Sheriff’s Log: March 18 to March 25
The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of March 18 to March 25.
“It is important to note that...
‘Wish Kid’ visits Catalina Island with her family
Several local sponsors in conjunction with the national non-profit Kids Wish Network, have helped make a wish come true for a seriously ill Northern...
Catalina Island tall ship sold to Caribbean company
The legendary tall ship Tole Mour, which graced the waters around Catalina Island for many years, has been sold to a windjammer charter company...
Mysterious Island: Dead men tell no tales
Where would you bury a treasure on Catalina Island?
If you had millions of dollars worth of gold, silk, ivory and gems and you had...
Sheriff’s Log: March 11-March 17
The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of March 11 to March 17.
“It is important to note that...
Stage three water rationing possible after summer
Stage three water rationing in Avalon is expected to occur as early as August and as late as October of this year, according to...
Mysterious Island:CATALINA BY BLIMP
Put a beautiful island off the coast of any continent and the inhabitants of that continent will invent all manner of means of getting...
Invasive seaweed adds to sea lions’ woes
There’s a life-and-death battle playing out just beneath the waves around Catalina and, for that matter, most of Southern California.
The sea lions are losing...
Conservancy Times: Acorn woodpeckers common on Catalina, but uncommon in lifestyle
The Acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a very common bird on Catalina. Unlike so many of the Island’s birds that do their best to...
Mysterious Island: NAMESAKES OF THE WAVES
It was one of those eyeball-rolling moments I frequently experience when doing any sort of Internet research concerning Catalina Island. You know what I’m...
