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		<title>Community Outpouring for PanCan Swim</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<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>Clean up after your fur babies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:53:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We are fortunate, on our little piece of paradise, to have a place for our canine companions to socialize and relieve themselves. Our dog park is small but heavily used by both residents and visitors. A question which arises about the understanding of what takes place in the dog park and elsewhere in town. When [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Catalina Island Health promotes breast cancer awareness with mobile mammography</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catalina Island Health]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Catalina is More Than Pink Walk &#38; Paddle event is Sept. 28 Courtesy of Catalina Island Health Catalina Island Health has partnered with Alinea Medical Imaging to bring mobile mammogram screenings to the island. The mobile screening unit will be parked on Crescent Avenue near the Bluewater Grill on Saturday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, Sept. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Avalon council introduces update housing rules</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon City Council introduced an ordinance updating the Municipal code for low and moderate housing and accessory dwelling units. The vote was unanimous. The resolution adopting the ordinance will return to the council at a future meeting for adoption. Discussion Contract Planner Kelly Ribuffo presented the staff report. (Due to space limits, the following [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letters published Friday, Sept. 19, 2025</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catalina Islander Readers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Honoring Dr. Denny The Catalina Island Museum is honoring Dr. Richard Denney’s commitment to animal welfare on our Island. We wanted to take this opportunity to convey our gratitude and appreciation for all of Dr. Denney’s efforts. For many years, Dr. Denney has been a close and essential partner to the Catalina Island Humane Society. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>New rules for short term rentals</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 20:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Avalon City Council recently adopted new rules for short term rentals. The vote was unanimous. This was a Consent Calendar item. Consent items are voted on collectively, without discussion, unless a council member pulls one or more items for further discussion. This item was not pulled. Mayor Anni Marshall asked the city manager to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>‘Bookies’ track Detective Stillwell</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 20:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Wendy Hein Part-time Islander, Wendy Gray Hein recently hosted the “Bookies” at her Avalon home on Clarissa to discuss Michael Connelly’s new book, “Nightshade,” which is set in Avalon. Book Club members utilized the Nightshade locations map from Steamer Trunk to tour all of the local places mentioned in Connelly’s book, including the sheriffs [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Catalina Island Health chief operating officer updates council on hospital</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles M. Kelly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Catalina Island Health’s chief operating officer had good news for the Avalon City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Tim Kielpinski said CIH had received its first Measure B payment in April and will receive another installment in January 2026. He said in July the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved two more $3-million awards [&#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>Film Festival to honor Ken Jeong</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[For the Islander]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 19:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 15th Annual Catalina Film Festival (CFF) has announced that actor, comedian, writer and producer Ken Jeong will be honored with the prestigious King of Comedy Award during the Fest’s Milestone Anniversary and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, September 27 at 7 p.m., held inside the Avalon Theatre at the iconic Catalino Casino on Catalina Island. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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