wishes to inform all CNMI employers that the distribution of the 2004 W-2CM forms and Instructions is ongoing.

All businesses and employers are asked to pick up forms during the regular business hours, from 8am to 4pm at the office of the Division of Revenue and Taxation located at the Dandan Commercial Center. The deadline for filing 2004 W-2CM form is Feb. 28, 2005 at 4:30pm.