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Friday, March 7, 2003
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The Avalon Sheriff's Department welcomed Sgt. Ava Conn
recently to their staff. Before assuming her position in Avalon,
Conn was Branch Supervisor, Court Services for West Long
Beach Court and has been on the Los Angeles Sheriff's
Department going on 30 years. Asked why she applied for the
position in Avalon, Conn said "it's a lovely place to work,"
PhOtO by Dar Brown
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by Marie Whittington
It was 1639 when French
Philosopher Rene Descartes said
"The reading of all good books is
the conversation with the finest
men of past centuries" in his
Discourse on Method. That
continues to be true and reading
remains the key to open the
doors of knowledge and wonder.
Avalon School is blessed with
a library full of books to pique
the interest of all ages, from
kindergarten through high school.
The "Cat in the Hat," aka Librarian Donna Sharpe, reads more
into the story by taking on the famous character created by Dr.
Seuss. Photo by Marie Whittington
by Dar Brown
A joint meeting of Avalon
City Council and the Harbor
Commission last Tuesday
evening was a prolonged
discussion of the current
problems surrounding dinghies
and dingy docks. Congestion
continues to be a major concern
in Avalon Bay.
Harbor Master Brian Bray
conducted a survey of boaters
using the harbor and summar-
ized the results for the Harbor
Committee. Some 41 suggestions
were received.
Because,
according to
Bray, space in
the harbor is at
a premium.
'q'he solution is
not to build
more docks,"
stated Bray, Brian Bray
"because that Harl~rMastor
would, simply
