Archive for December, 2007


Simple pleasures, far from Iraq war (Catalina island)

Los Angeles Times - Salee Allawe, a 10-year-old Iraqi girl who lost both legs last year in what her family said was a U.S. air strike on the outskirts of Baghdad, and her father, Hussein Allawe Feras, show their joy during a visit Monday to Santa Catalina Island. Salee Article Info

Los Angeles Weekly - In May 2007, Marrone predicted within half an hour the time at which the roaring 40-foot-tall wall of fire on Catalina Island, fueled by winds and brush, would reach Avalon and its 3,200 residents. Hundreds of residents and tourists were loaded onto Article Info

Chicago Tribune - From 1921 to 1951 — with just a short break during World War II — the Cubs trained on Catalina Island off the coast of Los Angeles. Owner William Wrigley Jr. favored the island as a vacation getaway and a real-estate investment. What position was Article Info

Catalina island - 15 places to visit to see California like a native


Record Searchlight - Ada, Santa Catalina Island Call it the Hearst Castle alternative. Unlike the rich man’s digs at San Simeon, the late William Wrigley Jr.’s hilltop hideaway on Santa Catalina Island welcomes you to stay overnight, savoring the splendor enjoyed by the
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Mary Anita Rameson; 55-Year Rustic Resident (Catalina island)

Palisadian-Post - Some of her greatest joys were traveling the world with family and friends and spending summers on Catalina Island and Hawaii. Preceded in death by her husband, survivors include her daughter, Patricia A. Honey (partner Kenneth J. Krueger) of Article Info



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