Council to appoint someone to fill vacant seat
Council to name Pam Albers’ successor at next meeting. New member would hold position until March 2020 election
Avalon Council Member Pam Albers dead at 62
Avalon Council Member Pamela Albers died unexpectedly Sunday
at a hospital in Torrance. She was 62.
“We are absolutely devastated,”...
Airport in the Sky returns to grandeur
It some ways, as Philip Wrigley’s original 1940s era silver
and blue DC-3 propeller airliner made a breathtaking fly-over of the island and
ACE...
Charles Phoenix to present ‘Catalinaland’ slideshow tour
The Catalina Island Museum will welcome retro pop culture humorist and author Charles Phoenix to the stage of the historic Avalon Casino...
Avalon football shines at national camp
Two of Avalon high school’s football players, Jose Gomez and
Adalberto Martinez, travelled up to Oakland recently, to participate in one of
the nation’s...
Mentor makes another generous donation to Catalina Kid Ventures
Carlene Malin of Yucca Valley and Montana once again
travelled to Avalon to support the pre-school here.
“Catalina Kid Ventures...
6,000 Fennie Grant well used in Avalon
The $6,000 grant from the Fennie Foundation (through the Long Beach Community Foundation) to the Avalon Friends of the Library, culminated in...
SHERIFF’S LOG – May 8 to May 14
May 8
• Deputies detained a 16-year-old
juvenile for a truancy violation. The
juvenile was supposed to be in school.
The juvenile...
Spirit of Wrigley returns to Catalina
In a dramatic ceremony worthy of Catalina Island’s rich history, a vintage airplane carrying the daughter of William...
Marines practice construction on ‘island in the Pacific’
Last week’s celebration marking the completion of Catalina’s decaying 77-year-old airport runway turned out to be the celebration of much more than...