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Island Snapshots – October 2019
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Posted on Oct 07 2019
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- RED CROSS SUPPORTER Bridge Capital LLC signs up as a chair donor of the 30th Annual Club 200 of the American Red Cross-NMI Chapter with a donation of $5,000 presented to American Red Cross officials at the Bridge Capital office in Garapan, making it a chair donor. (Contributed Photo)
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- RED CROSS SUPPORTER Hawaiian Rock has come out in support of the 30th Annual Club 200 of the American Red Cross-NMI Chapter with a donation of $5,000, making it a Friends of the Club 200 donor. (Contributed Photo)
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- RED CROSS SUPPORTER Triple J Saipan, Inc. signs up as chair donor of the 30th Annual Club 200 of the American Red Cross-NMI Chapter with a donation of $5,000. For more information about Club 200 Latin Nights-Hot and Spicy Salsa on the Sand or how to volunteer, call the Red Cross at 234-3459. (Contributed Photo)
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- ANNIVERSARY BASH The Tau Gamma Phi Triskelion Grand Fraternity in the Northern Mariana Islands celebrated its 51st anniversary last Oct. 4, 2019, at the Philcom Pavilion in Susupe, Beach Road. (Contributed Photo)
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- HOPWOOD CLEANUP-Students of Hopwood Middle School assist in the cleanup efforts at the Chalan Piao campus. In hopes of seeing their return to the Hopwood Middle School campus in Chalan Piao come closer, school staff, student leaders, elected leaders, and members of Hopwood Middle School’s Parent-Teacher Association joined together to clean up the campus of debris and overgrown grass last Friday. Reps. Luis John Castro (R-Saipan), Tina Sablan (Ind-Saipan), and Richard Lizama (Ind-Saipan) joined the cleanup; other lawmakers donated materials or refreshments. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
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- PETITION FOR A NEW COURSE Zabrina Mae Shai shows some of the signatures gathered for the ongoing petition for the Northern Marianas College to develop a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources Management and Environmental Studies curriculum. (Iva Maurin)
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- HAPPY PRINCIPAL’S MONTH Happy Principal’s Month to Dr. Rizalina Liwag, who is principal of the Admiral Herbert G. Hopwood Middle School. Thank you for all you do for our Hilitai family. (Contributed Photo)
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- UKULELE FESTIVAL-Ukulele lovers gather last Saturday at the Marianas Business Plaza’s covered parking lot in Susupe for the 5th Annual Marianas Ukulele Festival. (IVA MAURIN)
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- NEW DIRECT FLIGHTS Skymark Airlines Inc. president Masahiko Ichie, center, announces at a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 24, 2019, the launch of regular, direct flights between Tokyo and the Marianas beginning Nov. 29, 2019. From left are a cabin attendant, executive director Manabu Motohashi, Ichie, executive director Katsuya Kato, and an airline captain. Ticket sales begin Nov. 1, 2019. (Contributed Photo)
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- NEW DIRECT FLIGHTS At a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 24, 2019, Skymark Airlines chair Nobuo Sayama announces the launch of regular, direct daily flights between Tokyo and the Marianas beginning Nov. 29, 2019. The airline also launched its new brand, Your Wing. (Contributed Photo)
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- DANCE OF PEACE-Two Miko (shrine maidens) dance with an ogi (fan) and suzu (bell) in the Urayasu no Mai [The dance of Urayasu (peace of mind)] at the 75th anniversary of the rebuilding of the Katori Shrine on Saipan last Saturday at the Sugar King Park in Garapan. (IVA MAURIN)
