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table of contents Coronado Flower Show Program

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22| Your Roses Are Speaking To You 28| An Oasis In Small Spaces School Gardens In 32| Coronado Bloom

36| Dressing Up The Vase Hale: Creating Art To Last 42| Mary Through Time

Patrick Gowan: Saving A Life 46| SFC With A Fist Bump And A Smile

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51| Spring Breakdown 56| Cosmopolitan Mom Moments Town’ Focus On Main 60| ‘Home Street City - Laurel, Mississippi Specialist Ellen Cody 68| Reading Helps Kids Grow With Love And TLC

71| Get A Move on!

74| Island Icon: Lionel Rowe 82| The Final Word P6 | Coronado Magazine

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The First Word This May’s Coronado Magazine blooms early to bring you 100 Years of the Coronado Flower Show!

In this month’s magazine we can enjoy the passion of the Coronado Floral Association, and appreciate the home fronts that have long been a source of pride for community greenthumbs who seem to have a knack for listening to their roses!

Take some time this month to walk Coronado and enjoy the beautiful gardens that pop up in the smallest of spaces while Mary Hale creates art to last and Patrick Gowan saves a life with the simplest of gestures. Spring Break(down) is in the rear-view mirror … maybe it’s time for a Cosmopolitan! Visit one of America’s MainStreet cities, read about our children growing through reading, get a move on … and get to know Lionel Rowe.

100 Years of the Coronado Flower Show … my how things …

Evolve!

A tough word for the month, tough to put a thumb on and speak eloquently about … but it shouldn’t be. Isn’t this one of the most common things we deal with every day and every moment?

To evolve is integral to the process of life, be it the biological, emotional or intellectual. Every new experience is a touchpoint of evolution, every conversation changes what we think, every interaction changes how we feel. Everything evolves, it’s part of growing through time … but we can never forget where we come from.

Coronadans love our traditions, new and old. We love the Flower Show and the All-Class Reunion … A Christmas Parade and the Fourth of July … we love the Film Festival and our Concerts-in-the-Park. These things have evolved through time, and in that evolution they tell us the story of who we were, and who we have become. Embrace that evolution, and reflect upon what it says about the wonderful place we live.

Make sure to get out and visit the Coronado Flower Show … see how it’s evolved, and get excited about the next 100 years in Coronado!

Dean K. Eckenroth Jr Editor & Associate Publisher

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2022 Community Landscape Judging results

ACACIA WAY

BLUE 100, 110, 111, 120, 121, 140 RED 141 YELLOW 151

ADELLA AVE

BLUE 725, 731, 732, 740, 810, 824, 830, 920, 936, 953, 969, 991, 1000, 1005, 1022, 1037, 1504, 1508, 1510, 1723 RED 700, 710, 721, 802, 817, 825, 839, 1021, 1027, 1040 YELLOW 714, 724, 820, 840, 1045, 1060

CHURCHILL PLACE RED 1112, 1216, 1228, 1234, 1238 YELLOW 1220, 1224

YELLOW 1003, 1007, 1017, 1019, 1020, 1034, 1046, 1052, 1054, 1064, 1066, 1068, 1070, 1072, 1074, 1119, 1123, 1125

CORONADO AVE

JACINTO

BLUE 620, 621, 651, 741, 851, 880, 901, 1021, 1030, 1040, 1110, 1130 RED 611, 631, 650, 740, 761, 770, 831, 840, 861, 871, 911, 920, 1000, 1111, 1140 YELLOW 600, 640, 660, 720, 821, 860, 910, 1101

COUNTRY CLUB LANE

BLUE 430, 516, 560 RED 462, 527, 535, 610, 617, 621, 633, 637, 639, 643 YELLOW 406, 414, 441, 447, 511, 515, 525, 537, 543, 611, 627, 629

BLUE 531, 550, 701, 711, 751, 760, 800, 810, 811, 821, 830, 831, 841, 861, 900, 901, 910, 920, 940 RED 440, 561, 610, 611, 630, 650, 651, 660, 850, 860, 870 YELLOW 431, 551, 620, 631, 641, 740, 761, 820, 840, 851, 930

ALAMEDA BLVD

EL CHICO LANE

ADELLA LANE

BLUE 421, 436, 465, 510, 525, 550, 570, 610, 611, 617, 620, 633, 641, 660, 670, 671, 700, 710, 733, 745, 760, 765, 815, 820, 840, 850, 855, 860, 875, 970, 980, 990, 1000, 1003*, 1010, 1015, 1020, 1030*, 1040, 1050, 1100, 1105, 1110, 1125, 1131, 1144, 1150, 1207, 1217, 1231, 1236, 1244, 1265 RED 155, 165, 353, 401, 425, 457, 466, 509, 521, 540, 560, 600, 655, 717, 720, 727, 750, 757, 800, 845, 965, 973, 1060, 1120, 1121, 1127, 1139, 1200, 1211, 1215, 1229 YELLOW 429, 500, 530, 563, 740, 1140, 1143

ALDER

BLUE 111, 150, 170 RED 100, 120, 121, 131, 181 YELLOW 101, 130, 140, 141, 151, 160

BALBOA AVE

BLUE 600, 611, 621, 631, 711, 720, 725, 730, 731, 740, 801, 820, 830, 831, 840, 850, 901, 911, 931 RED 610, 641, 650, 700, 701, 710, 750, 800, 811, 821, 841, 900, 921, 930, 950 YELLOW 620, 640, 660, 651, 751, 920, 940, 961

BAY CIRCLE RED 933, 937, 945

CABRILLO

BLUE 761, 821, 871, 941*, 961, 987 RED 631, 740, 741, 750, 751, 830, 851, 921, 981 YELLOW 600, 651, 850, 910, 931

CAJON

RED 1612, 1630

CAROB WAY

BLUE 160, 171, 171 RED 120, 130, 131, 141, 161 YELLOW 110, 111, 121, 150, 180, 181

BLUE 720, 738, 742 RED 716, 734

LOMA AVE

BLUE 1001*, 1033, 1037, 1116, 1120, 1124, 1126 RED 1015, 1034, 1045, 1110, 1111 YELLOW 1115, 1118

MARGARTIA AVE

BLUE 230, 260, 269 RED 213, 218, 261 YELLOW 220

BLUE 541, 600, 601, 621, 633, 636, 656, 661, 662, 670, 671, 676, 680, 681, 692, 698, 700, 708, 717, 728, 732, 801, 809, 815, 820, 829, 830, 835, 840, 900, 905, 911 RED 606, 616, 620, 625, 626, 627, 630, 635, 638, 639, 649, 650, 653, 685, 701, 712, 716, 720, 727, 737, 742, 747, 755, 825 YELLOW 535, 602, 611, 657, 663, 681, 684, 688, 711, 715, 737, 746, 817

ENCINO ROW

MARIA PLACE

BLUE 1027 RED 1017, 1024, 1030, 1034, 1036, 1037, 1041, 1048, 1054 YELLOW 1014, 1015, 1020, 1021, 1023, 1033

FLORA AVE

BLUE 1010, 1020, 1023, 1122, 1133 RED 1011, 1015, 1027, 1111, 1115, 1127 YELLOW 1007, 1014, 1118, 1119, 1125

GLORIETTA BLVD

BLUE 360, 364, 374, 382, 432, 440, 526, 544, 604, 612, 680, 710, 720, 800, 810, 820, 848, 922*, 928, 940, 1000, 1020*, 1024, 1030, 1100, 1110, 1118, 1122, 1138, 1316, 1320, 1324, 1330, 1518, 1528 RED 370, 426, 500, 520, 600, 628, 632, 636, 650, 716, 734, 814, 830, 840, 900, 910, 916, 1132, 1304, 1312, 1520, 1524, 1536 YELLOW 1124, 1502, 1532

GLORIETTA PLACE BLUE 306, 318, 340 RED 269, 300, 314, 324, 330 YELLOW 265, 332

GUADALUPE

BLUE 678, 681, 694, 695, 701, 711, 717, 735, 737, 911 RED 686, 687, 815, 822

ISABELLA AVE

BLUE 1100, 1101, 1104, 1110, 1112, 1115, 1132, 1135, 1141, 1144, 1153, 1156* RED 1023, 1024, 1027, 1028, 1030, 1032, 1033, 1035, 1038, 1039, 1040, 1048, 1050, 1101, 1104, 1110, 1111, 1115, 1117, 1121

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BLUE 1510 RED 1514 YELLOW 1511, 1520

MARINA AVE

BLUE 501, 511, 520*, 521, 532, 546, 548, 550 YELLOW 541, 554

MIGUEL

BLUE 1614, 1627 RED 1613, 1616, 1620, 1630, 1634

MONTEREY AVE

BLUE 1717, 1721, 1725, 1800, 1901

OCEAN BLVD

BLUE 545, 631, 917, 1057 RED 431, 441, 527, 1007, 1029 YELLOW 551, 555, 609, 619, 901, 919, 925, 1063

OCEAN COURT BLUE 1, 20, 21, 30 RED 2 YELLOW 10, 31, 41

OCEAN DR BLUE 101 RED 111

OLIVE AVE

BLUE 705D, 848, 914, 964, 1010, 1011, 1021, 1027*, 1039 RED 703, 732D, 734, 745, 840, 851, 937, 953, 1003, 1015, 1022, 1030 YELLOW 817, 821, 924, 1001, 1044

ORANGE AVE

TOLITA AVE

423, 434, 450, 454, 525, 550, 729

RED 733, 801, 817, 818, 826

BLUE 181, 200, 225, 229, 344, 353-367, 416-430, 417RED 226, 333, 360, 461-463

BLUE 712, 716, 721, 725, 820, 827, 829, 834

YELLOW 240, 369-375, 441

VISALIA ROW

PALM AVE

RED 1710, 1717, 1718, 1820

BLUE 131, 225, 259, 339, 343, 412, 455, 465, 502,

BLUE 1704*, 1708, 1801

511, 513, 545, 546

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RED 1320, 1508, 1510, 1517, 1525, 1532, 1541

RED 230, 249, 269, 350, 437, 441, 455, 461, 525, 534, YELLOW 121, 132, 332, 369

BLUE 1100, 1500, 1500-1526, 1537 YELLOW 1319

PENDLETON LANE

A AVE

RED 1519, 1524, 1530, 1601

476, 500, 509, 510, 517, 520, 523, 526, 543, 547, 550,

BLUE 1511, 1525

PINE COURT BLUE 1, 2, 11

RED 10, 20, 21

PINE STREET

BLUE 1000*, 1010*, 1021, 1030, 1040, 1041, 1050,

1051, 1061, 1100, 1101, 1103, 1105, 1107, 1109, 1110,

BLUE 224, 226, 234, 239, 332, 340, 416, 427, 461, 611*, 617, 618, 625, 629, 641, 648, 708, 729, 734,

745*, 766, 800, 817, 824, 834, 854, 860, 912, 917, 921, 928, 935, 952, 960, 966, 1000, 1015

RED 220, 240, 345, 348, 352, 407, 408, 412, 441, 450, 454, 460, 467, 536, 544, 560, 601, 621, 623, 631, 770, 810, 825, 850, 929, 936, 939, 940, 958, 1010

YELLOW 557, 575, 580, 640, 654, 841, 869, 911

1111, 1120, 1130, 1150, 1160

B AVE

YELLOW 1140

339, 340, 345, 350, 354, 376, 555, 639*, 653, 721, 729,

RED 1001, 1011, 1020, 1060, 1170

POMONA AVE

BLUE 202, 205, 209, 300, 310, 321*, 325, 330, 333,

735, 744, 767, 810, 812, 841, 845, 846, 847, 850, 853, 861, 867, 868, 914, 917, 920, 930, 946, 959, 975

BLUE 336, 400, 403, 405, 411, 414, 423, 430, 434,

RED 239, 247, 320, 322, 323, 326, 334, 337, 346, 356,

525, 526, 529, 530, 534, 538, 606, 612, 616, 619*, 620,

626, 630, 700, 732, 738, 753, 754, 761, 766, 777, 811,

811, 829, 839, 900, 901, 904, 905, 920, 924

YELLOW 233, 244, 311, 360, 428, 461, 510, 537, 550,

435, 437, 444, 445*, 500, 507, 509, 512, 513, 518, 522,

370, 400, 434B, 436, 464, 468, 477, 520, 535, 544, 560,

626, 629, 633, 634, 637, 640, 649, 661, 663*, 707, 728,

838, 842, 856, 860, 925, 934, 941, 948, 951, 970, 974

RED 344, 410, 427, 438, 505, 511, 517, 548, 641, 655,

726, 827, 833, 837, 864, 938, 940

YELLOW 415, 418, 420, 424, 510, 653, 817, 831, 902,

C AVE

669, 673, 730, 800, 825, 835, 840, 850

E AVE

BLUE 117, 129, 135, 149, 169, 200, 222, 230, 234, 248, 249, 252, 255, 261*, 267, 276, 302, 312, 314, 320, 322, 329, 330, 334, 349, 353, 357, 361, 366, 376, 429, 436*, 440, 454, 460, 500-534, 553, 554, 735, 756, 778, 800, 812, 844, 850, 856, 857, 867, 869, 952, 965, 875, 1001, 1008, 1012, 1020, 1022, 1026, 1030, 1038 RED 136, 145, 160, 168, 210, 213, 220, 224, 240, 243, 262, 311, 333, 401, 405, 406, 441, 445, 451, 453, 457, 551, 557, 566, 568, 700, 708, 829, 831, 848, 850, 856-1, 857, 865, 900, 905, 914-922, 926, 928, 936, 940-1, 9402, 1015, 1023, 1025 YELLOW 116, 127, 219, 231, 325, 371, 373, 409, 410, 421, 425, 432, 433, 552, 561, 576, 712, 758, 824, 831, 951, 953, 961, 962, 1021

F AVE

BLUE 124*, 125, 130, 133, 140, 141, 145, 160, 161, 170, 202, 210, 211, 227, 228, 230, 232, 235, 266, 267, 269, 274, 276, 312, 318, 326, 328, 340, 350, 352, 364, 369, 379, 770, 812, 845-851, 850*, 901, 931, 935, 959, 963, 1014, 1025, 1100, 1105, 1107, 1109, 1114, 1115, 1124*, 1127 RED 114, 150, 415, 527, 726, 744, 751, 763-765, 901, 910, 912, 941, 949, 952, 960, 1004, 1014, 1122 YELLOW 170, 222, 244, 260, 719, 745, 1017, 1027

G AVE

BLUE 125, 145, 161, 175, 303, 400, 412, 425, 452, 457, 465, 708, 721, 733-735, 801A, 801B, 801C, 960, 1004, 1006, 1021, 1022, 1026*, 1030, 1035*, 1038, 1040, 1041, 1105, 1111, 1117, 1124 RED 209, 219, 225, 229, 241, 245, 267, 269, 315, 329, 333, 345, 363, 408, 416, 424, 817, 824, 830, 948, 967, 971, 1000, 1027, 1034, 1108, 1110, 1114, 1129 YELLOW 165, 255, 261, 277, 337, 410, 435, 477, 516, 720, 831, 853, 862, 939, 941, 961

H AVE

BLUE 230, 260, 280

RED 212, 231, 245, 309, 316, 327, 339, 346, 360, 416,

YELLOW 240, 266

709, 753, 763, 765, 831, 833, 840, 844, 853, 872, 901

SAN LUIS REY

723, 731, 749, 806, 808-826, 832, 837, 877, 938, 1001

BLUE 123, 216, 231, 243, 249, 260*, 340, 361, 420, 428, 438, 460, 510, 530, 550, 555, 557, 620, 701, 712, 724, 733, 737, 742, 748, 755, 777, 800, 813, 815, 823, 824, 825, 828, 831, 847, 853, 866, 867, 912, 928, 944 RED 131, 135, 200, 213, 225, 237, 250, 365, 376, 443, 449, 455, 461, 474, 511, 518, 527, 545, 559, 674, 705, 715, 747, 775, 811, 816, 854, 860, 924, 925, 933, 954 YELLOW 145, 155, 234, 240, 255, 261, 355, 356, 403, 467, 524, 525, 570, 571, 640, 644, 654, 711, 718, 721, 731, 736, 766, 812, 836, 936, 956

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D AVE

I AVE

YELLOW 832, 837, 1600, 1614, 1701

230, 237, 240, 242, 245, 254, 260, 269, 272, 320, 329,

SOLEDAD

451, 454, 458, 466, 500, 544, 721, 723, 725, 727, 753,

905, 915

PROSPECT RED 212, 250

BLUE 800, 812, 815, 816, 819, 820, 828, 833, 1615, RED 803, 807, 824, 836, 1605, 1718

BLUE 208, 227, 236, 247, 280, 304, 311, 320, 325,

330, 332, 338, 352, 355, 357, 361, 370, 373, 375, 376, 424, 432, 500, 517, 520, 561, 569, 574, 576

420, 440, 460, 465, 511, 512, 534, 535, 609, 627, 631,

YELLOW 400, 425, 429, 476, 545, 555, 575, 615, 639,

BLUE 108, 120, 128, 140, 145, 146, 175, 177, 229,

330, 332, 345, 358, 366, 374, 411, 427, 430, 440, 450,

BLUE 230, 260, 280

755, 761, 776, 820, 824, 826, 836, 842, 844, 848, 900,

YELLOW 240, 266

914, 915 1/2, 916, 919, 925, 927, 949, 951, 964, 965,

STAR PARK CIRCLE

RED 132, 160, 161, 168, 224, 236, 249, 265, 300, 336,

RED 212, 250

902, 904, 904 1/2, 906, 906 1/2, 908, 909, 910 1/2, 912, 971, 1005

BLUE 1035, 1037*, 1040, 1055, 1155

340, 349, 356, 375, 402, 417, 457, 461, 474, 501, 505,

YELLOW 1016, 1018, 1020, 1032, 1029

YELLOW 154, 173, 212, 218, 357, 372, 377, 401, 426,

RED 1121, 1125, 1129, 1133

511, 737, 745, 756, 764, 910, 955, 436, 467, 748

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BLUE 100, 101, 112, 120, 123, 148, 175, 176, 200, 205, 431, 455, 500, 510, 516, 530, 531, 545, 548, 565, 576, 601, 625, 627, 633, 637, 645*, 654, 659, 665, 675, 728, 731, 743, 749, 755, 761, 796, 801, 804, 811, 818, 819, 825, 830, 836*, 840*, 845, 860, 916, 930, 944, 945, 966 RED 104, 117, 124, 135, 141, 142, 149, 160, 211, 225, 229, 260, 272, 404, 412, 421, 425, 430, 442, 447, 454, 461, 511, 535, 536, 554, 618, 635, 641, 661, 671, 700, 716, 736, 767, 808, 823, 833, 837, 841, 854, 855, 901, 955, 958, 961 YELLOW 136, 147, 153, 156, 215, 411, 417, 435, 465, 524, 525, 555, 562, 568, 571, 612, 621, 649, 660, 710, 726, 756, 868, 912, 917

J AVE

BLUE 111, 121*, 149*, 218, 230, 241, 253, 344, 350, 371*, 400, 402, 413, 419, 420, 422, 424, 430, 431, 432, 440, 449, 455, 460, 466, 467, 472, 500, 501, 517, 520, 523, 530, 531, 537, 545, 551, 563, 603, 625, 626, 628, 640, 643, 646, 655, 660, 661, 667, 720, 721, 735, 740, 745, 754, 756, 757, 761, 815, 819, 830, 835, 845, 851, 856, 857, 861, 862, 868, 869, 905, 908, 909, 913*, 923, 930, 936, 940, 941, 961, 970, 1003 RED 135, 208, 408, 444, 450, 461, 544, 557, 600, 613, 619, 624, 631, 637, 649, 654, 710, 711, 732, 749, 769, 810, 827, 931, 951 YELLOW 122, 127, 153, 216, 360, 432, 456, 510, 536, 566, 701, 836, 848, 954

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2ND STREET

YELLOW 416, 507, 511, 517, 518, 720, 1310, 1411

8TH STREET

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9TH STREET

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RED 305, 417, 512, 525, 607, 611, 617, 716, 915, 917, YELLOW 1216, 1217, 1310, 1314, 1402, 1411

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5TH STREET

36, 37, 39, 42, 43, 49, 53 40, 41, 47, 51

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GREEN TURTLE VILLAGE

RED 315, 316, 324, 405, 416, 510, 612, 616, 619, 620,

1412, 1414, 1424, 1521, 1525, 1529, 1535

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BLUE ANCHOR VILLAGE

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BLUE ANCHOR

ADMIRALTY CROSS GREEN TURTLE VILLAGE RED 2, 24, 28, 30, 32, 44, 46, 52 YELLOW 10

GREEN TURTLE VILLAGE

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49*, 51, 53

RED 3, 6, 12, 16, 19, 25, 29, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 42 YELLOW 1, 5, 22, 23, 26, 28, 33, 43

CORONADO SHORES BLUE

1710 LA PLAYA

1730 CABRILLO

1770 LAS FLORES

1750 LA PRINCESA 1780 LA PERLA

RED

1720 LA SIERRA

1760 LAS PALMAS

1820 EL MIRADOR

SIXPENCE WAY

GREEN TURTLE VILLAGE BLUE 10, 16

RED 2, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18

YELLOW 3, 5, 13, 19, 21

SPINNAKER

BLUE ANCHOR VILLAGE

BLUE 1,4 8, 11*, 12, 14, 18, 20, 21, 27, 30, 32, 33, 36*,

42, 45, 47, 50, 51, 56, 60, 61, 63, 67, 69*

RED 5, 9, 23, 24, 28, 31, 37, 38, 39, 40, 44, 48, 49, 54, 57,

59, 64

YELLOW 25, 26, 34, 35, 43, 52, 53

THE POINT

GREEN TURTLE VILLAGE

BLUE 11, 22, 23, 30, 34, 47, 51 RED 2, 3, 15, 16, 24, 25, 28, 31, 36, 39, 41, 42, 53, 57, 59 YELLOW 6, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 27, 37, 38, 40,

44, 45, 50

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BLUE ANCHOR VILLAGE

BLUE 5, 14, 21, 22, 24, 25, 29*, 30, 34* RED 11, 16, 23, 28, 31, 33 YELLOW 6, 12

RED 300, 301, 320, 401, 412, 500, 510, 616, 700, 702,

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704, 706, 806-810, 818, 900-904

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Your Roses Are Speaking to You - Just Listen!

By Rita Perwich, Master Gardener and Consulting Rosarian

Do you know your roses are speaking to you all the time? Here is what they are saying: Visit Me Often:

I like to see you in the garden often. Nothing makes me happier than admirers, and someone to keep a watchful eye to catch problems early.

Plant Me in the Sun:

Please don’t plant me under or too close to trees. They rob me of my fair share of sun, food and water and drop leaves all over me.

Feed Me by Amending the Soil:

Fresh Beginnings:

Like you, I like to start the New Year with a fresh beginning. I also like a nice open center.

Please prune me, take out the dead wood and clean my surroundings. Oh, and please use sharp by-pass pruners. Anvil pruners and dull blades just crush me.

Add organic fertilizers such as blood meal, bone meal, cottonseed meal, alfalfa meal, seaweed, kelp meal, bat guano, feather meal and fish meal to the soil twice a year to provide me with my nutritional needs. Top with a layer of compost and cover this with 3-inches of organic mulch.

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Do Wash Me Off from Time to Time:

Water Me:

To perform my best, I need water.

I prefer drip irrigation. If you are using sprinklers, check to make sure the water is getting to me.

My leaves do like getting sprayed with water after the dusty and drying Santa Ana winds. Please blast me with water when aphids and spider mites are sucking at me. Time my showers early in the day so I can dry off quickly. It only takes 7 hours of damp leaves for black spot spores and 2-4 hours for rust spores to grow on my leaves.

A Clean Garden Is a Healthy Garden:

Be Patient with Me:

Please rake and pick up fallen leaves and petals. You will be helping me stay healthy by ridding the garden of fungi and pests.

It may take a few years for me to get fully established. Baby me a little when I am newly planted and don’t cut really long stems in my first year.

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Don’t Spray Me Indiscriminately:

I like beneficial insects and I encourage them to visit me with my fragrance, colorful blooms and bright stamens. They are your friends and mine. Don’t kill them off with sprays.

The Right Friends:

Plant diversity is good for garden health, but select my plant companions carefully.

They need to respect my personal space and not shade me, crowd me, steal my water or my food.

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No One Is Perfect:

Deadhead Me:

Sometimes weather conditions will give me botrytis, powdery mildew, rust or black spot.

Cut out leaves and blooms with fungal disease and get them out of the garden. Make sure I am getting enough sun and I am not planted too close to other plants. I need plenty of light and air.

I want to rebloom again and again for you so please deadhead me. Make your cuts at an outward-facing bud-eye.

Remember My Name:

When you bring me home, write my name in your garden journal so when my tag falls off, I won’t become just another nameless rose.

Stop and Smell My Blooms:

The time spent is good for both of us.

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“Bay Books is really excited about this opportunity to showcase some wonderful local talent,” said Caryn Clausen of Bay Books. “We want to also support the Flower Show.”

The schedule for book signings will be:

Saturday, April 23 From 1 to 2 p.m.: Susan J. Farese “Poetic Expressions in Nursing” and Tania Pryputniewicz of “Hearts Compass Tarot” From 2 to 3 p.m.: Marianne Blackstone Tabner “Taking Turns” and R.G. Head “Oswald Boelcke: Germany’s First Fighter Ace and Father of Air Combat” From 3 to 4 p.m.: Caitlin Rother “Death on Ocean Boulevard” and Marianne Hodgkins “Jagged Waves” From 4 to 5 p.m.: Betsy Littrell “This Woman is Haunted”

Sunday, April 24 From 10 to 11 a.m.: Michele James Historical Romance “Destined” Series 1-4 and Hans Kullberg “Baby Aviva Orangutan Diva” From 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Sandra Bonura “Empire Builder” and Leslie Crawford “Coronado” From 12 to 1 p.m.: Marisa Billions “This Too Shall Pass” and Nicole Paquin “Sofia Madison: And the Voice Within” From 1 to 2 p.m.: Jennifer Franks “Crown City by the Sea” and Alana Albertson “Ramon and Julieta” From 2 to 3 p.m.: Nancy Regas “The Art of Being a School Counselor: Leading with Confidence, Compassion and Authority” and Natalie Reilly “All Because of a Love Note” From 3 to 4 p.m.: Chris Hoyer “When That Day Comes”

Bay Books will also have a table of gardening books, gardening gift items and kids books available for purchase on both days of the Flower Show. For more information, 619-435-0070.

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An Oasis in Small Spaces

By Renée Schoen

There is nothing like going for a walk and seeing all of the beautiful flower gardens bursting with color as summer approaches. It’s my favorite time of year! The birds are chirping happily, as though they just woke from a long winter’s nap, the bees are buzzing and are hard at work pollinating from bloom to bloom, and as noontime approaches, the sun decides to make it’s appearance and join in as though a chorus coming together. I daydream of sitting on a porch or patio reading a good book or just enjoying the moment, listening to the sounds of summer and surrounded by the beauty of nature, especially flowers.

And then reality hits; I don’t have a house with a big yard for the majestic gardens I see.

I became inspired. I had a small patio built with just enough space to have everything I see on my walks, but on a smaller scale. Who says small spaces can’t pack a big punch?

Planting flowers in various sized pots and placing them on a plant stand or table is an easy alternative if there isn’t much ground space. Even DIY hanging pots and planter walls are great for small spaces. The nice thing about pots is, not only do they add dimension and color, but also if you like to experiment, they can be easily changed and moved around. Pots come in so many sizes and colors and with so many varieties of flowers and plants available, it’s easy to find something for sunny or shady areas. Succulents were something new for me and I actually surprised myself when they thrived!

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@SeaBlooms91932 Another idea is adding a vase with fresh sunflowers and greens (or any fresh cut flowers) – just be sure to keep them out of direct sun.

The beauty of having a patio garden is that it can be changed easily with the seasons and fun to decorate for the holidays.

I’ve come to have a new appreciation for small space patio gardens while on my walks in my neighborhood, noticing many who share in my happiness for flowers. I see pots galore adorning apartment living decks and patio windows. I still have work to do on my own space; I’m thinking a planter wall with hanging pots and easy-to-grow flowers like petunias, nasturtium and impatiens for a burst of color. But for now, I am thankful for the beautiful gardens that gave me inspiration to create a little piece of sunshine and happiness right outside my door.

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Tips for patio gardens: • Observe the daytime sun and how it shines on your space.

Most garden stores separate shade and full sun varieties of flowers and plants so it’s easy to pick what will work for the space. Be sure to read the tags for care of your plant.

• Use potting soil for pots and ground soil for ground; there is a difference. Ground soil does not drain as well. Pots need the water to drain out so they don’t develop root rot.

Also it’s worth the extra money to buy an organic mix that has fertilizer in it, and then continue to feed your plants and flowers, as needed throughout the summer with separate food.

Be sure to read directions for timing.

• Succulents also need a well draining soil and it’s worth it to buy the specific soil.

• There are several varieties of flowers that attract butterflies and hummingbirds and even bees, which can add beauty to the garden. There are also several varieties that are more fragrant, are poisonous and have thorns or thistles – consider all of these things with small children and pets.

• Deadhead your flowers after they’ve bloomed. Doing so will make them bloom again and again! Most types of flowers can be picked off; if not, flowers such as roses will require a clipper to cut them off.

• Consider pots sizes and what will be planted in them; i.e. window boxes or large pots with several flowers. Ask a professional if you’re unsure. Too small a pot will not be able to hold water to support it; too large may cause root rot from the water taking too long to drain. Be sure to check the bottom of the pots and planters to make sure there are holes for drainage. If not, it’s easy to drill a few holes before planting.

• Terra Cotta pots are nice for succulents and flowers on a patio. They can be easily painted and are economical. They also have weight so they won’t fall over if it’s windy.

• Small pots, hanging baskets and flowers in direct sun will need watering daily throughout the summer; morning is the best time to water. Shade flowers and larger pots can go an extra day or two.

Be creative with your space and don’t be afraid to experiment with a variety of plants and flowers. If something doesn’t work, plant something new! Have fun with the space and make it a sanctuary that makes you happy.

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Coronado School

By Suzie Heap, UCCE Master Gardner Emeritus

Spring time, a real live flower show and a visit to school gardens: What could be better? Join me in my visits to our schools.

It was such a treat to be on a school campus after the two year hiatus due to the pandemic.

Coronado High School My first visit was to the Coronado High School Special Education Garden. Katie Quinly and her eight students work to maintain this garden just outside of their classroom.

The students are studying spring blooms in their classroom and have just made beautiful Japanese Cherry Tree collage pictures.

In the garden, pupa-stage butterflies are waiting to emerge. Many plants are growing in the garden, not just Milkweed, a butterfly necessity. I saw peppers and strawberries ripening to their red color. Lavender and rosemary are also growing there. In a shady area the students have a beautiful fern garden. And to please Draco, the visiting cat, there is a large Catnip plant.

The students compost and make good use of their planting boxes that were made by locals and donated to the garden.

Coronado High School also has the Emerald Keepers Garden Club Project at the school. The club is guided by Tara Davis, the teen librarian on the Emerald Keeper Board. The Board has been advising the

garden club for only a year now.

The students in the club who put in 20 hours a semester in the garden achieve intern status. The students weed, water and care for the plants they have planted in the garden.

Everything grown there is organic and pesticide free. Students use good, old Dr. Bronner’s Castile Soap on aphids and other pests. They had water shut off for a month this year so they were very busy with their watering cans to keep the plants alive.

They have also had a problem with their cauliflower plants. The plants bolted to flower and seed before setting a full head of cauliflower. This is not just this garden’s problem, but other schools have had this problem in their gardens also. Possibly weather related?

The club has a grant through Community Composting for Green Spaces. The club is tasked to broaden green waste composting through June of 2025. While I was visiting, club members and sisters Abby and Sienna were watering and checking on the plants.

Pupa-stage butterfly undergoing transformation in the high school

Garlic will be harvested next week and the student’s in the club will have an underground Easter Potato Hunt. The harvests are donated to a homeless shelter across the bridge.

The garden has organic orange and lemon trees as well as radishes and tomatoes growing there. A seed library is beginning and will debut at the Coronado Flower Show.

Look for the Emerald Keepers Garden Club Project in a booth when visiting the Flower Show.

Silver Strand Elementary School My next visit was down the Strand to Silver Strand Elementary School on a large campus inside of the Naval Housing area. Strand Elementary Staff member, Sophia Frost, was my guide. The garden is fortunate to be situated on a fabulous site between the San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean. A lawn with several Adirondack chairs is the welcome space to the student raised bed garden.

In this garden Mrs. Wheeler’s first grade

class has just taken over a raised bed that was formerly used to grow potatoes. The potatoes have just been harvested. The students weeded and amended the soil and will plant seeds of edibles such as tomatoes and peppers. Close by the garden bed an olive tree was growing in a pot.

Mrs. Molyneux, a fourth grade teacher is helping her students grow a Butterfly Garden. The garden is called “Seeds to Butterflies.” There is, of course, Milkweed there,

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Mature succulents thrive in a raised bed garden at Silver Strand.

Gardens in Bloom along with lavender and alyssum and other plants. There is a worm composter bin in the garden, also.

The class also has an experimental garden germinating seeds of vegetables including corn. The idea for the garden came from watching The Genius Project once a week on Wednesdays.

Mrs. Yakutix’s fifth graders have a “Three Sisters Garden.” The early Native Americans gardened in this way. The three sisters are corn, beans and squash. The corn supports the beans and the corn and beans supply shade for the squash.

The garden also features a garden box of mature succulents and a garden of scented

geraniums, sage and other such plants.

Mrs. Freeman, a second grade teacher who is also associated with Girl Scout Troop 6053, put together an Elements Fairy Garden with plants representing the elements of Fire, Earth, Air, Water and Ice. The second grade maintains the beautiful space.

Christ Church Day School My watch told me it was time to move on to the Christ Church Day School Gardens.

The junior kindergarten gardens are at the corner of Ninth and C streets and the garden is visible from the street and sidewalk.

At the junior kindergarten house I was greeted by teacher Mrs. LeDuc and three students, Teagan, Hannah, and Eleanor and their mothers who help in the garden. The Bridge and Bay Garden Club also helps out here. The three students pointed out to me the snapdragons, pansies, dahlias, succulents and the lemon tree that grows there. In the raised beds one sees growing from seed: carrots, green onions, lettuce, and radishes. I also found Brussels sprouts, tomatoes and Milkweed. Do walk by and enjoy this delightful garden.

Across the street is the senior kinder-

garten through the sixth grade garden.

Like most school gardens on campus, it is hidden from view. The garden is named Bonnie’s Garden in memory of the wife of a now retired custodian.

Jacquelyn and Quinn shared their Three Sisters Garden which has heirloom yellow corn, beans and squash. The two students told me how the plants work together and help each other.

Ella and Emily shared the first grade garden with its beautiful tomatoes.

Avery and Nolan, third grade students shared their companion garden with its corn, poppies, tomatoes and snap peas.

They have painted rocks in the garden.

Naomi and Fletcher of the senior kindergarten were eager to share their sweet peas, yellow hibiscus (the Coronado Flower),

Palm Academy The final visit on my school garden tour this year was to The Palm Academy. Kim Strassburger, the English teacher at the school, gave me a guided tour of the garden. I saw artichokes, tomatoes, African blue basil, leeks, nasturtiums, Brussels sprouts and both a peach tree and an orange tree growing in the garden. The firemen next door like this garden too, for its fresh produce. Perhaps they will have to wait a bit before their next harvest because I brought home an artichoke, a leek, and a cutting of the African blue basil.

Thank you to all of my garden hosts this year. You have given me a week of joy, for sure.

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nasturtiums, cosmos and violas.

The fourth grade has a beautiful lettuce garden and the sixth grade has a pizza garden. I will check to see when harvesting will take place and maybe I can get an invite for pizza and salad in June.

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Dressing up the Vase

By Susie Clifford Photos by Hattie Foote

This is the season to relish our gardens. When they are lush and full with beautiful blooms, it’s fun to trim a few back and bring them inside to enjoy, too.

Time to get creative. If you open your fridge, you might find some unique items to add to the mix, be it vegetable or fruit. Find something that will last a few days outside of the refrigerator. Once you’ve chosen a fruit or vegetable, add flowers.

Here, a hole is cut into the top of a cabbage with a pairing knife. You can tuck in a shot glass or other small, narrow container into the cabbage so that it is not visible. Fill glass or container with water. Add in the garden flowers of your choice. Here we chose alstroemerias.

“The earth laughs in flowers.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

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We added broccolini and a few cheerful, wispy cuttings of broom bush.

We used small vases to let them stand out.

“There are always flowers for those who want to see them.”

- Henri Mattisse

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“Where flowers bloom, so does hope.”

- Lady Bird Johnson

For an unusual twist, freesias are in a tall, thin vase, lined with scallions or green onions and tied with twine.

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A mason jar is lined with fresh lemons. Inside is another jar filled with water.

Add flowers, in this case mums and baby’s breath.

“Every flower of every tomorrow are in the seeds of today.”

- Anonymous

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Mary Hale: Creating Art

to Last Through Time

By Linda L. Austin

Mary Hale may label her art as a hobby

as well as a passion, but only the passion aspect is true. Anyone seeing her exquisite works of art knows she has advanced miles past the hobby parameter. Her website touts her favorite subject as flowers - especially roses - which she says are difficult to paint to get them exactly right with their softness and delicacy. Her oil paintings and porcelain ware display a variety of nature subjects besides her flowers to include: landscapes, trees, beach scenes, birds, fish, and local landmarks. The versatile artist even has a few portraits of family members among her collection, too.

As a child, Hale preferred craft time to doll time, especially sculpting, creating objects. Her innate talent may not have been evident then, but she had early inspiration from her father “who was really creative with colors, and our home was just always really unique. He was the one that really decorated the house. He painted the walls crazy reds with palm fronds on the walls.

Just crazy wallpaper and things like that, really fun,” said Hale.

Her artistic range is wide, but china or porcelain painting exhibits her expertise in the detail and intricate rendering of nature, especially flowers, on the tiny items. Her first introduction to porcelain painting happened when she accompanied her child-

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Thirty years later when she and her husband attended the Los Angeles County Fair, the familiar smell of the cloven lavender drew her to a group of ladies painting. “In the 80s, the Victorian era made a resurgence, where everybody was doing the country thing and trying to paint. Painting was a big thing, and hundreds of women were back into china painting.”

Over her protests of “I can’t draw. I do stained glass, maybe sculpture,” they encouraged her saying china painting is forgiving because if you paint something you do not like, you can wipe it off and start over. They kept reiterating how easy, how simple china painting was. Their prodding led to a class conveniently located near her house, and the passion emerged once she learned the hardest part, “how to get the brush stroke on because it’s a slippery surface.”

“I’ll tell you what I love about porcelain painting,” said Hale. “It’s that you can sit down and paint anytime you want to because your paint stays moist and wet and ready to go. You can just sit and watch TV or listen to things on the radio or listen to a book or whatever you want to do.” While confined to the house during COVID, Hale painted a complete place setting for hood friend to her grandparents’ egg ranch

the smell! There’s all this cloven lavender oil

four, each with five pieces, for use on spe-

in Norco, California. Her friend’s grand-

because that’s what we paint with. It just

cial occasions.

mother was a china painter as well as a

smelled wonderful… We wouldn’t touch

teacher. Hale described her little studio out

anything; we never broke anything luckily,

county fairs, and Hale won almost every

in the woods: “It was just charming. We

so we never got caught for going in there.”

year until she progressed to judging at both

were never supposed to go in there, but we

China painting is still judged at the

When Hale married Dale, a Coronado

the Los Angeles and San Diego fairs. Her

always would, to check it out. The things

High School graduate, at a young age, that

favorite personal piece may be a porcelain

we saw were just beautifully painted little

same grandmother painted a plate as a gift.

egg she painted because, “It was very chal-

teacups and saucers and everything was

“I thought it was the most beautiful thing I

lenging, a brand-new learning process. It

rimmed in gold with Mother of Pearl. And

ever saw, and I still have it.”

was so much work. You have to measure it

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one sitting.

Besides a love of painting, Hale gardens and makes jam using the figs from her yard.

Her backyard has mosaic tile steppingstones the family creates during their annual mosaic tile party at her brother’s house. Everyone collects colored tiles during the year and takes a project to decorate such as steppingstones or bird bath bases. “The family has always been really kind of creative,” Hale said of the fun family tradition.

Hale enjoys cooking and especially hosting murder mystery parties where food and costumes are connected to the mystery.

Holidays provide a time for Hale to liberate her creative talents and decorate with abandon, which her students enjoy. As she honed her skill from mentors and teachers, Hale shares her talents with students in her home. When you teach, you learn, and she embraces the lifelong aspect of learning that teaching offers.

A major interest for Hale is encouraging local talent and finding ways for the public to enjoy their artistic endeavors. Her positions and active participation on the Coronado Cultural Arts Commission, the out precisely, and you have to get the dots

comes once a year for a few days of fun

San Diego Port Authority, Coronado Art

on just right.” Because of the miniature

mixed with painting. Hale calls it her

Association, and her pursuit of areas to dis-

detail of porcelain painting, she decided to

favorite vacation time. Two paintings of

play local art in the library, Spreckels Cen-

try oil painting, “to free myself up a little

roses hung side by side in her living room

ter, and the Flower Show Booth attest to

bit.” However, oil painting has its restric-

compare the same subject from the two

her energetic dedication to public art and

tions, including mixing the paint and using

artists, showing the difference in technique

encouraging other artists. Hale is president

it before it dries.

and style.

of Coronado Art Association, which will be

While her house highlights her work,

Always in an adventurous, learning

celebrating its 75th year in 2023. The Art

she displays beautiful pieces, some vintage,

mindset, Hale is currently engaged in plein

Association sponsors Art in the Park on the

from friends and noted artists. She enjoys

air painting which in French means open

first and third Sundays of each month at

sharing and appreciating other artist’s art

air painting. It involves taking paint and ea-

Spreckels Park and is eagerly accepting new

as much as her own. Her friend Alzora

sel outside to paint what you see in nature

members who wish to show and sell their

Zaremba, an acclaimed artist and teacher,

while trying to complete the painting in

art. (www.coronadoartassn.com)

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by Maria Simon

SFC Patrick Gowan Saving a Life with a Fist-bump and a Smile They say you never know when your words or actions can impact a life… but sometimes… you do. Coronado resident, 55-year-old Sergeant First Class (SFC) Patrick Gowan, had such an experience while stationed in Kuwait in the Army Reserve. He was the right person, in the right place, doing the right thing, when he made the ultimate difference.

Gowan saved a man’s life with a fistbump and a smile. Not the usual tools of military heroes, but in this case they were the most effective.

As part of Operation Spartan Shield, Gowan deployed with the 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command to Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. The forward-deployment camp is primarily an Army post but is used by all U.S. military branches as well as international troops. “We left Los Angeles in January 2021, did some preparations, and then went to Kuwait. We returned in December so basically I was gone all of 2021,” explained Gowan.

As the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) for the civilian food service contract on the base, Gowan was responsible for

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monitoring adherence to the contract, and he spent most of his days in the dining facility.

“I wasn’t cooking but I was trying to find a way to make everybody’s day better. Feeding 8,000 people four meals a day is an aroundthe-clock effort. There is always something going on at the dining hall; prepping, cooking, serving, cleaning. And chow is morale,” he explained.

In fact, at the time, in the middle of the pandemic, ‘chow’ was pretty much the only opportunity to boost anyone’s spirits.

Morale was low. Very low. “COVID had hit us really hard. Everything was closed the pool, the gym, MWR, USO tours. Shops could only be accessed on odd or even days, and we couldn’t go off base. Everything was canceled. It was hot and miserable,” explained Gowan of the environment the soldiers were stuck in.

“I really wanted to find a way to do something to help. I decided to station myself in a very strategic position where everybody would have to walk by me no matter which

line they were coming from. I started by just smiling and saying ‘hi’ then it turned into fist bumps. I was there every single meal every day,” Gowan shared.

“One day an officer came by that I didn’t know and we just fist-bumped, but I could tell something was wearing him down. He had a look about him. I kept an eye out and could see that he got worse every day. He was dragging. He never ate with anyone and got his food to go. He didn’t seem to have any friends,” said Gowan.

Then, one day I fist-bumped him and he stopped and looked at me and said ‘You just saved my life.’ I said, ‘Well let’s do it again, let’s sit down together bro,’” Gowan remembered. “I went to the back of the kitchen and got a big plate of homemade lumpia (a huge treat from the special stash of the Filipino cooks).” Sitting with their delicious food, Gowan asked the man what was going on.

The officer was shockingly frank in his reply. “He said simply that he was going to commit suicide that day. He had a firearm

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concealed. Said he was going to shoot himself and probably someone else.”

Gowan asked him to take a walk together, across base to the stress counselor and chaplain, and turn in the firearm. The man agreed.

Gowan explained the complex feelings tied to what happened in the mess hall. “I’m grateful that I was there for another soldier.

I have worked on my own life, trying to be a better human being, relying on my mentors and others to be there for me. It’s so important, on both sides, to know that the person that you are in the trenches with, on the plane, or deployed with, is there for you. I was there for that guy, it was part of the duty of being a soldier. I had that guy’s back.”

Gowan never saw the man again but believes he was sent back home to get the help he needed. He quietly received a coin as the only acknowledgement of what took place.

Gowan doesn’t think the Army covered it up, but that they handle each case discretely and individually to best help the soldier and also

“They say you never know when your words or actions can impact a life ... but sometimes ... you do.” to avoid copycat situations. “I think they swiftly removed him to a place where he can get the appropriate help. He had been going to mental health on base for several months and he wasn’t getting better because he felt that no one there was being nice to him. Me just being there, being nice, fist-bumping him, was all it took. And that lumpia!”

Gowan considers himself lucky and maybe destined to have been there. His journey wasn’t a direct path. He was born in Coronado and is the son of a Navy civil engineer (who was also born in Coronado). “My father built runways. We were stationed all over the world.

Though I was born here [Coronado], and luckily ended up here, I was mostly raised overseas,” said Gowan. He graduated from M.C. Perry High School, a DoDEA (Department of Defense Education Activity) school in Japan.

“I was inspired to join the military after 9/11, but the process took a while - I had to get my life situated and sort out some ‘life events’ like finalizing my divorce and helping my parents with some health issues,” said Gowan. “I chose the Army to show independence from my [Navy] father,” he chuckled. Since joining in 2006 he has deployed twice; to Afghanistan and Kuwait.

Gowan enjoys living in Coronado. He is active with the Knights of Columbus at Sacred Heart Church, concerts in the park, and property management. He also trains one weekend every month with the reserves. “Although official training is once per month, I actually do something at least once a week and I will probably deploy again,” he said.

Gowan doesn’t call himself a hero, but he clearly recognizes the impact he had on one man; and also on others who let him know his daily good cheer made a difference in Kuwait. His actions show by example that it’s actually the small things that make a big difference.

Gowan intends to continue to practice kindness. He carries the Army ACE (“Ask, Care and Escort”) card for suicide prevention every day and keeps a thoughtful eye on his fellow soldiers and others around him.

Gowan lives on Orange Avenue and is often out and about in Coronado. He might likely be jogging, but he is always up for a friendly chat and of course, a fist-bump!

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Spring Breakdown

By Hattie Foote

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Can I be honest? I am frantically

The weekend before leaving, I twisted

little balance in this crazy thing we call life.

writing this column as I am on a family get-

my ankle and my son made the sequel to

away to Palm Springs for Spring Break.

“The Exorcist.” I spent my work time clean-

they don’t have kids, didn’t particularly

ing, caring, and praying that nobody else

like kids, but enjoyed reading this column

got sick.

because they got a taste of what they weren’t

At first I was feeling uninspired and anxious with the current state of the world.

I wondered why the heck am I writing

We made it out of town by the skin of

I recently met someone who told me

missing. I really appreciated that honesty.

about my rat problems or Disneyland when

our teeth and here we are. I am sitting by

I love being a mom, my family is my life’s

everything feels so hopeless lately? I figured

the pool at our beautiful Airbnb, having

greatest joy. However I don’t think mother-

I would work out my writer’s block before

crippling mom guilt as my kids beg me to

hood is the end all be all. I don’t think it is

we left for our trip, but the universe had

get in the pool, crippling work guilt as my

for everyone and not having kids should be

other plans for me.

deadline approaches, and trying to find a

normalized.

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On the flip side I am grateful because in the long run it pushed me to be honest with myself and to others about my experiences. So here I am.

Since we are on the topic of being grateful, this issue is bittersweet because we at Coronado Magazine have to say goodbye to our fearless leader Susie Clifford. Susie has been a mother figure to not just me, but so many at the magazine. I wish you could see the behind the scenes because she makes magic happen. She is funny and so kind.

She is gentle and encouraging. We will miss her so much, but thrilled for her and her family as she enjoys a much deserved retirement. Thank you for letting me be me, Susie, I am so thankful to call you my friend.

Please excuse the scattered musings of a frazzled mother this month. I blame the fact that I haven’t fully recovered from cleaning varieties of body fluids from the tile floor and heat stroke from the desert.

Happy Mothers Day to all of you incredible women, no matter how motherhood looks to you.

Now I am going to go and enjoy the rest of my vacation, said no mother ever!

Seeing as Mother’s Day is approaching, I wanted to look past the grocery store bouquets and breakfast in bed. I want to hold

everyone and I just want to acknowledge the grey part.

I feel that social media has glamorized

a space for the women who want to have

motherhood (like so many other things)

children but can’t, the women who have

and can be a huge disservice to moms. I

children and are struggling, the women

have touched on this before, but I 100

who have consistent baby fever and the

percent felt the pressure of presenting the

women who have none (me). Then there

perfect motherhood image on Instagram.

are the women who aren’t fulfilled by moth-

Trying to get the perfect picture of the per-

erhood alone and those who are completely

fect moment, when really I was crumbling

fulfilled. I have learned, like everything else

from postpartum depression inside did me

in life, nothing about being a mom is black

zero favors.

and white. The journey is so different for

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Cosmopolitan Mom Moments

by Christine Johnson

I have always been okay with the fact that I am an

Shouldn’t there be a clear difference between front

older mom. After all, age is just a number even though

and back? I contemplated asking my client because she

60 is a hard age to swallow while raising a 20 year

truly is a smart enough child to answer me.

old. Given that I grew up in a household with strong

After five minutes, she was looking at me with a

women role models, I have never felt like there was

stare that actually said “What’s the problem? Put on

anything I could not handle with confidence.

my diaper.”

Reality check. My neighbor asked me to watch her

I threw caution to the wind and did just that. The

one and a half year old for the night. Did this scare

rest of the evening was complete bliss as we read a

me? No. I had watched her on previous occasions for a

story and I rocked her to sleep following the routine

few hours and handled it like a champ.

Mommy had given me. I sat watching the baby moni-

That day, my friend explained to me that I would

tor in the living room till her parents returned and

need to feed her, give her a bath, change her diaper,

bragged to them that there were no problems. We had

dress her in pajamas, read a story and put her to bed.

handled everything just perfectly.

This was an entirely different level of care; I briefly

Seeing my friend the next day, I asked how her

questioned my ability and realized how long it had

daughter had slept the rest of the night. I joked, “I was

actually been since I did any of those things! But I

half afraid I put her diaper on backwards – ha, ha!”

faced the dragon without question and told my friend

Mommy looked at me with a blank stare, then

everything would be just fine. After all, how hard

admitted to me I had done exactly that. I couldn’t help

could it be to complete these simple tasks? My goal

but laugh – and laugh even harder – when she told me

was to allow my friends to have an enjoyable evening

the diaper actually had a label that said “front!”

and not worry about their daughter. The baby knows

Okay – so clearly a 20-year gap in changing a diaper is

and likes me.

too much, but at least in Coronado 60-year-old moms

The evening began perfectly. We played, went outside, read books, I made her favorite dinner. We laughed and had a great time. She never cried for

and grandmothers are still young and part of the glue that keeps this community strong.

Cheers to the 20/30/40-something women who

Mommy and Daddy. I was patting myself on the back

are the masters of their domain raising their families,

and thinking how silly I was to question my ability.

Mother’s Day is a celebration of their strength and

Then came bath time. She wasn’t all that thrilled

love. Moms succeed in a job with no pay, no chance

about taking a bath. I had to get creative. Singing.

of a promotion, and sometimes little thanks. But here

Making silly faces. Adding toys to the mix. All that

in Coronado, moms are surrounded by a community

worked, until it came to rinsing the shampoo from her

that supports one another, laughs when we are down,

hair. Once again, my comedic skills had to kick in -

and realizes the strength of sticking together. Let’s toast

and I employed all of them! - to distract her from the

to moms with an oldie but a goodie, a classic drink

fact that she really didn’t like what was happening.

from my 30s made popular by TV shows celebrating

After bath time, this mother of a 20 year old

women with all their class and vulnerability.

moved on to diapering. I took out the diaper and

Have several of these and make Daddy change the

stared at it. Why do both sides look the same?

diaper!

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What’s in Season?

Being Cool as a Cucumber!

What started out as a bitter, almost

their water content. King Henry VIII’s wife,

Cucumbers should be firm, dark green,

been

Catherine of Aragon, demanded cucumbers

without blemishes or soft spots. More than

celebrated over the years for their water

for her daily salads. Columbus brought

not, grocery stores wax cucumbers or sell

content

flavor.

cukes to the New World and those raised in

them sealed in plastic to help extend their

Cucumbers originated in the Himalayas and

Florida were highly sought after. It was the

life and moisture. (If you don’t like the

have been cultivated for over 3000 years.

17th century doctors who placed those with

taste of the peel, you can remove the peel.)

Egyptians liked their cucumbers dipped

fevers on a bed of cucumbers so that they

Cucumbers are an easily perishable fruit and

in brine, the beginnings of today’s pickles.

could be as “cool as a cucumber.”

should be eaten shortly after purchase.

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Cucumbers are popular today for their

Once home, store in the refrigerator,

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‘Home Town’ TV Series Puts Focus on One of America’s Main Street Cities -

Laurel, Mississippi Story and photos by Kris Grant

dreams, for a total investment of less than

Back in 2019 I started watching “Home

$200,000. I made a mental note to add this

Town,” a home improvement show on

town in Southern Mississippi, where I had

HGTV, in which husband-and-wife team

never been, to an itinerary for future travel.

Ben and Erin Napier focus on remodeling

And, who knows? Maybe home-buying.

homes in their hometown of Laurel, Mis-

Of course, people would kindly ask me if I

sissippi.

was familiar with humidity, which gave me

Then in March of 2020 when the government ordered us all to stay home, I started

pause.

Then a Coronado friend posted on Face-

binge-watching the show, which aired

book that one of her oldest friends, Bonnie

episode after episode every Sunday. My jaw

McConkey, had been so inspired by the

repeatedly dropped as I watched homebuy-

“Home Town” show that she sold her Den-

ers purchase hundred-year-old Craftsman-

ver, Colorado home and moved to Laurel in

style homes for less than $100,000. Then

2017, where she bought a home and soon

the Napiers would make improvements

thereafter opened Bonnie’s Laurel Cottage.

of maybe $50,000 or $75,000 and sud-

Second note to self: stay at Bonnie’s when I

denly I was looking at the homes of my

visit Laurel.

Ben and Erin Napier

Turns out that Laurel is an active Main Street city, as is Coronado, which was selected in 2000 as one of three cities to receive The Great American Main Street award.

A year ago in May, I visited Laurel to learn more about its culture and to find out how Main Street’s revitalization efforts intersect with national television exposure.

Railroads began serving the area a year before Laurel was incorporated in 1882.

Saw mill operations began in 1893 with the arrival of the Clinton, Iowa-based EastmanGardiner Lumber Company; by 1904 there were three more mills, and by the 1920s, Laurel became known as the yellow pine The Laurel Mercantile is the Napier’s flagship store.

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capital of the world.

Murals abound in Laurel

In addition to lumber, other industrial innovations found their roots in Laurel. One was masonite, which an engineer developed

other end, a form of an assembly line that

more large houses constructed on side and

preceded Henry Ford’s by several years.

cross streets. That area now comprises Lau-

Beginning in 1899, stately homes along

rel’s Historic District, listed on the National

to utilize the vast amount of wood chips

Fifth Avenue were constructed by the lum-

Register of Historic Places. It is the largest

and pulp waste produced by the sawmills.

ber barons, with cottages, bungalows and

and most intact collection of early 20th

Engineer William H. Mason produced a hard-pressed board in 1924, which led to the formation of the Mason Fibre Company, which changed its name to Masonite Corporation in 1928, with the material now used throughout the world.

Another innovation was the Lindsey eight-wheeled wagon, which was patented in 1899, and was actually two mini-wagons with four axles and eight wheels. The invention revolutionized the timber industry, not only in Laurel, but also around the world, allowing the timbers’ weight to be more easily distributed in transport. The Lindsey factory was at one time the largest factory under one roof in all of Mississippi.

The raw materials entered the factory at one end and a finished wagon exited at the

Filming often occurs inside Ben Napier’s Scotsman General Store, so named to reflect his Scottish heritage

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century architecture in Mississippi.

Sticking to my plan, I stayed at Bonnie’s

Not surprisingly, the historic district is

Laurel Cottage, a comfortable ranch-style

where Laurel’s now famous couple, Ben and

home located about two miles from down-

Erin Napier, have renovated the majority

town and the historic district. The best part

of their “Home Town” TV series housing

about it was getting to know Bonnie, who

projects, now numbering more than 80.

took me on a personal tour of downtown

Also in the heart of Laurel’s Historic

Laurel and its nearby historic district, and

District lies the Lauren Rogers Museum of

offers this service to all her guests. I could

Art, a memorial to Lauren Eastman Rogers,

not have had a better guide, as Bonnie is a

the only son and only grandson of two of

Bonnie McConkey

huge “Home Town” fan and can recite the

Laurel’s founding families. Lauren Rogers

and houses five specialized collections:

progeny of each home that the Napiers have

died at age 23 from complications of appen-

American art, European paintings, Native

renovated, along with the episode and sea-

dicitis in 1921, just months after his mar-

American baskets, Japanese Ukiyo-e prints,

son where it aired. She’s on a first-name basis

riage to Lelia Hodson Rogers. The museum

and British Georgian silver.

with Ben and Erin, their close friends and

building was originally under construction to be the couple’s residence.

It includes works by Winslow Homer,

business associates, Jim and Mallorie Rasber-

Albert Bierstadt, Jean-Baptiste-Camille

ry and Josh and Emily Nowell. Together, the

Over the years, the museum grew from

Corot, and Jean-François Millet, including

three couples are partners in several shops in

one art gallery to five, plus a reading room

masterworks of the Hudson River School.

Laurel, including the Laurel Mercantile Co.

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and Scotsman General Store.

Mallorie also owns two Airbnbs. When Bonnie launched her Airbnb, Mallorie passed on her business card and offered assistance, saying, “We need to help one another.” It kind of sums up the entire town’s philosophy, Bonnie noted, who shared a story about her first visit to Laurel.

“I was in a restaurant chatting with the family that ran it and shared what I call my ‘cataract theory.’ I said if I ever moved to a new town, I would want to have friends there who would be willing to take me to the doctor if I ever needed cataract surgery.

Then, a woman behind the counter spoke up, ‘I’ll take you!’ she said, and another customer said, ‘Nah, she’s too busy. I’ll take you.’ By the time I got back to my car with tears in my eyes, I told myself, ‘I guess I’m moving here.’”

The Napiers are both natives of Laurel who met at Jones Community College and then went on to graduate from the University of Mississippi. Ben is a woodworker with a degree in history and is a youth pastor for his church. Erin is an artist who began her career in corporate graphic arts, specializing in beautiful invitations.

After graduating, the Napiers moved back to Laurel and both got involved with the town’s historic revitalization efforts.

When the couple renovated a downtown Craftsman home that was featured on a Southern Weddings’ Instagram feed, a producer from HGTV spotted the photos and contacted the couple in 2014 to see if

The Bird Dog Café was a Home Town series’ makeover, in which a former historic home was renovated into a café, now one of the most popular in town.

Inside, Erin Napier cleverly assembled a collection of window frames to serve as a room divider. And the food, like my salmon dinner, was superb.

they’d be interested in doing another renovation to air on the channel. Now they are in their sixth season.

The Napiers are active members of Laurel Main Street, which was established in 2007.

Like all Main Street programs, including Coronado’s, it uses a four-point program of

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organization, design, promotion and economic restructuring to boost local business from the center of town outward.

Signature events include Wine Down Downtown, where each month wine tasting in special Main Street wine tumblers are paired with extended shopping hours.

Participants can stroll from shop to shop, tasting different wines within the boundaries of the social district.

The first Saturday of October is always the daylong Loblolly Festival featuring vendors and artists from several states and

Truitt Taylor

music from all genres throughout the day.

ment and an enclosed mall, titled Sawmill

The circa-1920 building was a Sears

There are children’s rides and activities

Square, opened in 1981 on the site of the

Roebuck store in Laurel’s last heyday. In

and, in true saw mill heritage, a chainsaw

former Eastman-Gardiner saw mill.

2008, after four years of abandonment, the

sculpture artist.

I met with Truitt Taylor, Main Street’s im-

“The planners at the time thought it

22,000-square-foot building underwent

would make more of a walking district,” he

a $5 million renovation and now features

mediate past president, who currently sits

said. “But in fact, the effect was negative.

Lee’s Coffee & Tea, a full-service restau-

on the design committee.

It cut off a lot of vehicular access. Now the

rant and community gathering spot on its

mall has a lot of vacancies.”

ground floor, with additional seating on

A five-generation native of Laurel who currently lives within the Historic District,

I met with Taylor inside the Oak Street

the mezzanine, which also houses the Main

Taylor remembers when malls were the big

Place building at 409 Oak Street in the

Street office and five additional offices.

new thing and the city did urban develop-

heart of Laurel’s downtown.

The third floor houses three one-bedroom

HAND-made, at 113 Oak Street, is a combination gift and DIY store, where all products sold in the store are either handmade or hand-painted by owner Steve Clairmont’s company.

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Trustmark Park was recently renovated with an assist from the Napiers.

apartments while the fourth floor includes a two-bedroom apartment and four more office spaces.

The third floor houses three one-bedroom apartments while the fourth floor includes a two-bedroom apartment and four more office spaces.

The renovation was one of the pioneer projects in Main Street’s revitalization efforts. Today people are more interested in revitalizing historic centers, and refurbishing buildings, creating more authentic shopping and dining experiences, all of which Main Street champions. Taylor said a facade grant program matches $1 to every $3 a business spends, up to $5000. Funds from special events like the Wine Down Downtown help fund the improvements.

Murals are big throughout Laurel, adding color and vitality and some are a nod to the city’s history. Opera singer Leontyne Price was from Laurel and there’s a mural in her honor; there’s also Leontyne Price Boulevard, which was under renovation during my visit.

Murals celebrate Laurel’s library, history and one of its most famous citizens, opera singer Leontyne Price who also has a boulevard in the city’s downtown named after her.

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Home Towm Season Five, Episode Three “Woodland Wonderland” A couple moved Home Towm Season One, Episode Two “Homecoming” Kyle and Brooke wanted to from Oregon, seeking a house with nature-inspired whimsy and historic Southern charm. return to a small town in a house with room to grow.

“We’ve seen consistent progress made, with property values steadily increasing,” Taylor said. “It’s partly the festivals and activities that Main Street organizes and partly the TV show. And even COVID pressed the accelerator - lots of people want to leave the big cities.”

In 2018 a company asked Ben and Erin who now have two young daughters, Helen and May, to be spokespeople for Riva Stroller company, which manufac-

and life-size coloring walls.

The couple, who have more than a mil-

And what’s next for Laurel? Ben Napier just announced that he’ll be opening a new

lion followers on social media, continue

factory in the heart of Laurel where he and

their mission to revitalize their small town

his crew will manufacture butcher block

one home at a time using Erin’s artistic vi-

tables, counters and products. Mean-

sion and Ben’s woodworking prowess.

while, Laurel Main Street will continue its

“‘Home Town’ is not just about renova-

four-point program of neighbors-helping-

tions, it’s about the power of community,”

neighbors build a strong community from

said Jane Latman, president, HGTV. “It’s

its center outward.

the inspirational message about neighbors

And what’s next for me? I think I may

tures strollers made in the U.S. of recycled

working together, as well as Ben and Erin’s

just time a return visit to Laurel for

materials. In return, they gifted Laurel with

enthusiastic fans, that have helped HGTV

Saturday Oct. 1and take in that Loblolly

a revitalized children’s park with tree swings

build yet another breakout franchise.”

Festival. I’d better book with Bonnie soon.

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Laurel Main Street Directory of lodging, dining, retail and more. www.laurelmainstreet.com Lauren Rogers Museum of Art Open Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4:45 p.m.

Sunday, 1 – 4 p.m. Closed Monday. Free admission.

565 North Fifth Avenue www.lrma.org

Lodging

Airbnbs There are 86 listings in Laurel: consider Bonnie’s Laurel Cottage ($75/night per bedroom) or one of the “Stay with Mallorie” listings. ($171 for a guesthouse for four) www.Airbnb.com/laurel-ms Wisteria Bed and Breakfast All Suites $150; in Historic District www.wisteriabedandbreakfast.com Grandiflora Bed and Breakfast Rooms and Suites, $199 - $299 in Historic District across from Lauren Rogers Museum of Art www.grandiflorabandb.com

Bird Dog Café Open daily for breakfast, and lunch; Thursday – Saturday, dinners til 8:30 p.m. Noted for tasty biscuits, Cuban sandwiches, chicken salad. Casual indoor dining and dining on the deck.

412 Short Seventh Avenue; (601) 651-2260 www.birddogcafe.com Lee’s Coffees & Teas Good spot for breakfasts and lunch; 409 West Oak; (601) 649-4161 www.leescoffeetea.com Pearl’s Diner The lines may be long, but the wait for Ms. Pearl Campbell’s homemade Southern food is well worth it! Note the short hours: Monday – Saturday, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.

330 N Magnolia; (601) 555-3232 Sweet Somethings Bakery Customer favorites: Cinnamon Rolls and Sweet Sticky Buns 543 Central Avenue; (601) 340-3880 www.sweetsomethingsbakery.com

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Silver Strand Elementary Reading Specialist Ellen Cody Helps Kids Grow with Love and TLC

By Ivy Weston The scene: a full house in the Winn Room at the Coronado Public Library. Colorful fabric banners provide a festive backdrop to a stage awaiting its next performer.

It’s Saturday, March 19, midday during the 12th Annual San Diego Storytelling Festival. A young bespectacled woman with a blonde ponytail gets up on stage to make remarks introducing the next act. “Her name is Ellen Cody, and she was my fifthgrade teacher!” The crowd cheers.

A smiling blonde woman in a brilliant blue top, Ellen Cody bounds up to the stage and embraces the young woman,

Left, Children’s Librarian Natalie Stringer and Silver Strand Elementary Reading Specialist Ellen Cody at the San Diego Storytelling Festival

Natalie Stringer, who is Coronado Public Library’s children’s librarian. Cody turns to

see themselves as a reader. I’ll have students

the crowd and begins by telling them about

say ‘I don’t know how to read’ and I’ll say

the standout student Stringer was back in

‘Yes you do - look! You just read that!’ or

the day.

occasionally you’ll have that kindergartner

that are the neediest, the most struggling

Cody, Reading Specialist at Silver Strand

or first-grader who all of a sudden will be

with reading. All students have guided

Elementary, is here with two of her students

like [gasps with excitement] ‘I’m reading!’

reading during the day, but the ones that

who are performing in the Kids Tell session

and I love that so much.”

come to me are with me for 45 minutes ev-

of the festival, in which kids relay a story

She referred to the courage of Attica

She’d rather discuss how much she loves working with kids as a reading specialist.

“I work with students at each grade level

ery day and it’s just our group in the room,

from memory. The two nervous students do

and Preston, her two student Storytelling

so they get a lot of love and TLC, a lot of

a great job, with Cody encouraging them

Performers. “We had a storyteller come into

encouragement, and the goal is to get them

with smiles from off stage.

class, we practiced for a little bit, and then

moving up and kick ‘em out,” she laughed.

they wanted to do this. I love that you put

Cody is in her 32nd year of teaching, 25

After Kids Tell comes an open mic for kids, and both Cody and professional storyteller Mindy Donner (who happens to

in a little seed and you see it grow.”

Cody’s passion for teaching kids resulted

of which have been in Coronado.

“I started at Village Elementary and I

be Cody’s neighbor) go up onto the stage to

in well-earned recognition when she was

taught there for three years, and then, being

help hold up storyboards for a child story-

named Teacher of the Year two years in a

a military wife, we were transferred to New

teller. The girl had only her father and little

row - in 2019 for Silver Strand Elementary

Orleans for two years and then came back

sister on stage, but more than twice that

School, and in 2020 for the entire Coro-

and I got a job again at Village. Then 15

many boards. It is no surprise that Cody

nado Unified School District. Teachers

years ago the Reading Specialist job opened

would pitch in, given her joy of helping

are nominated by their peers, and there is

at Strand and I took that and have been

children succeed.

one Teacher of the Year annually for each

here since.”

“I love when the students get that spark when they ‘get’ something,” Cody said, referring to the rewards of being a reading specialist. “When they learn to read, or they

school in Coronado, and one for the entire district.

“It’s very humbling,” Cody said. “I’m not one to get up and talk about myself.”

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Cody explained that because Silver Strand Elementary is located in military-enlisted housing, it qualifies for Title 1 funding through the federal government due to the

number of students that are eligible for free and reduced lunch. Lower-income students,

From left, storyteller Mindy Donner, a Coronado dad with two kids, and Ellen Cody during the Kids’ Open Mic session at the San Diego Storytelling Festival

“She was one of my favorite teachers, and

“Find a mentor who can help you,” she

she explained, are more likely to have less

I remember really enjoying spending fifth

recommends. “Teaching was overwhelming

opportunity, fewer books, and parents who

grade with her,” she said. “She was one of

when I first started and it’s so much more

work a lot of hours. On top of that, kids

the teachers who inspired me to want to

overwhelming for young teachers today.

in military families move more, which can

work with kids after graduating college.”

But I know when I first started, it was the

lead to them falling behind.

Stringer has worked at the Coronado Public

mentors who put their arm around me

Library since July 2021, shortly after earn-

and told me ‘hey, don’t work through your

ing her master’s degree in library science.

lunch, you’re going to burn yourself out’ or

“Research has shown that they need that extra support. So, since we qualify, we get funding, and that’s what pays my salary,”

“It’s so great to see where they go and it’s

‘join the teacher’s union because you need

she said. “Even with budget cuts, this posi-

so hard to believe they were once this big,”

that support’ or ‘watch out for …’ If you

tion has been here even before me because

Cody said, gesturing low with one hand. “I

try to do it on your own, it’s pretty much

of federal funding.”

mean look at Natalie, how tall and beauti-

impossible.”

Cody says after so many years of teaching, she sees former students all the time. But

ful she is, and smart.”

Cody said she is thankful she began

Cody is now in a mentorship role for new teachers at Silver Strand. “It was only a year

she has crossed paths with librarian Stringer

teaching when she did, that today’s world is

or so ago that I looked back and thought

more than once.

so much tougher for kids. She tries to buf-

‘wow, I’m one of the older ones now.’ It’s a

fer them from the world’s craziness in her

responsibility to step up and give back the

classroom so that they can just be kids.

way those teachers did when I was younger,

“Natalie is just one of those that stands out, and she just kind of kept crossing my path,” she said. “I knew she was doing well

“I think that because there’s so much go-

and take on some leadership roles.”

and then I’d see her parents, and hear about

ing on in the world, I just think there is so

her, but then one day I was working and

much they’re dealing with today than what

amazed, looking back, that it’s been so

I was picking up some of my first-graders

I remember them dealing with before,” she

many years.

for reading, and there she was in the first-

said. “I try to make it so that when they

“It just doesn’t seem like it’s been that

grade classroom, substituting! She did that

come here, they are safe. They can giggle,

long,” she said. “You think about the im-

for a while and then she was working at a

they can read books, we do reader’s theater

pact you could have had over 30 years and

preschool and then the Storytelling Festival

and make it fun.”

it’s like ‘wow, that’s awesome!’ So I’m very

came up and here she is.”

Cody holds a special place in Stringer’s heart.

She has advice for people entering teach-

She’s enjoyed teaching so much that she’s

grateful to be in Coronado and have this

ing today amidst all of our 21st century

opportunity to be able to watch the kids

problems.

grow.”

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by Krysta Murray

In last month’s article I wrote a bit about the change of seasons and spring bringing welcome changes. This month I am writing about a different kind of season that’ll begin; personal property peak moving season, also known as peak PCS season (permanent change of station).

Moving is one of the top 10 most stressful life events to experience. Depending on how smoothly it goes, it can even be a top five. As someone who has done many moves, it still remains one of the most stressful in my life.

There are three main types of stateside (CONUSBeginning May 15 and continuing through September continental U.S.) military moves; do-it-yourself (DITY), 30 each year, this is the time when the highest portion of also known as personally procured moves (PPM), choosing personal property moves happen. A majority of these are to have the military hire movers for you, and moves done concentrated between Memorial Day and July 4. A major as a combination of the two, known as a partial-DITY or part of this relates to the typical school year calendar partial-PPM. Which one you choose is entirely up to your and correlates with summer break, as many school-aged own situation, and many times depends on how much stuff children can’t miss too much school but the moving process you have, how far it needs to go, and the time you have to get can take quite a while. it done.You can also only really move forward with any of them if the orders have been issued.

I am not going to get into specifics of the how-to-do military moves. This is going to differentiate significantly A PCS move can be a move between one duty station and due to many factors including your departure destination another, or between your final duty station and the home and new location, overseas duty stations, service member of record listed on your paperwork upon retirement or rank, number of dependents, etc. If you’re looking for a discharge. PCS orders each come with their own special place to start for information, I suggest militaryonesource. rules and regulations. The orders can be accompanied or mil/moving-housing/moving/pcs-and-military-moves/. unaccompanied overseas, to the same geographic area,

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change of a ship‘s homeport or unit‘s location, PCS with temporary duty in route, etc. Whichever they may be can help determine which move option is best. It is also important to know the allowances you will receive to undergo the move.

Without going into the nitty-gritty of the many things those can include, I am going to talk about the phase I am currently experiencing. This would be the “we know we’re moving this fall but awaiting hard copies” phase. Hard copies being the written contract and not just a pending, could-possibly-change status. Our last PCS was from overseas, but this time it’ll be stateside. It’s a little easier, less boxes to check, but if you ever have the opportunity to go overseas, please don’t let that deter you from that experience. Nonetheless, we are going from one coast to another, not overseas this time. Knowing this, and not much else, how am I to prepare?

For those who haven’t had to consider such things before, here are some things I am starting to do.

The odds and ends: It’s time to start sorting through those miscellaneous storage spaces. I’ve picked a small space each week to go through, whether that be a catch-all junk drawer, the drawer with all those mysterious cords, the closet with the board games I haven’t played in a decade, etc. I use the keep, donate, sell system and am beginning to offload things I don’t think are necessary to move across the country, and organize and track the items I do.

A lot of loose things will get taped, labeled, or put into a container for easier packing and unpacking. I do the same with clothing, discarding

the clothes that no longer fit, or sorting and thinking ahead of what might change about the climate I am moving to and what sort of clothes I’ll really need. This is also when I go through the linen closet and consider bedding; I’ll toss pillows and towels that have met their end of days. Don’t forget the filing cabinet. Now is a good time to start shredding the paperwork you no longer need. I often find warranties and documents from things I no longer even own!

The kitchen: The kitchen takes the biggest financial hit during a move.

The military does issue an estimated payment of lost perishables and cleaning supplies, but if you don’t start using these supplies up it won’t cover the amount you could lose.

Movers can’t pack open pantry items, especially baking powders, spices and oils. Perishables are also a no-go, so I am already trying to make sure I don’t stock up on condiments, use up the items I have in my freezer, and though unopened items and canned goods can be moved, they can take up unnecessary weight and expire before you get to them so I am attempting to use those up as well. (The government P72 | Coronado Magazine

authorizes you a weight limit based on your rank and family status.) Most of my cleaning supplies are found in my kitchen. Chemicals and liquids won’t be packed, so it’s best to try and use them up too. This includes hand soaps and aerosols. So this is also something to consider for your bathroom products.

If you’ll be moving large appliances, these two will have special requirements prior to packing day.

Empty, defrost, and thoroughly wash the inside of your refrigerator and/or freezer to keep mildew at a minimum during transit and storage. Same with dishwashers. These appliances need at least two days to dry out. Leave doors open after cleaning. Oven will need thorough scrubbing and for it to be disconnected. I’m waiting until the move to buy any new items, like a knife set, because it’d just be easier to get them while waiting for my household items to arrive on the other side. I am likely to arrive before my things, and an unfurnished house can be hard to live in.

The garage: Most of the things in my garage I have because of the yard I currently have. If I am likely to have a yard at my next house, bringing

the lawn mower makes sense. But remember to clean it well and empty the oil and gas tank. I am already making plans for items, such as the trampoline I won’t be bringing. We did break down and transport the last one we had from overseas, but the condition of our current one isn’t worth disassembling and reassembling.

Because we are also moving to a location where it snows, it’s possible we won’t use it as much anyway.

Things like this are important to start considering. Many of my plants, outdoor furniture and any chemicals,

including paints, stains, citronella oils, etc all need to get used, tossed, or have a plan to pass them along. Also with the garage comes the thought process on the vehicles. Most moves only cover the transit of one vehicle.

Also, is it worth shipping? Consider the location you are relocating to, it might not be the ideal vehicle to have there.

Come up with a plan and prepare financially for any expenses that may be out of pocket, such as bringing a second vehicle if you can have it at the new location (not an option for most overseas moves).

So right now I am not at the stage where I am scheduling pack out dates nor do I even know what my next place will be. I am not packing boxes or removing items from the walls. I haven’t started looking at a new house, I’m not inquiring too much about my next location despite it only being months out. But I am taking some steps to prepare because once the hard copies are a go, things can start moving pretty quickly.

This is the part when things start getting a bit bittersweet. I start getting nostalgic and reminiscing. I get emotionally attached to inanimate objects because of memories they may hold. I go places and wonder how many more times I’ll go there before I won’t be going again. I drive over the bridge and think, “Wow, I’ll miss this view.” I only have so many more gettogethers with the friends I have made here. My son will only know this as his home for a little while longer, before he learns a whole new place. This is one he’ll remember, too as he was 5 years old when we arrived. He’s curious what his new bedroom will look like, what his next school will be like, who his friends will be, what the Atlantic Ocean is like and if he’ll enjoy winters. It is sad, stressful and exciting.

Just be sure to use your resources.

There are classes on how to complete change of duty stations available (check with Fleet & Family), official websites with step-by-step instructions and checklists and many supportive people willing to answer questions whether it be a professional or just other service members and families who have done it or live where you’re going.

Whether you’ve done it before or will be going through your first PCS, it’s always an adventure.

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Island IconsBy Carol Pastor, Coronado Historical Association Volunteer

LIONEL ROWE

Not often does one meet a person who is always upbeat, smiling, ready to come up with a quick joke. That best describes Lionel Rowe, definitely one of our village icons. This is what we know about his past 89 years.

Lionel is actually a native San Diegan, born at Mercy Hospital in 1932. His school years were spent back on the east coast where he graduated from high school from Storm King School north of West Point in New York. He then attended college at the University of Virginia. When it came time to take a job after college he joined the Budd Co. in Philadelphia. Part of their industry was manufacturing railroad cars.

This probably explains his lifelong love of model trains. He later returned to San Diego going into real estate in Imperial Beach with the Kinsella Warren company until he decided to go out on his own and form his own company. He subsequently became a silent partner in the Coronado firm of First World Travel.

In talking about the “old days,” Lionel remembers selling newspapers at the Landing at the time of the Japanese surrender in 1945. That was one of many interesting stories he shared. He told of the time when

Lionel posing for high school graduation photos. Courtesy Lionel Rowe

people had horses on the island and there

was a movie house and his first movie there

her assistant, helping her set up when she

was a stable to rent horses near the gate to

was “How Green Was My Valley.” (Can any

had a showing. His home is a gallery of

North Island. Then there was his experience

of you remember that?)

Sara Rowe’s creations.

with friends, of course, such as holding

Lionel later married Sara Graves Tider-

Lionel has four grandchildren. Lionel’s

onto the rear of one of Coronado’s trains on

man Rowe in 1983, a local artist whose

love of tennis transferred over onto his twin

their route through town. They could grab

work was not only on display locally but

grandsons who both played on the Coro-

the back end and ride a few blocks. That

also graced the cover of the Kennedy Book,

nado High School team, with one of them

was mischief in the good old days. He re-

our local telephone book. She did some

going on to play collegiately. He certainly

members when the Lamb’s Players Theatre

beautiful watercolor scenes. Lionel became

encouraged them, being an avid player

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himself. They even played in some “Grandfather” tournaments together. There were two questions we have asked all Icons for their opinion on which, probably because of the age of our icons, has been somewhat similar.

What advice would you give your 16-year-old self? To which Lionel replied “Stay in good health,” which he must have done to reach the age of 89.

And lastly, what is the best advice you have received? Lionel did not hesitate in answering “Get all the education you can.”

It is not surprising with his outgoing personality that Lionel would become involved in the community. For over seven years he was the MC you heard at the Sunday concerts in the park. He was often there with the group of singles who formed their own spot at the park each week. He has been an active member of the Coronado Yacht Club as well. He was active in the Crown Club, a club for those who loved to dance and socialize in town.

Something that not everyone knows is that Lionel, from his personal collection of Lionel Rowe c. 2010. Courtesy of the Coronado Historical Association

Lionel trains, donated the train set and all its accompanying items to the Children’s Library in Coronado. He had gone before the board telling them what he wanted to do and naturally, they eventually approved.

He installed the entire system over the top of the bookcases in that portion of the library. If you have not seen it do take the opportunity to go by. It is still there for all the children to see and enjoy.

As we interview our Coronado Icons we learn more and more about the history

Anne Kaine, Tom Fleming, Mary Ann Chapple, Ken Wiley, Lionel Rowe, and Anne Hamrick at the War and Remembrance event in September 1995. Courtesy of the Coronado Historical Association

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of our lovely island and the people who helped make it what we still have today.

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Eyes to the Wind: A Memoir of Love and Death, Hope and Resistance

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the final word Coronadans share their thoughts on

EVOLVE

A Pickles cartoon featured a little boy asking his grandfather, “Grandpa, were you always a grandpa?” Evolve – came to mind. Grandparents have the benefit of hindsight.

We know where we started.

We remember the paths we traveled, especially the wrong turns or bad decisions. And we can relive our story correcting the wrong by asking what if?

I retired from the Navy in 1991 and observe, daily that the culture of the institution I was part of has evolved significantly.

In 1991, women could not be assigned to combatant ships, submarines, or combat squadrons. The governing laws were changed about 1994 and today, over 16% of the Navy’s military personnel are women and can be, and are assigned to combatant ships, and serve aboard submarines. About 12% of the Navy’s pilots are women, some flying combat aircraft. On August 19, 2021, a female naval aviator became commanding officer of the aircraft carrier, USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72. Obviously, the transition did not happen overnight. While politicians speak using instantaneous terms, to evolve takes time, and effort, and

We’ve all had to do a lot of evolving over the last few years.

Evolving is making small changes over time. It is developing, learning, and progressing over the long haul. Taking our experiences and letting them guide our next steps.

I like to think of evolving as a plan that is slowly unrolling to reveal more and more. I’m optimistic that the end result is going to be far superior to where we began.

Melissa Bennett, MD Volunteer Service Unit Manager, Coronado Girl Scouts

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Every November for the past six years,I help read about 900 student written “Letters to the Troops.” This annual project is organized by the Military Officers Association of America’s (MOAA) Coronado Chapter. These letters conjure up the concept of evolution. I have had a front row seat to witness the cognitive, and communications skills of these students’ progress/grow/ change/evolve over the years. They are all laid out, in their own handwriting, a metric of skills evolving

Evolve, as a stand alone word, can be applied and used in many ways.

I suggest that most people would consider that the term EVOLVE implies a process of gradual and relative change that improves or worsens with time.

What does evolve generally mean to me?

Generally, it HAS meaning to me in disciplines like astronomy, the biological sciences, social and political sciences…

What does evolve specifically mean to me?

Specifically, it has no meaning to me especially when applied to my golf game.

Steve Phillips The ever-evolving golfer

over time. The evidence of evolution is all around us. I just need to pay closer attention.

I was talking with one of our teenage granddaughters about the Pickles cartoon. With a slight pat on my own back, I suggested that the ability to be reflective, to examine the abstract introspectively is a product of evolution. I made reference to the adage that says – “With Age Comes Wisdom,” and I

Biologically speaking, evolve means that there has been a measurable change in the gene pool from one generation to the next. Because of this, the smallest unit that can evolve is a population.

How do these changes occur? They occur due to five conditions in the environment that act on the population; random chance in small populations, migration, mate choice, net mutations, and natural selection.

If the condition driving the shift in the gene pool is natural selection, the changes help the population be better adapted to their environment.

These small changes in the gene pool are occurring every single generation, for most of the species on our planet.

Nicole Belong AP Biology Teacher Coronado High School

knew I had made my point.

After a short silence, my granddaughter, looking very quizzical asked “Why didn’t they arrive together?”

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Bob Breglio President MOAA Coronado Resident

Evolve: what a word. It can describe a process, a feeling, a biological adaptation.

Life is full of evolving and adapting.

Without getting too Darwinian, for me it describes decisions I’ve made that keep me surviving and thriving. I think of major events throughout my life, like moving from Massachusetts to San Diego, or choosing to eat a (mostly) vegetarian diet, as conscious choices that led to my personal evolution.

But I know that evolving as a person also occurs on an incremental level, with small acts that turn into large shifts over long periods of time. I see it with my relationships, when I decided to take time to do something small but thoughtful for my husband each day, and over time those small acts have strengthened our relationship exponentially.

I see it with my dogs, in how our short daily walks together have led to a great pack of loving and trusting pets.

We all have the power and ability to consciously evolve, and give time and energy to the things that help us thrive and live our best lives.

Katie Heuermann PAWS Volunteer, Proud wife to Lewis and dog Mom to Red, Cricket, and Osa

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