ISLAND SNAPSHOTS – October 2022

By Contributing Author

Posted on Oct 14 2022

: BABA B IN KAGMAN 3-Young individuals and community members smile while listening to Hawaiian singer Baba B as he performs at the Division of Youth Services and CNMI Council of Arts event last Sept 21 at the Kagman Community Center in Kagman 3. (CHRYSTAL MARINO)

: Baba B gave beautiful acoustic renditions of his songs including two of his hit songs Big Boy in Love and All My Life. (CHRYSTAL MARINO)

: BOONIE BABIES AT ROTARY-Boonie Babies Saipan co-founders Grace and Aria Keilbach are presented a certificate of appreciation for the presentation on their organization at the Rotary Club of Saipan meeting yesterday at the Giovanni’s Restaurant in Hyatt Regency Saipan. Also in photo, from left, are Rotary Club of Saipan treasurer Charles Cepeda, sergeant-at-arms Mario Valentino, president-elect Irene Holl, Club Service director Mary Grace Bautista, president Wendell Posadas, Grace and Aria Keilbach, Rotarian Dr. Donna Krum, vice president Jessy Loomis, Rotarian of the Year Joann Aquino, and Community Service director Dr. Nelson Krum. (LEIGH GASES)

: NATIONAL 4H WEEK-Gov. Ralph DLG Torres signs the proclamation designating Oct. 2-8, 2022, as National 4H Week, and is joined by Rownel Jody Coloma, 4-H Marianas State Youth Council president; Patricia Coleman, interim dean for the Northern Marianas College-Cooperative Research, Extension, and Education Services; and Raina Avelino, 4-H Saipan Youth Council vice president. 4-H is a U.S.-based network of youth organizations whose mission is engaging youth to reach their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development.(LEIGH GASES)

: MCS THANKS MCDONALD’S Mount Carmel School thanks McDonald’s of Saipan for their recent donation of $5,000 in celebration of the school’s 70th anniversary. For more information about the school’s 70th anniversary and how to support the school, visit www.mountcarmelsaipan.com.(CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

: SAIPAN MUSTER CHALLENGE EXHIBITION-Oliver Igisaiar of the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting of the Commonwealth Ports Authority, left, who is shown here dragging Randy the dummy, is escorted by Hekido Helgen, another ARF firefighter, during their demonstration of the drag and carry obstacle of the second Saipan Muster Challenge Exhibition at the Saipan Airport Field last Saturday, which members of the public had the chance to experience and be a firefighter for a day. (LEIGH GASES)

: FIREFIGHTER MUSTER CHALLENGE EXHIBITION Brad Ruszala of team Fagaga Fighters advances an attack line and shoots the hose at a target, which simulates fire suppression in station six of the Saipan Firefighter Muster Challenge Exhibition last Saturday at the Saipan Airport Field. (LEIGH GASES)

: Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services Firefighter II Janica Taimanao in station eight, demonstrates a dummy carry/drag/pull, which simulates rescuing a victim, during the Saipan Firefighter Muster Challenge Exhibition last Saturday at the Saipan Airport Field. (LEIGH GASES )

: Kathy Ruszala of team Women Power finishes up station four and five, which is step-ups with a hose that simulates firefighters climbing stairs, and pulling a rope attached to an attack line, which simulates transporting equipment to a higher platform, and runs over to tag her teammate during the Saipan Firefighter Muster Challenge Exhibition last Saturday at the Saipan Airport Field.(LEIGH GASES )

: Team Fagaga Fighters, which include, from left, Phil Gases, Jimmy Jecino, Brad Ruszala, and Simon Necesito, pose for a photo with the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting firetruck during the Saipan Firefighter Muster Challenge Exhibition last Saturday at the Saipan Airport Field. (LEIGH GASES )

: Team Women Power, which includes, from left, Evelyn Pangelinan, Kathy Ruszala, DFEMS firefighter Janika Tenorio, ARFF firefighter Tiffany Santos, and Leigh Gases pose for a photo with the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting firetruck during the Saipan Firefighter Muster Challenge Exhibition last Saturday at the Saipan Airport Field.(LEIGH GASES )

: Jimmy Jecino of team Fagaga Fighters pulls a heavy charged supply hose in station two during the Saipan Firefighter Muster Challenge Exhibition last Saturday at the Saipan Airport Field.(LEIGH GASES)

: A firefighter runs through station three using a serpentine run with a hose bundle to demonstrate agility during the Saipan Firefighter Muster Challenge Exhibition last Saturday at the Saipan Airport Field.(LEIGH GASES )

: A firefighter demonstrates station four, which is step-ups with a hose bundle during the Saipan Firefighter Muster Challenge Exhibition last Saturday at the Saipan Airport Field.(LEIGH GASES )

: Team Youth Affairs Office, which includes Jonas Okawa, Harry Moses, Eloy Cruz, and Mark Nique, pose for a photo during the Saipan Firefighter Muster Challenge Exhibition last Saturday at the Saipan Airport Field.(CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

: Team Beast Mates, which includes Shane Alvarez, Daniel Ogumoro, Kelvin Fitial, Joshua Castro, and Phil David, pose for a photo during the Saipan Firefighter Muster Challenge Exhibition last Saturday at the Saipan Airport Field.(CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

: SCHOOL SUPPLIES Sen. Edith E. DeLeon Guerrero (D-Saipan), second from left, and her two staff members, third and fourth from left, deliver school supplies worth $605 to Saipan Southern High School yesterday morning. SSHS vice principal Arisa Sakai Peters, extreme left, receives the donation from the senator. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO )

: SOROPTIMIST SIP AND CRAFT-Soroptimist Inc. NMI Chapter hosted a jewelry and card making with a Halloween flair last Oct. 8, 2022, at the Paradise Dental Clinic & Spa. From left, Anastasia Shamanaeva, Alesa Ilmov, Seina Morgan, Kimberly Morgan, Mika Backe, Dr. Ana Maria Gregor, Baila Marie Loomis, Jessy Loomis, Donna Krum, Kyrie Palec, Soroptimist president Maureen Sebangiol, Tatiana Ilmov, and Wannaby Backe. Not in the picture are Pam Brown and Merle Byrd. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS)

: GUBERNATORIAL FORUM-Rep. Christina E. Sablan (D-Saipan) gestures as she answers one of the questions as Rep. Leila F. Staffler (D-Saipan) listens during the Gubernatorial Town Hall Forum hosted by the Northern Marianas College at the American Memorial Park Theater Monday night. Also in the photo, from left to right, are NMC School of Education associate professor Dr. Beylul Solomon, NMC Language and Humanities assistant professor Adam Walsh, Associated Students of NMC president Anushi Joshi, and ASNMC vice president Jefferson Cunanan. Sablan and Staffler are running for governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, under the Democratic Party, in the Nov. 8 general elections. (FERDIE DELA TORRE)

: CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION-Guam Attorney General Leevin Camacho presents Dr. Philip Dauterman, center, with a certificate of recognition that thanks him for his many years of work for Guam’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner’s Office. In particular, Camacho noted that Dr. Dauterman has shouldered substantial responsibilities at the OCME and have provided post-mortem examinations for Guam in the absence of a chief medical examiner in the territory in the last three years. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

: MILITARY AWARDEE-Master Sgt. Nicole Cabrera of the U.S. Air Force, second from right, is awarded the Bronze Star Medal and is also awarded a sister service award, the Army Commendation Medal with a Combat “C” device, for her leadership and efforts while engaged in operations against an opposing armed force while deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve in 2021. Cabrera is a native of Tinian and is the daughter of Henry and Petra Cabrera. The Bronze Star Medal is awarded to members of the U.S. Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone. It is the fourth-highest ranking award a service member can receive for a heroic and meritorious deed performed in an armed conflict. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

: ‘PATRIOTIC EMPLOYER’-Garapan Elementary School teachers and staff gather in a ceremony presenting the “Patriotic Award” to principal Derwin Johnson, back, holding plaque, from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Committee for Guam and the CNMI. He was nominated by Special Education teacher and Army Reservist Ashley Castro De Guzman, left holding flag. (LEIGH GASES)

: HEALTHY SNACKS-Girls of the NMI Girl Scouts learn how to make healthy snacks from Ashley Sikayun of the Northern Marianas College – Cooperative Research Extension, and Education Services, who explained the values of healthy food. The Girl Scouts were led by Reina Camacho and Troop Leader Jessy Loomis. The participating scouts were Ariah Villagomez, Emma Louise Lee, Zoe Lee, Baila Mari Loomis, Kyrie Palic, Gianna Moses, Quinn Bauer, Imari Camacho, Mayumi Sato,Gabriela Tenorio, Alana Tenorio, Vangelyn Serrano, Cristin Pangelinan, and Makenna Pangelinan. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

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