{"id":369926,"date":"2022-06-29T06:01:18","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T20:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=369926"},"modified":"2022-06-29T06:01:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T20:01:18","slug":"island-snapshots-june-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-june-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"ISLAND SNAPSHOTS \u2013 June 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-369926 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\/safety-and-health-fair-pix\/'>Safety-and-Health-Fair-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-369921'>\n\t\t\t\tSAFETY AND HEALTH FAIR-United Airlines\u2019 inaugural Safety and Health Fair yesterday at the Francisco C. Ada\/ Saipan International Airport featured blood pressure and blood sugar checks as well as flu shots. (KIMBERLY B. ESMORES)\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\/learn-how-to-sustain-your-non-profit-organization\/eodmu5-conduct-uxo-training-in-support-of-valiant-shield-22\/'>EODMU5 Conduct UXO Training in Support of Valiant Shield 22<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-370083'>\n\t\t\t\tVALIANT SHIELF 2022\nMembers of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit 5, Platoon 501, conduct an unexploded ordnance evolution, including a safe transport and simulated controlled detonation of the UXO in support of Valiant Shield 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.      (U.S. NAVY\/LT. TYLER BALDINO)\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-june-2022\/youth-congress-pix2wb\/'>Youth-Congress-pix2wb<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-370105'>\n\t\t\t\t C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-LA-T-I-O-N-S 18th CNMI Youth Congress Speaker Cielo Citlalli G. Long (TJSHS) and floor leader Sen. Yurihana DLG Sasamoto (MCS) pose for a photograph with Ana Guadalupe Mafnas Villagomez, her parents (Richard S. and Jennifer M. Villagomez), and family members after presenting her with Youth Congress Resolution 18-05 during their last regular session. The resolution, introduced by Sasamoto, honors Villagomez,\u00a0a 7th-grade student of Grace Christian Academy (Saipan) for winning the 2022 Scripps Regional Spelling Bee last March in Guam. Villagomez recently represented the Micronesian region in last week\u2019s Scripps National Spelling\u00a0Bee in Washington, D.C. The 13-year-old is the granddaughter of the late House vice speaker Jesus P. Mafnas, author of the law that created the Youth Congress.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-june-2022\/youth-congress-pix1wb\/'>Youth-Congress-pix1wb<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-370106'>\n\t\t\t\tHONORING A PIONEER 18th CNMI Youth Congress floor leader Sen. Yurihana DLG. Sasamoto (MCS), along with House Speaker Edmund S. Villagomez  and members of the 22nd House of Representatives\u00a0have their picture taken after presenting Youth Congress Resolution 18-07 to Maria Borja Salas and her family on April 27, 2022. The resolution, introduced by Youth Sen. Easton C. Dela Cruz (MHS), honors the work of the late Joaquina Margaret Borja Salas, a legislative staffer who passed away last February. During her tenure as a staffer, Salas worked as executive secretary to the late Rep. Francisco S. Dela Cruz, former Rep. Marco T. Peter and, more recently, Villagomez. A graduate of Marianas High School, Salas was a\u00a0member of the 1st CNMI Youth Congress, holding office for three terms, and was vice speaker during the 2nd Youth Congress.(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\/sand-sculpture-pix-pw-2\/'>Sand-sculpture-pix-PW<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-370144'>\n\t\t\t\t\u2018BIKINI BOTTOM\u2019-Members of Group 2 of the Joeten-Kiyu Public Library\u2019s summer reading program are seen creating their starfish and \u201cBikini Bottom\u201d sand sculpture in celebration of CNMI Oceans Day at the shores of Sandy Beach Homes last Wednesday. The sand sculpture, which depicts a starfish and little \u201ccastles,\u201d was eventually the first-place winner of the competition.\u00a0(LEIGH GASES)\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\/ocean-fair-pix-pw-2\/'>Ocean-Fair-pix-PW<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-370344'>\n\t\t\t\tOCEAN FAIR-Children and families are seen looking at and learning about sea turtles at the Department of Lands and Natural Resources\u2019 sea turtle program booth at the Ocean Fair last Saturday in honor of Ocean Month. (LEIGH GASES)\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\/mva-pix1-45\/'>MVA-pix1<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-370379'>\n\t\t\t\tBRAZZLE WINS MVA PHOTO CONTEST -Tinian resident Joshua Brazzle\u2019s photograph of the Milky Way as photographed from Tinian wins first place and $500 in the \u201cCapture Your Tinian Treasure\u201d Facebook photo contest of the Marianas Visitors Authority in May 2022. The contest was meant to highlight the island of Tinian. (JOSHUA BRAZZLE)\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\/mva-pix2-39\/'>MVA-pix2<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-370380'>\n\t\t\t\tThe entry of Facebook user Saixian Chen wins second place and $300 cash in the \u201cCapture Your Tinian Treasure\u201d Facebook photo contest. Chen\u2019s entry shows Taga Beach. (SAIXIAN CHEN)\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\/mva-pix3-28\/'>MVA-pix3<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-370381'>\n\t\t\t\tThe entry of Tinian resident Steph Borja wins third place and $200 cash in the \u201cCapture Your Tinian Treasure\u201d Facebook photo contest. Borja\u2019s entry shows the island of Aguiguan photographed from Taga Beach on Tinian. (SBORJA)\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-june-2022\/500-sails-featured-2\/'>500-Sails-featured<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-370769'>\n\t\t\t\t HANMI DONATES TO 500 SAILS Hotel Association of the Northern Mariana Islands vice chair Dennis Seo, right, and board member Robert Coates, left, present a $2,500 donation to 500 Sails director of Community Projects Andrew Roberto on June 15, 2022, at the 500 Sails boatyard in Lower Base, Saipan. HANMI is a professional forum for the hospitality industry of the Marianas and made the donation in support of 500 Sails\u2019 work to revive, promote, and preserve the maritime cultural traditions of the Marianas through community engagement in canoe culture values and activities. A portion of the donation will be used to providing sailing experiences for visitors, including Pacific Mini Game delegates. (HANMI)\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-june-2022\/taste-pix-pw\/'>Taste-pix-PW<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-370839'>\n\t\t\t\tCNMI-BOUND-Signs showing the 20 visiting countries for the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022 and their distance from Saipan are seen on display at the 23rd Annual Taste of the Marianas at the Garapan Fishing Base. (LEIGH GASES)\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\/taste-pix10-3\/'>Taste-pix10<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-370957'>\n\t\t\t\tSIGNS OF \u2018TASTE\u2019-Colorful signs of some Saipan villages are seen decorating a portion of a booth at the 23rd Annual Taste of the Marianas.\u00a0(LEIGH GASES)\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\/solomon-islands-pix\/'>Solomon-Islands-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-370944'>\n\t\t\t\tDANCE OF JOY-Much to the delight of spectators, an enthusiastic delegation from the Solomon Islands perform a foot-stomping dance during the opening ceremony for the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022 at the newly-rehabilitated Oleai track and field last Friday, June 17, 2022. (MARK RABAGO)\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\/construction-pix-7\/'>Construction-pix<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-371038'>\n\t\t\t\tROLL-ON, ROLL-OFF FACILITY -TINIAN\u2014Personnel assigned to Underwater Construction Team 2 and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Detachment Tinian complete repair work to demolish and reconstruct a Roll-on, Roll-off Discharge Facility at the Tinian Harbor. This type of capability will enable logistics throughput where conventional port facilities are not available. This is one of many projects ongoing by Navy Expeditionary Combat Command during Exercise Valiant Shield 2022. Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Forces the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. NAVY\/LT. TYLER BALDINO)\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\/dlnr-office\/'>DLNR-Office<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-371130'>\n\t\t\t\t\u2018SMELLS LIKE A SEWER\u2019-The front area of the Department of Lands and Natural Resources main office in Lower Base has constant water ponding and, according to DLNR Secretary Anthony Benavente, smells like a sewer. DLNR wants to move out of the warehouse and move to Capital Hill. The photo was taken yesterday morning. (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-june-2022\/taste-01wb-2\/'>Taste-01wb<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-371419'>\n\t\t\t\tSCENES FROM THE \u2018TASTE\u2019 FESTIVAL Young men pose while standing in line at Tbar\u2019s booth during the 23rd Taste of the Marianas last Saturday at the Garapan Fishing Base in Kristo Rai (CHRYSTAL MARINO )\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-june-2022\/taste-02wb-2\/'>Taste-02wb<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-371420'>\n\t\t\t\tA group performs a Polynesian cultural dance at the 23rd Taste of the Marianas stage last Saturday at the Garapan Fishing Base in Kristo Rai. (CHRYSTAL MARINO)\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-june-2022\/taste-03wb-2\/'>Taste-03wb<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-371421'>\n\t\t\t\t Carolinian dancers perform a cultural dance during the 23rd Taste of the Marianas last Saturday at the Garapan Fishing Base in Kristo Rai.(CHRYSTAL MARINO)\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-june-2022\/taste-04wb-2\/'>Taste-04wb<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-371422'>\n\t\t\t\tSachiyo Masubuchi of Japan smiles for Saipan Tribune after placing first in the Sukiyaki Food Competition at the 23rd Taste of the Marianas last Saturday at the Garapan Fishing Base in Kristo Rai.(CHRYSTAL MARINO )\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-june-2022\/taste-05wb-2\/'>Taste-05wb<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-371423'>\n\t\t\t\t Elaine Fernandez of Sadog Tasi poses for Saipan Tribune while enjoying a fruit drink during the Taste of the Marianas last Saturday at the Garapan Fishing Base in Kristo Rai. (CHRYSTAL MARINO)\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-june-2022\/valiant-shield-pix-pw\/'>Valiant-Shield-pix-PW<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-371475'>\n\t\t\t\tAIRFIELD DAMAGE REPAIR EXERCISE-\nTINIAN\u2014Marines and sailors work together during an airfield damage repair exercise in support of Valiant Shield 2022 at the World War II-era runways on Tinian. \n(U.S. NAVY\/LT. 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