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		<title>Letter to the Editor: May 16, 2025</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catalina Islander Readers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 19:14:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We at Catalina Island Humane Society would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to the incredible businesses and generous individuals who donated products, services, and time to support our fundraiser at the recent Catalina Island Arts &#38; Crafts Festival. (You can find a scrolling list of all of our generous donors on our website) Your [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Catalina Museum Cinco De Mayo Celebration</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2025 19:26:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Catalina Museum for Art &#38; History is set to bring the community together once again with the Annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration. The festivities kick off on Monday, May 5, from 5 to 9 p.m. This year’s celebration will feature live music by island favorites Mariachi Las Catrinas and cultural performances by Ballet Folklorico Quetzal [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Jazz Angels Launch Catalina-Mainland-Connection</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:43:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Music project intended to unite youth thru music For the Islander The Jazz Angels, a renowned Long Beach community-based arts organization dedicated to empowering young musicians, and preserving jazz and heritage-based music, announced the launch of its 2025 Catalina-Mainland-Connection (CMC) Project. This initiative offers free music classes and performance opportunities to underserved youth ages 11-17 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sheriff’s Log: Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, 2024</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grayson D. Kline]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 18:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The following is the Avalon’s Sheriff’s Stations significant incidents report for the period of Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, 2024. All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Many people who are arrested do not get prosecuted in the first place and many who are prosecuted do not get convicted. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sheriff’s Log: April 25 to May 1, 2024</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Grayson D. Kline]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 18:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The following is the Avalon’s Sheriff’s Stations significant incidents report for the period April 25 to May 1, 2024.All suspects are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Many people who are arrested do not get prosecuted in the first place and many who are prosecuted do not get convicted. April 26 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Local water rates to increase</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[If you are on Catalina Island, your water bill will go up, most likely in March. That was the news from Southern California Edison representatives who spoke at the Feb. 20 Avalon City Council meeting. Background Ryan Stevenson, SCE, the water rate case manager for Catalina, told the council that Edison filed the application for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>2024 A big year for first time cruise ship visits</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2024 23:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 2024 series of cruise ship visits, will look different than any year prior, due to big changes in various cruise line itineraries and ships porting on the west coast. In 2024, Avalon will welcome an unprecedented five inaugural visits, one of which, The Seaborn Sojourn, has already taken place. In addition, Celebrity Cruises, Carnival [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letters to the Editor: published Dec. 15, 2023</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catalina Islander Readers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 18:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Offended by New York Times article Editor’s note: The author of this letter originally sent it to the New York Times. The author sent a copy of the letter to the Islander. I am writing about the New York Times article, “The Plan to Save a California Island: Shoot All of the Deer.” As a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Longtime Avalon residents say goodbye</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Dec 2023 00:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[In late 1992 the Macktal family decided to relocate from Orange County and raise their young family in Avalon. Having visited the island multiple times as a young married couple in their own boat, it seemed an ideal place for their young children to grow up. John and Doreen raised their children in a home [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Lancer boys basketball prepares for season</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Coach Steve Hall]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2023 22:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon Boys Basketball season is upon us and our local high school hoopsters are working hard in the gym to get ready for their opening games of the season. Last week we got things started with a double header scrimmage against First Baptist. The Lancers played sloppily in both games, but showed good effort. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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