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FRIDAY July 18, 2014
VOLUME 100, ISSUE 29
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Remembering Beaties
Pattie Boyd's life changed forever
when she met George Harrison
on the set of A Hard Day's Night.
She discussed it during the
Catalina Island Museum's 50th
• anniversary screening of"A Hard
Day's Night. See story, page 6
Water level decreases
another 3 acre feet
As of Thursday, July 10, the
Thompson Reservoir water level
measured 327 acre feet, a 3-acre
foot decrease from the Thursday,
July 3 measurement. Southern
California Edison has already set
Aug. 11 as the date for strict
water rationing to begin in Avalon.
Community Watch Meeting
A Catalina Community Watch
meeting, which is open to the
public, will be held Tuesday, July
22, from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. at the
Founders' Room (above US Bank).
Jack Dedrick Passes
Residents of Catalina were sad-
dened to hear of the passing of
long-time Avalon resident Jack
Dedrick on July 9. A Marine
Corps veteran of World War II
and former professional football
player for the Los Angeles Rams,
Dedrick was perhaps best known
locally for his numerous murals
located in various Avalon estab-
lishments.
On The Water
A famous grandfather takes a
fishing charter. Meanwhile, tuna
are being caught just off Catalina
Island's shores. See story, page 4
Art show to support new
charity foundation
The newly-formed Catalina Island
Foundation will hold an art show
and sale on Aug. 1 and 2 to raise
money for the community.
See story, page 4
Swimmer seeks a record
A heroic young swimmer from
New Jersey has her sights set
on Catalina Island to help her
become the youngest person to
successful complete the "triple
crown" of long-distance swim-
ming. See story, page 5
Sheriff's Log
Two San Diego cruise ship visitors
reported their wedding rings sto-
len from their room.
See story, page 15
CIMC discusses coverage
The C!MC is seeking expanded
coverage for Avalon workers.
See story page 15
Council
narrows
down its
priorities
Water and Pebbly
Beach Road among
city's priorities
BY CHARLES M. KELLY
IN SYNC: Celeste Alvaro, Alessandra Chavolla, Kayla Tejeda, and Chelsea Ramirez appear'in their fancy clothes for a summer evening in
downtown Avalon with the folks from CHOICES for a Lip Sync contest and Movie on the Beach, Photo by Carlos Martinez
Avalon players present 'Harvey'
Avalon Community Theater
ixenls
ductions, so to, Avalon has its
Director Sean
Brannock and team
offer up a classic
BY DENNIS KAISER
It's summertime and the living
is easy - especially on Catalina
Island.
Just as towns across America
are rolling out the garden variety
of small town performances in
the open air such as the many
Shakespeare in the Park like pro-
share of home grown talent and
entertainment.
From summer concerts at the
Wrigley Stage to the CHOICES
Lip Sync contests, the fun keeps
chugging along.
As the summer hits its high
point Avalon Community Theater,
under the direction of the island
city's own Bard, Scan Brannock
will roll out a production of the
famous story of "Harvey."
Get ready to attend the
show, July 25 - July 27, as, one
Harvey, Page 2
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND00 [
Water-related issues dominated
the Tuesday, July 15, Avalon City
Council goal-setting study session.
One council member proposed
making Pebbly Beach Road safer.
The meeting began at 4:30 p.m.
so the regular meeting could fol-
low the study session.
City Manager Ben Harvey
said the last council study session
had produced 25 goals to pursue.
Harvey suggested that each coun-
cil member choose his or her indi-
vidual priority.
The three-water-related goals
that emerged from the discussion
were: explore the creation of a
water district; identify fresh water
resources and explore water recla-
mation.
Water
Council Member Joe Sampson
said two reservoirs needed to be
dredged. Sampson has proposed
dredging reservoirs since taking
office.
As for pursing the water dis-
trict, Harvey said staff could come
back and present to the council the
pros and cons of creating a sepa-
rate government agency to control
water or having the city take over
Council, Page 11
Catalina's facts, folklore and fibs
This Week: Goosing
BY JIM WATSON
Editor's Note: Jim Watson is
the author of "Mysterious
Island: Catalina," avail-
able at Amazon, Kindle
and in stores in Avalon.
Before we get to the meat
and potatoes of this week's
column, I'd like to person-
ally extend an invitation to
you, Dear Reader, to attend
a short lecture I will be giv-
ing next month at the Western Mu-
seum of Flight in Torrance.
You see, in between writing for
this newspaper and managing a
small hotel and showing the movie
twice a week in the his-
toric Avalon Theatre, I
managed to produce and
direct an award-winning
documentary on the sea-
plane history of Catalina
Island.
In 2011, "Wings
Across the Channel" won
a Superior Filmmaking
award from the Las Vegas Interna-
tion- Watson, Page 8
The pranks and practical jokes of Catalina's seaplane pilots over the years were legendary.
(Photo courtesy Catalina Island Museum)
