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WEBFor the Islander - September 13, 2024. 0. Brett Esformes recently caught a 164-pound Marlin off the shore of Catalina, while fishing from a Sea-Doo personal...
Council tells staff: No tents on beaches | The Catalina Islander
WEB1 day ago — By Charles M. Kelly. The Avalon City Council on Oct. 1 directed staff to restrict tents on the beach: No tents on Middle Ranch or South Beach. No tables would be allowed. Property could not be left on the beach overnight. An ordinance will be brought back to the council at a future date. Discussion.
Catalina Festival of Art awards years’ top works
WEB1 day ago — Award winners included the prize for best Catalina Scene going to this year’s Festival of Art poster artist, Kymberlee Stanley. Stanley, a former resident of the island had spent months back here recently working on new Plein Air pieces around the island. Best in Show winner went to Linda Ikeda, a Long Beach based artist and former oncology ...
Kayaks cleanup shipwreck debris | The Catalina Islander
WEB1 day ago — For the Islander. -. October 4, 2024. Courtesy Photo Avalon Harbor Master Orne Carstarphen brought his boat to assist the kayakers in hauling large debris from a shipwreck. Local groups hosted a kayak cleanup on Monday, Sept. 23 and together, the nine kayakers collected more than 1,000 pounds of …
Avalon city manager gets raise | The Catalina Islander
WEB1 day ago — The Avalon City Council on Tuesday, Oct. 1, gave City Manager David Maistros a pay raise this week. The council voted unanimously (with Councilmember Lisa Lavelle absent) to give Maistros a 5% merit increase. The raise takes effect retroactively effective Feb. 1 of 2024, according to the staff report.
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WEBThe Catalina Islander is a weekly community newspaper serving Avalon, Catalina Island (California), and its mainland friends. Rooted deeply in our community for nearly a century, The Islander has been continuously published since 1914.
Hispanic Heritage Celebration in Avalon | The Catalina Islander
WEBSep 27, 2024 — The City of Avalon and Love Catalina joined forces to commemorate Mexican Independence Day on Sept. 16 with a vibrant celebration. The event honored the country’s struggle for independence, sparked by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla’s “Grito de Dolores” in 1810. The festivities kicked off with a mass at St. Catherine Church, led by ...
Catalina Islander | The Catalina Islander
WEBThe Catalina Islander is a weekly community newspaper serving Avalon, Catalina Island (California), and its mainland friends. Rooted deeply in our community for nearly a century, The Islander has been continuously published since 1914.
Welcome newest island residents - The Catalina Islander
WEBMar 25, 2022 — West End bald eagle couple hatch three young eaglets. News reports and the webcam that documents the lives of Catalina Island’s bald eagles, named Thunder and Akecheta, show that the pair of eagles are now parents to three small eaglets, which hatched last week. Thunder and Akecheta are part of a …
Catalina Island to again be jazzed up for October
WEBOct 8, 2021 — After missing 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the internationally recognized Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival returns to the Avalon Casino stage for the next two weekends, Oct. 14-17 and again from October 21-24. The JazzTrax festival was founded by Good 34 years ago. “We are all very happy …