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		<title>Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday by the numbers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Aziz Inan  Marilyn Monroe, born as Norma Jeane Mortenson, on June 1, 1926, in Los Angeles, California, and died on August 4, 1962, in Los Angeles, was an iconic 1950s and early 1960s Hollywood actress, model, and ultimate “blonde bombshell” sex symbol whose legacy spans fashion, pop art, and film. Despite her immense fame [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tuna Club helps local groups</title>
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		<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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		<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>Guest Editorial: Healthcare on the Edge: innovation, equality and resilience in era of system strain</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 19:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Opinion by Merilee Kern, MBA Healthcare leaders across the country are confronting mounting pressure. AI integration is accelerating. Cybersecurity threats are escalating. Rural hospitals continue to close at troubling rates. Patient trust remains uneven. Infrastructure is aging. Reimbursement models are tightening.Much of the national conversation centers on scale. Larger systems. Bigger networks. More technology.Yet some [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A part of Catalina stories since 1968</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 22:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On any given morning in Avalon, before the shops open and the streets begin to fill, the harbor is already awake. Boats move quietly across the water. Lines are secured, luggage is gathered, and passengers begin to step ashore—some returning, some arriving for the very first time. There’s a rhythm to it, one that has [&#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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		<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>The Mermaid Doors have returned</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 22:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[One of Avalon’s most beloved and photographed landmarks has been given new life, blending old Catalina history with fresh artistic vision for a new generation of visitors. The iconic Marlin Club mermaid and merman doors — long considered a legendary photo opportunity for locals and tourists alike — have officially been reimagined and restored by [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sunset Bar &#038; Grill, Leave It To Leo Handyman get wins</title>
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		<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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