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BY THERESA CUMMINGS
It appears the temporary relo-
cation of the Avalon Hospital
Auxiliary Thrift Store to a spot
behind the library has not harmed
business.
The common reaction of people
walking into the new location of
the thrift store, behind the library,
is "Wow, this is great!"
This response has been met
with great relief by the princi-
pals of the non-profit Avalon
Hospital Auxiliary. Initially,
some Auxiliary members were
apprehensive about the location
because it is off the main flow of
traffic within the city.
"This has been an incred-
ible experience," said Auxiliary
President Trecia Edwards. "The
Island Company not only reno-
vated the space for us, but moved
our large stock of inventory on
January 21st, without charge."
She continued, "The entire pro-
cess has encouraged us tremen-
dously."
As word spread about the new
location, more people are coming
to the store.
"At first I was concerned since
not many people were coming in,
but it has been a gradual increase
over the last several weeks and
is steadily increasing," Edwards
said.
In fact, quite a few cruise ship
customers have visited the store.
When one couple was asked how
they found the new location, they
replied that they always visited
the thrift store when they took
the cruise and they followed the
signs directing them to the new
location.
On the days the store is open,
a sign is placed on Metropole
Avenue. It was created by Claudia
Canby and donated to the thrift
store to direct potential customers
to the shop.
"This was a tremendous gift
to us, since it is important to let
the public know when the store
is open," Edwards said. "We
are currently placing fliers around
town so locals and visitors know
where we are and when we are
open."
Signs at the old location direct
visitors to the new location.
As with any new location, the
thrift shop faced various chal-
lenges.
The Animal Shelter, which is
next door, now accepts donations
for the thrift shop. The area can
become congested.
The donation area should be
processed daily to prevent con-
gestion and that work is currently
being handled by Edwards and
volunteer Gayle Tasca, who over-
sees processing donations.
Ultimately, the entire operation
comes down to volunteers.
"We always are in need of vol-
unteers and the reason we are only
open for three hours on Tuesday,
Friday and Saturday is due to a
lack of staff," Tasca said.
"The more hours we are open,
the more our organization can
provide funds needed to pur-
chase equipment for our hospital,"
Edwards said.
Anyone who would be inter-
ested in volunteering should stop
by the Avalon Hospital Auxiliary
Thrift Store during hours of oper-
Avalon Hospital Auxiliary
A banner sign in Avalon beckons patrons to the hospital auxiliary thrift shop's
new location. Photo by Theresa Cummings
ation. Current hours are Tuesday Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m.
from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., to 1 p.m.
STAFF REPORT
The first weekend of the month
Avalon Harbor served as the fin-
ish and then the start the next
day for two sailboat races spon-
sored by Shoreline Yacht Club
and Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club.
Valentine's Weekend we had 11
boats visit from Horizon Yacht
Club.
That holiday weekend had
warm, sunny weather and the har-
bor was busy.
After the weekend the National
Weather Service issued a Small
Craft Advisory that became a gale
warning and caused the cancel-
lation of the last boat on Feb. 19.
Only one boat ran the follow-
ing day with winds exceeding 36
m.p.h.
Weather and attendance were
good this year for the 32nd Annual
Avalon Harbor Underwater
Cleanup held on Saturday, Feb.
23. The event is very popular
with divers as it was sold-out in
October of 2012. This year, for
the first time, divers were allowed
in Lover's Cove. The Cove is
normally available to snorkelers
only.
Due to a forecast of Northeast
winds to arrive late on Feb. 23,
the patrol prepared the harbor by
moving all boats moored west of
the pier down toward the Casino
and removing all floats from the
pier. The northeast wind began
around 5 a.m. on Feb. 24 and
by 9:30 there were 4- to 5- foot
swells coming into the harbor.
Fortunately by noon the wind had
subsided.
On Feb. 19 several patrolman
participated in practicing heli-
copter rescue operations with the
Coast Guard. On Feb. 23, seven
patrolmen traveled to Two Harbors
for an all day training in First Aid
and CPR. The training becomes
invaluable as our Patrolmen are
usually first responders for rredi-
cal issues in the harbor and are
called to assist in many incients
close by such as on Feb. 15 when
Patrol assisted in treating two
trauma patients at the Metropole
Hotel.
February 2013 stats are as
follows:
People aboard boats--l,580
Vessels Moored--395
Vessels Anchored--2
Lost/Found Reports--0/1
Accident Reports--0
Average Temp, High--62
Average Temp, Low--50
Average Sea Temp--58
Rain--0.91
Moorings Sold/trans-
ferred-2Citations Issued--0
Discharges--0
Cruise Ship Passengers:
Inspiration (four weeks)--
9,595
Total Cruise Ship--9,595
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On behalf of the Machado family we would like to thank our friends, supporters, and the
entire community of Avalon for all your outpouring of love and support through this difficult.
time. With your generosity and acts of kindness that you all have shown our family, you have
comforted our heavy hearts in a way that will never be forgotten.
A very special thank you to the Santa Catalina Island Company and their amazing crew for
the use of the theatre and ballroom. We could not have had all of our friends and family in one
room without the use of your space.
We would also like to send our gratitude and our appreciation to Kathleen and Tim Bombard,
Ed and Joanna Arnold and crew from the M restaurant for opening there doors and allowing us
to continue to celebrate Keenan's life with our family and friends two nights in a row.
You all have worked so hard and went above and beyond the call of duty to honor and
celebrate Keenan's life! Again, our family thanks all of you from the bottom of our hearts and
we are so proud to call this special town of Avalon home! We remain to remember his smile
and his kind soul! Love, Keenan's Family
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