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		<title>Personal experiences led filmmaker to Film Festival project</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 20:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Among the films coming to the Catalina Film Festival in late September, award-winning filmmaker, writer, and actor Landon Ashworth is bringing his most personal and affecting work yet with his directorial debut with the feature film “Go On.” Landon, a 2e gifted autistic storyteller and former test pilot, wrote “Go On” while processing the loss [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race rules them all</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 19:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Paddleboard endurance races have become a world-wide sport, but the return of the 48th Annual Catalina Classic Paddleboard race brings back the one that is referred to as the “Granddaddy of Them All.” The race returns to the island on Aug. 24 with some of the top racers in the world heading to Catalina to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Artists make a second excursion to Catalina</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 21:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A second group of artists gathered on Catalina Island recently to put their artistic skills to work on capturing the beauty of Catalina Island. The group’s visit was a joint venture spearheaded by artist Kymberlee Stanley and members of the Southern California Plein Air Painters Association (SOCALPAPA) a group that was formed about 24 years [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Run Catalina Island expands Title Sponsorship with Hi-Tec</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:05:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Run Catalina Island race series has announced a renewal of its partnership with title sponsor Hi-Tec. Hi-Tec will continue serving as the series title sponsor through the year 2028, ensuring the continued support and enhancement of Run Catalina Islands participants’ race experiences for the next three years. The expansion of the sponsorship comes after [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Recent sighting brings ‘big cat legend’ back</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 20:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A recent visitor to Catalina Island spotted an animal that seems to have revived the long-time island legend of a large black cat roaming the island. Retired firefighter Chip Prather, of San Clemente, was hiking near Fourth of July Cove in late May, when he spotted a large animal on an adjacent trail jump out [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Puffer given award for 42 years of service</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Longtime Catalina Island resident Walt Puffer was recently presented an award from the Los Angeles County Lifeguard Association for his 42 years of service as an ocean lifeguard. Much of his time as a lifeguard included working on Catalina, where he spent his summers living and working on the island that he would eventually make [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Lancers back in football semifinals</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 19:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Avalon High’s football team reached its fourth semifinal of the CIF-SS Playoffs in the past four years, with a 50-6 win over Hesperia Christian in the Eight-Man Division 2 quarterfinal on Saturday at Hesperia Christian. If the Lancers can win this week’s game, it will be their second trip to the championship game in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Late surge has Lancers in the playoff hunt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 18:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Staff Report After graduating eight seniors, the Avalon High football team figured it was in for a few growing pains as young players step into new roles. However, the Lancers have also dealt with a few real pains, with injuries adding new challenges. But after a three-game losing streak, the Lancers have won two of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Island Co. and Inland Boatman’s Union reach agreement</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 17:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Catalina Island Company and the Inland Boatmen’s Union of the Pacific reached an agreement following the Memorial Weekend strike on the Island. The Island Company and the IBU have issued the following joint statement: “By its nature, collective bargaining is a process of give and take. The Island Company and the Union bargained in [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Golf Club Championship</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 18:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Catalina Island Women’s Golf Club held their club championship tournament. In regular play there was a tie for first place between Teri Alexander and Trudy Saldana. An extra playoff hole was needed to break the tie. Teri Alexander is our club champion for the third year. Low net was Trudy Saldana and second low [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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