Archive for March, 2008


99 things every real Cubs fan should know (Catalina island)


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
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Children need to learn about disappointments (Catalina island)


Lodi News-Sentinel - It should not be the goal or job of our public school to promote, set-up and deliver an exclusive extravagant rewards prize/trip to Catalina Island for “some” 8th grade students. It is exclusive and the criteria is flawed as to how the students are

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Lafayette Journal and Courier - BREAKING NEWS Indiana man charged in island fire, waives extradition LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - An Indiana man has been arrested and charged with starting the Santa Catalina Island fire in May that burned more than 4, Full Story

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Orange County Register - The Cubs would prepare for the season on Catalina Island. The Dodgers’ last stop before decamping to Vero Beach was Havana, Cuba, in its pre-Castro days. The Tigers moved their spring training to Lakeland, Fla., in 1945 and have been there ever since

Windy Weather Pounds SoCal Weekend
NBC 4 - Gale warnings were posted Saturday for mariners in the inner waters, including the San Pedro Channel between San Pedro and Santa Catalina Island.

JMU students to embark (Catalina island) on spring break service trips

Northern Virginia Daily - California Catalina Island Catalina Island Camps Focus on environment. Participants will work with Catalina Island Camps and Catalina Island Environmental Leadership to better the natural environment of Catalina Island. Some expected projects are Article Info

Long Beach Press-Telegram - The service shift to San Pedro was moved up after recent heavy rains. Under normal operations, Catalina Express runs daily trips to and from Catalina Island from Long Beach, above, with the Queen Mary in the background, and Dana Point, as well as San Article Info

Riverside Press Enterprise - Monday, Casino Ballroom, Avalon, Catalina Island, $165, 310-510-1520. TOGETHER AS ONE NEW YEAR’S EVE features three arenas of music, midnight fireworks countdown, vendor village and more, 7 p.m.-4 a.m. Monday, Los Angeles Article Info

International Herald Tribune - On a clear day, a hiker can see Catalina Island and the white dots of sails. Behind are the slopes of the Santa Monica Mountains, and in the distance, the high-rises of downtown Los Angeles. Up there, the muted chattering of birds and the hum of Article Info

Lafayette Journal and Courier - BREAKING NEWS Indiana man charged in island fire, waives extradition LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - An Indiana man has been arrested and charged with starting the Santa Catalina Island fire in May that burned more than 4, Full Story Article Info



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