A five-member entourage of the magazine, including martial artist and martial arts actor Kane Kosugi, was on Saipan on June 15-19 to capture the destination appeal of the island, both below and above water.
“Saipan, Tinian and Rota continue to receive recognition for their underwater beauty. We’re pleased that actor Kane Kosugi, through Monthly Diving, has chosen to help share that wonder with our Japanese market,” said Marianas Visitors Authority Managing Director Perry Tenorio.
Since 1983, Kosugi has appeared in various roles as a voice actor for video games, stunt actor in movies, and character actor in both English-language and Japanese-language films.
In addition to two mornings of diving, the crew taped horseback riding at Marianas Resort & Spa, the natural fauna of Saipan Botanical Garden, and the Garapan Street Market. They visited Big Dipper ice cream parlor, Coffee Care restaurant, and Pacific Islands Club Saipan Seaside Bar & Grill.
The magazine crew also took in local scenic sites, including the seabird nesting grounds of Bird Island, the geological wonders and ancient Chamorro pictographs of Kalabera Cave, and a panoramic view of Saipan from atop the island peak of Mt. Tapachao.
Targeting male and female divers, Monthly Diving has a circulation of 120,000 and has been published since 2001. The anticipated ad value is over $60,000.
NMC English and Math placement test schedule
(NMC) — Northern Marianas College will be conducting English placement tests on the following dates:
• Monday, Aug. 3, 1 p.m.-4: p.m., D-1
• Wednesday, Aug. 5, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., D-1
• Thursday, Aug. 6, 1 p.m.-4 p.m., D-1
• Thursday, Aug. 13, 5 p.m.-8 p.m., D-1
• Friday, Aug. 14, 9 a.m.-12 noon, D-1
• Friday, Aug. 21, 9 a.m.-12 noon, A-5
NMC math placement tests will be conducted on the following dates:
• Tuesday, Aug. 4, 10 a.m.-12 noon, D-1; 5 p.m.-7 p.m., D-1
• Thursday, Aug. 6, 10 a.m.-12 noon, D-1; 5 p.m.-7 p.m., D-1
• Tuesday, Aug. 11, 10 a.m.-12 noon, D-1; 5: p.m.-7 p.m., D-1
• Thursday, Aug. 13, 10 a.m.-12 noon, D-1
Those who wish to take courses at NMC must take the placement tests.
Registration for NMC’s Fall 2009 semester will begin on Aug. 17 and end on Aug. 21.
Those who wish to take a test must bring a valid photo ID — driver’s license, passport or school ID — and pencils. No admittance to the testing room will be allowed after the starting time.
Calculators may be used when taking the math placement test.
There is a $25 fee each placement test that must be paid in advance at the NMC cashier.
No one will be allowed into the testing room without proof of payment — a receipt for the placement test fee, or the NMC application fee.
Payment for the application fee will cover the English placement test fee.
If you have any questions about the English placement test, call Mark Haag at 234-5498 Ext. 2017 or Mona Camacho at Ext. 1242.
If you have any questions about the math placement test, call 234-5498 Ext. 1200 or 1210.
For additional information, log on to http://www.nmcnet.edu/.
FISHERMEN and other members of the public are invited to participate in the following meetings of the Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Council, which manages offshore fisheries in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and other U.S. Pacific insular areas.
The Scientific and Statistical Committee will convene from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., July 20 to 22.
The Council Standing Committee will meet 1 to 5 p.m., July 22.
The full Council will meet 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. July 22; 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 23; 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. July 24; and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 25.
All meetings will be held at the King
Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel, 75-5660 Palani Road, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Public comment periods are available during the meetings. Written testimonies are also accepted.
Major agenda items include fishing regulations in the new Pacific marine national monuments, Hancock Seamount groundfish fishery moratorium, main Hawaiian Islands bottomfish total allowable catch, catch shares, annual catch limits for species with known maximum sustainable yields, Hawaii offshore non-longline pelagic fisheries, longline tuna quota management and tuna quota monitoring.
For more information or agendas, visit www.wpcouncil.org or contact Council staff at [email protected].
You may also phone (808) 522-8220. On Guam, call John Calvo, (671) 649-3150 or 688-6400; in the CNMI, Jack Ogumoro, (670) 322-9830 or 287-9482.
MHS Class of 1979 meeting
(MHS) — The first official 1979 class reunion meeting will be held this Friday, July 17, at Irene Takai Camacho’s Dandan house at 6 p.m.
Preparation for the 30th year class reunion will be discussed and decided.
Call Irene Takai Camacho at 288-2596 or Joe Kaipat at 664-8509 between 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. for details.
YOUNG FARMER. Eight-year old Edward C. Reyes Jr. of Kagman Elementary School is this year’s first prize winner in the Saipan Agricultural Fair Youth Category. Edward is the son of Edward and Gloria Reyes. Contributed photo
Jarvis named director of National Park Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Interior Department) — Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar praised President Obama’s announcement that he intends to nominate Jonathan Jarvis to be director of the National Park Service. Jarvis, a 30-year veteran of the Park Service, currently is the regional director of the agency’s Pacific West Region.
“President Obama has made an outstanding choice for director of the National Park Service,” Salazar said. “There is no substitute for experience, and Jon Jarvis has three decades of hands-on experience in our parks that will be invaluable as we seek to reinvigorate and improve our National Park System in time for its 100th anniversary in 2016.”
