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3.) Banning Brothers
At approximately 8 a.m. Sat-
urday morning, three superbly
conditioned runners jogged into
the Two Harbors aid station, the
halfway point of this year's Lions
Club 50 Mile Benefit Run.
These three runners were the
leaders of the race, which had
begun in Avalon at precisely 5
a.m.
After downing a few cups of
Gatorade, water, a handful of
pretzels, banana chunks or
Gummy Bears, the trio reversed
course and began the second half
of this grueling run, perhaps the
most difficult 50 miler any long-
distance runner might attempt.
A total of 162 runners had
begun the race, according to co-
organizers Baz Holly and Paul
Mcllroy, with only a few drop-
ping out before the half-way
point.
Giving aid
Aid station coordinator Laura
McElroy, along with volunteers
Kitty McElroy, Maureen Oudin
and Karen Hartley, kept the run-
ners plied with refreshments,
nourishment and encouragement
for the ensuing four hours, as the
remainder of the runners trudged
into the Isthmus aid station.
The volunteers' effort will
generate donations from the ben-
efit to help support the Two Har-
bors Little Red Schoolhouse.
While the runners were endur-
ing the rigors of their physical
pursuits, another group of deter-
mined individuals were testing
the boundaries of their mental
abilities.
Twenty-two members from
California Technical Institute
were at the Isthmus for a week-
long brain seminar. Led by
Christof Kock, Ph. D the group
of doctors and doctorate students
of the biology division of Cal
Tech were attending a workshop
of the month
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Callie learned the meaning of TLC.
focusing on "attention and neuro-
circuits of the human brain."
The "brainstormers" stayed at
the Banning House Lodge and
dined at the Harbor Reef Restau-
rant.
However, contrary to local
rumors, their subject matter did
not include performing prefrontal
lobotomi~ on either Lodge man-
ager Jaclyn Farris nor General
Manager John Phelps as part of
their research. Their conference
results are destined ,for publica-
tion as an educational book, once
their research studies are com-
pleted.
Windy weather
Moderate northeast winds
developed in the Isthmus area
late Friday night, generating
bumpy, lumpy seas along "front-
side" coves.
Only about a half dozen ves-
sels were moored in the area and
they endured rough and tumble
conditions throughout most of the
night, before the winds abated in
the early morning hours on Satur-
day.
Isthmus Harbor~man
Ryan Kerr/Bombard performed
capably, responding to several
vessels requesting assistance and
initiating preliminary storm
response precedures for dock and
float removal.
Fortunately, the winds and
seas moderated enough to prevent
having to disconnect all floats
and docks and Saturday proved to
be another spectacular winter day
in paradise.
urch News
Church sermon from Exodus
This Sunday, Jan. 17, at Ava- begin at 10:30 a.m.
Ion Community Church Pastor The Sunday Night Live Youth
Ron Eroen will be teaching from Service will be held this Sunday,
the book of Exodus 20:7. This beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the
week's sermon is titled "Honor- TeenCenter. Youth in junior high
ing God's Name." and high school are invited to
There is Pre-service Worship attend.
and Prayer starting at 9:15 a.m. The Celebration Service is
and the Traditional Service will held on Wednesday. Worship is at
begin at 10 a.m. Nursery care is 6:30 p.m. and Bible study at 7
provided and Sunday school will p.m. Members are currently
studying the book of Ecclesiastes.
For more information or to
make an appointment with Pastor
Ron call 510-1889.
This the "Year of the Cat"was brought to Neva Jennings
for the Avalon Humane Society and with feedings every three
and the society's pet of the hours for about a month and
month is Callie the Calico. the tender ministrations of
She is a two and a half year Neva's dog Keesha, today she
old cat that was found in the is a healthy, loving cat and a
dump when she was about four prime example of what a stray
days old. cat can become with tender,
As an abandoned kitten, she loving care.
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