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Racehorse named after comedian Ray Ellin

For the past twelve years Aruba Ray just won.’” Yet.”
comedian Ray Ellin, known
as “Aruba Ray,” has been Ellin told him “Of course He also executive pro-
putting together standup Aruba Ray won! The horse duced the Comedy Cen-
comedy shows in Aruba is much prettier and faster tral television show “This
featuring top American than I am. I hope you bet Week at the Cellar,” and
standup comics from Net- on her.” hosted the popular talk
flix, America’s Got Talent, show “Late Net,” and host-
HBO and Comedy Central. Ellin is a huge animal lov- ed the television shows “The
er. In addition to doing his Movie Loft,” “Brain Fuel,”
The shows are extremely popular shows, Ray has and “New York Now.” He
popular in Aruba, and have supported many causes also produced and direct-
been named by TripAdvisor in Aruba, including serv- ed the very successful film
as Number One in three ing as a board member of “The Latin Legends of Com-
categories including “Best the One Love Foundation, edy,” distributed by 20th
Nightlife Activity” and “Best trainer Missy Beeman Essig which helps the dogs and Century Fox.
Show.” told Ellin “When I was trying cats of Aruba.
to come up with a name for Aruba Ray’s is located in
Last month Ellin received my horse, I wanted some- In the past year, Ellin helped Eagle Beach, across from
what he referred to as thing with Aruba in it, and raise over $60,000 for One dy club in NYC. The come- Superfood, at the Eagle
“One of the coolest emails we love your club. It stuck.” Love with comedy events dians are truly some of the Aruba Resort.
of my life.” And it had noth- in both Aruba and NYC. best from the United States.
ing to do with comedy. And the other day, the two For tickets and schedule go
“I found out that a fan of year old filly won her race And for many years, he has Ellin hosts and produces to www.ArubaComedy.
the comedy club named at Hoosier Park in Indiana. also led book drives for Aru- the shows. He is also the com
their racehorse after me. I Ellin was over the moon. ban students. host of the podcast “Wild
was like WOW. That is really “A friend of mine texted Nights on the Prairie.” He And if you go to the race
awesome.” me asking ‘Do you have a Aruba Ray’s Comedy is produced a feature film track, bet on Aruba Ray!.q
horse?? Because I just saw the same quality show you coming out later this year
Indeed, horse owner and a race, and a horse named would find at a top come- called “No Longer, Not

Fun facts about cacti hedges “Trankera”

(Oranjestad) - When off- pruning hedges, flowers play that big of a role in
roading in inland Aruba, and seeds were removed, Aruba’s agriculture any-
you may notice some cacti which limits propagation to more, our environment still
hedges around various a minimum. reaps the benefits of these
properties or lined up by long-standing natural struc-
certain pathways. These So, though trankeras don’t tures.
man-made hedges are
called “trankera” and play
an important role in main-
taining our flora and fauna.

The trankera dates to co- the cunucu vegetation or development, however
lonialism, where settlers es-
cattle. this proved to be benefi-
tablished several ‘cunucu’ cial for our flora and fauna.
(farm) on the island. Peo-
Nowadays, trankeras are Naturally developed flora
ple either used stone walls less common, and those around the hedges offers
or trankera as a fence to
that still stand are often not more shelter for fauna. An-
ward off strangers and wild maintained. On the sur- other aspect is the propa-
animals that can feed on
face this seems like a bad gation process. When