{"id":312327,"date":"2019-11-19T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T20:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=312327"},"modified":"2019-11-19T06:00:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T20:00:08","slug":"island-snapshots-november-19-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-november-19-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Snapshots &#8211; November 19, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-312327 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-november-19-2019\/house-session-pix-4\/'>House-session-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-312328'>\n\t\t\t\tSESSION BREAK   \t\t\t\t\t\t       \nHouse of Representatives lawmakers speak with Commonwealth Casino Commission chair Juan Sablan and executive director Edward Deleon Guerrero in a recent session on Capital Hill.\u00a0(Erwin Encinares)\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-november-19-2019\/naturalization-pix1-2\/'>Naturalization-pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-312329'>\n\t\t\t\tNEW CITIZENS   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t             \nU.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona, seated center; former press secretary Peter A. Callaghan, to Manglona\u2019s right; and Immigration Services officer Shelia Kelty, seated at extreme right, join 17 new U.S. citizens for a souvenir picture after a recent naturalization ceremony in federal court. (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-snapshots-november-19-2019\/naturalization-pix2\/'>Naturalization-pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-312330'>\n\t\t\t\tNEW CITIZENS   \nU.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona, left, former press secretary Peter A. Callaghan, second from right, and Immigration Services officer Shelia Kelty, extreme right, pose with Dr. Alberto Banarez Ventura, after a recent naturalization ceremony in federal court. (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-november-19-2019\/pacifica-pix1-5\/'>Pacifica-pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-312331'>\n\t\t\t\tART CONTEST\nThe 2019 Pacifica Art Contest judges\u2014Stellar Marianas national director Crispin Deleon Guerrero, left; 2018 Miss Marianas Celine Concepcion Cabrera, third from left, and Monique Boyer Sablan, Youth Affairs Office special assistant, right, join Pacifica Insurance Underwriters, Inc. president Shirley Sablan for a souvenir picture. (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-november-19-2019\/pacifica-pix2-5\/'>Pacifica-pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-312332'>\n\t\t\t\tART CONTEST\nSamantha Sikayun, Pacifica Insurance Underwriters, Inc. marketing coordinator, right, presents Selina Salim, Category 1 Winner, with her $300 prize. (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-november-19-2019\/pacifica-pix3-3\/'>Pacifica-pix3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-312333'>\n\t\t\t\tART CONTEST Saipan Southern High School\u2019s 16-year-old Irish Viray, eighth from right, wins first place in the 12-17 age division of the 2019 Pacifica Art Contest. Here, Viray poses with, among others, her classmates, Pacifica Insurance Underwriters, Inc. president Shirley Sablan and marketing coordinator Samantha Sikayun.\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-november-19-2019\/pacifica-pix4-3\/'>Pacifica-pix4<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-312334'>\n\t\t\t\tART CONTEST\nSelina Salim poses with her with teachers and classmates of Brilliant Star and the team from Pacifica Insurance Underwriters, Inc. after being named the winner in the 2019 Pacifica Art Contest in the 6-11 age division (1st to 6th grade).\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-november-19-2019\/super-american-circus-pix-3\/'>Super-American-Circus-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-312335'>\n\t\t\t\tFIRE ACT    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\nTammy Firefly\u2019s fiery act lights up the Saipan crowd at the Super American Circus\u2019s three-day, back-to-back performances last Nov. 15 to 17 at the Gilbert C. 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