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New course record set in 33rd annual Catalina Marathon

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010- Browse more articles by: Pacific Sports
AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND - Under near perfect conditions and sunny skies, the 33rd annual Catalina Marathon introduced a new course record set by female winner Heather Fuhr with a time of 3:07:00.The "Number 1 Off Road Marathon" course did not disappoint this year; the 23 miles of trail were hard and fast with spectacular views of the ocean and even a few buffaloes. This unique event allows athletes an "inside look" into the interior of historic Santa Catalina Island, running from Two Harbors to Avalon across a mostly uninhabited landscape.
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New Avalon Animal Clinic to Open Its Doors

Capstone Contributions for Equipment Will Allow New Animal Clinic to Open Its Doors
Tuesday, March 16, 2010- Browse more articles by: Animal Hospital of Catalina
AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND - Over the past year and a half, the Island community has generously pitched in to research, plan, build and equip a new clinic aimed at serving the health needs of Catalina's 1,000-plus pets and varied collection of wildlife. As in many Avalon-sized communities, a limited clientele was simply insufficient to support a fully private veterinary practice. So, for four-and-a-half years, Dr. Richard and Anney Denney, partners in the Animal Clinic of Catalina, worked in just 300 square feet lacking not only adequate space, but also equipment used for diagnostics and treatment.
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13th Annual Rubber Ducky Derby

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010- Browse more articles by: Kids at Play
AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND - Sunday, April 11, marks the 13th Annual Rubber Ducky Derby.  This fundraiser takes place down at South Beach and draws hundreds of spectators and participants.  Pre-purchased ducks can check in for their heat between 9:00am and 11:30am, and the event kicks off at High Noon with the extra large Corporate Ducks racing first.  The hundreds of individual ducks will then race to shore in two heats and culminates with the top ten fastest race ducks battling it out for the title of top race duck.
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Signs and Symptoms of Drug Abuse Workshop

Tuesday, March 16, 2010- Browse more articles by: CHOICES
AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND - St. Mary Medical Center and the Disaster Resource Center will be hosting a Drug Abuse Workshop in Avalon. It will be held in conjunction with their Catalina Disaster Training weekend. The workshop will cover the signs and symptoms of Designer Drugs (Ecstasy/Ketamine/GHB/prescription drug abuse).
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Avalon City Council Agenda March 16, 2010

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010- Browse more articles by: Avalon City Council
AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND - AVALON CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010
7:00 P.M. - CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
410 AVALON CANYON ROAD, AVALON
And 226 HONDO SECO ROAD, TAOS, NM
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Californians to Protect Local Taxpayers and Vital Services collecting signatures in Avalon

Thursday, March 11, 2010- Browse more articles by: Assorted Sources
AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND - Californians to Protect Local Taxpayers and Vital Services will be collecting signatures throughout Avalon to qualify the Local Taxpayer, Public Safety and Transportation Protection Act for the November Ballot. Coalition partners will hold signature gathering events at high-activity/visibility sites such as a grocery store, park, farmer's market, etc.  Council members, supervisors, public safety representatives, city managers, county staff, city employees, chamber members, family members - anyone who wants to be there are encouraged to volunteer their time.
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Catalina Island Stakeholders Unite to Address Edison's Proposed Sale of Water and Gas Utilities

Thursday, March 11, 2010- Browse more articles by: Catalina Consortium
AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND - Recently, Catalina Island stakeholders have created the Catalina Island Consortium to better understand the implications of Southern California Edison's desired divestiture of the island's water and gas utilities. The Catalina Island Consortium consists of the City of Avalon, the Catalina Island Conservancy, the Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce, the Santa Catalina Island Company, the University of Southern California, a representative of all of Catalina's youth camps and the Hamilton Cove Homeowners Association.
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Avalon Game Day

Thursday, March 11, 2010- Browse more articles by: Kids at Play
AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND - The Kids at Play Theater Group is taking a group of students to London in August, 2010. This event is a fund raiser to introduce the kids who are going and earn money to have an educational and memorable trip. Avalon Game Day is introducing the Avalon version of monopoly called Avalopoly! The game will be played with 4-6 players at each table and will be a speed version of the game. Winners advance to the final game to play for their very own Avalopoly Game complete with Sterling Silver game pieces that include a Casino, Buffalo, Sea Plane, Steamer and more.
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Health Fair will be held April 15

Thursday, March 11, 2010- Browse more articles by: Catalina Island Medical Center
AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND - Catalina Island Medical Center's 2010 Catalina Health Fair will be held on Thursday, April 15, in the Casino Ballroom. This year's fair promises to once again bring dozens of free and low-cost health screenings to the community, as well as a wealth of informational booths about a wide array of health issues and topics.
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St. Patrick's Day Party at El Galleon Restaurant

Thursday, March 11, 2010- Browse more articles by: El Galleon Restaurant
AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND - Join us for a St. Patrick's Day Party at El Galleon Restaurant Wednesday, March 17 from Noon ~ 11pm. We'll be celebrating the luck of the Irish all day with Happy Hour drink specials, a hearty selection of Irish lunch and dinner specials and live Karaoke featuring your all-time favorite Irish songs! 
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