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PACRIM update

The 3rd Annual Pacific Rim (PACRIM) Youth Goodwill Tournament is scheduled for November and registration is now open. Volleyball teams are allowed to have coed players but not the basketball teams. Team members between 12 to 18 years old of age are encourage to register at the Office of Youth Affairs in Capitol Hill or pick up your registration packet at Ada’s Gym. For more information, call either the Youth Affairs Office at 664-2228/2248 or Eli Rangamar at 664-2500.

Rota sets Father’s Day golf tourney

Rota Golf Association is informing all golfers that there will be a Father’s Day Golf Tournament tomorrow, June 19, at the Rota Resort and Country Club.

Tournament fee is $40 per player. Showtime is 8am and tee time is set at 8:30am. Please contact George Hocog at 532-4047 or Pete Hocog at 287-3289 for more information.

FILATA kicks off CIC tourney on June 24

The Filipino-American Tennis Association will host the Century Insurance Co. Tennis Classic starting this June 24.

Entry forms are available at the CIC Ltd. Office, Dai-Ichi Hotel front desk, American Memorial Park tennis courts bulletin board, and Las Vegas Golf & Tennis Discount. Forms can also be downloaded at www.filatasaipan.cjb.net.

Entry fee per event is $8 for FILATA members and $15 for non-members. Deadline for submission of entry forms and payment is on June 18, Friday, at 5pm.

For more information, please call Joy Minor at 323-3081 or Manny Po at 235-3897.

Golf great Bruce Devlin to offer lessons

Golf great Bruce Devlin will hold a golf clinic at the Kingfisher Golf Links this Friday, June 25, a day before participating in the 2nd Annual NMC Foundation Open.

Cost for a one-hour session is $90, while two-hour and three-hour sessions cost $150 and $200, respectively. Organizers have put a limit of 20 players per session.

The NMC Foundation Open is scheduled for June 26-27, at Kingfisher Golf Course. First tee time is set at 6:30am.

It features competition in six flights – Championship (0-8 handicap), A (9-13), B (14-18), C (19-up), Women’s and Seniors. First place is guaranteed $400 in cash and a roundtrip ticket, runner-up gets $350, while third place takes home $250.

Registration fee is $200 until June 21. After that the cost goes up to $300. Checks should be made payable to the “Northern Marianas College Foundation.”

Escape from Managaha Island set on June 26

The 2nd Annual Escape from Managaha Island will be held this June 26 from the waters off the tourist hotspot.

The event is a water crossing from Managaha Island to Hafa Adai Beach Hotel in Garapan.

Entry fee is $60 for adults and $50 for participants under 18 years old. Late entries will cost significantly more. Deadline for entries is June 12.

Registration forms can be picked up at the Kan Pacific Swimming Pool or at the Marianas Visitor Authority office in Oleai. Check payments must be made under the name of MVA.