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		<title>Clean up after your fur babies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are fortunate, on our little piece of paradise, to have a place for our canine companions to socialize and relieve themselves. Our dog park is small but heavily used by both residents and visitors. A question which arises about the understanding of what takes place in the dog park and elsewhere in town. When [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letters published Friday, Sept. 19, 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Honoring Dr. Denny The Catalina Island Museum is honoring Dr. Richard Denney’s commitment to animal welfare on our Island. We wanted to take this opportunity to convey our gratitude and appreciation for all of Dr. Denney’s efforts. For many years, Dr. Denney has been a close and essential partner to the Catalina Island Humane Society. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: May 16, 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 19:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We at Catalina Island Humane Society would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the incredible businesses and generous individuals who donated products, services, and time to support our fundraiser at the recent Catalina Island Arts &#38; Crafts Festival. (You can find a scrolling list of all of our generous donors on our website) Your [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letters to the Editor: published April 4,2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 22:42:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Farewell]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[We were so saddened to learn of Lolo’s passing. I’m sure you could fill every edition until summer with condolences and memories from those who were lucky enough to know him. Lolo and his friend Tony are featured in a chapter in my book, Flourish: People with Disabilities Living Life with Passion. It came out [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Wildfire Preparation and Collaboration</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Jan. 21, the Catalina Island Conservancy presented to the Avalon City Council on the proactive efforts it takes to mitigate wildfire risk across the 42,000 acres it protects. Though no amount of planning could fully withstand a firestorm fueled by hurricane-force winds like the Palisades and Eaton fires, the Catalina Island Conservancy works year-round [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Published Feb. 7, 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 20:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fire preparation here I think on everyone’s mind are the disastrous and unprecedented wildfires which occurred over town. We had a massive fire on Catalina Island in May, 2007. In October 2007, five scientists from the State of California Fish and Wildlife Department (CDFW) surveyed the fire damage on the island and published their findings [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Jan. 10, 2025</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 20:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thank you!! To the Avalon Fire Department, City of Avalon staff, L.A. County Sheriff Department and Southern California Edison. I know all of them must have been on high alert Tuesday with the high winds coming and the fire danger at “extreme”. When fires started popping up on the mainland I’m sure it even got [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: Remembering Lolo</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:51:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Walking from home to the post office to pick up the mail was only a 5-minute walk. Lolo’s shop was right along the way. The wife was never concerned that it would take me an hour or more to pick up the mail. She knew I would always stop in for a visit with my [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: published June 7, 2024</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 18:27:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thank you from ‘Just for the Halibut’ Thank you to all 35 anglers, sponsors, raffle prize donators, and over 100 participants who joined us for the 31st annual Just For The Halibut, Just For The Kids Fishing Tournament. We are proud to say that we raised over $10,000 that will be distributed to local youth [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter to the Editor: published April 26, 2024</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon High School Class of 2024 hosted a Golf Tournament Fundraiser April 13 at Catalina Island Golf Course. We would like to thank ALL of the businesses who donated to the raffle and those who also donated to the class: Catalina Island Museum, Leo’s Drug Store, Steamer Trunk, Chet’s Hardware, Catalina Express, Buoys and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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