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	<title>For the Islander &#8211; The Catalina Islander</title>
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		<title>Celebrating Avalon Lancer athletics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:41:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On June 7, Avalon High School celebrated its annual Best of Blue Athletics Awards Night, one of the most anticipated traditions of the school year. The event brought together student-athletes, coaches, families, and community members to recognize the accomplishments, dedication, growth, and character of Avalon’s athletes. “One of my favorite nights of the entire year [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Volunteers dig into meaningful work on Catalina</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Restoring landscapes, improving trails and cleaning up the coastline are just a few of the Conservancy’s ongoing responsibilities. This work occurs across 42,000 acres of rugged Island land managed by the Conservancy, which relies on support from dedicated volunteers. At a recent Tuesday volunteer day, a dozen students with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Leave it to Leo Handyman wins league championship</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the Islander The final league game in the Catalina CoEd Softball League was played this past Thursday. Game one was between Sunset Bar &#38; Grill and Straight Up Builders. Sunset Bar &#38; Grill was up first and put up three runs off doubles from Julian Tejeda and Rosandra Hernandez, and a two RBI inside-the-park [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday by the numbers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Aziz Inan  Marilyn Monroe, born as Norma Jeane Mortenson, on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California, and died on August 4, 1962, in Los Angeles, was an iconic 1950s and early 1960s Hollywood actress, model, and ultimate “blonde bombshell” sex symbol whose legacy spans fashion, pop art, and film. Despite her immense fame [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>20th Annual Taste Around of Avalon</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority announced the winners of the 20th Annual Taste Around Avalon, held on Thursday, May 28, 2026. This year’s event featured 18 participating establishments showcasing a total of 34 food and beverage “Tastes” throughout Avalon. The 2026 event was the largest Taste Around Avalon in the event’s 20-year history, with more [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tuna Club helps local groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every August the Avalon Tuna Club Foundation hosts it’s Avalon Benefit Fishing Tournament and Auction. Over the years the Foundation has donated a total over a million dollars to various Avalon charity organizations.“We would like to thank the many Avalon businesses who donated items to our Benefit Auction,” Avalon Tuna Club Foundation President Doug Miller [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Leave it to Leo Handyman, Straight Up Builders win</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In game one of the Catalina CoEd Softball doubleheader, Leave it to Leo Handyman took on a short-handed Sunset Bar &#38; Grill. Grecia Conde started the game with a great catch behind the plate for the first out of the game. Leave it to Leo Handyman then rallied with two base hits and doubles from [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Guest Editorial: Healthcare on the Edge: innovation, equality and resilience in era of system strain</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Opinion by Merilee Kern, MBA Healthcare leaders across the country are confronting mounting pressure. AI integration is accelerating. Cybersecurity threats are escalating. Rural hospitals continue to close at troubling rates. Patient trust remains uneven. Infrastructure is aging. Reimbursement models are tightening.Much of the national conversation centers on scale. Larger systems. Bigger networks. More technology.Yet some [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A part of Catalina stories since 1968</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 22:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On any given morning in Avalon, before the shops open and the streets begin to fill, the harbor is already awake. Boats move quietly across the water. Lines are secured, luggage is gathered, and passengers begin to step ashore—some returning, some arriving for the very first time. There’s a rhythm to it, one that has [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Standings tighten in co-ed softball as third round of play begins</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 21:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The beginning of the third round of league play in the Catalina CoEd Softball League has the top three teams within a point of each other. Game one had Buoys &#38; Gulls taking on Sunset Bar &#38; Grill. Julian Tejeda opened the game with a double for Sunset Bar &#38; Grill. He later scored on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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