Soccer, hoops tourneyon Schedule
Three on three
basketball tournament
set for September 5
COURTESY CITY OF AVALON
.The city of Avalon is holding
registration for upcoming sports
programs.
Avalon Youth Soccer League:
Registration is open. Ages 4-14.
Evaluation day is Sept. 12. First
game is Sept. 19. To sign up or for
more information go to recreation.
cityofavaloncom.
3V3 Basketball Tournament:
Avalon’s first 3V3 Basketball
Tournament at Knabe Pa‘k on
Sunday Sept. 5. Will be play-
ing under FIBA 3V3 rules. Three
divisions 8-11 year olds, 12-15
year olds, and 16 and up. Grab
your team of four (three players
and a sub) and sign up at City Hall
or on Friday the Aug. 27 and Sept.
3 from 12 to 3 pm. at the courts.
It’s just $20 a team. Go to recre-
ation.cityofavalon.com for more
information.
Movies on the Beach: This-
Wednesday will be the last vIovie
on the Beach this Sumner on
South Beach. The city is going
all out showing “Frozen 2 on
their new, larger, inflatable movie
screen.
Movie to start approximately
around 8 pm. Come a half hour
early to participate in the Frozen
dress up contest, Frozen trivia
contest and sing-a-long.
Beach Bingo: Come play the
hottest ticket in town. Beach
Bingo on South Beach every
Tuesday and Thursday at 6 pm.
It’s just $1 a card that plays for all
10 games. Win local prizes from
Avalon vendors. Get there early
because the cards sell out quickly.
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ing on characters that are odd,
or different. She is hopeful that
live stage plays become a staple
among the Catalina Island enter-
tainment scene and that she’ll
have more opportunities to per—
form.
“Being on stage makes me
come alive,” Minuto said. “I
absolutely love it and I hope that
this comes across in my perfor-
mances.”
Avalon High student Eryn
Cassidy, 17, joins the cast, but
has been performing in theater
productions since the age of 7.
She started in Brannock’s Kids
and Play group and moved into
the high school productions and
now tackles her second part with
the community players group.
“I’m so excited to have this
opportunity,” Cassidy said.
Like Cassidy, Michael
Bergstedt began acting in the
Kids at Play productions at the
age of sevenffollowing in the
footsteps of his older brother.
He’s been acting in Brannock’s
productions ever since. Tim
McDowell, has lived on the
island for 20 years and works
in maintenance/facilities for the
Catalina Island Conservancy.
This will be his first perfor-
mance with the players.
Relative newcomer to the
island is Anna Gold. Gold lived
in Two Harbors a couple of years
ago, but left for about 8 months
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to Montana. She’s back, and “Destination Imagination.” She
while she hasn’t done a lot of
stage work, she has been per-
forming in other mediums.
After growing up in Illinois
farm country, she moved to
Chicago, where she studied and
performed with Improv g'oups.
She moved to Los Angees to
pursue acting and has landed a
few TV spot, including a voice
acting spot in the series, “Family
Guy” and some Spanish language
shows. This will be her first full-
length stage play, but she said
she is learning a lot about stage
productions and likes the way
the cast is coming together
“I like the timing and tie pac-
ing of it,” she said. “I thirk the
director is really good at inprov-
ing pace and the way it’s vritten
is really funny too.”
Constance Rux has trade a
return to the theater, in way,
a performing with her chuch
group as a youth. She was part
of skit productions at retirement
homes and special evens. As
a teen she was part of com-
petitive theater program, called
continued involvement in high
school and college, before mov-
ing into other work. This will
be her Second performance with
the Avalon Players and there is a
sense of returning home.
“I am thankful and blessed to
be part of this amazing group of
people, and to have theater in my
life again,” Rux said.
One face that is likely to be
very familiar will be that of
Avalon Library Manager Paul
Birchall. But this is nothing
new to him, as he spent plenty
of time on stages in his early
days. Notably, he performed in
a Chicago premier production
of Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off”
which ran for 300 performances
and won a local Tony Award for
best production and ensemble.
Birchall said that while he loves
his job serving the community
as the library manager, he is
delighted to be back on the stage
after about 25 years. ’
Fools has performances at 7
pm. tonight and Saturday, with a
4:30 pm. show on Sunday.
Brain health webinar
for California vets set
for Sept. 16.
Free webinar will
provide information
about memory
screening and
veterans benefits
COURTESY 0F ALZHEIMER’S
FOUNDATION OF AMERICA
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of
America will hold a free webinar
for California veterans and their
families on Thursday, Sept. 16
from 11 am. to 12 pm. to provide
them with information about brain
health, memory screenings and
veterans benefits. Individuals can
register for the free “Brain Health
Awareness for Veterans” webinar
at www.alzfdn.org/veterans.
Veterans may be at a higher
risk for dementia (based on their
military experiences. A traumatic
brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic
circumstances.
meeting will enable the City
Road.
horn while practicing seeial distancing.
Limitations.
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APN: 7480-033-028
PC #: 2765
Zone: Special Commercial
By: Rocio de la Cruz
Planning Administrative Assistant
PLANNING COMMISSION
crrv or AVALON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC ammo
August 25, 2021 at m p.rn.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Avalon Planning Commission will hold a
PUBLIC
HEARING to consider the following items at a special meeting to be held on
August 25, 2021
at m p.m., in the COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 410 AVALON CANYON ROAD, AVALON,
CALIFORNIA and as noted below due to the coronavirus disease 2019
(“COVID-l9”)
In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, if you need special
assistance to participate in this
meeting, please contact Denise Radde, City Clerk (3l0) 510-0220.
Notification 48 hours prior to the
to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this
metet'Ir'rdga (28
CFR 35. 102-31104 ADA Title II). All public records relating to an are
available for the public inspection at the time the records are distributed
to l, or a majority of all, members
of the Planning Commission. Such records shall be available at City Hall
located at 410 Avalon Canyon
Due to the evolving situation with COVID-19 and health recommendations from
Los Angeles
County Health Department, THE CITY OF AVALON‘S CITY COUNCIL and PLANNING
COMMISSION lvflEETINGS SHALL GENERALLY ONLY BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
REMOTELY. Except as setflmh below, the general public mqy attend the
meeting in the Council
Chambers; however, must adhere to social distancing requirements and wear a
mask or firce
covering at all times. The public is encouraged to watch and participate
from the safety of their
Council Chambers are open to a maximum 30 members of the general public.
Once the Council
Chambers reach maximum occupancy, the general public may participate in
Oral Communication
and address the Planning Commission on an agenda item in-person by waiting
in the City Hall
Court Yard and entering the Chambers one at a time at the appropriate time.
No one will be
admitted into the Council Chambers who is ill or exhibiting symptoms of
COVID-l9. All
individuals entering the Council Chambers must wear a mask or face covering
at all times.
Additionally, the general public may participate in Oral Communication and
address the Planning
Commission on an agenda item by providing comments via e-Comment.
The meeting can be viewed:
0n local cable: Catalina Broadband Solutions channel 3
Streaming Online: www.cigofavaloncom/meetings
‘Streaming on Facebook Live: www.facebookcomLQitinlAvalonOfficial
To submit comments using eComment, please follow this link:
Imps:llavalon.granicusideas.com
l. A Public Hearing for an application for a Transient Rental License and a
Coastal
Development Permit to allow the renting or leasing of a room or rooms with
or without
table boards for periods of fewer than thirty (30) consecutive days
duration (Transient
Rental — Section 9-6.60l(a) of the Avalon Municipal Code) in a unit
within a triplex at
356 Metropole Avenue (unit A). The project is in the Coastal Zone and is
subject to 3
Coastal Development Permit, which requires a public hearing and Planning
Commission
approval. The Flaming Commission will determine whether the project is
within the
300—foot appealable seaward area boundary. The project is Categorically
Exempt under
Section 15305 of the State CEQA Guidelines — Minor Alterations in Land
Use
Location of Project: 356 Metropole Avenue (unit A)
APN: 7480-03—2032
PC #: 2764
Zone: High— Density Residential
. A Public Hearing for an application for a Site Plan, Conditional Use
Permit and a Coastal
Development Permit to add a multipurpose room to an existing structure, and
construct a
bank of steel containers for storage, and 4 off—street autoette parking
stalls in a vacant lot
located at 225 Metropole Avenue. The project is in the Coastal Zone and is
subject to a
Coastal Development Permit, which requires a public hearing and Planning
Commission
approval. The Planning Commission will determine whether the project is
within the
BOO-foot appealable seaward area boundary. The project is Categorically
Exempt under
Section 15303(e) of the State CEQA Guidelines — New Construction or
Conversion of
Catalina Island Museum
Location of Project: 225 Metropole Avenue
Members from the Public who would like to address the Planning Commission
may appear at the public hearing
during the consideration of this item and state their opinion. Written
comments may also be submitted to the
Planning Department, attention Michael Parmer, Assistant City Manager, PO.
Box 707, Avalon, CA 90704,
prior to the Planning Commission’s consideration of the item.
Anyone may appeal any decision made by the Commission to the City Council.
To appeal, you must file a
written appeal, and include an appeal fee ofSI,027.00 with the City Clerk
within fifleen (15) calendar days of
such action. Any person challenging actions of the Plarming Commission may
be limited to issues he or
someone else raises in writing prior to or orally at the hearing. All
actions on Local Coastal Development
permits seaward of the appealable area boundary (within 300 it. of
established mean high tide line) may be
appealed by any aggrieved person to the Coastal Commission.
Posted:
Published:
stress disorder (PTSD) or being a
prisoner of war can all increase the
chances of developing dementia,
according to the US. Department
of Veterans Affairs. The risk of
dementia also increases as we age.
One in seven veterans ages 45 and
over report experiencing memory
problems, according to the US.
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention.
According to the state of
California, there are nearly 1.6 mil-
lion veterans living in California,
making it the state with the highest
number of veterans in the country.
“Teaching veterans and their
families about the warning signs
of dementia, early detection, steps
to reduce their risk and programs
available to them is a valuable ser-
vice to help those who served our
country,” said Charles J. Fuschillo,
Jr., AFA’s President and CEO. “We
invite veterans and their family
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City Hall: August 6, 2021
Catalina Islander: August 6, 2021
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