More turn to thrifting during pandemic
By Ron Rocky Coloma
While national retail sales show that consumers bought less apparel during the pandemic, secondhand sales indicate many turned to thrifting.
A recent report commissioned by the secondhand marketplace ThredUP and the research firm GlobalData estimates the secondhand market will double in the next five years, reaching $77 billion.
Monica Aslian, a recent Tiyan High School graduate from Barrigada, is one of the 33 million consumers the report indicated bought secondhand clothing for the first time in 2020.
“I learned about it through social media and my peers. The first time I thrift shopped was with my friend down south in Agat,” Aslian said. “When I have the time, I do come here at Second Chances Thrift Shop often.”
Last days for Ritidian ocean exhibit
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“Our Ocean Heritage,” the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s special exhibit at the Guam National Wildlife Refuge’s Ritidian Unit Nature Center, will be available through July 18.
The exhibit features the relationships our community has with our island’s surrounding waters, such as fishing traditions, stories and legends, and scientific discoveries.
The center and exhibit will be open from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. during the unit’s operational hours. The unit is open Wednesday to Sunday between 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and closed on federal holidays.
The exhibit is a collaboration with Guam Department of Agriculture’s Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources, Guam Bureau of Statistics and Plans, Humanities Guåhan, NOAA Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center, Guampedia, Humåtak Community Foundation, and Ritidian volunteers.
Salvation Army Thrift Store expansion planned
By Jackson Stephens
The Salvation Army is moving forward with plans to expand its thrift store by the end of July and beginning of August.
The expansion will lead to the store moving to better accommodate their inventory. It s still in the preliminary stages of submitting all paperwork, said Salvation Army Capt. Kari Rudd adding that an official announcement of the new location and opening date expected will be made public soon after.
The current Tamuning location, which it moved to in 2017, has been limited. This lead to having to decline donations.
“We need to expand because we need to make more money so that we’re actually solvent, said Rudd. The Salvation Army runs on a deficit, so our Divisional Headquarters and Territorial Headquarters actually cover the expenses of what we give to the community on Guam.
No action by medical board on former GovGuam psychiatrist
The Guam Board of Medical Examiners hasn t taken action against a former government of Guam psychiatrist despite criminal charges filed against him.
Board chairman Dr. Nathaniel Berg during a meeting Wednesday said he didn t feel any action by the board was needed because Dr. Abner Pasatiempo isn t currently licensed on Guam.
Last week, a local judge found probable cause for criminal charges filed against Pasatiempo by the attorney general.
The complaint against Pasatiempo involves seven counts of official misconduct and seven counts of harassment. According to court documents, he allegedly made inappropriate sexual comments to several of his patients.
DC riots updates: Capitol Police officer dies from injuries; FBI offers $50K reward for pipe bomb suspect info Jorge L. Ortiz, John Bacon, N dea Yancey-Bragg and Jordan Culver, USA TODAY
As Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol, protests flared in cities across the country
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WASHINGTON A U.S. Capitol Police officer died Thursday after being injured when supporters of President Donald Trump raided the Capitol building on Wednesday, bringing the total number of fatalities to five.
Brian D. Sicknick was injured while physically engaging with protesters on Wednesday, USCP said in a statement. He returned to his division office and collapsed, then was taken to a local hospital where he died Thursday evening.