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Posted on May 14 2004
WORLD WALKING DAY WALK THIS SUNDAY
The Saipan Walking Association Inc. will celebrate World Walking Day this Sunday, May 16, with a 10-kilometer walk starting from Suicide Cliff in Mt. Marpi to Pau Pau Beach in San Roque.
Registration for the event starts at 6pm and entry fee is $6. The entry fee will cover the cost of t-shirts and refreshments.
For more information regarding the SAIWAI World Walking Walk, please contact Bea at 322-2725 or Mario at 322-8876.
FIL-TAGA MONTHLY ACE SET THIS SUNDAY
The Fil-Taga Golfers Association will hold its May Ace of the Month Tournament this coming Sunday, May 16, at the Marianas Country Club.
Tournament director Father Many Corcuera has set the show time for the May tournament at 11am with tee time scheduled 30 minutes later at 11:30am.
DFS TENNIS KICKS OFF MAY 21
The Northern Mariana Islands Tennis Association will host the 23rd Annual DFS Micronesian Tennis Championships beginning on May 21.
The longest-running tennis tournament on Saipan will be held on two weekends May 21-23 and May 29-31. The first weekend will feature action in the adult doubles and junior singles, while the second week will be for adult singles and junior doubles.
For more information, please contact tournament directors Dr. Mohammad Ashraf at 256-1215 or e-mail him at ashmdr@hotmail.com or Delia Johnson at 235-6854.
UFO CAGING EYES MAY 30 START
The United Filipino Organization is revving up for a May 30 start for its 5th Annual UFO Inter-Organization Basketball League.
The start of the popular all-Filipino cage league was designed so that the league will be at full throttle for the 106th Philippine Independence Day celebrations on June 12.
The May 30 opening would also coincide with the planned 2004 Palarong Filipino festivities of the Filipino community.
All interested member organizations of the UFO that wish to join the basketball league, may contact Ramon Awit at 234-5424 or Roland Pamintuan at 234-8391 for more information.
