{"id":86335,"date":"2004-12-11T01:10:00","date_gmt":"2004-12-11T01:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a18d153d-1dfb-11e4-aedf-250bc8c9958e"},"modified":"2004-12-11T01:10:00","modified_gmt":"2004-12-11T01:10:00","slug":"a18d1550-1dfb-11e4-aedf-250bc8c9958e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/a18d1550-1dfb-11e4-aedf-250bc8c9958e\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>2004 W-2CM FORMS DISTRIBUTION TO START MONDAY<\/p>\n<p>The Division of Revenue and Taxation wishes to inform all CNMI employers that the distribution of the 2004 W-2CM forms and Instructions will begin on Monday, Dec. 13, 2004 from 8am to 4pm at the office of the Division of Revenue and Taxation located at the Dandan Commercial Center.<\/p>\n<p>All businesses and employers are asked, to pick up forms during the regular business hours beginning Dec. 13, 2004. The deadline for filing 2004 W-2CM form is Feb. 28, 2005 at 4:30pm.<\/p>\n<p>SAIPAN COMMUNITY CHURCH CHRISTMAS BAZAAR TODAY<\/p>\n<p>The Saipan Community Church will be having a Christmas Bazaar tomorrow, Dec. 12, 2004, Sunday, from 11am to 3pm, at the Saipan Community School cafeteria, featuring crafts exhibit and food for sale. The public is invited.<\/p>\n<p>HEAD START PROGRAM ENROLLMENT STARTS<\/p>\n<p>Enroll your child now! Head Start provides children with activities that help them grow mentally, socially, emotionally, and physically. The Head Start staff recognize that, as parents, you are the first and most important teachers of your children. They will welcome your involvement in Head Start activities, and will work as partners with you to help your child progress. Your child will leave Head Start more prepared for kindergarten, excited about learning, and ready to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>Open slots are at the following centers:<br \/>\nSan Antonio-PM session<br \/>\nSan Vicente-PM session<br \/>\nCapitol Hill-PM session<br \/>\nCapitol Hill-AM session<br \/>\nKagman III-PM session<br \/>\nKagman II-PM &#038; AM session<br \/>\nChalan Kanoa-AM session<\/p>\n<p>Free cooking, baking workshop<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Marianas College CREES will be conducting Christmas in the Kitchen, a FREE workshop for those interested in giving gifts that are deliciously different!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLearn to make yummy holiday food gifts everyone will love! Our experts will teach you simple ways to turn boring ingredients into beautiful presents,\u201d NMC CREES said in a statement. \u201cAnd it doesn\u2019t end there! You will learn healthy holiday eating tips so you can indulge in without the bulge! We will show you samples of healthy food ideas for your next holiday party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The free workshop will be held Saturday, Dec. 18, from 9am to 12pm, at the NMC CREES Building G, As Terlaje Campus.<\/p>\n<p>Register by calling 234-5498 Ext. 1711\/1432. Ask for Joanne Ogo or Bonnie Royal.<\/p>\n<p>ROTA WORKSHOP ON PESTICIDE SAFETY <\/p>\n<p>Do you need to apply pesticides on farms or in houses? Plan to attend the Pesticide Safety Education Program at the Rota Campus of Northern Marianas College. This workshop covers four days from 8am to 4pm on Dec. 14 to 17.<\/p>\n<p>After successfully completing the exam you will be able to apply for the Private Pesticide Applicator\u2019s License, valid for three years in the CNMI.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, call the Rota Campus of NMC at 532-9511 or 532-9477.<\/p>\n<p>DANDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA MEETING<\/p>\n<p>The Dandan Elementary School will be having its PTA meeting on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004 at 6:30pm in the school cafeteria.<\/p>\n<p>DES principal Jonas Barcinas said the presence of parents and guardians at the meeting \u201cwill very much appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>APO ANNIVERSARY AND SERVICE SET<\/p>\n<p>The Alpha Phi Omega International (Philippines) Service Fraternity &#038; Sorority \u2013 Saipan Alumni Association will celebrate its 79th founding anniversary on Dec. 16, to be held at Ysabel\u2019s restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>In line with the celebration, members of Alpha Phi Omega will initiate a service project (monetary assistance) to assist the victims of the recent typhoon in the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>For more details, contact Vic Brana at 235-1229; Mike Cruz at 483-7171; or Sonny Pablo 888-7302.<\/p>\n<p>PUBLIC NOTICE TO FIRST TIME HOMEOWNERS<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Marianas Housing Corp. said that it is extending the deadline for first time homeowners to submit housing loan applications for the Plumeria Estates.<\/p>\n<p>NMHC encourages all interested applicants to pick up an application at its central office in Garapan, Monday through Friday from 7:30am to 4:30pm, except holidays, and to have the applications submitted as soon as they can. For any inquiries on the matter, call one of NMHC\u2019s loan officers at 234-9447\/7689\/7670.<\/p>\n<p>TAX AMNESTY FORMS NOW AVAILABLE<\/p>\n<p>The Division of Revenue and Taxation of the Department of Finance said that the special tax returns for the Tax Amnesty Program under Public Law 14-28 are now available on Saipan, Tinian and Rota.<\/p>\n<p>The division encourages all delinquent taxpayers with outstanding tax obligations to visit the division to avail themselves of the tax amnesty program. The deadline for applying for tax amnesty is Jan. 19, 2005. <\/p>\n<p>OLEAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTSA MEETING SET<\/p>\n<p>The PTSA Officers of the Oleai Elementary School would like to inform the parents and guardians of it students that the PTSA meeting will be on Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2004, 6pm, in the school cafeteria. Everyone is invited.<\/p>\n<p>PROJECT TO UPGRADE CUC WASTEWATER LINE BEGINS<\/p>\n<p>The project to upgrade the Beach Road Transmission Line has already begun, according to the Commonwealth Utilities Corp.<\/p>\n<p>The utility agency said in a statement that the project took off on Dec. 6, 2004, and the estimated completion date is Jan. 6, 2006. <\/p>\n<p>The project begins from the pump station near Pacific Islands Club northward and ends at the pump station right in front of Mount Carmel Church. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis project includes the installation of a newer and bigger wastewater forcemain line to accommodate the much increased wastewater flow and to eliminate the problems of overflowing which residents and businesses within these areas are experiencing, particularly during heavy rains,\u201d the CUC statement said. \u201cCUC apologizes to all motorists for any inconvenience that this project may cause during its entire construction period.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>For any inquiry or concern with regards to this project contact the CUC Wastewater Division at 235-7025 Ext. 141, or the Trouble Desk at 235-0282 or 235-2282.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Division of Revenue and Taxation wishes to inform all CNMI employers that the distribution of the 2004 W-2CM forms and Instructions will begin on Monday, Dec. 13, 2004 from 8am to 4pm at the office of the Division of Revenue and Taxation located at the Dandan Commercial Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86335\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}