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		<title>Community Outpouring for PanCan Swim</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 21:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Photo by Nick Morrow The annual Pan CAN swim fundraiser enjoyed one of its best draws since the event began in 2017. Swimmers who take on the 2.2 mile swim, or even a shorter distance, elicit donations to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network for their efforts. This year the event raised the most money since [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>First-Ever Mermaid Festival offers day of activities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 21:11:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Catalina Island is diving into something brand new this fall: the inaugural Catalina Island Mermaid Festival, splashing into Avalon Oct. 25–26. The free, family-friendly celebration will transform Avalon’s waterfront into an under-the-sea playground of art, music, food, and &#8211; of course &#8211; mermaids. The festival kicks off Saturday, Oct. 25, at 10 a.m. along Crescent [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Come Join the PanCan Swim</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It’s not too late to participate in the annual Pancreatic cancer fundraising swim on Saturday, Sept. 20. Meet at Casino Point no later than 6:45 a.m. for a group photo and sign-up. The recommended donation per swimmer is $30. Swimmers are encouraged to gather friends to sponsor their swim and to join the Catalina Swim [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Catalina Paddlers Brave Ocean</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:06:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Dominik Haering At dawn in Oceanside Harbor on August 23, the air buzzed with anticipation. Colorful canoes, long and narrow with paddles laid across their hulls, lined the beach and the steady rhythm of Polynesian drums filled the air along with the scent of sunscreen and salty ocean spray. Laughter rippled through the crowd [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Outdoor Adventure Club wraps up summer fishing fun</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the past ten weeks, island kids have been gathering on the Green Pier every weekend to take part in the free Kids Fishing Derby, hosted by the Catalina Outdoor Adventure Club. The derby has been a place for youth to learn, laugh, and enjoy the simple joy of casting a line into Avalon Bay. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Newport Beach mayor to paddle from Catalina to Newport Beach</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On Friday, Sept. 13, Newport Beach Mayor Hon. Joe Stapleton will undertake an ambitious 30-mile paddle across open ocean—from Catalina Island to Newport Beach—in support of the Ben Carlson Foundation, which honors the legacy of the heroic Newport Beach lifeguard who gave his life saving another in 2014. Mayor Stapleton has been training rigorously for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Cherry Cove Concert</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 21:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 13th Annual Raft Up Concert returns on Aug. 31 in Cherry Cove. The concert starts at 4:30 p.m. with a special opening guest performance by Charlie Stockwell and Two Harbors grey boat Captain, Karl Matson-deKay playing a few original tunes to start things off. Starting at 5 p.m., Scott Grillo will be performing for [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon Harbor Report for July 2025</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Courtesy Avalon Harbor Department]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The May gray and June gloom continued into July, but I cannot think of an appropriate rhyming work to describe it! Suggestions welcome! The Fourth of July in 2024 fell on a Thursday, while this year the 4th fell on a Friday; however, this year saw less boats in the harbor; however the Harbor had [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race rules them all</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Staff Report]]></dc:creator>
		<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>Fishing Derby results for Aug. 8, 2025 Islander</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2025 19:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A total of 22 kids from Avalon, Santa Barbara, and Chicago joined in for the eighth fishing derby of the season on Wednesday. 10 and under most fish caught 1st &#8211; 10 yr. old Jonathan &#8211; 21 fish 2nd &#8211; 10 yr. old Will &#8211; 16 fish 3rd &#8211; 7 yr. Old Liv &#8211; 11 [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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