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Tuesday 23 July 2019

Aruba to Me Have a look at Beth Ellin from Las Ve-
gas. She send us a great picture and wrote:

ORANJESTAD – We would “Aruba to me is…..
like to portrait you! By in-
viting you to send us your Love at First Sight!
favorite vacation picture
while enjoying our Happy Beth: “We arrived in Aruba in 1989 as a
Island. Complete the sen- fluke. But we have been visiting for the last
tence: Aruba to me is ……. 30 years by CHOICE. In 1989 I received $750
Send your picture with that in American Airlines vouchers after being
text (including your name bumped on a flight. They were about to
and where you are from) to: expire, so I went to the airlines ticket of-
news@arubatoday.com and fice (they had them back then) and said,
we will publish your vacation “Where is the farthest we can go for $750?
memory. Isn’t that a special She said Paris or Aruba. I had taken my son
way to keep your best mo- to Paris, so we picked Aruba. I asked the
ments alive? Please do note: lady, “Where is Aruba?”
By submitting photos, text She said, “I have no idea. But people seem
or any other materials, you to love it.” So I traded the voucher for two
give permission to the Aruba tickets for a week-end at the Holiday Inn. It
Today Newspaper, Carib- was love at first sight. I thought Hawaii had
bean Speed Printers and any the most beautiful beaches until we saw
of its affiliated companies to Palm Beach. I don’t think I had seen that
use said materials, as well as many shades of blue. Now I knew what
names, likeness, etc. for pro- color “azure” was.
motional purposes without
compensation. But what we like best about Aruba is the
people. We now have life-long friends who
Last but not least: check out live on the island who we see every trip.
our website and Facebook We’ve met some Dutch visitors and have
page! Thank you for support- spent time at their home in Holland. And I
ing our free newspaper, we learned how to cook funchi!
strive to make you a happy
reader every day again. We love Aruba. I hope I can spend my next
30 years in Aruba every July!q
The Aruba Tourism Authority Honors Loyal Aruba Visitors

EAGLE BEACH — Recently, Ma-
rouska Heyliger of the Aruba Tour-
ism Authority had the great plea-
sure to honor Aruba’s loyal and
friendly visitors as Distinguished
Visitors. The symbolic certificate is
presented to guests who visit Aru-
ba 10 consecutive years or more.

The honorees were Larry and Jodie
Malatzky from Massachusetts who
have been visiting the island for 10
consecutive years.

The Malatzky’s love coming to the
island for its nice weather, friendly
people and meeting new friends.

These people stated that they love
the island very much, especially
for its year-round sunny weather,
nice sandy beaches, delicious va-
riety of foods, safety, and Aruba’s
warm and friendly people.

Heyliger together with the repre-
sentatives of the Divi Links Resort
presented the certificates to the
honorees and handed over some
additional presents, thanking
them for choosing Aruba as their
favorite vacation destination and
as their home-away-from-home.q