Event Schedule

CORDOVA, Ill. May 18, 2013: When Mother Nature ended the ADRL Georgia Drags after qualifying, Extreme Pro Stock number one qualifier, Trevor Eman and Team Aruba, were disappointed to not defend their position in eliminations. At this weekend’s ADRL Spring Drags they’ve given themselves another chance, once again taking over the top spot in XPS.

Eagle beach – The new ballroom at the Alhambra Casino & Shops played host to a unique Holy Communion party, given in honor of Ariany de Weever and Tizienne Heyliger, two adorable cousins, whose mothers decided to organized a joint venture, sharing the special day in their daughters’ lives with their closest family members and friends in the lovely setting.

Oranjestad, May 16. In the presence of Mrs M. Hooyboer-Winklaar, Minister of Economic Affairs, Social Affairs and Culture. UNICEF presented the report on the situation of children and adolescents in Aruba. At the Renaissance Aruba Resort many interested people came together to listen to the conclusions and recommendations of this report.

Palm Beach – The weekend activities at the Casino at the Radisson included various festivities with Mother’s Day Bingo and the election of the Mother of the Year, among them. Lucky Mother of the Year won the privilege of playing free bingo at the Casino at the Radisson for the coming 52 weeks. Guests enjoyed the fun atmosphere, the generous hospitality extended by the casino and the live entertainment provided by Mariachi Lirios del Campo. Casino patron Heddy Ponson was the last bingo winner, receiving a whopping $1,000, which she reported made her day even more enjoyable.

Palm Beach – Having experienced holy mass for the first time, Dyron was given an elegant dinner party at Amazonia Churrascaria with over 40 family members and friends in attendance congratulating him on the beginning of his spiritual life as a member of his church community. The multi-generational Boekhoudt family enjoyed the rich and varied salad bar and the perfectly grilled meats carved and served by the parade of gauchos carrying giant skewers, over fine cocktails and wines.

PALM BEACH – Dazzling tiaras, crowns, robes and evening gowns were a must at Aruba Marriott’s associates celebration themed event “Kings and Queens at the resort’s Grand Ballroom on Tuesday May 14. On behalf of Marriott’s Executive team, Human Resources Director Barbara Bronswinkel thanked all nominees for their excellent service and dedication. Nominated by their managers and supervisors a group of seven associates were chosen All Star Team based on their excellent performances and going beyond expectations for Marriott’s guests in the first quarter.

ARUBA - American Idol finalist Patrick Hall is performing through May 31at The Sopranos Piano Bar at Arawak Gardens. Patrick is an Arkansas native and the quintessential songsmith. Born in the 1978, he started singing at the age of five for his local church. Piano lessons quickly followed and playing the ivory keys turned into a lifelong passion. Music led Patrick to American Idol, where he was a season 5 finalist — the season when the show was at its peak popularity and Patrick’s performances were seen by 35 million viewers.

ARUBA - Recently Aruba Tourism Authority had the great pleasure of honoring a very loyal and friendly Distinguished Visitors.

The honored are:

Mr. Vincent and Mrs. Susan Longabricco resident of Sebastian Florida as Goodwill Ambassadors for 24 years.

Mr. Jerald and Mrs. Alison Waters resident of Bridgewater Vermont as Distinguished Visitors for 14 years.

With the World Trade Center in the dynamic port town of Rotterdam, the Netherlands as its appropriate location, Flinx Recruitment organizes the second edition of the Flinx Recruitment Expo Dutch Caribbean (FRED) from 23 until 26 May 2013. FRED is a recruitment event, focused on both professionals that are looking to return to the islands, as well as students and graduates that have started their orientation on the Dutch Caribbean labor market.

Eagle Beach – La Cabana Beach & Racquet Club Resort celebrated the Associate of the Month for January, February and March just recently, naming winners at a much-enjoyed lunch party in the resort’s conference room. The Supervisor of the Quarter, along with the Team of the Quarter were also announced during the congenial get-together which acknowledged the long-term careers of a number of associates completing fifteen and twenty years of service, respectively.

Palm Beach – Amazonia Churrascaria lends itself to all kind of celebrations big and small. For instance the Campbells, from Boston, staying at Playa Linda Beach Resort, with more than five repeat visits to Aruba. The love-birds have made several trips to Amazonia Churrascaria over the years, as she is vegetarian and he a carnivore, they discovered long ago that she can have her pasta while he’s enjoying the grilled selection of meat, chicken, pork and sausage!

Thought For Today:
Even if you are on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there – Will Rogers, U.S. humorist, actor, and writer (1879-1935).

Highlights in history on this date:
1781 – Peruvian revolutionary Tupac Amaru II is forced to witness the execution of his family by the Spanish in the main plaza in Cuzco and is then tortured and beheaded.

Aruba Experience Magazine Director Susan Ruiter began this project about a year ago COLORS OF ARUBA. “Every destination has its own wave of colors and it is not about a specific color but the relation that exists amongst them that enables us to create memories of places and situations. What are the colors of Aruba? According to Susan Ruiter: The beauty of Aruba can be appreciated through its colors and it goes beyond sun, sand, sea and sunsets and landmarks, it can be found in every corner, through the walls, textures, roads, rocks, fauna, sky, its people and visitors”.

ARUBA - Last Tuesday, May 14th Cafe & Restaurant Bingo! has a check of AFL 1750 donated to Imeldahof children’s house Aruba. On April 30th was celebrated Queen’s Day at Cafe & Restaurant Bingo! This day was marked by Imeldahof. The rental yield of 20 flea market tents along with the activity cards that were sold for children and additional donations were for Imeldahof.

Palm Beach- Bugaloe Beach Bar & Grill are welcoming back Guests of the Week Rich and Joann Musto from Alexandria, Virginia. Rich and Joann fell in love with Aruba in 1992, coming back every year since then! The beautiful island, gorgeous weather and friendly people is what drew them back for 21 years already! Even though planning different activities every day during their stay on the island, Bugaloe is a daily must!

Palm Beach – Family members and friends were welcomed to Amazonia Churrascaria for the Holy Communion celebration of cute Xanthe Lobbrecht, who experienced her first holy mass earlier in the day at her neighborhood church. In addition to prime cuts of choice grilled meats and a sensational 52 item fresh-ingredient salad bar, the restaurant also served generous slices of her two-tiered frosted and decorated Holy Communion cake, as part of the party menu.

Willemstad , Curacao - Because of the major social problems that a large group of Venezuelan tourists currently encounter on Curacao, after being stranded here for days against their will, InselAir has decided to help these tourists out by offering them a one-way ticket back to Valencia or Caracas. By doing so InselAir strives to keep the honor of Curacao abroad, especially in Venezuela, and to prevent further damage to the image of the aviation sector of Curacao.

Eagle Beach – Mothers from among the resort associates were feted during a special gathering at the resort conference room. Welcomed with flowers, music, snacks, and refreshments mothers enjoyed a fabulous afternoon, relaxed and content, while being showered with gifts. The resort’s active social committee drummed up dozens of gifts and gift certificates presenting almost all mothers attending the party with a surprise gift to go home with.

Aruba – McDonald’s announces their happiest news since the invention of the Happy Meal. The Happy Meal is now just Awg. 5.99. The Happy Meal, McDonald’s world-famous meal for children, bringing smiles and delicious menu items to young people. This latest Happy Meal promotion is another example of McDonald’s reaching out to meet the needs of children and families.

PALM BEACH - An initiative of the Playa Linda Beach, in raising funds for the Fundacion Pa Nos Comunidad (FPNC) Food Bank, has brought accolades and appreciation from foundation staff. Indra Stamper, from FPNC, recently presented a token of appreciation for Playa Linda’s most recent donation, and for its continued, monetary support, which the Playa Linda has presented each month over the last year-and-a-half.

UNION, S.C. May 13, 2013: At the last stop on the ADRL tour Team Aruba was having one of the best outings of their career. They secured the number one qualifying spot early and hung onto it for the duration. Unfortunately, Mother Nature moved in in the form of rain and stopped Team Aruba from defending their position in eliminations. Now, with the ADRL Spring Drags IV approaching this weekend, the Team hopes to claim the coveted pole position again, and this time take it to the winner’s circle.

ARUBA - The traffic on our beautiful island is sometimes very congested in some places There are a lot of people driving here from different countries and all have different driving styles. On Aruba we have two maximun speeds: 50 km/hour (30 mph in the city and 80 km/hour (50 mph) everywhere else. Of course you always adjust your speed to the traffic. On or “highway” Sasaki-road and the road to San-Nicolaas 80 km/50mph.

ARUBA - The number one international Arts program that brings international teachers from different Art disciplines to Aruba to teach about 250 young kids is returning with the workshop Rap & Poetry. The workshop that debuted in 2010 and returned to the program in 2011 was replaced for the new workshop Music & Performance in 2012. As 2013 marks the year of Papiamento producers of Art Rules Aruba decided that the art of words, literature and the performance of it should find its place back into the program and celebrate the 10 years of Papiamento with this years ARA students.

ORANJESTAD - Aruba Airport Authority N.V. (AAA) is very happy to announce to all aviation fans and users that it has launched its brand new website www.airportaruba.com! This new website has a completely new look and feel and matches all the recent renovations and expansions at the airport. The new website is very easy for travelers to use and information can be found fast without having to go through the whole website.

ARUBA - On May 14th, 2013 Miss Aruba Larisa Leeuwe received a check of AWG. 2000,- from Xavier University for her cause “ Aruba against Domestic Violence ‘. The purpose of her project is to raise funds for 4 different local foundations, who contribute in the fight against domestic Violence on Aruba by creating awareness on the topic and helping the victims of abuse. All funds raised for this project will be divided between the following foundations; Fundacion Hende Muher den difficultad, Fundacion Respetami, Fundacion Guia Mi and Fundacion Casa Cuna Progreso.

EAGLE BEACH – Management of Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts and the in-house union, BAV, signed a new Collective Labor Agreement this week. BAV represents all employees of the resort, except the Food & Beverage department, which is currently represented by the FTA. The new 3-year agreement outlines salary increases, work hours, and a long list of valuable benefits. In the photo are Owner/Managing Director Ewald Biemans, Resort Manager Deborah Dintelman, and board members of BAV: Romy Ras, Filomena Kelly, Lourdes Linarez and Frank Briezen.

ARUBA - They did it! Once again, like in 2012, the cool team of Liesbeth Cornes and Shurman Milliard has broken the National Polesitting record. The two stepped remarkably fresh and upbeat off their poles after 88 hours with no sleep. Liesbeth even had enough energy to dance to the rousing music of Tsunami; Shurman, looking spiffy, was also in great shape. Their effort, together with colleague sitters Nathan Janse and Raymond Kempen and the enthusiastic VIP-polesitters, has generated a whopping AWG. 16.500,– for the 2013 charity of the event, Trampolin pa Trabao, an offspring of the foundation for the mentally challenged, Sonrisa.

Often I am asked, if I know where the name of our town San Nicolas originated from. istorians and authors disagree where the name of our town, San Nicolas came from.

With this short article I will not pretend to eliminate all doubts, but at least I will give my opinion as to how I see it and leave it to the reader to decide for him/herself.

In the first half of the 19^th century on maps of Aruba, the bay of the little sleepy town is referred to as the “Great Bay” (Baai Grootgat).

In 1887 they are mentioning the name St. Nicolaas Bay (Boca St.Nicolaas).