{"id":289609,"date":"2018-12-03T06:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-12-02T20:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=289609"},"modified":"2018-12-03T06:00:52","modified_gmt":"2018-12-02T20:00:52","slug":"island-snapshot-december-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshot-december-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Snapshot &#8211; December 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-289609 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-snapshot-december-2018\/hagatna-pix\/'>Hagatna pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-289610'>\n\t\t\t\tDONATION TO KARIDAT              \nHagatna Entertainment Group led by Phil Roberto and a host of entertainers in Guam\u201479 &amp; Friends, Siracha, the Dolls, and Biggah &amp; Bettah\u2014has donated $3,000 to Karidat\u2019s Super Typhoon Yutu long-term recovery mission. \u201cThese guys got together right after the typhoon and put together a fundraising concert for their friends and family up here on Saipan and Tinian,\u201d said Lauri Ogumoro, executive director of Karidat. \u201cWhen we explained to Phil how Karidat will be helping with the long-term recovery mission for the victims of Super Typhoon Yutu, he was all for it.\u201d \u201cKnowing that the recovery from Typhoon Soudelor took about three years, we foresee many years of helping our community to recover from the devastation of Yutu. The process will be long and hard for many individuals and families,\u201d said Ogumoro. She said that Roberto did have one special request: for Karidat to share a portion of the donation with the Mercedarian Sisters at Maturana who have been sheltering five families whose homes were completely destroyed. (Contributed Photo)\n\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-snapshot-december-2018\/the-wild-animal-sanctuary-samaritans-purse-2\/'>The Wild Animal Sanctuary-Samaritans Purse<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-290081'>\n\t\t\t\tRESCUE MISSION    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t \nSamaritan\u2019s Purse, which has its own DC-8 cargo plane, loads the cages of Tasha Joy\u00a0the tiger and Lambert the lion, the two big cats at the Saipan Zoo, to be brought to the wildlife sanctuary, The Wild Animal Sanctuary, near\u00a0Keenesburg, Colorado. The pair of big cats left the island last Wednesday evening.\u00a0(The Wild Animal Sanctuary)\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-snapshot-december-2018\/domino-pix\/'>Domino pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-290153'>\n\t\t\t\tDOMINO\u2019S DONATION\nDomino\u2019s Pizza Guam has donated $5,000 to the Ayuda Foundation for use in the foundation\u2019s ongoing relief drive for the victims of Super Typhoon Yutu in the CNMI. Its eventual goal is to raise $10,000 for the CNMI. From left, Domino\u2019s senior graphics designer Chloe Weilbacher; Ayuda Foundation board members Sen. James V. Espaldon and Walden Weilbacher; Ayuda Foundation executive director Carlotta Leon Guerrero; Ayuda Foundation board member and former senator Frank Blas Jr.; Domino\u2019s chief financial officer Julio Dalangin; Domino\u2019s marketing director Dane Taitano; Domino\u2019s operations manager Gold Mar R. Cura; and Domino\u2019s Tamuning employees Emeliza Nacar and Billy Ballesteros. (Domino&#8217;s)\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-snapshot-december-2018\/japan-consulate-pix\/'>Japan Consulate pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-290154'>\n\t\t\t\tLIBRARY ON JAPAN STUDIES    \t       \nThe Consular Office of Japan on Saipan will open a \u201cLibrary on Japan Studies\u201d in the waiting room of the consulate on Dec. 10. The library has more than 60 books on Japan that are published in English, covering various fields such as history, culture, religion, economy, business, politics, foreign policy, etc. The public is welcome to visit the library and borrow any books. (Contributed Photo)\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-snapshot-december-2018\/concert-pix-3\/'>Concert pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-290164'>\n\t\t\t\tFREE CONCERT    \t\t\t\t          \nSaipan Pacific Winds Concert Band music conductor Atsuko Eck, left standing, directs U.S. Army soldiers with the 721st Guam Army National Guard Band and members of the SPWCB during a performance at the American Memorial Park amphitheater on Saipan last Dec. 9, 2018.\u00a0The concert was held as a way of saying \u201cthank you\u201d to the community for their support to the military during Super Typhoon Yutu relief efforts. (STAFF SGT. JAMES KENNEDY BENJAMIN)\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-snapshot-december-2018\/leadership-pix\/'>Leadership pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-290371'>\n\t\t\t\tNEW LEADERSHIP BLOC\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        \nRep. Blas Jonathan T. Attao (R-Saipan), seated center, joins his Republican Party colleagues in finalizing the House leadership of the 21st Legislature in a meeting Wednesday at IHOP restaurant in Garapan. Attao is the incoming House speaker of the 21st Legislature, with Rep. Lorenzo I. Deleon Guerrero (R-Saipan), seated left, chosen as vice speaker while Rep. John Paul P. Sablan (R-Saipan) will be the floor leader. (Jon Perez)\n\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-snapshot-december-2018\/mva-meeting-pix1\/'>MVA meeting pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-290551'>\n\t\t\t\tSKYMARK DONATION\nMarianas Visitors Authority board chair Marian Aldan-Pierce receives the 3 million Japanese yen or about $30,000 that Skymark Airlines Inc. donated to MVA for the CNMI\u2019s recovery efforts during MVA\u2019s general membership meeting at the Fiesta Resort &amp; Spa Saipan\u2019s Hibiscus Hall last Friday. To Aldan-Pierce\u2019s right is Skymark executive officer Narutoshi Terada. Also in the photos are MVA board members, officials, and staff, and Rep. Edmund Villagomez. The donation will be given to KaridatSocial Services. (Fedie 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-snapshot-december-2018\/mva-meeting-pix2\/'>MVA meeting pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-290552'>\n\t\t\t\tACCESS DONATION\nMarianas Visitors Authority board chair Marian Aldan-Pierce, MVA board members, officials and staff, along with Rep. Edmund Villagomez, receive the 1 million yen or about $10,000 that MVA\u2019s representative office in Japan, Access, donated to MVA for the CNMI\u2019s recovery efforts from Super Typhoon Yutu\u2019s massive destruction. The donation will be given to Karidat Social Services. 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