Community Briefs

TANAPAG FIESTA TOMORROW

Father Nonoy Recaido Jr., the Parish Pastoral Council, and the parishioners of Nuestra Senoras Bithen delos Remedios (Tanapag) is inviting all the people of Saipan to join them in celebrating their annual Patronal Fiesta tomorrow, Oct. 10, at 9am.

After the Mass, procession will follow and immediately after the procession, lunch will be served.

GTC PTA MEETING ON OCT. 13

GTC Elementary School PTA president Candido Taman would like to remind all parents and guardians whose children attend GTC Elementary School that we will be holding our PTA meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 13, at 6:30pm. Important information will be shared with parents and guardians.

1st Quarter Report Cards will be distributed on Friday, Oct. 15, 2004, at 2:30-4:30pm. If you are unable to meet your child’s teachers, call the office and make an appointment for a time of your convenience.

SABLAN IS SOLE LICENSED BINGO OPERATOR

This is to inform all residents of Saipan that Pedro “Roy” Castro Sablan has been awarded and is the only licensed operator of Bingo games within the Municipality of Saipan.

Any and all unlicensed Bingo game operators within the Municipality of Saipan unauthorized by Sablan must cease all bingo operations effective immediately.

FRG LEADERS MEETING ON OCT. 13

The Echo Company 100th Battalion 442nd Infantry Family Readiness Group Leader, Cil Blas, would like to inform all the FRG Key Leaders that there will be a meeting scheduled on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 7pm, at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Puerto Rico, Saipan. Your attendance is highly solicited at this meeting.

SINAPALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PTA MEETING ON OCT. 13

The monthly Parents Teachers Association meeting at Sinapalo Elementary School will be on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004 at 5:30pm at the school’s cafeteria.

The 1st quarter Parent Teacher Conference will be on Thursday, Oct. 14, 2004 from 4:30pm-6:30pm.

All parents/legal guardians whose children are attending SES are invited to attend the PTA and PTC meetings. For more information, contact school principal Carmen H. Atalig 532-9521.

WSR EVENTS IN OCTOBER

* Oct. 9: PGFC at Tanapag Elementary School

Girls Soccer Team

* Oct. 11: Columbus Day, no school

* Oct. 14: Report Card Day, 2:30pm to 6pm

* Oct. 18-22: WSR Photo/Class Picture Taking

* Oct. 22: 1st Quarter Awards Ceremony in the cafeteria

* Oct. 25: United Nations Day/Peace Builders Day Cheer Competition Assembly. Parents are welcome

* Oct. 29: Halloween attire

OES PTSA meeting on Oct. 12

The acting principal of Oleai Elementary School would like to inform the parents and guardians of Oleai Elementary School that the Parents Teachers Students Association meeting will be on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004, 6pm in the school cafeteria. Everyone is encouraged to attend.

HOUSE OF MANHOBEN OPENS REGISTRATION

The House of Manhoben Center is open for registration in the following areas: tutoring, mentoring and other sports team areas. Children from ages 5 to 18 who may need assistance with their school work, guidance or who doesn’t have the chance to participate in sports team at school are encouraged to participate.

Registration days and time are from Monday-Friday 2:30pm-5:30pm at the House of Manhoben Center in Chalan Kanoa. Parents or guardians are asked to provide prove of birth (birth certificate/passport) upon registering their child(ren).

KAGES PTA MEETING ON OCT. 13

All parents and legal guardians are being informed that there will be a Parents Teachers Association meeting at Kagman Elementary School on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2004 at 6:30pm in the school cafeteria. All parents and legal guardians are encouraged to attend. For more information, call PTA secretary Maria Muna at 664-3911 or 256-1607.

VETERANS DAY MEETING RESCHEDULED

We would like to remind and invite all concerned and interested parties that the Office of the Military and Veterans Affairs will meet starting Oct. 14, 2004 at 3pm for the upcoming Veterans Day celebration. Meetings will be held every Thursday at 3pm at the Office of the Military and Veterans Affairs on Capital Hill, Bldg. #1364. All are welcome. For more information or questions, call the office at 664-2650/2651.

OWWA SETS TRAINING ON FOOD HANDLING, CULINARY ARTS

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, in conjunction with the Dai-Ichi Hotel Saipan Beach, is sponsoring a training on Basic Food Handling and Culinary Arts on Oct. 10, 17, 24, and 31, 2004, 1pm to 5pm, at the Filipino Workers Resource Center of the Nauru building in Susupe.

Interested members of the Filipino community are requested to register at the OWWA office, ground floor, Nauru building no later than Oct. 6, 2004. The training shall be limited to 30 participants only, hence registration is on a first-come, first-serve basis.

OPA WORKSHOP RESET

The Office of the Public Auditor would like to announce that the Government Accounting Training Workshop scheduled for Sept. 29 through Oct. 1, 2004, has been postponed.

The new schedule for the workshop will be Oct. 18 through 20, 2004. OPA will contact all participants and provide notice of venue.

ADA TRAININGS POSTPONED

The scheduled Americans with Disabilities Act trainings for Sept. 27 and 29 at the World Resort Hotel has been postponed to Nov. 2 and 3. Organizers of the trainings, called “Symposium: Independence Day for People with Disabilities,” apologized for the short notice and thanked everyone for their patience

REV & TAX REMINDS OF THE NEW AMNESTY PROGRAM

The Division of Revenue and Taxation is informing taxpayers that special return forms are now available for delinquent taxpayers who would like to avail of the amnesty period.

Taxpayers who need assistance on delinquent tax payments should contact collection and remittance branch manager Lisa A. Aldan at 664-1065/664-1067. Taxpayers who need assistance to file a special tax return should contact compliance branch manager Piding B. Camacho at 664-1043/664-1040.

The Division of Revenue and Taxation is located at Joeten Dandan Commercial Center, 1st floor. If you have any question(s), call 664-1000.