{"id":206055,"date":"2015-07-08T04:00:44","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T18:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=206055"},"modified":"2015-07-08T04:00:44","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T18:00:44","slug":"island-snapshots-july-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Snapshots \u2013 July 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-206055 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2015\/firefighters-1\/'>Firefighters-1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-206056'>\n\t\t\t\tROTA-BOUND : Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services Commissioner Claudio Norita, extreme right, and other DFEMS personnel pose for a photo with six firefighters from Saipan who were deployed to Rota on Friday to assist the island\u2019s DFEMS during Tropical Storm Chan-Hom\u2019s approach. (Derek Gersonde)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2015\/firefighters-2\/'>Firefighters-2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-206057'>\n\t\t\t\tSix firefighters from the Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services Saipan prepare for their deployment to Rota on Friday to assist the island\u2019s response team during Tropical Storm Chan-Hom\u2019s approach. (Derek Gersonde)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2015\/bridge\/'>Bridge<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-206067'>\n\t\t\t\tGREEN GALA DONATION: Bridge Capital, LLC has agreed to become a major sponsor of the Micronesia Islands Nature Alliance\u2019s 2015 Green Gala. From left, MINA CRI intern Anathalia David, Bridge Capital, LLC chief operating officer Jody R. Jordahl, MINA board member Eleanor Cabrera, MINA board member Ron Smith, MINA board member Fran Castro, MINA CRI intern Nikkie Ayuyu, and MINA project manager Kodep\u00a0Ogumoro-Uludong pose for a group photo during the check presentation. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2015\/mva-pix-1-jpg-2\/'>MVA pix 1.jpg<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-206101'>\n\t\t\t\tNMDOA, MVA BEACH CLEANUP\nNorthern Marianas Dive Operators Association and the Marianas Visitors Authority joined forces to clean up Laulau Beach on June 29, 2015, where they cut grass, cleared brush, and picked up trash and debris. NMDOA and the MVA jointly adopted the popular dive spot several years ago.\n(Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2015\/mva-pix-2-jpg-2\/'>MVA pix 2.jpg<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-206102'>\n\t\t\t\tNMDOA, MVA BEACH CLEANUP\nNorthern Marianas Dive Operators Association and the Marianas Visitors Authority joined forces to clean up Laulau Beach on June 29, 2015, where they cut grass, cleared brush, and picked up trash and debris. NMDOA and the MVA jointly adopted the popular dive spot several years ago.\n(Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2015\/truck-pix\/'>Truck pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-206332'>\n\t\t\t\tTRAPPED TRUCK\t\t                        \nA delivery truck of Saipan Ice &#038; Water Co. gets stuck on a huge hole along Beach Road near the Tasi Tours yesterday. Another motorist a couple of years back also suffered the same fate after her car also fell and got stock on the hole. (Jon Perez)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2015\/libday-pix-3\/'>LibDay pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-206540'>\n\t\t\t\tFERDIE DE LA TORRE\nPerhaps unmindful about the change of Typhoon Nangka\u2019s direction, some people are seen still preparing the booths with canopies at the Liberation Day Festivities\u2019 venue as of 3pm Wednesday at the Garapan Fishing Base. After an hour, workers started removing the canopies. (Ferdie De La Torre)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2015\/homestay-pix-2\/'>Homestay pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-206635'>\n\t\t\t\tHOMESTAY PROGRAM    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t          \nHost families, members of the 2015 Liberation Royal Court, and Japanese students from Kokusai Seishonen Kenshu Kyokai join in a group photo shortly after arriving at the Saipan International Airport for a cultural and homestay program on Saipan. A total of five host families are hosting the students and the students will leave Aug. 4. Saipan Mayor\u2019s Office will be conducting outdoor activities for the KSKK group during their visit to Saipan. (Jayson Camacho)\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2015\/pacifica-pix-3\/'>Pacifica pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-207261'>\n\t\t\t\tPACIFICA WINNER\t\nPacifica Insurance Underwriters Inc.\u2019s Hashtag Choose My Picture winning photo entry No. 11 is from instagrammer Rachel Abrams as @rdlka_ with caption \u201cMy baby girl.\u201d Winner will be entitled to a free pizza. Pacifica welcomes anyone from the CNMI to tag an infinite amount of photos and videos through Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter the following in order to be eligible: #choosemypicture or #choosemyvideo; #pacificainsurance and #restassured. For further details log on to www.pacificains.com\/choosemypicture. (Contributed Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon '>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-july-2015\/probation-pix-2\/'>Probation pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-207265'>\n\t\t\t\tTHEIR TIME TO SHINE   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t      \nActing governor Ralph DLG. Torres, center, joins Chief Justice Alexandro C. 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