The USS Carl Vinson returns to port today in Coronado. The aircraft carrier has been the home for nearly 6,000 sailors since it left home port November 30, 2010 and they have seen more action in the past seven months than most see in their entire careers.
In that seven months, the USS Carl Vinson sailors dealt with pirates, a jet engine catching fire and the at sea burial of Osama Bin Laden.
The carrier is expected to arrive at approximately 10am. We owe these heroes a huge debt of gratitude. Welcome home!
The Corky McMillin Companies’ chairman of the board supports Sharp HospiceCare’s campaign to build its first, specially designed hospice home in the South Bay region
Susan and Scott McMillin
LA MESA, Calif. – Scott McMillin, chairman of the board of The Corky McMillin Companies, and his wife, Susan, announced their donation of $250,000 to Sharp HospiceCare toward its Homes for Hospice campaign, an initiative to build hospice homes in San Diego. They plan to make the official announcement today at a private, campaign kick-off event at their Coronado home.
“We are truly grateful for the McMillin family and the kindness they have expressed through this generous gift,” said Suzi K. Johnson, vice president of Sharp HospiceCare. “With the McMillins’ support, our vision to deliver compassionate end-of-life care to families in the South Bay becomes a reality as we establish the region as the site for our third hospice home in the San Diego.”
Sharp HospiceCare’s hospice home program is the only one of its kind in San Diego County. Its first home was established in 2001 with the opening of LakeView in La Mesa. In 2009, Sharp HospiceCare announced the opening of its second hospice home – ParkView – in Del Cerro. These specially designed homes, located within residential neighborhoods, offer its patients around-the- clock care in an intimate setting. The homes feature private rooms for residents, a nursing station staffed 24-hours a day, and spacious living areas and outdoor garden for visiting family members and friends.
"My wife and I recently went though Sharp HospiceCare’s program with a loved one at LakeView home in La Mesa,” said McMillin. “This experience left us with a sense of comfort and well-being, and a strong desire to bring this service to the South Bay community."
The hospice homes are made possible through contributions to Grossmont Hospital Foundation by donors, including grateful hospice patients and their families, community leaders, and Sharp HealthCare employees and affiliated physicians.
Sharp HospiceCare’s Benefit Regatta, held annually in the San Diego Bay, directly supports the Homes for Hospice campaign. This year’s event takes place August 26 and 27 with proceeds benefitting operational and capital expenses for the homes. For more information, visit www.sharp.com/hospice.
About Sharp HospiceCare: Caring for patients since 1992, Sharp HospiceCare is a not-for-profit, Medicare-certified organization, dedicated to providing comprehensive care and compassionate support for patients and their families facing a life-limiting illness. Sharp HospiceCare is accredited by the Joint Commission (JCAHO), and is affiliated with the California Hospice and Palliative Care Association (CHAPCA) and the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO).
Submitted by Stacy P. Kadrich | Sr. Marketing & Communications Specialist | Sharp Grossmont Hospital
EDITOR'S NOTE: Scott and Susan McMillin are Coronado residents.
Coronado, CA (June 13, 2011) – Coronado City Manager Blair King announced today that he has appointed Fire Division Chief Michael Blood as Fire Chief for the City of Coronado. Fire Chief Blood will begin his new duties July 2, 2011. Chief Blood has worked in Fire Services for 24 years, 22 of which have been for the Coronado Fire Department. He has held every rank within the department leading up to Chief and will be the first Coronado Fire Chief who has progressed up the entire organizational ladder, from firefighter to Chief.
“We conducted an extensive recruitment, which produced an outstanding pool of candidates, including strong in-house candidates,” said City Manager King. “Through the recruitment process Chief Blood rose to the top. I am confident that he is the best person for the job and will be an outstanding Fire Chief.”
“I am so proud to be given this opportunity. I can’t wait to build upon the solid base that the department has now and to increase its efficiency and effectiveness in delivering our core services,” said Chief Michael Blood.
A total of 52 applications were received for the position with the finalists interviewed before three separate panels and then the City Manager.
Chief Blood will be the next Chief following re-retiring Fire Chief John Traylor, who is retiring from the Fire Department after previously serving as Fire Chief from 1997 to 2003 and then returning as Chief in 2009.
The Coronado Fire Department has 34 full time employees and operates two fire stations. The Fire Department provides fire protection, emergency medical services, disaster preparedness, and beach lifeguard services.
Chief Blood’s initial base salary will be approximately $142,000 annually. Chief Blood has a BS Degree from California State University, Long Beach. He is 49 years old and is a married father of two. A badge pinning ceremony is planned for a future date.
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The City of Coronado is a full-service city providing services such as public safety through the Police and Fire Departments; construction and maintenance through the Public Services and the Engineering and Project Development Departments; building and planning through the Community Development Department; and leisure activities through the Recreation Department, Library and public golf course.
Source: Press release from the Office of the City Manager
ALL the stars who ever graced the tennis courts at the Hotel del Coronado can be found in the book, “100 Years of Tennis at the Hotel del Coronado: Playground of the Stars.” Ben Press, tennis professional and former tennis columnist for the San Diego Evening Tribune and Coronado Journal, wrote this beautifully written and packaged coffee table must-have.
Ben “Mister Tennis” Press, former head teaching professional at the Hotel del Coronado for 28 years and sage spokesman for Coronado’s golden years of tennis.
Ben, who was head tennis professional at the Del for 28 years, will return to his old tennis haunts on Saturday, June 18th, to sign books and talk tennis. The book signing will take place at the Del’s “Est. 1888” store, on the lobby level from 1-4 p.m.
“100 Years of Tennis” covers tennis history at the Del through 160 pages and 100 photos. Tennis legend Pam Shriver opens the book talking about her youthful days at the Del tennis courts. The epilogue is a tribute to the many Coronado Beach & Tennis Club members who helped make the sport so much fun.
Farrah Fawcett is just one of the Hollywood tennis crowd captured in Ben Press’ book about tennis history at the Hotel del Coronado. Photo by Joe Ditler.
The book is filled with local tennis players such as Nick Reynolds (Kingston Trio fame) and Johnny Downs (“Our Gang” actor) as well as a “Who’s Who” of Hollywood and White House celebrities enjoying tennis at the historic hotel on the beach – Ronald Reagan, George Bush, Farrah Fawcett, Lucille Ball and more.
For more information on the book signing call or write (619) 980-2142 or [email protected]. Books are also available at www.benpress.com.
This release prepared by Joe Ditler and "Part-Time PR", serving Coronado's public relations needs.
June 2011 marks the one year anniversary of Coronado Home Harvest, the free fruit, vegetable and flower exchange established by three locals who came up with the slogan “Sharing what we have”. Initially, they wanted an excuse to be able to ring someone’s doorbell and ask if they would like someone to pick their extra oranges or lemons, as well as a place to get rid of all those extra zucchini and tomatoes. In the past year, they have accumulated a large email list, have been featured in San Diego Home and Garden magazine, on TV, and have watched their vision grown like a wonderful garden. “Best of all”, says founder Wendy Sanger McGuire, “is that what started as a way to share our excess harvest from our gardens has turned into a resource, a gathering place, and a wonderful source of friendship.” Co-founders Marla English and Sharon Sherman have contributed everything from website knowledge to sage bundles, and all agree that is has been successful beyond their wildest dreams.
The way it works is simple. Bring a bag of whatever you have in your garden. If you don’t have a garden, you can pick for a friend or neighbor. You can also bring something you made, but if it’s food you need to list the ingredients and prepackage it in a sensible way for distribution. Drop off is in front of the Winn Room of the Coronado Public Library. Return at 11 and pick up your bag, now filled with an assortment of the best of Coronado’s gardens and kitchens. Worried about bringing oranges? Think again. Not everyone has orange trees, and someone else has too much rosemary, or too many avocadoes. You will probably get some homemade cookies, too. This is also a great place to bring your kids and show them that food comes from somewhere besides the store. The young ladies in the photo brought gluten free pet treats they made in honor of the speaker on pet nutrition that month.
The group has now added a speaker in the Winn Room at 11. Past topics have included pet nutrition, container gardening, cooking from your garden, worm composting, natural pest control and a pot luck. The topic this week, June 18th, is “Everything You Wanted to Know about Olive Oil” by Roberta Korte from Taste of Oils. She will bring samples to taste and enhance what is in your bag, and will talk about the history, health benefits, recipes and other interesting facts about olive oil. More information is at www.coronadohomeharvest.org Come and enjoy another opportunity to share with fellow Coronadoans, and get some free food in the bargain!
La Jolla Pet Recovering at Animal Hospital After Jumping or Falling on Rebar Post
June 11, 2011
Animal Services staff freed and treated a cat that somehow became impaled on a piece of rebar Thursday morning.
On Friday, “Johnny” was recovering at a Pacific Beach animal hospital after undergoing emergency surgery the day before.
“We’re relieved Johnny is going to recover from his terrible ordeal,” said Animal Services Director Dawn Danielson. “I’m proud of how quickly and effectively our staff responded to the emergency. Their care and professionalism illustrates Animal Services’ devotion to the well-being of animals in our community.”
At 9:08 on Thursday morning, County Animal Services received a call about the distressed animal. The responding animal control officer arrived in seven minutes and found the orange short-haired cat on his back, stuck on a metal post that went all the way through his right hind-leg.
It’s not clear how long the kitty had been stuck; his injuries appeared fresh. The cat had apparently jumped or fallen from a wall or the roof of a single-story home and become impaled on the rebar, which was protruding from concrete work on a home under construction.
The animal control officer assessed the situation and called her supervisor, Lt. Eugene Cikanek, who quickly contacted Animal Services Medical Operations Manager Dave Johnson, a Registered Veterinary Technician. Johnson gathered medical supplies, and he and Cikanek rushed to help.
They arrived at 9:40 a.m., finding a panicked cat who thrashed as people approached. Johnson administered a sedative to the suffering animal, and he and Cikanek supported the still-struggling cat until the medicine took effect to protect him from injuring himself further on the post. The pair then carefully lifted the kitty off the rebar, and Johnson bandaged his wounds.
The cat’s owner, who lives next door to the construction site, was at the scene of the rescue. She and Animal Services staff took the cat to Turquoise Animal Hospital, just a mile away. The 5-year-old Johnny is expected to recover full use of his leg.
“He definitely used one of his nine lives yesterday”, Johnson said.
For more information on the County Department of Animal Services, call 619-767-2675 or visit www.sddac.com.
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (SW) Byron C. Linder
PACIFIC OCEAN (NNS) - Sailors of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17 will complete a seven-month underway period, returning to their homeport of San Diego at Naval Base Coronado June 15.
Vinson, which departed San Diego Nov. 30, 2010, will transit from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam and conclude a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and U.S. Central Command areas of responsibility supporting maritime theater security operations in the 7th and 5th Fleets.
“When we departed San Diego last year, we left our families and our friends to do our part to make the world a safer place for them. After seven months of consistently excellent work, every Sailor can return home with pride in their personal accomplishments and in the tasks we completed as a team,” said Capt. Bruce H. Lindsey, Vinson’s commanding officer.
USS Carl Vinson serves as the flagship for Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 1, led by Rear Adm. Samuel Perez, which also consists of Destroyer Squadron 1 guided-missile destroyers USS Gridley (DDG 101) and USS Stockdale (DDG 106), the guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52), and CVW-17.
“We used every available resource in the strike group to accomplish every tasking our mission called for, and we did so with distinction and professionalism,” said Perez.
The air wing squadrons of Carrier Air Wing 17 include the “Sunliners” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, the “Stingers” of VFA-113, the “Redcocks” of VFA-22, the “Fists of the Fleet” of VFA-25, the ”Garudas” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 134, the “Tiger Tails” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, the “Rawhides” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 and the “Red Lions” of Helicopter Anti-submarine Squadron (HS) 15.
Throughout the deployment, CSG 1 completed the following:
• From February 6 - May 1, CVW-17 spent 87 days in direct support of coalition forces for Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation New Dawn, and conducted 1,515 sorties in support of combat operations, deployed 17,000 lbs. of ordnance and expended 2,900 rounds of 20mm ammunition.
• CSG 1 Successfully responded to two maritime piracy attempts on civilian mariners.
• Vinson sailed over 60,206 nautical miles.
• Conducted exercises with coalition countries and other nations, including Australia, Britain, France, the Republic of Korea, Japan and Singapore. Vinson and Bunker Hill conducted port visits and conducted community service projects in the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, United Arab Emirates, Republic of Philippines and Hong Kong.
• Gridley visited Jinhae, Singapore, Tomakomai, Sasebo, Okinawa, Phuket, Manila, and Hong Kong.
• Vinson hosted the 2011 NFL Super Bowl Champion Green Bay Packers, San Diego Padres, Gallagher, and Paul “Wee Man” Acuna.
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