Coronado Common Sense

Coronado Vet Hospital & Coronado CARES Host Bow-Wow Lu'au

 

Join us for a Tropical Lu'au - Pets & People Alike! BBQ & Treats, Limbo, Face Painting, Wheel of Fortune, Piñata and Raffle! Hawaiian Dress Contest Too . . . Prizes in several categories for our animal friends: prettiest, most original, best human/canine combo, etc.

Saturday, June 1st

1:30 - 4pm

Coronado Vet Hospital

150 Orange Avenue

619.435.6281

Tickets are $5 at the Door and include Food & Games!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Betsy of Coronado is all ready for the Lu'au, modeling her outfit for the Hawaiian Dress Contest!

 

 

Submitted by Kayt Dowling

CHA Hosting A Special Symposium This Wednesday

 

Today We Celebrate Our True Heroes

 

 

Coronado Common Sense wishes you the best of Memorial Days, spent with friends and family and remembering those who sacraficed so much that we can enjoy our every day freedoms.

 

Coronado has a wonderful Memorial Day ceremony today—Monday, May 27—at Star Park Circle beginning at 10am. Get there early as it's always packed for this beautiful ceremony. Remembering our heroes is a cherished tradition here in Coronado.

 

Memorial Day 2013—A Time To Honor Our Veterans

Monday, May 27 |Star Park |10 am

 

 

Images from Memorial Day Services in Coronado over the years. Photos by Joe Ditler.

 

 

CORONADO – One of Coronado’s most distinguished and cherished traditions takes place on Monday, May 27 – Memorial Day ceremonies at Star Park Circle.

 

 

This event has grown in popularity recently. Just a few years ago a couple hundred people attended the event. Last year people were overflowing into the street as the mid-morning affair has turned into a gathering of children, parents and grandparents, and in some cases great grandparents.

 

 

Local Boy Scouts will be handing out small American flags to children attending Memorial Day ceremonies as a visual reminder of patriotic pride.

 

 

Memorial Day is, afterall, a time to pause in our daily lives to proudly fly our country’s colors. It’s a day to remember our veterans and to celebrate our active duty military.

 

 

This event is sponsored and hosted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (Coronado Post 2422); the United States Navy League; Coronado Council; and Military Officers’ Assoication of America (Silver Strand Chapter). Retired Navy Rear Adm. Michael Giorgione is the guest of honor, and Navy Chaplain, Lt. David Carlson will deliver the Benediction.

 

 

This Memorial Day tribute takes place at Coronado’s Star Park from 10-11 a.m. There is parking on adjacent streets, but more and more people choose to walk or ride their bikes.

 

 

The ceremony will be called to order by VFW Cmdr. Chuck Lucas. Cadet Lt. Cmdr. John Wilson will present the Colors and Cadet Ensign Kayla Keough will lead guests in the National Anthem.

 

 

 

A reading of the 23rd Psalm by retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mike Turner will be followed by an audience singing of “The Navy Hymn,” as led by Cadet Ensign Kayla Keough. At that point, Turner places a wreath at the foot of the memorial flagpole, and US Army Chaplain, Brigadier General Wayne Hoffmann recognizes veterans in attendance, who are asked to stand to represent their branch of the service.

 

 

Perhaps the core of the Memorial Day service is John Clampitt’s reading of General John A. Logan's Memorial Day Order, “General Order No. 11.” Clampitt shares Logan’s original speech explaining the birth of Memorial Day - how Waterloo, New York is given official recognition as the birthplace of what was then called “Declaration Day.” This will be followed by comments from Coronado Mayor Casey Tanaka.

 

 

That first service was held May 5, 1866, and over so many years, decades and centuries, the spirit of Memorial Day has not been forgotten, even if the details of it might have faded a little with time. Clampitt delivers a dramatic telling of the “why” of Memorial Day, which always serves as the backbone of this very special salute.

 

Subtleties abound at this well-orchestrated and meaningful ceremony. But there is nothing subtle about the closing 21-gun rifle salute, the playing of Taps, or the group singing of “God Bless America.”

 

 

Behind the scenes, numerous individuals and groups work hard to make Memorial Day services so special. Among them are Boy Scout Troop 801, Troop 806, Coronado High School’s N.J.R.O.T.C., Marine Corp Band San Diego, and the Recruit Depot Honor Guard.

 

 

Following the Star Park salute everyone is invited to attend a floral tribute and light lunch at the VFW Hall, located at 557 Orange Avenue. While at the VFW Hall, visitors can take time to reflect on the Salute To Service Memorial Wall. Many Coronado veterans and veteran families have chosen to be remembered in this respectful tribute by securing their place, or that of a loved one, on the Memorial Wall.

 

For more information on the Coronado VFW Memorial Service May 27, contact Michael Turner at (619) 865-4809 or [email protected].

 

 

 

This release created by Joe Ditler and Part-Time PR,

serving all of Coronado's public relations needs.

To learn more, call (619) 435-0767

or write [email protected].

Saluting Our Veterans And Fallen

Memorial Day Services at Star Park, Monday, May 27th, 10 a.m. 

 

Small American flags will be handed out at this year's Memorial Day services to enhance visual patriotic pride. Photo by Joe Ditler.

Memorial Day falls on Monday, May 27. Coronado Post 2422 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will host a special tribute to our veterans and fallen warriors that day in Star Park. The event will begin at 10 a.m. and will include a presentation of colors, guest speakers, and recognition of veterans in the audience from WWII forward. This event grows larger each year and everyone is encouraged to come down in support of our veterans and our troops. This year, small American flags will be handed out at Star Park for the children.

 

This release created by Joe Ditler and Part-Time PR,

serving all of Coronado's public relations needs.

To learn more, call (619) 435-0767

or write [email protected].

 

Coronado Bike Rodeo This Weekend!

 

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CCA Presents Legendary Award-Winning Theatre & Film Producer

 

Submitted by Heidi Wilson

Mother Daughter Silver Tea Party

 

Our Tea is this Saturday. Have you picked up your tickets yet?

Saturday, May 18th at 2pm

Winn Room, Coronado Library

640 Orange Avenue, Coronado

 

 

Dress up in your party clothes and a hat for the hat contest and join us for the fun!

 

 

Source: Ellenjoy Weber, Coronado Public Library

Wine & Lecture Series: Writing ‘Coronado’

Local Author to Speak on Friday, May 17

 

Leslie Crawford will discuss the process of writing her book, Coronado, in a free lecture at the Coronado Historical Association on Friday, May 17, 2013, from 5:30 - 7pm.

Crawford, a longtime resident, will discuss what she learned about her hometown from the writing process, how it changed her perspective on the island’s history and why it’s important to gather, document and teach the history of Coronado.

In 2011, Crawford published Coronado  in association with Arcadia Publishing, whose “Images of America” collection celebrates the history of towns across the country. Crawford’s book includes more than 200 vintage images that chronicle the unique history of Coronado.

This fifth event in CHA's new Wine & Lecture Series is free to the public. Wine will be served for a $5 donation, as well as water and iced tea. No RSVP required. Books will be available for purchase and author signings. The Lecture Hall is located at the Coronado Museum of History & Art, 1100 Orange Avenue. 

For more information, call (619) 435-7242 or contact [email protected].

Coronado Cays Yacht Club Plans Open House Next Weekend

 

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