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Friday, August 23, 2002
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This year's 12th annual
"Friendly Marlin Tournament" is
coming to Avalon Bay Aug. 26-
27. All boats will begin at 6:00
a.m. on Monday, Aug. 26 and
finish at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug.
27. The clock on top of the
Avalon Harbor Office is the
official time. All participants are
required to complete a release
and assumption of risk form
which will be available at the
captains' meeting this Sunday at
the Landing Bar and Grill at 6:00
p.m.
Over the last 1 1 years the
Church Mouse Marlin
Invitational has raised $240,000.
This tournament is one of the
largest and most popular non-
profit events on the island. All
proceeds benefit youth programs
from Avalon to the Isthmus.
C'rm~ Mou~ Marlin ~nds: have~
provided supplies for Avalon
School and Avalon Christian
School, books for the Avalon
Library, senior scholarships,
support for the Performing Arts
Foundation, football, golf, track,
basketball and baseball
equipment, the kids fishing
program, help with the
playground at Two Harbors, and
much, much more. Last year's
event alone raised $49,000 for
the youth of Catalina.
The winners last year were
Swansong 3rd place (159 lbs.)
with Capt. Rex Cotter and Angler
Steven Toland, Capt'n Jake 2nd
place (177 lbs.) with Capt. Lou
Medina and Angler Barrie
Harnett, and Fire Hatt 1st place
(199 lbs.) with Capt. Chuck
Wilson and Angler Linda Wilson.
which entitles you to three team
members (including the captain),
dinner tickets, hats or visors, tee
shirts and pins. Each additional
member is $75. Member packets
with these items will be available
on Saturday and Sunday before
the tournament by the vessel
"Oasis" at mooring 231 or on
Monday at High Tide Traders.
Additional tee shirts, tanks,
visors and hats, will be for sale at
the Landing, but they go fast!
Ken Putnam will provide hors
d' oeuvres during the first event
of this year's tournament, the
captains' meeting. It will take
place at the Landing Bar and
Grill on Sunday at 6:00 p.m. All
team members are encouraged to
attend and can enter in a chance
to win the Captains' Meeting
Entering this non-profit Raffle. On Monday, Aug. 26 at 6
toum~mefit costs $5OO~r boat the tournament will
officially begin. Tournament
control "Oasis" will be on
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Board member Pat Marrow, scholarship recipient Margery
Williams, board member Merrlea Reid and Mayor Ralph Morrow.
and mainland careers. Proud
parent Teri Misafiris has lucked
out and managed to keep her
daughter Margery relatively
close. Margery is moving to
Belmont Shore and will be
attending Long Beach State.
Margery Williams is this year's
Sophie Tarbuck Scholarship
winner.
Those who had the pleasure of
knowing Sophie Tarbuck know
Last year's Church Mouse Tournament 1st place winners. Captain
Chuck Wilson and Angler Linda Wilson.
channel 71. Each team should great food. The perpetual trophy
tune-in for fish updates and radio will be on display at the front
prizes. On your way in with aentrance. Door prizes will be
fish, call Carol on channel 71 so awarded and "lies will be told!"
she can take your pict~ at the Make your dinner reservations by '
pier. At 6 p.m. come to Steve's calling 510-0333.
Steakhouse for cold drinks and continued on page 6
Sure the weather is great, family
reunions are being celebrated,
and business is good, but this
time of year is a very sad time of
year for some island residents.
Especially parents and those
involved with the many youth
programs which are here on the
island. This is the time of year
when so many of the young-
adults you've watched grow-up
leave the island to pursue college
the love she had for children.
Sophie was, to say the least,
"very involved." She
volunteered countless hours of
community service with an
emphasis on Catalina's youth.
Sophie was known for so many
contributions it's hard to name
them all. You either knew her as
the "bidding queen" of the
preschool auction, honorary
member of the Lions Club, or for
her Thanksgiving and Christmas
baskets. Sophie also bartended
the annual Laughlin bus trip,
sponsored the youth basketball
program, and delivered food to
the needy. The Sophie Tarbuck
Scholarship Award was
established in January 1999
during the time when Sophie was
fighting brain cancer. Her last
birthday was spent at the hospital
where close to 200 people
gathered to sing happy birthday
to her. It ended with 15 minutes
of clapping and not a single
person who didn't shed a tear.
Margery Williams has lived on
the island her entire life and
would like to become an
elementary school teacher. She
has been chosen by the 12 board
members of the Sophie Tarbuck
Scholarship Award for "being an
extremely special student with
lots of community involvement."
Margery is very athletic, she
played basketball and softball all
four years in high school as well
as cheerleading. She played a
couple years of volleyball and
also tried golf. Margery has been
league MVP, team MVP, and an
active coach for the Junior
Fastpitch League. All while
maintaining a 3.7 GPA
throughout high school and
serving on the Torqua yearbook
staff. Teri knows her daughter is
a great student and will do well in
college, "I love you so much and
you have made me so proud.
You have become an exceptional
young lady," said Margery's
misty eyed mother.
Octopus in Catalina waters
on Channel 49 Aug. 26-30
Catalina Cable TV will be airing 30-minute video footage of
octopus taken In Catalina waters. This video is part of a earlea
called "Dive Dry with Dr. Bill," created by Dr. Bill Bushing. An
upcoming segment will include the giant Black Sea Bass
which are returning to Catalina waters. Tune-in to channel 49
at 10 s.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays Aug. 26-30.
