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Final Church Mouse puts it past the $1 Million mark

The results for the 23rd and final Church Mouse Marlin Invitational tournament. The event, which has been organized and run by Bob and Carol Butte...

Mysterious Island: The Ghost In The DC-4

With this issue, we have the strange convergence of three events:  Halloween, Day of the Dead and the Catalina Air Show. So what better Mysterious...

Air Show takes flight this weekend

The skies above Avalon fill with a variety of aerobatic and historic aircraft as part of the Second Annual Scheyden Catalina Air Show. Although scheduled...

2030 is deadline for new hospital

The state government has given hospitals throughout California until 2030 to upgrade their facilities or build new hospitals to meet earthquake safety standards, according...

Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Seminar

The Affordable Care Act is here.  Chuck and Tom Martin will give educational seminars to Islanders on what Obamacare means for individuals, families and businesses....

Lt. Col. Jon Huggins to be Catalina Air Show announcer

Lt. Col. Jon Huggins to be Air Show announcer In an encore presentation, the announcer for the 2013 Scheyden Catalina Air Show will once again...

Mysterious Island: A Man, A Plan, A Canal: Two Harbors!

From our “Catalina History That Never Was” Department comes a little-known and nearly unthinkable (these days) episode in Island lore. As you may have surmised,...

Rare oarfish found at Toyon Bay

An 18-foot long, deceased oarfish that washed ashore in Avalon on Sunday, Oct. 13, caused a stir among the island’s scientific and naturalist communities...

Avalon to seek new hospital

Avalon needs a new hospital building, according to a member of the Avalon Municipal Hospital Board of Trustees. He estimated the project would cost...

Catalina Museum explores last 100 years of Avalon

The centennial of a city is cause for celebration and reflection. To commemorate this milestone, the Catalina Island Museum will showcase some of Avalon’s most...