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ISLAND SNAPSHOTS – September 2022
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Posted on Sep 28 2022
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- Lounge around and enjoy Saipan’s year-round sunshine at Grandvrio Resort’s adult and kiddie pool areas. (Contributed Photo)
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- Grandvrio Resort’s rooms have balconies that allow every guest a breathtaking view of the Saipan lagoon. (Contributed Photo)
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- The Grandvrio Resort Saipan’s lobby is where guests are first greeted with the “Hafa Adai spirit” the Northern Marianas is known for. This resort’s grand and imposing lobby is located at the Main Building. (Contributed Photo)
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- Grandvrio Resort Saipan’s chefs. (Donna Rivera)
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- Grandvrio Resort Saipan’s waitstaff. (Donna Rivera)
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- Grandvrio Resort Saipan is made up of three interconnected structures—the Main Building, Crystal Tower, and the 18-story high rise Taga Tower. (contributed Photo)
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- GO GREEN CAMPAIGN RAFFLE WINNER Pacifica Insurance Underwriters, Inc. recently held a giveaway to promote its Pacifica GoGreen campaign to encourage the general community to make our planet our best friend and to build environmental stewardship for the protection of our environment. The giveaway was held earlier this year from April to July and gave its GoGreen members the opportunity to win its monthly raffle giveaway prizes. In the photo is the programs July winner Dolores Ruemau who bagged a Timber Ridge Zero Gravity Lounger. For information about Pacifica GoGreen log on to pacificains.com/gogreen. (Contributed Photo)
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- CIP MEETING-Members from the Northern Marianas College Board of Regents’ Facilities Committee, chaired by Regent Michelle Sablan, recently met with NMC president Dr. Galvin Deleon Guerrero and other NMC staff to discuss ongoing capital improvement projects. Patrick Guerrero, the governor’s authorized representative, was also in attendance to share Federal Emergency Management Agency updates in assisting with the college’s Super Typhoon Yutu recovery efforts. (NMC)
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- THE DOCTOR IS IN-Hardt Eye Clinic’s Dr. David Hardt talked about eye disease, prevention, and treatment during last week’s Rotary Club of Saipan lunch meeting at the Hyatt Regency Saipan. From left are Rotary officers Mario Valentino, Irene Holl, Hardt, Wendell Posadas, Jessy Loomis, Joann Aquino, and Charles Cepeda. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
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- TRAFFIC LIGHTS PROJECT-Rain or shine, Filipino and Chinese workers of USA Fanter Corp. Ltd. apply the finishing touches Wednesday to the center island of the traffic lights project at the accident-prone intersection of Beach Road and Quartermaster Road in Chalan Laulau. Workers are expected to start by this week installing a new asphalt surface at the intersection. The $1.94-million project, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, broke ground on June 10, 2021. (FERDIE DE LA TORRE)
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- HARVEST MOON-Last week’s Harvest Moon over the Pacific Ocean and Bird Island. Harvest Moon is referred as such because It keeps the fields bright, allowing farmers to continue harvesting crops well into the night. (MARK FARMER)
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- MAJOR SPONSOR McDonald’s Golf Classic welcomes Staywell Insurance as a major sponsor. Standing from left, McDonald’s Vice president and owner/operator Joe Ayuyu, Jr., Staywell branch supervisor Cathy Matsumoto, and McDonald’s owner/operator Marcia Ayuyu, and McDonald’s Golf Classic committee chair Vicente “Ben” Babauta. The 2nd Annual McDonald’s Golf Classic will take place on Dec. 3, 2022 at Laolao Bay Golf & Resort. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
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- CLIFF FISHING-Two fishermen try their luck Sunday morning in the Pacific Ocean from atop Banzai Cliff in Marpi. While cliff fishing has its inherent dangers, some in the community have made it their favorite pastime. (MARK FARMER)
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- TURNKEY SOLUTIONS DONATES TO SBDC-Turnkey Solutions recently donated $1,000 to the CNMI Small Business Development Center’s SEED to Sail Program (Supporting Entrepreneurship and Economic Development). SEED to Sail is a guided experience for start-up and early stage businesses to create and present a pitch to support their application to receive “seed money” to fund their small business venture. The main event will be held on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022 from 6pm to 10pm at the Grandvrio in Garapan, Saipan. For more information, email seedtosail@marianas.edu. In photo from left: Turnkey Solutions Client service associate Adrian Tangcoy, managing partner Jerry Lin, marketing manager Liana Cotero, managing partner Broc Calvo, managing partner Billy Grow, NMC director of Human Resources Polly DLG Masga, NMC personnel specialist Brian Torres, CNMI SBDC Network Associate director Mercilynn Palec, and CNMI SBDC Network office manager Charmaine Hofschneider. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
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- SAIPAN SUNSET-Two men enjoy the view from Mount Tapochau as the sun sets over the Philippine Sea. At 1,555 feet, Mount Tapochau is the highest point on the island of Saipan. (MARK FARMER)
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- GIRLS SCOUTS AT THE MUSEUM CNMI Girls Scout attended a painting activity with Linda Concepcion Torres at the NMI Museum last Saturday, Sept. 17. They were led by Reina Camacho and troop leader Jessy Loomis. Girls Scouts attendees by category include Dasiy Girl Scouts Ariah Jade Villagomez, Emma Lee, Mayumi Sato, Ariah Lizama, and Makenna Pangelinan, Brownie Girl Scouts Jacqueline Iris Quitugua, Maia Ada, Azaleah Lizama and Crystin Pangelinan, Junior Girl Scouts Baila Marie Loomis, Lilana Villagomez, and Gianna Rose Moses, and Cadette Girl Scouts Georgia Moses and Vangelyn Serrano. (Contributed Photo)
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- FAM TOUR Japanese social media influencers tour the historic and scenic Marpi region of Saipan in The Marianas on Aug. 24, 2022, as part of a FAM tour conducted by the Marianas Visitors Authority. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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- EDUCATION SUMMIT Educators and board members from the Public School System, Northern Marianas College, and Northern Marianas Technical Institute, led by Education Commissioner Dr. Alfred B. Ada, NMTech CEO Jodina Attao, and Northern Marianas College president Dr. Galvin Deleon Guerrero, are joined by members of Legislature and other delegates in the first State of Education Address last Thursday at the Royal Taga Ballroom in the Saipan World Resort. (LEIGH GASES)
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- NMC OSAL GOES TO TINIAN-Northern Marianas College student leaders and staff came together to connect with NMC Tinian students to discuss student needs last Sept. 16. NMC’s Office of Student Activities and Leadership (OSAL) also helped establish a Tinian-based student club that focuses on promoting health and wellness to their fellow students and community members. In photo, from left, are Jennielyn Cruz, Realynn Palacious Martinez, NMC OSAL Program manager Alexis Cabrera-Manglona, NMC OSAL Program coordinator Maia Pangelinan, Genae Forbes, Shannon Sasamoto, Jodrik Mendiola, Kaia Lazaro, Euneen Mendiola, Rudynna Walker, CherryMae Penaranda, Lisa Aguon, Jefferson Cunanan, Tyrone Aquininoc, and Henry San Nicolas Jr. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)
