{"id":4466,"date":"2012-03-02T09:31:58","date_gmt":"2012-03-02T09:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newspaper.ctsi-logistics.com\/?p=4466"},"modified":"2012-03-02T09:31:58","modified_gmt":"2012-03-02T09:31:58","slug":"island-snapshots-march-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/island-snapshots-march-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Island Snapshots &#8211; March 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<table id=\"phototable\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18851.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18851\" \/><br \/>\nTHE IMPORTANCE OF ART Pete Aldan and students from Kagman High School visit&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18852.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18852\" \/><br \/>\nBIRTHDAY SHOUTOUT Happy 50th birthday to Sister Mary Margaret Camacho. Welc&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18865.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18865\" \/><br \/>\nPUSONG PINOY: United Filipino Organization president Bong Malasarte, right,&#8230;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18867.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18867\" \/><br \/>\nNMHC BOARD MEETING: Northern Marianas Housing Corp. Mortgage and Credit Div&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18868.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18868\" \/><br \/>\nTINIAN HOT PEPPER FESTIVAL: The 8th Annual Tinian Hot Pepper Festival was h&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18869.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18869\" \/><br \/>\nYoungsters prepare to start the umang (hermit crab) race at the 8th Annual &#8230;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18871.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18871\" \/><br \/>\nEntries in the mwar (floral head lei) making contest at the 8th Annual Tini&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18872.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18872\" \/><br \/>\nPikalicious Team topped the co-ed Tinian Hot Pepper Festival 4-Person Beach&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18873.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18873\" \/><br \/>\nWELL DONE! Participants in Hopwood Junior High School&#8217;s STEM Fair have thei&#8230;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18875.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18875\" \/><br \/>\nMarianas High School&#8217;s Mike Johnson is all smiles after receiving the best &#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18876.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18876\" \/><br \/>\nDr. Rita Hocog Inos Jr. &amp; Sr. High&#8217; School&#8217;s Austin Delos Santos shows &#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18877.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18877\" \/><br \/>\nTinian Jr. &amp; Sr. High School&#8217;s Kyle Sanbergen is the mock trial&#8217;s best &#8230;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18879.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18879\" \/><br \/>\nMarianas High School&#8217;s Deveney Dela Cruz is the competition&#8217;s best prosecut&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18880.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18880\" \/><br \/>\nSCIENCE PROJECTS: Garapan Elementary School completed an exciting show of s&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18891.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18891\" \/><br \/>\nIN THE SPIRIT OF GIVING: Pacifica Insurance Underwriters, Inc. general mana&#8230;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18924.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18924\" \/><br \/>\nHappy first birthday to Tiana Therese Babauta Norita! May the Lord continue&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18925.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18925\" \/><br \/>\nHappy 4th birthday to our lovely daughter, Julienne Claire Bella! We love y&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18926.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18926\" \/><br \/>\nHappy birthday greetings go out to Lilibeth Carag, who is celebrating her s&#8230;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18943.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18943\" \/><br \/>\nBIRTHDAY SHOUTOUT Happy 1st birthday to our goddaughter Kimani Jaeri Cabrer&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18953.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18953\" \/><br \/>\nROMNEY VISIT: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney&#8217;s son, Matt, sh&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18954.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18954\" \/><br \/>\nLaurie Romney, left, and husband Matt Romney, son of Republican presidentia&#8230;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18956.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18956\" \/><br \/>\nGOP CAUCUS: Kodep Ogumoro-Uludong, left, assists in the registration of vo&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18957.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18957\" \/><br \/>\nRegistered Republicans cast their vote at the Carolinian Utt in Garapan dur&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18958.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18958\" \/><br \/>\nMATH CLUB: Tinian Jr. Sr. High School has just established their first Math&#8230;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18960.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18960\" \/><br \/>\nSaipan Awaodori Team members Cody Liturumal and Itheyvin They rake dried le&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18989.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18989\" \/><br \/>\nHappy 5th birthday Greggy Boy. With love, Chad, Brittany, Sierra, and Clayt&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18990.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18990\" \/><br \/>\nBelated happy birthday to Casey Camacho! Wishing you all the best in the wo&#8230;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18992.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18992\" \/><br \/>\nHappy 19th birthday to Isabel C. Muna from your loving family. (Contributed&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18993.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18993\" \/><br \/>\nBelated happy birthday to Chrissy Castro! Wishing you all the best in the w&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18994.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18994\" \/><br \/>\nSI YU&#8217;US MA&#8217;ASE: Special thanks to everyone that supported me, Shawn Emmanu&#8230;<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID19001.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 19001\" \/><br \/>\nDONATION: David Sablan and Ed Arriola of Tan Holdings present a $250 check &#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID19002.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 19002\" \/><br \/>\nHISTORY PRESENTATION: Ms. Josie Kaipat and CNMI history students attend a s&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID19003.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 19003\" \/><br \/>\nCOFFEE CONNECTION: Northern Marianas College Board of Regents chair Juan T&#8230;.<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID19005.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 19005\" \/><br \/>\nTOURISM PRESENTATION: Attendees in the public presentation about the CNMI T&#8230;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18866.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18866\" \/><br \/>\nFUND MEETING: Wilshire Consulting Associates principal Maggie Ralbovsky dis&#8230;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18878.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18878\" \/><br \/>\nMount Carmel School&#8217;s Anastasia Rose Schweiger receives her best defense at&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18955.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18955\" \/><br \/>\nMatt Romney, left, and his wife Laurie are presented with head mwars upon t&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID19000.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 19000\" \/><br \/>\nEXECUTIVES&#8217; SUMMIT: From left, Gov. Sebastian Anefal (Yap State), Gov. John&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID19016.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 19016\" \/><br \/>\nFOOD SAMPLING: Board of Education chair Marylou Ada poses with Kagman High &#8230;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18870.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18870\" \/><br \/>\nTinian resident Bill Cing prepares to add donne sali (hot pepper) to his wi&#8230;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18923.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18923\" \/><br \/>\nBwilitopwi Agelu Teregeyo Rangamar celebrates her first birthday at the Shi&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18959.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18959\" \/><br \/>\nMONTHLY CLEANUP: Volunteers of PDM Promoters Inc. clear trash from the drai&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID19004.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 19004\" \/><br \/>\nPACIFIC WAR VETERAN: Ret. U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Lawrence \u201cLarry&#8230;<\/td>\n<td valign=\"Top\" width=\"185\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID19030.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 19030\" \/><br \/>\nJOETEN DONATION J.C. Tenorio Enterprises donates a $1,000 check to Frank Sa&#8230;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18874.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18874\" \/><br \/>\nMOCK TRIAL HONOREES: Marianas Baptist Academy team members pose for a group&#8230;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18942.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18942\" \/><br \/>\nOPERATION DEVIANT GUARD Members of the CNMI, Guam, and federal agencies gat&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/saipantribune.com\/photogal\/thumbs\/116940ID18991.jpg\" alt=\"Fotogalleria Image Number 18991\" \/><br \/>\nHappy birthday to Frankie Camacho who is celebrating his special day today!&#8230;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE IMPORTANCE OF ART Pete Aldan and students from Kagman High School visit&#8230; BIRTHDAY SHOUTOUT&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fotogalleria"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4466"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4466\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}