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		<title>Volunteers dig into meaningful work on Catalina</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Restoring landscapes, improving trails and cleaning up the coastline are just a few of the Conservancy’s ongoing responsibilities. This work occurs across 42,000 acres of rugged Island land managed by the Conservancy, which relies on support from dedicated volunteers. At a recent Tuesday volunteer day, a dozen students with the University of Nevada, Las Vegas [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Leave it to Leo Handyman wins league championship</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the Islander The final league game in the Catalina CoEd Softball League was played this past Thursday. Game one was between Sunset Bar &#38; Grill and Straight Up Builders. Sunset Bar &#38; Grill was up first and put up three runs off doubles from Julian Tejeda and Rosandra Hernandez, and a two RBI inside-the-park [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tuna Club helps local groups</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every August the Avalon Tuna Club Foundation hosts it’s Avalon Benefit Fishing Tournament and Auction. Over the years the Foundation has donated a total over a million dollars to various Avalon charity organizations.“We would like to thank the many Avalon businesses who donated items to our Benefit Auction,” Avalon Tuna Club Foundation President Doug Miller [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Leave it to Leo Handyman, Straight Up Builders win</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In game one of the Catalina CoEd Softball doubleheader, Leave it to Leo Handyman took on a short-handed Sunset Bar &#38; Grill. Grecia Conde started the game with a great catch behind the plate for the first out of the game. Leave it to Leo Handyman then rallied with two base hits and doubles from [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>March 2026 visitor count 33% greater than March 2025</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 21:46:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The March 2026 visitor count was 33% greater than last year at the same time, according to data recently released by Love Catalina Island Tourism Authority. Note that the information was revised on May 25. “March’s total arrival count was above the three, five and ten-year averages by 24.1%, 31.3% and 55.4% respectively. Cross Channel [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Standings tighten in co-ed softball as third round of play begins</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 21:37:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The beginning of the third round of league play in the Catalina CoEd Softball League has the top three teams within a point of each other. Game one had Buoys &#38; Gulls taking on Sunset Bar &#38; Grill. Julian Tejeda opened the game with a double for Sunset Bar &#38; Grill. He later scored on [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sunset Bar &#038; Grill, Leave It To Leo Handyman get wins</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:54:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Straight Up Builders took on Sunset Bar &#38; Grill in game one of the Catalina CoEd Softball League double header. Straight Up Builders started the game with a run, off three base hits. Sunset Bar &#38; Grill woke up in the third inning and put together four base hits, a sacrifice fly, a double from [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>City OKs utility rate study</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Following a public hearing, the Avalon City Council on May 19 unanimously adopted the rate study for saltwater, sewer, and solid waste fees. The study set the maximum rates that can possibly be set. The council will vote on the actual rates at the next meeting. According to the city clerk, Avalon received 23 written [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sunset Bar &#038; Grill and Buoys &#038; Gulls win</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 19:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sunset Bar &#38; Grill took on Leave it to Leo Handyman in the first game of the night. Leave it to Leo Handyman put two runs on the board in the bottom of the first from Robert Reyes’ over-the-chains home run. Sunset Bar &#38; Grill got on the board in the third with a three [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Historic El Encanto to reopen on Catalina Island</title>
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		<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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