SERrING CATALINA & ITS MAINLAND FRIENDS
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FR,OAV November 7, 2014
VOLUME 100, ISSUE 45
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Water Level Update
As of Thursday, Oct. 30, the
Thompson Reservoir water level
measured 277 acre feet, the
same measurement taken on
Oct. 23. Catalina is currently in
Stage Two water rationing, which
requires residents and owners to
reduce usage by 25 percent.
Great American Smokeout
The US Surgeon General has
said, "Smoking cessation [stop-
ping smoking] represents the
single most important step that
smokers can take to enhance the
length and quality of their lives."
See story, page 2
Avalon Students Recycle
Some Avalon elementary students
have been sending used water
bottles to the mainland for recy-
cling to raise funds for a field trip.
See story, page 2
Cigarette Butts Are Litter
Our On The Water columnist
reflects on a commonplace but
seldom considered source of lit-
ter: cigarette butts.
See story, page 4
Sheriff's Log
Two golf carts were stolen last
week. Both were recovered.in a
matter of hours.
See story, page 4
Interact Club Cleans Up
The Avalon Rotary's Interact youth
service program helped clean up
after recent storms.
See story, page 5
Tenth Christmas Brunch Set
Look forward to celebrating
the Christmas season at the
lOth Catalina Ladies Christmas
Brunch on Saturday, Dec. 6 from
9:30 p.m. to 11:30 a.m. at St
Catherine's Parish Hall.
See story, page 6
Keep Island Wildlife Wild
This week's Conservancy Times
column advises the public against
feeding wildlife. The animals can
find their own food.
See story, page 11
Halloween Parade
A final look at the 2014 Halloween
parade. Zombies, movie heroines,
a frog and a nerd were on the
scene last week.
See story, page 8
Women's Golf Club
The Catalina Women's Golf Club
recently held the Avalon Big
Break Tournament.
See story, page 15
e
CHOICES hosts Avalon Schools Red
Ribbon Week celebration events
Speakers include
skateboarder
Preston Pollard
BY CARLOS MARTINEZ
On Monday, Oct. 27, Avalon
School started an awesome Red
Ribbon Week by displaying
posters and red ribbons all over
the campus and in classrooms on
the doors.
Red Ribbon Week is part of
a national program to-promote
drug awareness and discourage
drug use.
"The National Family
Partnership organized the
first Nationwide Red Ribbon
Campaign," according to the
Red Ribbon Campaign wesb-
site. "NFP provides drug aware-
ness by sponsoring the annual
National
Rhonda Kalish
Celebration.
Since its
beginning
in 1985, the
Red Ribbon
has touched
the lives of
millio-ns
of people
around the
world."
Posirlg with McGruff the Crime Dog are Avalon Schools students Elida Casillas, Sophia
De La Rosa, Kehila Hernamde, David Ramirez, Alyssa Fugueroa, Adirene Arellano, Sammy
Carrasco, Kayden Rubio, and Alesandra Chavolla. McGruff andthe children were celebrat-
. ing Red Ribbon Week at Avalon Schools. The purpose of the Red Ribbon campaign is to
According to www.redribbon.
org, children whose parents talk
to them regularly about drugs
are 42 percent less likely to use
drugs.
However, the website also
said only a quarter of teens
surveyed have reported having
conversations with their parents
about drugs.
promote a drug free society. Courtesy photo
Here in Avalon, there were
lots of fun activities the whole
week for all grades.
Elementary school stu-
dents got "Love Yourself: Be
Drug Free" coloring books and
a special dance lesson from
Santa Dominguez to the song
"Happy!" Middle School got to
create there own bookmarks.
The top three winners Evelyn
Chavolla, Erin Feagle, and Shane
Machado.
Middle School and High
School students signed a pledge
Red Ribbon, Page 6
Avalon
Lancers
end season
undefeated
Final game against
Pacific Lutheran ends
with a 49-0 score
BY MICHAEL FORCELLA
The Avalon High football team
won its final regular season game
last Saturday, Nov. 1.
It did this with a 49-0 win
against Pacific Lutheran, which
solidified, another league title and
another unbeaten regular season
with a record of 8-0.
Saturday's game was windy and
rainy, which caused some issues
for the Lancers, but they adjust-
ed well and gained their normal
momentum.
The Lancers offense started
rolling early in the game, racking
up 35 points by halftime.
Running back Jose Carmen
Silva became the offensive player
of the game and led the team with
12 carries, 119 yards and three
touchdowns.
Fullback Jerod Long followed
with two carries for 90 yards and
a pair of touchdowns.
Avalon's defense set a goal
halfway through the season: deny-
ing the collective opposition 100
points this season.
It easily did this as well. The
defense shut out all three of its last
opponents and allowed 76 points
this season.
Linebacker Jerod Long had 16
tackles to earn defensive player of
the game status. Linebacker Jose
Lancers, Page 10
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND'.
Catalina's facts, folklore and fibs
THIS WEEK: LAND OF 1rilE GIANTS
BY JIM WATSON
Editor's Note: This is the third
in a three-part series. Jim Watson
is the author of "Mys-
terious Island: Cata-
lina," available on
Amazon, Kindle and
in stores in Avalon.
Throughout the
history of North
America, tales abound
of the discovery of the remains of
abnormally large and even "giant"
pre-historic humans. While ar-
chaeologists shrug off such claims
as pure fiction, Photoshop jobs,
or perhaps the natural elongation
of normal human skeletons as
they settle over the course of
centuries, this phenomenon has
developed its own little cottage
industry within the realm_of
paranormal researchers.
In 1895, a burial mound
containing 20 skeletons "twice
as large as those of present-day
people" was discoverednearToledo,
Watson, Page I0
Legend says that portals leading into the Hollow Earth-including one supposedly on Catalina
Island-are guarded by a race of giants. (Artwork courtesy The Hollow Earth)
