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		<title>Lancers make noise at league prelims</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve Hall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 20:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, April 28 four Avalon Lancer golfers traveled to Long Beach to compete in the San Joaquin League Prelims at Recreation Park Golf Course; senior Eduardo Zavala, junior Andrew Cruz, sophomore Cristian Montalban, and freshman Miguel Murillo. The day began with 26 golfers and cut to 16 after the first round. Zavala and Montalban [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Historic El Encanto to reopen on Catalina Island</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 19:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A beloved Avalon landmark is preparing to welcome the community back through its doors. Steven and Brenda Hoefs have acquired the iconic El Encanto building on Catalina Island and will reopen the storied Spanish-style property as a vibrant, multi-use destination on Avalon’s Crescent Avenue. For nearly a century, El Encanto has been one of the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A preview of proposed 2026-27 budget</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 19:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finance Director Matt Baker on Tuesday, May 5, presented a look at the proposed Avalon operations budget for 2026-27. The sewer, saltwater, and trash budget will be covered at a future meeting. What follows are highlights from the presentation. “We’re kind of giving you a sneak peek at where we’re at in the budget process,” [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon Beautiful names House of the Month</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 19:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon Beautiful board recently announced its choice for house of the month, tabbing 320 Claressa Avenue for the award. The house is owned by Denise and Gerald Motter. It was built in 1925 and bought by Kathrin MacDonald, Denise’s grandmother in 1935 for $3,500. Kathrin stayed in the home till she was 97 years [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Catalina Junior Golf Tourney a success</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three years ago Bill and Jackie Sewell, along with their son Ryan, decided they wanted to give back to the Avalon community for its commitment to junior golf in previous years by bringing back the Catalina Junior Golf Tournament, a tournament which had provided so many fond memories to their son Ryan, a former champion, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Major structure fire on Metropole</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:10:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon Fire Department put down a fire on Metropole Avenue on Tuesday, April 21. The Fire Department responded to the reported fire at 12:01 p.m., according to a notice posted on the city website. One structure was destroyed and one person suffered a minor injury, according to the notice. The area around the event [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mole project update</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Charles M. Kelly The City Council on Tuesday, April 21, authorized staff to request proposals for drilling services for a geotechnical study to support the project. The city manager was authorized to negotiate with the lowest bidder up to $150,000. The unanimously council approved the request. (Councilmember Michael Ponce was absent.) The council was [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>January 2026 visitor count up 23.4%</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[January 2026 saw an increase in 23.4% visitors compared with January 2025, according to numbers recently released by Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority. This year started with 59,217 visitors in the first month, according to Love Catalina Island (also known as the Chamber of Commerce). The cross channel visitor counts include 729 visitors to Two [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pet of the Week: Friday, April 24, 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:47:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This week’s Pet of the Week is Lily, who lives with Ann Vu. However, she is pictured here with Tania Castellanos. Lily turned 10 this year and is U.S. Bank’s mascot dog on Catalina, where all customers and locals adore when they see her at the bank.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Golf Trip to Reidy Creek</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Catalina Women’s Golf Club took a road trip to Escondido to play golf at Reidy Creek. It is a challenging golf course but fun. Elena, Anni, Paris, Carol, Lisa, Elizabeth, Cindy, Val, Judy, Nancy, Ellen, Ellen, Lee and Trudy were on the trip. We enjoyed the local restaurants and each other. We are already [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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