{"id":226859,"date":"2016-05-03T04:00:29","date_gmt":"2016-05-02T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=226859"},"modified":"2016-05-03T04:00:29","modified_gmt":"2016-05-02T18:00:29","slug":"island-snapshots-may-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-may-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Snapshots \u2014 May 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-226859 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-may-2016\/church\/'>Church<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-226860'>\n\t\t\t\tWOMEN\u2019S FELLOWSHIP: Guided by Joy Jones, women of Church 360 celebrate women\u2019s health month. Spiritual health is just as important as physical, emotional, mental, and financial health. These empowered women gathered last Sunday, May 1, for fellowship and lunch at Church 360 in the ground floor of Marianas Business Plaza. Church 360 Ladies brunch will be on May 7 at 10am.\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-may-2016\/bar-pix\/'>Bar-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-226900'>\n\t\t\t\tNEW BAR ASSOCIATION OFFICERS: The new officers of the CNMI Bar Association were sworn in by Chief Justice Alexandro Castro during a recent ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Saipan. From left, Chief Justice Castro, Lillian Ada Tenorio, president; Jennifer Dockter, vice president; Jeanne Rayphand, secretary; Charles \u201cNed\u201d Brasington, treasurer; Maya Kara and Michael Ernest, board members.  Not in photo is board member Sean Frink.(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-may-2016\/wheelchairs-pxi\/'>Wheelchairs-pxi<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-226996'>\n\t\t\t\tWHEELCHAIRS FOR THE HOSPITAL: Commonwealth Healthcare Corp. officials and staff recently received eight wheelchairs from Best Sunshine International, Ltd. through its Corporate Social Responsibility team. The much-needed wheelchairs will be used in the various units of the hospital. In this photo, CHCC executives, led by chief executive officer Esther Muna, administrator Jesse Tudela, director of nursing Leslie Camacho, director of Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program Warren Villagomez, FCC Medical Director Dr. Elizabeth Kohnen, and director of Procurement and Medical Supply Stanley Iakopo are joined by BSI chief services officer Tao Xing, BSI CSR director Geri Dela Cruz, and her team.(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-may-2016\/century-pix-jpg\/'>Century-pix.jpg<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-227153'>\n\t\t\t\tCENTURY DONATION: Century Tours president Seiji Sato, seventh from left, presents a $20,000 hole-in-one prize on May 4, 2016, for the 14th Annual HANMI Charity Classic Golf Tournament to be held on June 18, 2016. Also pictured are Tournament Committee members Das Krishnan, far left, and Franco Santos, third from left, Committee chair Paul Park, fifth from left, Century Tours operations manager Rain Bao, and other Century Tours staff members. (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-may-2016\/triple-j-pix-6\/'>Triple-J-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-227333'>\n\t\t\t\tHOLE-IN-ONE PRIZE: Triple J Motors general manager Randy Steele, right, showcases the 2016 Hyundai Tucson GL to offered as a hole-in-one prize at the Governor\u2019s Tourism Cup Golf Tournament on Saturday, May 14, 2016. Pictured from right on May 6, 2016, at the dealership are Triple J sales manager Ben Lizama, Triple J Finance and Insurance manager Miles King, Triple J sales associate Manny Salas, Marianas Tourism Education Council chair Vicky Benavente, Triple J Saipan Marketing manager Iliana Pacheco, Marianas Visitors Authority board member and tournament director James Nelson, and Steele. (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-may-2016\/ags-cup\/'>AG's-Cup<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-227452'>\n\t\t\t\tTOP AG\u2019s CUP WINNERS: The three top winners during last Friday\u2019s 32nd Attorney General\u2019s Cup Speech Competition in a group photo at the CNMI Supreme Court. From left are third placer Ann Margaret Norcio of Marianas High School, second placer Mikhail T. Alcantara of Saipan Southern High School, and champion Lance Vincent Q. Deleon Guerrero of Mount Carmel High School. (Ferdie Dela 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-may-2016\/alter-city-pix-4\/'>Alter-City-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-227541'>\n\t\t\t\tACG DONATES TO MTEC \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t            \nAlter City Group Inc. chief executive officer Edvon Sze contributes $1,000 to the organizers of the Governor\u2019s Tourism Cup. Accepting the check is Vicky Benavente, Marianas Tourism Education Council chair, and James Nelson, MVA Board of Directors and tournament director. Also in the photo is Ken T. 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