Coronado Common Sense

At The Coronado Library . . .

 

 Happy New Year

 

The Library will be closed for the Holiday on Saturday, December 31 and Sunday, January 1.  We will reopen on Monday, January 2.

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Kids New Year's Party

On Friday, December 30, the Library will hold its annual New Year's Party for Kids.  We will meet in the Winn Room at 2pm for a craft, games, and THE PINATA.

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Children's Magazines

The Coronado Library has a fine selection of magazines for children of all ages.  For the youngest we have BABY BUG, SPIDER, LADYBUG, and CRICKET. Young scientists can choose from NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC KIDS and RANGER RICK.  Crafts and educational activities can be found in HIGHLIGHTS, TURTLE, and HUMPTY DUMPTY.  History buffs can read COBBLESTONE, writers might like MUSE, and boys and girls can choose between BOY'S LIFE and AMERICAN GIRL.  Next time you are in the library try a magazine.

Source: Ellenjoy Weber, Coronado Public Library

Ralph J. Baum (March 27, 1913 – December 19, 2011)

 

Capt. Ralph J. Baum, a 54 year resident of Coronado, passed away peacefully in his home on the morning of Dec. 19th.  This Leavenworth, Kansas boy received an appointment to the Naval Academy in 1931.  Upon graduation in 1935, he began the first assignment among an impressive number of ships and stations, some of whose names are forever written the pages of Naval History.  These include the USS Colorado; USS Dent; USS Chester; USS Swasey; USS Sigourney; USS Philadelphia; USS Corry; USS Stanly; USS Paul Hamilton; USS The Sullivans; NROTC, University of Kansas; USS Boxer; U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland; USS Baltimore; Armed Forces Staff College, Leavenworth Kansas; USS Ajax; and Service School Command, U.S. Naval Training Center, San Diego, California.

 

The Silver Star was awarded to him twice for his leadership in escorting the USS Houston from Formosa and the USS Halsey Powell which was disabled by Kamikaze.  In 1945 he was awarded a Commendation Ribbon with a combat "V" for picking up survivors from the USS Bunker Hill off Okinawa.  In addition he received the American Defense Service Medal with Fleet Clasp; American Campaign Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with 6 Stars; World War II Victory Medal; Navy Occupation Service Medal with European Clasp; National Defense Service Defense Medal; Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation; and Philippine Liberation Ribbon with 2 Stars.

 

After retiring from the Navy, he worked for General Dynamics in San Diego and in Boston. Tired of being away from his family, he became a Building Inspector for the City of Coronado where he reviewed and approved some of the Coronado Shores buildings.

 

When he finally retired, he played tennis several times a week, performed "honey-do" projects and participated in "the" Sunday morning bike ride that always ended up at the Mexican Village for breakfast.

 

He was preceded in death by his wife Katie (10/25/15 – 02/27/11).  He is survived by his 4 children, Tajie Major of Palos Verdes Estates, CA, Simmi Baum of Coronado, CA, Nikki Cummings of Las Cruces, NM, and Ralph Baum of Chula Vista, CA, 8 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

 

A grave-side service will be performed by Pastor David H. McElrath at Glen Abbey Memorial Park, 3838 Bonita Rd, Bonita, CA 91902, on January 7, 2012 at 2:30 PM and a reception immediately following at 4:30 PM at 1101 First St, #106 in Coronado.  In lieu of flowers please send donations to Sharp Coronado Hospital, 250 Prospect Place, Coronado, CA 92118.

Designing The Bungalow Garden: How to Create Your Own Personal Sanctuary

 

This is one of John Beaudry's landscape designs from his website. It is one of many types of different designs he has created. Visit his website for more.

 

Mission Hills Garden Club

January 25, 2012

4070 Jackdaw St

San Diego Ca 92103

6-8 pm  free to members, $10 for guests without a pass

Light refreshments

 

LECTURE with John Beaudry, noted Landscape Architect from Chicago

Based on the upcoming book Designing the Bungalow Garden: How to Create Gardens and Lives Rooted in Spirit, Mr. Beaudry's lecture will explore the bungalow, one of America’s favorite Craftsmen style homes, and its relationship to the Arts and Crafts movement. He will begin with a brief history of the Arts and Crafts movement and its quest for the spirit of life. Then he will explore how to nurture this spirit of life in our own lives.

 

Whether you own a bungalow or any style home, learn how to apply the principles of Arts and Crafts garden style to create your own garden sanctuary and a place to spend time with family and friends, to entertain, and to live a life in relationship with the natural world.

 

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Beaudry received his degree in Ornamental Horticulture from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1982. In addition to managing his own design/build firm for over thirty years, he has worked with the Chicago Department of Environment where he helped people in recovery create community gardens, managed Brownfield Redevelopment Projects, the rooftop garden on Chicago’s City Hall, and Mayor Daley’s Landscape Awards Program. He also served as Senior Horticulturist for the Chicago Botanic Garden and Operations Manager for Rubicon Landscape in the San Francisco Bay area.

www.beaudrydesign.com

 

Submitted by Meredith French, Communications - MHGC  questions? 619.201.8285

The Importance Of Children's Books

 

In a recent edition of the Coronado Public Library Newsletter—Booking Around, Events And Happenings For Kids—Ellenjoy Weber had the following to say:

 

There is a publication for Librarians and others who work in Children's Literature called The Horn Book.  This magazine publishes essays that go to the heart of the value of  creating good literature for children.  In the November/December 2011 issue is a reprint of the Zena Sutherland Lecture given by author Mo Willems.  Mo Willems is the author of Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus and many other modern classics.  The following excerpt from the article summed up for me why children's books are important and why they will stay with us.

 

"What if books are better because they don't do things, because they can't do things? What if the thing that makes them essential is that books need us?  They're simple.  You contribute.  They can be read, but they also can be played.  I'm not really interested in you guys reading my books a hundred times; read it twenty times and then make your own story. Go from consuming a story to creating your own.  This is a magical thing to me.

I have a running machine in my house, and if I set that machine for twenty minutes of fast running and leave the room to get some tea and fried eggs, it doesn't know the  difference! Nor, I might add, does it care.

And I think that's what most enhanced digital books are at this point.  With all their bells and whistles and word jumbles and assorted narrative killers, after we turn them on, they don't need us.  Turn it on and leave the room, and the book will read itself.

But a real book is helpless.  It needs us desperately.  We have to pull it off the shelf.  We have to open it up.  We have to turn the pages one by one.  We even have to use our imagination to make it work.".......... "We have to do all of that, we have to do the work with our little minds and our flapping flights of fancy.  So suddenly, that book is not just a book; it's our book.  We are the ones making it work.  We're the ones making it sing.  Right there in our chairs as we gently flip the pages, we are, at our own pace, creating a living story just by reading."

Coronado Woman Continues Christmas Tradition

 

Members of the Coronado Fire Department pose with their rum cakes and Robbins Crehore Kelly.

 

A Common Sense reader sent in this photo with the message:

 

"Thought this might be a fun picture to share with readers. As background -- for many years Councilwoman Patty Schmidt ordered locally baked Rum Cakes and had them delivered to the Firehouse and City Hall around Christmas time.  This year Robbins Crehore Kelly continued the tradition in Patty’s memory by baking 35+ rum cakes for all the firemen and support staff at the Coronado Fire Department as well as a large cake for staff at City Hall.  This Christmas Eve morning the cakes were brought to the firehouse.  The fireman thought they were packages for Santa deliveries but to their surprise the festively wrapped packages were for them.  In the past a few large cakes were delivered and if you were on shift you enjoyed the delicious rum cake – however, this year everyone gets to enjoy Robbins’ popular Rum Cakes! Robbins Kelly knew Patty Schmidt for over 40 years and they were very close.  Robbins served as Patty’s Coronado Council Campaign Finance Chairman. She had baked cakes for Patty to deliver to the firehouse for many years.  Patty was very supportive of the restoration of Little Mac.  Her memory lives on in the acts of kindness that others do in her name.

 

Merry Christmas Coronado-style!"

Crime In Coronado: 12.18 - 12.22

 

Mosaic In The Garden

 

 In this two-part workshop, students will learn the basics of mosaic while creating a work of art to be displayed in their garden. Students will need to bring a hammer, an object to mosaic such as a box, plate, tabletop, vase, flowerpot, or other item of their choice. Objects should be made of terracotta, glass, metal, ceramic, cement or wood in order to provide a firm foundation. Students also need to bring tiles or dishes to break in class. During the first meeting, students will break the tiles or dishes, design their mosaic, and apply broken pieces of tiles or dishes. During the second meeting, students will apply grout to their designed mosaic. Tiles can be obtained at tile stores (ask for broken ones) and dishes at thrift stores.

Instructor: Lauren Becker Downey, Artist, Bravo School of Art, 619-223-0058.

Dates: January 5 & 12, 2012, Time: 9:30 a.m.  to 12:30

Cost for Two Sessions: $25 for Members, $35 for Non-members

Minimum number: 10 registered and paid by December 29, 2011

All classes are held in Room 104, Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego.  Call the Floral Association office at 619-232-5762 or go to www.sdfloral.org to register.

Classes lacking a minimum number are canceled two days before the class meeting.  Notification made by phone or email, fee is refunded. Fees are non-refundable except for a medical, jury duty, or a class cancellation.

Submitted by Meredith French/External Communication Chair - SD Floral Assoc

Comedian Tim Allen Brings Amateur Radio Mainstream

 

Comedian Tim Allen plays Mike Baxter, KA0XTT, on the new hit television show Last Man Standing. The ARRL has been working with John Amodeo, NN6JA -- the producer of Last Man Standing -- to make sure that Amateur Radio is correctly portrayed on the show. Photo by American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

 

Ham radio has been around since the early 1900s, though lately there has been an increase of new amateur radio operators. Coronado just added five new members to their CERO (Community Emergency Radio Operators) club after they passed their tests in the Coronado Emergency Operations Center (EOC) earlier this month. The class material was taught by Fred Brown W5BN and Jay Doucet W6SH.

 

Now it appears that amateur radio has gone mainstream on television.  The AARL (The National Association for AMATEUR RADIO™) just reported on its website the following information:

 

"Tim Allen -- star of Home Improvement, Toy Story, The Santa Clause and Galaxy Quest, just to name a few -- stars in Last Man Standing, an ABC comedy airing at 8 PM (EST) on Tuesday nights. Allen plays Mike Baxter, KA0XTT, a married father of three and the director of marketing at an outdoor sporting goods store in Colorado whose life is dominated by women. While Amateur Radio has not been prominently featured in the first episodes, according to John Amodeo, NN6JA -- the producer of Last Man Standing -- it is a part of the show and an important part of Mike’s character. The episode that will establish Mike as a radio amateur is currently scheduled to air in mid-January."

 

To see all the details, read "Ham Radio In Hollywood: Comdeian Tim Allen Stars as Radio Amateur on New TV Show."

 

If you are interested in learning about upcoming ham operator classes, you may contact CERO President Fred Brown at w5bn@san.rr.com.

Military Service Under the Sea

 

An outing on a state-of-the-art submarine is a more than a lesson on how our military serves our country at sea; it provides insight into the unique characteristics and challenges of living while submerged under the ocean waters.

 

The Navy hosted a short trip aboard a nuclear-powered submarine to County and other regional emergency operations staff in preparation for regional emergency drills to take place in the coming months.

 

The tour was provided by the crew of the USS Hampton, a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine – and when they say fast, they mean it. They noted that a diesel-powered sub visiting from Chile had to travel almost a month to reach San Diego. The same trip would take the USS Hampton just a few days.

 

The crew also has to live daily life on fast-forward due to the confined space on the sub, or “boat” as they call it. The dining area is small, requiring each person in the 130-person crew to eat his meal in five to ten minutes to make way for the next group. Laundry time is scheduled for an hour a week, with each person sharing just one modest-sized washer and dryer.

 

Efficiency is key in a confined space. At 360-feet long, the submarine is impressive, but living in such a small area requires creativity. Every wall has a panel or pull that reveals a new purpose, such as a desk or monitor. Even the commander and his officers share living quarters. One space shared by three officers measures about the size of a typical office cubicle and was described by a crew member as “the lap of luxury,” compared to general berthing areas that have sleeping spaces stacked three high and three deep. Even the torpedo room doubles as a bedroom. Mattresses are perched on metal shelves, and a wraparound curtain hangs above to dim the light.

 

When asked why the crew members choose to live in such unusual conditions, the tour guide cited camaraderie. Each person on board gets to know each other and understand their critical contribution to the team. Serving on a nuclear-powered submarine also provides a chance to get hands-on, high-tech experience early in their military careers. The average age on the USS Hampton is 24 years old; the Commander is the oldest of the crew at just 42. They have been educated in nuclear engineering and other impressive fields and are responsible for more than $5 million dollars in equipment.

 

A brochure provided on the tour said “A submarine at sea is a different world in herself.” For the civilians on the submarine, it is a statement much better understood after traveling 650 feet under the sea.

 

Source: County News Center

Coronado's Heritage Tree Program

 

The City's Heritage Tree Program is Appendix I of the Tree Master Plan.  Trees that have been designated Heritage Trees in accordance with Appendix I are listed below.

 

• Serial 001 TORREY PINE located in Palm Park (Palm Ave at Third St.) was designated a Heritage Tree on 3 April 2008.  The Torrey Pine was recognized by the City Council as the City's Official Tree in 2006.  Pinus Torreyana is the rarest pine in the United States and is native to this area.  It was planted early in the twentieth century under the supervision of Louis C. Bandel, Coronado's Superintendent of Parks for forty years.

 

 

• Serial 002 TORREY PINE located near the front entrance of the Coronado Library was designated a Heritage Tree on 3 April 2008.  This Pinus Torreyana is typical of the Torreys that were planted about a century ago in the City.  Well-cared for, Coronado's Torreys grow to more than fifty feet in height.  This tree, sharing characteristics with serial 001, was planted in a city-wide program by Supt. Bandel and assisted by Kate Sessions of Balboa Park fame.

 

• Serial 003 STAR PINE located in Rotary Plaza was designated a Heritage Tree on 3 April 2008.  This Araucaria Heterophylla is native to Norfolk Island in the SW Pacific and was transplanted to this location by Supt. Bandel in 1936.  The project was funded by the Coronado Rotarians and has since served as the City's living Christmas tree.  Star pines can grow to 100 feet in height.

 

• Serial 004 TORREY PINE located at Sixth St & Pomona Ave was designated a Heritage Tree on 5 May 2011.

 

 

Is there a tree in your yard or neighborhood that you think might be a candidate for the Heritage Tree Program? If so, you might want to fill out a Heritage Tree Nomination Form.

 

 

For more information, you may contact the City of Coronado Department of Publilc Services • 101 B Avenue • Coronado, CA 92118 • 619.522.7380.