Catalina Island, February 9, 2017 – The City Council passed an ordinance to raise the wharfage fees for cruise ships at its February 7, 2017, meeting. The current wharfage fee, $2.50 and is imposed on 80 percent of the… Read More
By Judy Hibbs Avalon, Califronia, February 9, 2017 – In March 2016, Jason Paret, Catalina Island Medical Center CEO, contracted with Press Ganey, an industry leader in measuring and evaluating hospital performance, to know “what we do well and… Read More
By Laura Mecoy, Catalina Island Conservancy AVALON, February 9, 2017 –The youngsters eagerly hiked nearly three miles roundtrip to Catalina’s Ben Weston Beach, frequently stopping on the trail to ask about plants and bugs and how they fit into the Island’s… Read More
Catalina Island, January 6-8, 2017, – Ten Island residents, together with their friends and family joined with 75 Rotarians from throughout Southern California to make an annual trek to Ensenada. Rotary clubs are known for their global charity work… Read More
By Shannon Hill CIMC Foundation co-chair Avalon, Catalina Island, January 26, 2017 – The Catalina Island Medical Center Foundation will be returning to the red carpet on Sunday, February 26, 2017, for its annual An Evening with Oscar fundraiser. The… Read More
January 23, 2017, AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND – The Catalina Island Museum invites kids of all ages to a marionette show and movies during First Fridays at the Museum, February 3, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Each month the Catalina… Read More
Women of Avalon joined estimated 330,000 to 680,000 participants in the Women’s March in Washington DC (estimated by Erica Chenoweth, a professor at the University of Denver and an expert on nonviolent protest), on Saturday, January 21, with their own… Read More
The AHS Varsity Cheer Team was working tirelessly all summer and throughout the year to raise funds to be able to purchase new uniforms, with the hopes of eventually phasing out the uniforms they have been using for 20-plus years…. Read More
JANUARY 9, 2017, AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND – The Catalina Island Museum has reached a major milestone this week by announcing it will present an exhibition of works by internationally renowned artist Dale Chihuly. The exhibition, Chihuly at the Catalina Island… Read More
Catalina Island, January 5, 2016 – The Lady Lancers basketball program had an opportunity to go to San Francisco, December 28-31, and challenge themselves at the largest tournament on the west coast, the Maxpreps West Coast Jamboree. There… Read More