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Friday, August 11 2000
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Serving Catalina and its
Mainland Friends Every Week since 1914
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Bishop to
meet with local
Reverend J. Jon Bruno, Epis-
copal Bishop, Diocese of Los
Angeles, will be in Avalon
August 17.
He will be meeting with
members of the Episcopal
Church, or anyone else who
may be interested in establish-
ing an Episcopal Church and
Mission in Avalon.
Bishop Bruno will be hosting
a reception in the lower level
outside patio conference room
at the Country Club at 6 p.m.
Anyone interested is invited to
come.
by MARIE WHITrlNGTON an employee commuter programThe questionnaire then took up
survey, the idea of a commuter program
According to figures compiledThe first response validatedwhereby mainland residents
by the Catalina Island Visitors their suspicion that there would would commute to Avalon daily.
". Bureau and Chamber of Com-be interest in organizing a pro- 70 percenL,a,nswered yes they
merce, visitor counts this July far gra.m to brfia~, mployees to the would be interested. Only a little
exceeded August figures for sev- Island from overtown on a com- more than half of the respondents
eral years back, surprisingly, muting basis, said they would be willing to sub-
because August is tradition, ally To the question "Do you think sidize the cost of transportation.
the biggest draw for visitors, there is a labor shortage in Aval- Wayne Griffin, president and
A healthy economy, good on?" 90.9 percent answered C.E.O. of the Visitors Bureau,
weather, and a freely spending "yes." This was followed by thinks they have the nucleus of a
public, plus expanded efforts at "How difficult or easy is it for workable plan, which will require
marketing by the bureau, haveyou to find employees for your alot of fine tuning.
brought this about, business?" 57.6 percent answered The Catalina Express people
So, why aren't business own- "very difficult;" 36.4 percent said are interested in exploring the
ers smiling all the way to the "difficult." The majority answer- idea.
bank? Three words-scarcity ofing said they currently have jobs IF a reduced rate for boat fare
employees. Too many jobs on the available with no applicants, could be agreed upon, and IF
Island are going begging, These are not highly special- employers would be willing to
unfilled, and the reason is simple: ized positions requiring advanced subsidize the fare, and IF the city
no housing for employees, training, they are entry level jobs, of Avalon would reduce or elimi-
Last May the Visitors Bureau both for summer and year around, nate the wharfage fees, and IF the
held its annual planning session To the question "Do you think parking charges on the mainland
with the board of directors, and you might lose employees in the could be negotiated, THEN
decided to make this problem the near future because of a lack of maybe a solution could be found.
key issue to explore, housing?" 90.9 percent answered
Their first step was to send out affirmatively. See Commuter page three
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Lolo Saldafia, busy at his berber shop, always found time to
be a part of Avalon Kid Baseball.
After 41 years, Lolo Sal- attracts 90 kids on six teams
dafia is stepping down as head each season.
organizer of Avalon Kid Base- In addition to the regular
ball. season games, Avalon Kid
"It's time," Lolo said, not- Baseball players also partici-
ing that other people have been pate in an All-Star game with
wanting to take on his leader- mainland teams.
ship role. Special excursions such as
Lolo was key in organizinggoing to the back side of the
the program back in 1959. The Island and going to ball games
program has gained popularity at Dodger Stadium have also
through out the years and been popular with the kids.
80 71.0
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40
20
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A majority of respondents
supported the Idea of im-
porting employees from the
mainland, graph couaesy
CATALINA ISLAND VISITORS BUREAU
polP.ty to take over
the museum in September
The Catalina Island Museum is The then-owner of the Island.
at it again: During the month of William Wrigley conceived the
September the Museum will host idea to build a brick and tile
the Second Annual Catalina Pot- plant as it was too costly to bring
tery and Tile Extravaganza.building materials to the Island.
The museum has an extensiveThe plant would also provide
tile and pottery collection but it year round employment for
does not have the necessary space Islanders.
to display the entire collection. The month-long exhibition at
As a result, the month of the museum will also feature Sl~,~
September is dedicated to show- cial events. Artist demonstrations,
ing off this rich cultural history of historic walking and tram tours of
the Island. The entire museum the Islands decorative tile and
will be filled with its collection of guest speakers are just some of
pottery and tile as well as several the activities the museum has
special pieces from private col- lined up. A new book, The Art of
lectors. Catalina Clay Products, will also
Tile and pottery were manu-make its debut.
factured on the Island by the For a schedule of events, con-
Catalina Clay Products division tact the museum at 510-2414. The
of the Santa Catalina Island Com- museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
pany between 1927 and 1937.daily.
Tiles such al these found on the fountain in front
of Lao's
t