Lions present top award to Mel Dinkel
About 40 Avalon Lions Club members and their significant others gathered at the Catalina Yacht Club to close out the year’s activities with their...
Good year for Unloved Gift Shop
As we enter 2013, the Avalon Hospital Auxiliary Unloved Gift Shop has continued its history of making a meaningful contribution to the Catalina Island...
Catalina Year in Review 2012: December
Pro football comes to Island
The inaugural Catalina Kickoff Classic pro-football game featured the Coyotes against the SoCal Elite at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec....
Catalina Year in Review 2012: November
Radio Shack store moves
Julie Bovay got settled into the new location for her Catalina Radio Shack store that was housed in Cricket Alley on...
Catalina Year in Review 2012: October
Buccaneer Days
The last weekend in September showed a spike upward in the number of visitors to Catalina, according Wayne Griffin, president and CEO of...
Catalina Year in Review 2012: September
Outriggers cross the channel
The Catalina Channel Crossing, U.S. Championship Outrigger Canoe Race, was held Saturday, Sept. 8 and Sunday, Sept. 9.
On Saturday, the women...
Catalina Year in Review 2012: August
Chamber honors Catalina Express
Catalina Express won the Harvey Cowell Award of Excellence for the “Free Pass on Your Birthday,” promotion. The award recognizes a...
Catalina Year in Review 2012: July
Fourth of July days of fun
Fourth of July was a multi-day holiday weekend in Avalon. The town started filling in preparation for the Independence...
Catalina Year In Review 2012: June
Conservancy CEO resigns
Catalina Island Conservancy announced its chief operating officer for the past eight years, Mel Dinkel, has resigned.
Dinkel, whose job performance has been...
Catalina Year In Review 2012: April and May
Pebbly Beach Road project
The California Coastal Commission unanimously approved a permit for the Pebbly Beach Road mitigation project on April 11.
The permit would allow...
