Community Briefs

English Placement Test set

The Northern Marianas College will once again administer an English Placement Test for the Summer Semester 2006 on May 15, 2006, at Room D-1, from 9am to noon.

Test-takers must bring a valid photo ID and pencils.

There is a $25 fee for the English Placement Test that must be paid in advance at NMC’s Finance Office (Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm).

Students will not be admitted to the testing room without proof of payment—a receipt for either the placement test fee or the NMC application fee. This $25 fee is applicable to the NMC application for all students.

If you have any questions call the Languages & Humanities Department at Ext. 2000/2603. (PR)

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Flame Tree Arts Festival on Apr. 27-30

The 25th Annual Flame Tree Arts Festival will be held at American Memorial Park from April 27 to 30

The deadline for high school students to submit entries for “Ebb and Flow: Tides of Culture” Pacific youth poetry and illustration project is April 2 at 4:30pm.

Contact Catherine Perry Anderson, Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, at 670-664-2571 or dccaadm@pticom.com.

The deadline to submit entries for the Flame Tree Film Festival is April 24 at 4:30pm. Contact Felix Fitial, Chamorro Carolinian Language Policy Commission, at 670-664-2571 or felixfitial@yahoo.com.

In related news, Beach Road will be closed on Saturday, April 28, from 8:30am to 11am from the Carolinian Utt to Micro Beach for the Parade of Cultures. (PR)

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Income tax return filing deadline

Division of Revenue & Taxation is informing all CNMI residents that the deadline for tax filing of the 2005 Individual Income Tax Return is Monday, April 17, 2006 at the office of the Division of Revenue and Taxation located at the Joeten Dandan Commercial Center.

Their deadline hours for April 17, 2006 are from 7:30am to 10:30pm. (PR)

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Any complaint about Community Reading Club?

The Attorney General’s Office wants to hear from all CNMI consumers who have been solicited by a company calling themselves Community Reading Club of Southern California. This company contacts consumers over the phone and tries to sell them magazine subscriptions. Often, the sales pitch involves an offer of a “free” gold watch with the placement of an order with this company, please call the Attorney General’s Office of Consumer Counsel at 664-2333. You may be entitled to a refund.

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New CUC numbers

The Commonwealth Utilities Corp. said that its offices at La Fiesta, San Roque, and the Water and Wastewater Divisions on Capitol Hill are relocating to the 3rd floor of the Joeten Dandan Building.

The new CUC telephone and fax numbers are:
Trunk Lines:
235-7025 through 235-7112
Fax Lines:
235-5130 Main
235-5131 Executive Office/Administration
235-5135 Customer Service Center/Payment Branch
235-4282 Trouble Desk (no change)
Trouble Desk (24 hours)
235-0282 (no change)
235-2282 (no change)

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Hopwood happenings

April 13 No Reading Program
April 17 Flag Ceremony
24 SAT10 Testing all week. Bring two number 2 pencils and an eraser.
May 5 Progress Reports go home

*Effective immediately, any 8th graders suspended for any reason will not walk at promotion on May 24.

*Effective immediately, all fighters will be automatically suspended.

The following have been chosen as the official vendors for the Hopwood Junior High School Promotion Ceremony. These vendors have exclusive rights to advertise on and off campus for promotion on behalf of the school.

Flowers, leis, mwaars, etc.: Leis on Arrival & First Floral Shop
Photography: Saipan Photo Lab
After Ceremony Buffet: Lucky R

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Free Praxis review

Any Public School System teacher who is interested in taking a free 40-hour review course to prepare for the PRAXIS II Examination in Social Studies: Content Knowledge, during the upcoming Easter break (April 10-15, 2006) may contact Vince Riley at 234-3856 (H), or 234-3690 Ext. 1733 (W), or email him at vriley2@yahoo.com.

This course will be sponsored by the Public School System, if sufficient enrollment (20 students) is reached. The instructor has received a Recognition of Excellence certificate from the Educational Testing Service for his performance in this exam, and is interested in helping others prepare for a successful exam. (PR)

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Memorial Day preparations

On May 29, 2006, Memorial Day, the CNMI will be paying tribute to members of the U.S. Armed Forces who have passed on.

This is to let all Memorial Day Committee members and all interested in being a part of the committee know that we will begin to meet every Tuesday at 9am at the Office of Military/Veterans Affairs on Capitol Hill building 1365. Everyone is encouraged and invited to attend.