Monday, February 10, 2014
TOB and Dana Arendz rule Aruba's Youth Queen Pageant
New Queen Dana Arendz with first runner-up Lynn Xena Angela and second runner-up Gabriela Croes
Dana Arendz wins Best Costume
Entertainment Center in Oranjestad was packed to the rafters with highly energetic supporters of the seven candidates for Gabriela Croes Best Show in her Aruba's 51st Youth Queen. This year, there costume was particularly vigoORANJESTAD-- On Friday rous competition and participaevening, February 7, the Aruba tion, on the stage and in the
audience, for the landmark 60th Diamond Jubilee Carnival. However, among the field of seven lovely and talented young ladies, judges and the audience had to agree, Dana Arendz, representing the TOB Carnival Group, was a standout. Her presentation garnered her the titles of Miss Popular, Best Costume, Best Speech and Miss SETAR, for winning the SMS voting competition conducted by Aruba's national telecommunications company. It was no surprise to anyone when she was finally crowned Carnival Youth Queen by Landa Henriquez, owner of Aruba Trading Company, which is the exclusive agent for Revlon products on Aruba, the major sponsor of this year's pageant. Continued on page 4
Winter storm looms early Tuesday for Charlotte, Carolinas Meteorologists said confidence is growing that one and possibly two rounds of winter weather are headed for the Charlotte region this week. Accumulating snow could begin late today or early tomorrow, they say, possibly followed by a mix of snow, freezing rain and rain Wednesday. Much of the Carolinas will be affected by the storm, say forecasters. Winter storm watches already are posted across parts of Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, and the Charlotte area. The watches include the Atlanta area, where snowfall two weeks ago caused chaos on the city’s roadways. Forecasters say the storm that would bring snow Tuesday is just reaching the Pacific Northwest, so it is too early to get a good gauge on how much snow will fall. But in a morning briefing, National Weather Service meteorologist Andrew Kimball said that based on current
computer models, 2 to 4 inches would appear likely for the Charlotte region. The Weather Service’s current outlook calls for 3.1 inches in Charlotte. Parts of the Carolinas and Georgia will be at risk of an ice storm, say forecasters. Computer models indicate a layer of above-freezing air will work into the middle levels of the atmosphere at times during the storm. That could cause the snow to melt into rain but freeze when it reaches the surface, where temperatures would be below freezing. Charlotte-area residents might find all this hard to believe it, as forecasters expect high temperatures near 60 degrees. But an arctic high pressure system is forecast to bulge southward from the Great Plains and Great Lakes late Sunday night. That will send cold air into the Southeast, and the cold air is expected to intensify during the day Tuesday.