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FRIDAY Dec. 15, 2017
VOLUME 103 ISSUE 50
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BRI[FS ....................................
City manager retires
City Manager David Jinkens
retires today, Dec. 15. Denise
Radde will serve as interim city
manager.
Water level update
The water elevation in the Middle
Ranch Reservoir as of Monday,
Dec. 11, was 657.4 feet above
sea level, according to Salina
Garcia, Catalina admin clerk of
Southern California Edison. This
equates to a storage c¢pacity of
725 acre-feet, she said.
Sheriff's Log
The weekly report on local crime
includes holiday crime preven-
tion tips, See story, page 2
All things scuba
The Fish and Game Commission
recently voted 4-0 to close the
red abalone fishery in 2018.
See story, page 2
Church group wins
Christmas tree contest
More than 50 community
members representing various
local non-profit groups gathered
at Overlook Hall last week to
compete in the third annual
Avalon Christmas tree decorat-
ing contest. Pearls of Christ was
announced as the winner of the
grand prize. See story, page 4
React in peace:
Marlene Demaris Watson
Marlene Watson, 81, passed
away on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017,
at her home in Santa Maria,
California, surrounded by her
family. Marlene was born on May
15, 1936, in Los Angeles, the
daughter of Keith and Francis
Sizelove. See story, page 5
Artist Mike Hart creates
Catalina-themed artworks
In recent months, the Catalina
Island Museum store has added
a multitude of new merchandise.
Handcrafted bronze sculptures
depicting Catalina's bison and
beloved sealion Old Ben are
among the most unique.
See story, page 6
'Competition Piece' on
school stage this weekend
This weekend, Friday, Dec. 15,
Saturday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m., and
Sunday, Dec. 17, at 2 p.m. mati-
nee, is your chance to support
live local theater as the Avalon
Theater Department presents
"Competition Piece."
See story, page 8
Pictured from left to right in the front row are Avalon Lancers basketball players Pablo Chavolla, Jose Gomez, Steve Hall, Allen Arneson and Sebastian Garcia. In
the back row from left to right are Angel Peguero, Javier Pegeuro, Cristo Hernandez, Ulises Zavala, Beto Martinez and Sol Vines. Courtesy photo
Lancer boys capture victory in season opener
Varsity basketball game away with 35 seconds left points, 49-39. However Avalon
on the clock, regained their composure and
team wins 53to41 Javier's younger brother, finished off with a 53- 41 vic-
against St. Michael's Angel, did an outstanding job in tory. When-they played well
his first game as a varsity point they played aggressively on
guard. He had 5 points, 5 steals defense and looked organized
BY COACH STEVE HALL and 3 assists and maintained on offense. When they began
FOR THE ISLANDER his composure throughout the to lose their lead they lost their
game. His sophomore counter- irktensity on defense and played
The Avalon Boys Varsity part, Allen Arneson, was a big sloppy on offense.
Basketball team traveled to factor in the game as well, most- There is a lot of potential for
Irvine on Thursday, Dec. 7, to ly on the defensive end. He had improvement and this week's
facethe St. Michael's Archangels l0 rebounds, 9 on the defensive practice will provide an oppor-
in their first game of the season, end, 4 steals and 3 blocked shots, tunity to prepare for the upcom-
Avalon came away with a 53-41 Junior Ulyces Zavala came off ing Catalina Classic which start-
victory behind the outstanding the bench and provided a great ed yesterday, Thursday, Dec.
play of juniors Pablo Chavolla spark in limiting playing time, 14. The Lancers will will play
and Cristo Hernandez and senior scoring 5 points and getting 2 a doubleheader on Friday, Dec.
Javier Peguero. Chavolla led the steals. This was a good start for 15, at 5 p.m. against Wildwood
team in scoring with 17 points a young team. and at 7 p.m. against Vaughn.
and also grabbed 5 rebounds After leading by a score of They conclude the tournament
and blocked2 shots. His partner 24-17 at halftime, the Lancers on Saturday at noon against
in crime, Hernandez, had 11 came out on fire in the third Wildwood. Come up and see
points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals, quarter and quickly jumpedthis exciting and talented young
Peguero scored 10 points and to a 47-21 _lead. Unfortunately Lancer squad compete for a
grabbed 12 rebounds. He also Avalon let up and the Archangels championship trophy in the 26th
hit a clutch jumper to put the came charging back to within 10 annual Catalina Classic.
From the Archives
Avalon Gets Water
From the Catalina Islander, Wednesday, April 2, 1924
Editor's note: This article Water! More water! Sweet
is part of an ongoing series of water!
reprints of historic CatalinaTo the agriculturalist and the
Islander articles. It has been edit- farmer of Southern California,
edfor space. "Rainmaker Hatfield" is a won-
derful man.
BY ERNEST WINDLE, EDITOR
Archives, Page 8
Wharf and beach in Avalon at the start of the 20th
Co. between 1900 and 1915
century.
to submit-
Ballot measure would
charge visitors $1 to
help pay for hospital
BY CHARLES M. KELLY
The Catalina Island .Medical
Center Foundation is expected to
submit petitions to Los Angeles
County today, Dec. 15, to put a pro-
posed $1 transit tax on the April bal-
lot. The money from the tax would
help pay for the construction of a
new hospital.
"We believe we have already
gathered enough signatures--the
petition has been met very posi-
tively by the residents of Avalon.
We are meeting tomorrow morning
to perform a final count prior to
submitting the signatures for certifi-
cation," said Shannon Hill, chair of
the Catalina Island Medical Center
Foundation. -
"We are meeting tomorrow
morning to perform a final count
prior to submitting the signatures for
certification," she said.
According to Hill, the Foundation
needs 10 to 15 percent of Avalon's
registered voters to sign the peti-
tion to qualify for the April ballot.
Avalon has until 2030 to build a new
hospital in order to comply with
state earthquake safety standards.
Hospital officials are currently plan-
ning a multi-million-dollar hospital.
The money from the proposed $I
transit fee would go to finance the
project. As of November, 676,550
individuals have taken cross channel
carriers to Catalina, according to the
Chamber of Commerce.
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