Coronado Magazine February 2023

Happy February Coronado. In the spirit of trying new things this year, Dean Jr. has decided to try something very foreign to him…taking a day off! Therefore he has entrusted the first word to his second in command… me, Lauren. So hello Coronado and nice to formally meet you all. *virtual pageant wave*

I personally like to think of January as a “free trial” month. So if you have had a bit of a slow start to the year, don’t worry, the real deal is just getting started. Besides, time is a construct, right?

Anyway… this month we are talking all things home and realty. Meet many of the amazing realtors we have here on island, and get some key tips on how to prepare your home to sell.

Hattie provides us with an inside look at her road to becoming a home-owner, and in a feeble attempt to embarrass my boss (and takeover his job), I have written a tell all. Kidding… kind of. Flip to page 56 to learn all about Dean Jr. and the shaping moments that led him to become who he is today, editor and friend.

For the Valentine’s cynics out there, Christine has the perfect cocktail for you; “Cupid’s Plan B,” and we are shining a spotlight on local military legend Bob Breglio.

No matter who you are or where you come from, we are happy you have all decided to call Coronado “home.”

After all, home is all about the people you invite inside.

Well, thanks for having me, and it was lovely to meet you.

Cover photo and above photo by Patricia Ross

Lauren Curtis

Publisher

Dean Eckenroth publisher@eaglenewsca.com

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Dean K. Eckenroth Jr. editor@eaglenewsca.com

Business Development

Advertising Director Patricia Ross patricia@eaglenewsca.com

Amanda Ramirez amanda@eaglenewsca.com

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Alessandra Selgi-Harrigan alessandra@eaglenewsca.com

Lauren Curtis copyeditor@eaglenewsca.com

Kel Casey kel@eaglenewsca.com

Maria Simon maria@eaglenewsca.com

Christine Johnson christine@eaglenewsca.com

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Photographer Hattie Foote

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Andrew Koorey

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Roberto Gamez

By Christine Johnson

As you get older you tend to reflect on the things you did or didn’t do growing up. I remember my parents asking what my plans were. Do I have a “Plan B” if my first arrangement doesn’t work out? Seemed like a lot of pressure to put on a young adult. Sadly, I am now the adult and posing that same question to my daughter.

Cupid’s “Plan B”

Time for the world to slow down and enjoy life. Things seem to have a way of working out the way they are supposed to no matter how much stress we apply to our lives. OK this is a bunch of crap!

I am trying to be philosophical and sentimental because it’s the month of LOVE. How many rolling eye emojis can I insert here? What is it about this month that forces us to make plans? Send cards and flowers? Buy expensive jewels? The answer my friends is rooted in history.

The day is named for St. Valentine. But St. Valentine wasn’t just one person. There were two men who officiated secret weddings of soldiers or wrote “greetings” to women they were falling in love with. But

Ingredients

• 2 ounces Prosecco

• 1/4 cup cran-strawberry juice

• 2 ounces whipped cream vodka

• Fresh strawberries for garnish

(Optional: dip in sugar or cut into heart shape)

the holiday also has a dark and even bloody history with strange traditions, pagan rituals and grisly executions. Hence the horror movies that became popular with the Valentine name on the marquee. More romantically, however, it is said that the poet Chaucer linked love with St. Valentine in the fourteenth century with his work “The Parlement of Foules.” The date at the time of his writings was February 14 –which also was considered the first day of spring in Britain and the beginning of the birds mating season which he considered an “appropriate time for a celebration of affection.” Shakespeare also made popular the language of love with his incredible plays, and in the 1910s people began penning love letters to celebrate the day influenced by these two great writers. Thereafter, Hallmark was born!

Nearly 250 million roses are grown in preparation for Valentine’s Day every year. We spent $5.8 billion on jewelry for this day in 2020. Thirty-six million boxes of chocolates are sold each year. More than

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eight billion conversation hearts by Necco are manufactured annually. And finally, Hallmark states that 145 million Valentine’s Day cards are sent out each year. These numbers are staggering. Do they really add up to true love? Won’t a hug, kiss, homemade meal and a rom-com suffice?

It’s easy to become cynical when it comes to love. Easier if you are single and don’t have that someone special in your life. Good news on that front – there is an official Valentine’s Day for singles that has been celebrated since 2003. “International Quirkyalone Day” is to celebrate self-love and platonic relationships. If this doesn’t make you run immediately out the front door and find a legit significant other nothing will!

I’m going to help everyone on this day of love with something soothing, simple, way cheaper, and still sparkling and pretty. Since Cupid’s arrows are not always available, I present Cupid’s Plan B Cocktail. It never hurts to be surrounded by the people you love and a yummy drink in your hand.

• Mix the vodka and cran-strawberry juice in a cocktail shaker

• Shake the ingredients many times for mixing and to provide a very cold and beautifully colored drink

• Pour the mixture into a champagne flute or elegant glass

• Top with Prosecco

• Garnish with strawberry

(Makes one drink)

Home Sweet Home

Home Sweet Home

By Hattie Foote

Life update, we are officially homeowners!

Buying a home in Coronado seemed like a pipe dream, I would often look at the local real estate websites for funsies. I got to the point where my sensibilities were skewed when browsing, $2.8 million for that cottage? What a steal! Only $8 million for that house on Ocean Blvd? A bargain! After living here over 13 years I was content renting. Even now that we are settled in our current home, I love helping friends find homes. I constantly check Coronado rentals on Facebook, and I keep a running list of friends on the move. Here is a hot little tip for you and in fact I found my best friend’s house during the height of COVID no less this way. Check the Coronado Eagle classifieds; believe it or not, not everybody uses social media to advertise their home. Our first apartment in Coronado was Bella Mer on Orange Ave. We were so excited, we felt like official adults. I have such happy memories there. That’s where we lived when Chris started Coronado Fitness Club and it’s where we found out we were pregnant with our first baby. We outgrew that space as my due date quickly approached and we started renting a little cottage on B Ave, a quintessential Coronado home. The rent was a bit of a stretch at the time, looking back on it now, though we didn’t know how good we had it compared to the rent prices these days. I drive by that house now and smile thinking how I survived postpartum depression and a rat living in the wall there. Meanwhile my mom was now an empty nester and was wanting to downsize. She suggested that we rent her house from her and honestly it was a dream situation. We would have a little more

room and she couldn’t kick us out because I’m her precious baby girl. It was perfect timing because a few months after moving in we found out we were pregnant with our second baby.

We happily rented the house for years, really getting our money’s worth during COVID lockdowns. Then in 2022 we were able to buy it from her. We sat down and had a serious talk about if this was the right thing to do. At the end of the day this is where our roots are, and this was the right choice for our family. When I tell you, I had no clue about the process of buying a home I mean I was completely overwhelmed. So. Much. Paperwork. I am eternally grateful to Kathleen Hanlon our realtor (and dear family friend) and our loan officer Kory Kavanewsky and his team at CMG. They made the whole process enjoyable and smooth. I will say I went in and out of consciousness when we signed the papers, I couldn’t believe it. Will we be eating ramen noodles the rest of our life? Maybe. But at least I can eat them by the beach.

We are now in the beginning stages of remodeling and making this our forever home, which is a whole new journey. We are adding a bathtub, so the kids don’t have to soak in a large Tupperware container! We are adding insulation, so the house isn’t 50 degrees every morning in the winter and 90 degrees every afternoon in the summer. Heck, we might even build a house for the opossum in the backyard, you know just Coronado things. We are home sweet home. I feel so lucky to be small thread in the fabric of our beautiful community. Now it’s time to pop the champs and celebrate! Who’s coming over?

Tips On How To Stage Your Home To Sell

By Lauren Curtis

A recent survey from the Association of Home Staging Professionals found that staging your home before you sell can increase the sale price by up to 20%. Staging is the process of rearranging and reorganizing your home allowing potential buyers to better imagine themselves living in the space. While there are many companies that offer professional staging services, it will cost you. So if you are planning on self-staging, here are a few quick tips to remember.

Freshen The Space With Plants

House plants can help to make any space feel open and inviting. Place potted plants throughout the house to add strategic pops of freshness and color. This also gives you an opportunity to add some cohesive color with each pot, tying the feel of the house together.

Similarly, if you already have any house plants that are wilting or discolored, remove them, as dying plants can have the opposite effect.

Depersonalize

A potential buyer should be able to picture themselves living in your current home. If there are too many personal items in sight, this can make it hard for the buyers to do so. Keep walls and countertops free of personal knick-knacks or family photos, and try to make the space feel as neutral as possible. Instead of family photos, try hanging up some simple wall art, or mirrors. If you can, clear out your closets so the buyer doesn’t automatically associate the space with clutter or your belongings. It may seem silly but it really does have an effect on many buyers.

Focus On Quick Aesthetic Fixes

Quick aesthetic fixes can include filling or spackling small holes, touching up chipped or stained paint, repairing cracks in walls or ceilings, and a simple deep clean of the house. These small projects can make all the difference. The less work the potential buyers feel like they will have to put into the house, the better. This includes the exterior of the house as well.

Showcase Natural Lighting

Not only does natural light within a space increase warmth and happiness, but it has a practical purpose as well. A home with natural lighting from windows or skylights can help homeowners save money on their electricity bill, reducing the need for lights during he day, and also providing natural warmth from the sun. Therefore, you’re going to want to play-up any natural lighting as much as possible. If you can, show the house during the day at peak hours for sunshine, make sure your windows are all clean, and keep your blinds completely open during showings. This will also allow the house to feel bright and clean. If you don’t have much natural light in your house, consider putting in some new bright interior lighting to give a similar effect.

Curb Appeal

If you have ever skipped through any show on HGTV, you have heard these two words before. Curb appeal can genuinely make or break a sale. For many buyers, the exterior of the house matters just as much, and often more, than the interior. Quick, cheap fixes to the exterior of your house can make a huge impact on curb appeal. Make sure your hedges/bushes and grass are neatly trimmed. If you have cement, tile, or brick, give it a good power washing to rid the entry way of any dirt or debris. If you don’t have much of a front yard or entry way, adding a few hanging or potted plants near your front door and/or flower boxes under the front windows can really brighten up the area. You can also power wash your house’s entire exterior to help the paint look fresh and clean. Another way to neutralize your house is by removing any flags, banners, signs, or personalized decorations from the exterior. Lastly, a fresh coat of paint just on your front door can do wonders for the look of your house.

Finishing Touches

This may seem obvious, but the small details matter when staging your home. A few things not to forget on the days leading up to a showing: Make all the beds, put out fresh towels, make sure there are no dishes in the sink, dust countertops, vacuum floors and rugs, clean out fridges and showers, declutter areas like garages and hall closets, light some fresh-scented candles beforehand, and organize any storage space including attics, sheds, and closets.

T h e O t h e r S i d e o f t h e F e n c e

By Cultural Arts Commissioner Jeanmarie Bond

C o r o n a d o c o n s i s t e n t l y r e c e i v e s a “ b a d r a p ” i n t e r m s o f i t s e t h n i c d i v e r s i t y a n d c u l t u r a l h e r i t a g e Y e t f e w p e o p l e r e a l i z e t h a t i f n o t f o r a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l l y d i v e r g e n t p o p u l a t i o n o f e a r l y r e s i d e n t s , o u r r i c h a n d v i b r a n t c o m m u n i t y m i g h t n e v e r e x i s t I t i s w e l l d o cu m e n t e d t h a t t h e a l l - w o o d H o t e l D e l

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H e r s i s a n a m a z i n g s t o r y , w h e r e g r a n d d a u g h t e r C y n t h i a t e l l s u s o f h e r g r a n d p a r e n ts , A m o s E d w a r d H u d g i n s , a f o r m e r l y e n s l a v e d A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n C i v i l W a r v e t e r a n , a n d C y n t h i a A n n ( A n n i e ) R e n f r o , a l s o f o r m e r l y e n s l a v e d i n K e n t u c k y

Annie and Cynthia Hudgins, 845 B Avenue, Coronado 1927

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Military Spotlight:

By Linda L. Austin

Bob Breglio had a 30-year career in the Navy, but he never had intentions of signing up. “I wasn’t deciding to go into the Navy. It was a fluke. That’s one of my favorite stories. So on the night of fifth of June 1961…” His buddy called asking for soda cans, which could be turned in for five cents a can, to buy gas at 11 cents a gallon. He wanted to go to the Naval Reserve Center to sign up. After gathering cans from the garage and buying gas, Breglio rode with his friend for company. “I got home that night, and the first thing my mother said to me was, ‘When you leaving?’ Because I had signed up too.” If his mother was upset, she hid it well. His friend wanted to be trained as a boiler technician since his father had an oil business, but Breglio still has no idea why he, also, signed up. He was just riding with his friend on a drizzly day. He had graduated a year earlier, attended one year of prep school, and confesses that he was just

Being in the service wasn’t a new thing for the family since his father and several uncles were in World War II. “I remember the day he (Breglio’s father) came home from the war. It was the first time I ever saw him. He was in uniform.” Breglio was four or five years old.

A few weeks after joining the Navy, he was in Great Lakes, IL, going through enlisted training. After boot camp, training on two ships and a school, “I decided, you know, I’m getting money, I’m getting paid, so I started college,” and graduated with an engineering degree. In the Navy, Breglio was in a two by six program

which said you had to go in for six years. “You had to do two years continuous active duty. I didn’t do two years continuous active duty. I kept getting these ships going someplace, getting paid for it, saying wow, this is alright. But I never amassed, in those six years, two continuous years of active duty… I went from active duty to reserve.” Attending college, he had only the summers to be on active duty. “I figured out that they’ve got me now because I didn’t get my two continuous years unbroken,” so he applied to Officers Candidate School and was sent to Pensacola, FL, for Navy Air. Later the Navy sent him to the Air Force’s postgraduate school, the USAF Institute of Technology, Dayton, OH, for a Master of Science degree.

Captain Bob Breglio

cause the VC put ground glass in the bottom of the beer.”

Bob explained, “So you’d pull your T-shirt out, put it over the end of the beer and then you’d drink the beer through your T-shirt. Didn’t matter how sweaty you were.”

Breglio finished up with yes, he had seen combat, and he related another story. The Vietcong wanted to take the P-3s out of action. Crews were flying out of Cameron Bay looking for gun runners that were sending guns into the Mekong Delta. North Vietnam wanted to get rid of the P-3s because they were interdicting their gun running and they were quite successful.

During the Vietnam War, Breglio was in a VP squadron which was a land-based squadron with large aircraft deployed to the Philippines. “They (squadron) had to maintain a permanent detachment. Out of nine aircraft, we always had four or five in Cameron Bay, Vietnam. I was in that det as the maintenance officer.”

When asked if he ever saw combat while stationed in South Vietnam, he stated with a chuckle, “They used to shoot rockets in at night, especially when we were having the John Wayne movie, which really made us mad.”

To get off the base occasionally, he would accompany the Navy and Air Force doctors as an armed guard when they went into the hamlets and villages to treat the natives. He added that no MEDCAP team had ever been ambushed because the Vietcong knew they needed the medicine.

He recalled an incident while in one of the villages that had bamboo huts and a bar. When the doctors went to the dispensary, they told the team to meet them afterwards at the bar and cautioned them with, “Be careful drinking the beer. Make sure you drink the beer through your T-shirt be-

“They came after us one night, three or four of them. They came across the bay. The First Class maintenance guy shot one or two. They went after the aircraft. We had these things called a Buddha, huge tow tractors because these are big airplanes. But these things have to weigh 20 million tons. These Vietcong in red speedos, that’s what they were wearing. Red speedos. They’re sappers. They swam across the Bay, climbed through the concertina wire. They took out the guard, hit the guard tower at the main gate. They threw a satchel at the guy driving the Buddha. He just drove his tractor over the

satchel charge, and it blew up. But this thing was so heavy it didn’t hurt it. It literally lifted the Buddha off the ground.”He continued, “So one of the stories that links the two incidents was when those sappers came over the wire, they were carrying satchels. One of the guys that our maintenance guy shot actually was carrying in his haversack medical supplies that had been issued by the U.S. And they had the serial numbers that one of the MEDCAPs from Camron Bay had brought to one of the villages. So we figured, now we knew what’s going on. The MEDCAPs, the doctors would go out. They would, under humanitarian directions, give the natives medical attention, supplies, but everything was serialized. The intelligence people were monitoring the serial numbers, and so the VC would pick it up because they were hiding in the bushes while we were there. They wanted the medicines.”

Breglio’s humor kept creeping into his stories. “So combat? Yeah, that one. We got to go on MEDCAPs, never got shot. I got to go, enjoy the sun, see the jungle roads, and drink beer. That’s a hero. That’s a hero’s thing to do, right?”

Breglio mentioned many additional interesting assignments and stories. He was selected for an internship with the Office of Secretary of Defense for one year where he “would get to see, experience, and learn that world without having to spend a threeyear assignment.” While there, he said, “I’m the only Navy Lt. Cdr. who drove an M60 tank. And it was the last M60 tank out of the depot at Anniston, Army Depot down in Alabama, and it was being sent to Egypt. And I got to drive it.”

Never one to stay idle, after retiring from the Navy in 1991, Breglio continued to have interesting job assignments. “I started the west coast operations for a New York based engineering support contractor that won Navy contracts supporting what was then called the Naval Air Rework Facility at North Island and contracts providing engineering support at Naval Air Station Pt. Mugu, Oxnard, CA. When the company was sold, I first moved to providing

engineering support to (then) SPAWAR contracts for inertial navigation systems used by both the Navy and Air Force. Work with these systems lead to supporting the U.S. Naval Observatory program that designed and built the atomic ‘fountain’ clocks that generate the time standard for U.S.’s GPS constellation. This work led to working with the Navy’s Metrological ground-based sensor systems. And I spent the last four years on active duty as the

Navy’s Tomahawk Cruise Missile Technical representative at General Dynamics here in San Diego. I am currently on the board of directors for an engineering support company.”

He, also, is active with the Midway Museum as a docent and organizes the continuing education for the volunteers, selecting speakers and setting up the Zoom presentations. As a member of Military Officers Association, he was a recent president.

The military life was quite different from his early childhood. Breglio spent many years living with his maternal grandparents on a small dairy farm, along the Hudson River east of Saratoga, New York. “They and my mother, came from Norway, and I identified with my Norwegian ancestry. No other nationality feeds a little kid cod liver oil every night – they did. Growing up on that farm, I was Bobby Steen to everyone who knew me. In fact, when I return to

the area for a visit, and I do, when I’ve seen people I knew as a child, they still think of me a Bobby Steen, albeit my birth certificate says ‘Breglio,’ except for my uncle Harold. I remember that he referred to me, and my brother as the Spaghetti Bothers.

“After my father’s graduation from dental school following WWII, and leaving (being dragged away from my grandparents’ farm) I played football and played clarinet in the H.S. band in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The biggest change for me was that I went from being Bobby Steen who lived on a farm with his Norwegian grandparents in rural New York, to becoming Bobby Breglio, just another Italian kid who lived in an urban town in Massachusetts, where ethnic groups had clustered together for a hundred years. Just think, I moved from lutefisk to pasta. What a change!”

Bob and his wife Donna have lived in Coronado for over 30 years. Their fam-

ily lives nearby and is their primary focus. Breglio’s son Bob lives in Escondido with his wife Julie and children Megan and Michael. Bill lives in Temecula with Kristen and their children Tessa and Will.

Besides family, the Breglios enjoy traveling and plan to continue their adventures. They have had three house exchanges to France, Ireland, and England, and this year took a two week cruise to western Baltic countries followed by a visit with relatives in Norway. Travel in the U.S. is on the current agenda, returning to hometowns in New York and central Massachusetts.

Captain Bob Breglio tells all of his military assignments, jobs, volunteer work and collateral activities with an entertaining amusement. Even the serious items contain a thread of humor. The phrase “A Life Well Lived” certainly could be applied to him.

Bay Books Book Club Corner

What books people are reading…

Daisy Jones & The Six

By Taylor Jenkins Reid

Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the rock ’n’ roll she loves most. By the time she’s twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things. Also getting noticed is The Six, a band led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she’s pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road. Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend.

False Witness

By Karin Slaughter

Leigh Collier has worked hard to build what looks like a normal life. She has a good job as a defense attorney, a daughter doing well in school, and even her divorce is relatively civilized - her life is just as unremarkable as she’d always hoped it would be. But Leigh’s ordinary life masks a childhood that was far from average… a childhood tarnished by secrets, broken by betrayal, and finally torn apart by a devastating act of violence… now the past is catching up.

The Great Believers

By Rebecca Makkai

In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup, bringing in an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career begins to flourish, the carnage of the AIDS epidemic grows around him. One by one, his friends are dying and after his friend Nico’s funeral, the virus circles closer and closer to Yale himself. Soon the only person he has left is Fiona, Nico’s little sister. Thirty years later, Fiona is in Paris tracking down her estranged daughter who disappeared into a cult. While staying with an old friend, a famous photographer who documented the Chicago crisis, she finds herself finally grappling with the devastating ways AIDS affected her life and her relationship with her daughter.

The Light We Carry

By Michelle Obama

There may be no tidy solutions or pithy answers to life’s big challenges, but Michelle Obama believes that we can all locate and lean on a set of tools to help us better navigate change and remain steady within flux. In The Light We Carry, she opens a frank and honest dialogue with listeners, considering the questions many of us wrestle with: How do we build enduring and honest relationships? How can we discover strength and community inside our differences? What tools do we use to address feelings of self-doubt or helplessness? What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much?

Fulton, Missouri

Photo by Tim Riley, Courtesy America’s National Churchill Museum

By Kris Grant

Take a map of America and see if you can pinpoint the center of the country. Chances are your fingers will land in the vicinity of Fulton, Missoƒri, a town of a population just shy of 13,000.

How is it that Presidents, British Prime Ministers, Secretaries of State and their entourages have all made their way to this small town? How did it come to pass that a 17th century church designed by famed architect Christopher Wren today sits prominently in Fulton? And where else in America can you find a huge sculpture incorporating major blocks of the Berlin Wall?

And, oh yes, Fulton is also the home of America’s National Churchill Museum, dedicated to the life of Winston Churchill, arguably Great Britain’s most beloved prime minister of all time.

Stay tuned… I have all the answers!

Discover a hidden jewel in the heart of the Midwest and the annals of world history.

But first, let’s begin with a little tutorial on the town of Fulton!

The charming Missouri town of Fulton epitomizes what we Californians call “Midwest values” – where life is pleasant and, for the most part, calm and relatively uneventful. Its citizens like it that way, preferring a steady pace of solid work, close friendships and family ties. Its rich heritage is embedded in Fulton’s brick-paved downtown where 19th century architecture is enhanced with a classic All-American vibe.

Fulton was founded in 1859, just before the start of the Civil War. Located about 20 miles north of the Missouri River, it was named in honor of Robert Fulton, the inventor and engineer who was widely credited with developing the first commercially successful steamboat on New York’s Hudson River earlier in the century.

I spent a day and evening touring Fulton with Renee Graham, the city’s Director of Tourism. Fulton is also the county seat for Callaway County, which, she lightheartedly points out, is “geographically a large – with almost more cows than people.”

Photo courtesy Visit Fulton

Fulton’s historic Brick District iis filled with thriving local shops and restaurants.

Photo by Kris Grant

Fulton is about 30 minutes southeast of Columbia and about 30 minutes northeast of Jefferson City, the Missouri State Capital. Some residents commute there, and many work at “the plant” – that’s the Callaway Nuclear Generating Plant – 13 miles outside the city.

The Missouri School for the Deaf was founded here in 1851 and continues serving students ages 5 through 21. Also in 1851, Fulton State Hospital opened. It’s the oldest continuously operating public mental health hospital west of the Mississippi.

Fulton is home to two private universities. William Woods University, a women’s college, was founded in 1870 in Camden

Point, north of Kansas City, to educate girls who had been orphaned during the Civil War; the school moved to Fulton in 1900. Today, one of its most celebrated areas of studies is its equestrian program, with a placement rate in the 90th percentile. “They have more job offers than they can fill,” Graham said. “Students with equestrian degrees go on to work in the fields of medical supplies for horses, barn management, equestrian photography, riding instructions and other equestrian related careers.”

And now we turn our attention to Westminster College, which brings us back to presidents and prime ministers.

Green Mountain Barn Company is on Fulton’s outskirts.

Photo by Kris Grant

GoPo Gourmet Popcorn is also a popular coffee shop where customers are invited to linger and play games – they have more than 600 in stock.

Photo by Kris Grant

Westminster College

and its Green Lectures

Westminster College was founded in 1851 as Fulton College, a men’s-only college; it assumed its current name just two years later. Since 1979, the college has been co-ed.

Beginning in 1936, the college has conducted a lecture series – typically an annual event – that is funded through an endowment in memorial to John Findley Green, a St. Louis attorney who graduated from Westminster in 1884. The endowment makes it possible to present lectures designed to promote understanding of economic and social problems of international concern. It further provides that “the speaker shall be a person of international reputation.”

On March 5 1946, Winston Churchill delivered the seventh Green Lecture at Fulton College.

Tim Riley, director and chief curator of America’s National Churchill Museum at Westminster College, took me back in time.

“It’s 1945 and World War II is over,” Riley began. “Churchill is revered for having led his country through its ‘Darkest Hour’ to victory over Nazi Germany. We all remember the images of Churchill giving his ‘V for Victory’ salute, and his voice is known the world over on radio.

“Three months later there’s a British election and Churchill is out as Prime Minister. In England, you vote for the party, not the person. The Conservative party didn’t run a good campaign. Overwhelmingly, the Labor Party positioned itself as the party of peace.

“As you can imagine, it was difficult for Churchill. When his wife said it was a

Photos Courtesy of America’s National Churchill Museum at Westminster College.

blessing in disguise, Churchill replied, ‘It is very effectively disguised.’

“He went on a painting holiday and it was at that moment in the fall of 1945 that he received a letter from Westminster College President Frank McCluer who invited him to give the John Findley Green Foundation lecture the following year.

“It was a bold move,” Riley said. “I’m convinced Churchill would have politely given it to his secretary and instructed her to thank them very much but decline.

“But at the bottom of the letter, opposite McCluer’s signature, was a handwritten note:

This is a wonderful school in my home state. Hope you can do it.

were onstage next to the President, he’d be back in the game. He hastily planned a trip; booked passage on the Queen Elizabeth, and went south to Miami Beach to relax and reflect on the postwar era. There he began to write his speech.

Churchill’s famous words…

“From Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent,”

…ushered in the Cold War that didn’t let up until the Soviet Union disintegrated in December 1991. “Iron Curtain” became a household phrase overnight.

Riley paused, then said: “Russian aggression has come back into the headlines, and Churchill’s speech informs how we might deal with it today. As Mark Twain once wrote, ‘History doesn’t always repeat itself but it may rhyme.’”

While Churchill’s speech initially met with mixed responses from Americans, Riley contends, “Churchill turned out to be prescient.”

“It

Riley continued: “Churchill’s mood was immediately buoyed. He realized that if he

“What did he mean by that?” Riley mused. “Churchill saw that after the war the Americans, the British and the Canadians went home but the other ally, the Soviets who suffered horrendous losses on the Eastern front didn’t go home. He knew full well that the Communist ideology would expand and that unless the Englishspeaking democracy-loving countries joined together to buttress this looming threat, the Soviets would continue to expand.

“Churchill called it the “Sinews of Peace” speech; sinews being things that bind us together and make us stronger. If we uplifted and extolled the things that make our democracy great, we could stand up to the Communist ideology. He recognized that Stalin admired strength, and nothing more than military strength and so he suggested that the sinews would mean a continued investment in military might. He advocated the United Nations have a military force, particularly an air force. And he very cleverly outlined a blueprint through which military strength could buttress Communism through a policy of deterrents.”

I will introduce you.

Best Regards, Harry S. Truman

is one of the most famous postscripts in history.”

Copyright, Wiegand Foundation

Moving a church across the Atlantic

There’s a beautiful 17th century church that now stands on the Westminster campus -- St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury Church was a parish church first mentioned in 1181 and destroyed by the Great Fire of London in 1666. It was rebuilt in 1670 of Portland stone, designed by one of the most famous architects in British history, Christopher Wren. Wren rebuilt 52 churches throughout London after the fire and later designed St. Paul’s Cathedral.

St. Mary’s served Londoners until Dec. 29, 1940, when the German Luftwaffe dropped incendiary bombs over the city and the church burned again. All that was left were the outer walls, columns, and bell tower. The church remained in ruins until 1965.

In 1961, Westminster College President Dr. Robert L.D. Davidson met with college friends and members of the St. Louis chapter of the English-Speaking Union to discuss a memorial to Winston Churchill.

A recent Life magazine feature on war-ravaged Wren churches slated for demolition sparked the suggestion of importing one to serve as both a Churchill memorial and the college chapel. With the help of the college architect, Emmett Layton, his wife, Ruth Layton, and consulting architect, Patrick Horsbrugh, the suggestion turned into a plan. Further investigation proved St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury to be the clear choice, its size perfect for the campus.

President Truman turned the symbolic first shovel for the reconstruction on April 19, 1964.

In 1965 work began. Workers carefully cleaned, removed, and labeled each of the 7,000 stones, noting their location in the church. More than 650 tons of blocks were shipped by boat to Virginia (The U.S. Shipping Board moved them as ship’s ballast at no charge). From there, they traveled by rail to Fulton.

The foundation stone was laid in October 1966, 300 years after the Great Fire of Lon-

don. While reconstructing St. Mary’s, the architects used photographs to construct the exterior of the church exactly as Wren designed it in 1672.

Spurring the fundraising effort came a dapper, sophisticated, influential individual with a wide range of famous and important friends on both sides of the pond – none other than the actor known for swashbuckling heroics by the name of Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Fairbanks had been a Navy man in World War II, assigned to Lord Mountbatten’s Commando staff in the United Kingdom; Mountbatten later became godfather to Fairbanks’ three daughters.

It came to pass that Fairbanks and Westminster’s college vice president Dave Stinson were randomly paired up on the popular TV game show, “Password.” The two men failed miserably on the show, but made amends by going on a Manhattan club crawl. That event led to a lifelong friendship.

Vitally interested in the church restoration project, Fairbanks coordinated invitations to members of the Churchill family, Mountbatten and other notable and wealthy people. He enlarged the scope of donors via his extensive connections in Hollywood, New York and London, and served as the Master of Ceremonies for a

large and successful fundraising dinner in New York.

St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury, like the legendary phoenix, had risen once again from the ashes. The Church now stands exactly as Wren’s design envisaged in 1677. The chapel features a handcrafted tracker organ and an original Wren pulpit.

Today, America’s National Churchill Museum contains more than 10,000 objects, and its vaults house over 200 linear feet of archives and personal papers. Included are personal Churchill correspondence, original Churchill paintings, and one of the largest privately owned collections of Churchilliana.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. enthusiastically joined the fundraising efforts to rebuild St. Mary the Virgin Aldermanbury church. From the book The Inspiring History of a Special Relationship; photo by Vera Fairbanks.

Photo courtesy of America’s National Churchill Museum

At midnight, Saturday, August 13, 1961, East German soldiers began sealing off the city of Berlin. First, they strung miles of jagged barbed wire, which had been purchased inconspicuously from West Berlin firms. The wire was soon replaced by a much more ominous and lasting presence—the concrete Berlin Wall. The wall curled through Europe’s third largest city, rising ten to thirteen feet high. If straightened, it would have measured 100 miles long.

In the era of Perestroika and with great collaboration between President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the wall came tumbling down. On Nov. 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall was breached, and almost overnight it was gone.

A sculptor by the name of Edwina Sandys -- Clementine and Winston Churchill’s granddaughter – was so moved that she created a sculpture using massive slabs of the wall. “Breakthrough” portrays an

abstract male and female figure silhouetted between slabs of the wall

On Nov. 9, 1990, Sandys’ sculpture was dedicated at the Churchill Museum by President Ronald Reagan, just two years after he commanded, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!”

In many ways, said Riley, things have come full circle at the Churchill Museum. In May 1992, Gorbachev spoke in front of the wall and said in essence, “The Cold War is over.”

Margaret Thatcher delivered the Green lecture in 1996. And in 2019, Secretary of State, the late Madeleine Albright delivered the lecture.

When the movie Darkest Hour was released in 2017, Riley arranged the film’s Midwest debut at the museum, working with the film’s producer Lisa Bruce, who grew up in Coronado.

“We continue to be part of history,” Riley said. “Churchill’s warning and legacy keeps happening. The mood was palpable when Russia invaded Ukraine and we realized, “Whoa! This still matters.”

Above and top: “Breakthrough” by Edwina Sandys, Winston Churchill’s granddaughter. The west side of the former Berlin Wall is emblazoned with graffiti; the heavily guarded east side is blank.

Photo by Kris Grant

The Berlin Wall and “Breakthrough”

Photo courtesy of America’s National Churchill Museum

The Brick District

Fulton’s charming downtown is appropriately named “The Brick District,” in homage to its historic building and vintage brick streets. Here are clustered more than 100 locally owned restaurants and businesses in historic buildings dating back to the mid 1850s. Inside the surprisingly deep spaces with high ceilings, you’ll often walk on the same oak floors and find original tin-lined ceilings.

Here were some of my favorite stops:

1Canoe2

Let me quote from their website: “1canoe2 is an illustration company that spreads joy through cheerful, thoughtful paper goods and gifts. Each piece of artwork we create shows the hand of the artist and embodies our love of home-cooked meals, weekends spent in nature, and all things happy. In 2009, we followed a dream and bought a big old

The Brick District Playhouse is housed in the renovated and repurposed Fulton Theater. The Fulton Theater opened in 1928 and closed when its owners opened an eight-plex. The Playhouse is a non-profit community space that serves as a venue for plays, concerts and special events. Its Playhouse Café serves breakfast and lunch weekends and brunch on Saturdays; it’s also the spot to get your Starbucks fix.

letterpress, and 1canoe2 was born. The name represents a spirit of kinship, heartland roots, and memories of canoe trips and campfires along Missouri streams with “one canoe, two girls.” Our popular line of gifts and stationery has appeared in over 1000 independent boutiques around the world and select national retailers like Anthropologie and Paper Source.

Well Read Books

Here you will find a great selection of used books, local books and selected new-releases, plus toys and gifts.

GoPo Gourmet Popcorn, billed as “Missouri’s Popcorn Destination.” Inside the 5,000 square-foot shop and restaurant, I discovered and sampled several of the 16 popcorn flavors offered daily. The shop also features a coffee bar where each week a new GoJo coffee drink is featured. The shop also invites families and friends to linger and play games – they have more than 600 to choose from in their stacks!

GoPo Popcorn features samples of 16 varieties of handcrafted popcorn.

Photo by Kris Grant

Brick pavers were installed on Fulton’s Downtown streets between 1910 and 1912. Photo by Kris Grant

The circa-1928 Fulton Theatre is now a community playhouse. Photo by Kris Grant

Photo by Kris Grant

Beks

This American gastropub and steakhouse is housed in two adjacent buildings, both listed on the Missouri Historic Registry and designed by famed Missouri architect Morris Frederick Bell. The main building was once a dry goods store owned and operated by Bell’s son-in-law.

Beks is owned by Garry and Rebecca Vaught, who also own a farm on the outskirts of Fulton. Don’t be surprised if your

Green Meadow Barn Company is on the outskirts of Fulton and totally worth the trip. Here, Carolyn Linton is a master furniture maker. With the help of the local Amish, she takes down old barns and homesteads and transforms the reclaimed wood into furniture and accessories that are sure to be a focal point of any room.

Saults Drug Store You don’t usually shop at a pharmacy, but Saults has a boutique area filled with home accessories. And you can take a seat at their 1930s-era soda fountain, where they are said to serve up the best malts in Missouri.

greens came from their farm and the eggs from their chickens. The restaurant, named Bek’s after Rebecca, evolved from a coffee bar to lunch space to one of Fulton’s most popular dinner houses. It features a casual historic ambiance that’s defined by exposed brick and the original tin ceiling. Among the culinary offerings are USDA aged rib eye and filets, pasta made in-house using 100 percent cream, home-smoked turkeys and ground beef that comes from Missouri’s Show-Me Farms.

The Station – The Station’s back deck is a perfect place to close out a hot summer day, enjoying one of their famous frozen cocktails, offered up in much the same way as selfserve yogurt bars.

The Spot – And right next door to the Station you’ll find The Spot, where you can order up for the kids a fresh-squeezed lemonade and a freshly spun cotton candy in all flavors of the rainbow.

Saults Drug Store has been a fixture in the Brick District since 1937. You can enjoy a phosphate, a malt and more at the soda fountain at Saults Drug store. Photos by Kris Grant.

Photo Courtesy Visit Fulton

Photo Courtesy Visit Fulton

Photo by Kris Grant

Learn more about our 33rd President

If you’ve gone all the way to Missouri, I recommend you scoot up to Independence, Missouri (just a two-hour drive from Fulton) and tour both the Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum and Library and the Truman Home. The museum has just finished a massive renovation of all its exhibit space, the first major renovation in more than 20 years and the largest since the museum opened in 1957. It is a wellcurated presentation of Truman’s life – his early years, his service in World War I, his savvy rise in politics, his Presidency at the end of World War II and decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan – and his later years.

Speaking of those later years, Harry and Bess moved back to their humble home in Independence after Truman’s presidency

and lived happily ever after. I wish I could have shared photos of the home’s interior, but there was a strict “no photos” policy. You would be surprised how modest it was! Speaks to the character of the man!

IF YOU GO…

Visit Fulton

www.VisitFulton.com

Listings of all Fulton’s restaurants, shops, accommodations, special events and more.

America’s National Churchill Museum

www.nationalchurchillmuseum.org

The site includes background information, special exhibits, hours, prices, directions.

The Loganberry Inn

www.loganberryinn.com

I happily stayed at this bed and breakfast, just a block from the Churchill Museum. I stayed in the Margaret Thatcher room. Yes, it’s where the former Prime Minister slept when she delivered the John Findley Green lecture at Westminster College! The inn’s parlor and dining room are elegant and very Victorian, and the breakfast, served in three courses, was delicious.

Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum

www.trumanlibrary.gov

(Independence, Mo)

Truman Home

Harry S. Truman National Historic Site (National Park Service)

www.nps.gov

(Independence, Mo)

Harry Truman’s former home in Independence, Missouri is now a National Historic Site, managed by the National Park Service. Photo by Kris Grant

The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, Independence, Missouri. Photo by Kris Grant

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DRE# 01876062

MollyHainesMcKay@gmail.com

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The Women Who Created a National Obsession with Our Captive and Missing Men

By Taylor Baldwin Kiland and Judy Silverstein Gray

Fifty years ago this month, the first contingent of American POWs from the Vietnam War stepped onto the tarmac at Clark Air Base in the Philippines where a cheering crowd of more than 1,000 people enthusiastically waved miniature American flags. Back in the United States, Americans watched the live television coverage in the middle of the night. Gaunt and pale with hollowed faces, the returning POWs smiled broadly, relishing their first whiff of freedom. Some 591 prisoners-of-war, held up to nine years in captivity in Vietnam, were—and still are—the longest-held group of POWs in our nation’s history. Many called Coronado home, including Jim Stockdale, Ed Martin, Harry Jenkins, Mel Moore, and Bill Stark. While island residents busied themselves preparing to celebrate the homecoming of its heroes, the return of these men was also cause for celebration across our nation—especially after the divisive and protracted war in Vietnam. Indeed, the fate of these 591 captives—a tiny fraction of the 58,000 casualties of the Vietnam War—had become a national obsession. More than five million iconic POW and MIA bracelets were sold to Americans in a show of solidarity and support. Their safe return became a central negotiating point at the Paris Peace talks. President Nixon assured the American people in 1972: “Can [the president] withdraw all of our forces as long as the enemy holds one American as a prisoner of war? The answer is no.”

How did these POWs—and the 2,500 men missing in action—become a presidential priority? Why did their fate upstage

those fighting and dying on the frontlines?

It can all be traced back to the women who loved them, who fought their own epic home front battle. This small group of military wives did what few women in that era could. Bucking tradition, they became accidental activists during one of the most tumultuous times in our nation’s history. While women could not secure a credit card, bank account or mortgage without a husband’s signature, they could plead their case for an accounting of POWs and MIAs. Amidst the din and confusion of the Vietnam War, the antiwar movement, civil rights marches, and the Watergate scandal, Coronado women like Pat Mearns, Sybil Stockdale, Sherry Martin, Shirley Stark, Marge Jenkins, and Chloe Moore galvanized a president and a nation around the plight of their missing and captive men.

Unintentionally, this cadre of wives made the POWs and MIAs so valuable that getting them home became the only victory left for our nation during the divisive war. Every war produces prisoners. But only since the Vietnam War have prisoners become precious political hostages, so invaluable that preventing them in future wars has become a strategic imperative. This is not solely for humanitarian reasons, but to avoid having to make compromises to get them home. The United States will still tolerate casualties but not missing men or POWs. It is no accident that America ended its longest war, in Afghanistan, without a single POW or missing man. We say that we hold sacred the mantra “leave no man behind,” but that has not always been the case. Every other war in our nation’s history produced thousands of unrecovered

Capt. Harry T. Jenkins, Capt. Howard Rutledge, and Capt. Jim Stockdale en route to a press conference following their return to the US after being held in Vietnam - Feb. 1973. Courtesy of the Coronado Historical Association and the Stockdale Family.

men: more than 81,000 in World War II and more than 6,400 in the Korean War. Only since the Vietnam War have we spent hundreds of millions of dollars every year combing the globe for missing men from all our wars. Only since the Vietnam War have we hoisted the black and white POW/MIA flag above the White House, the Capitol, and each post office in the United States to remind us of our sacred promise to find every missing man—dead or alive.

Credit for our national dedication to our missing and captive men belongs to this small group of military wives who took diplomatic matters into their own hands. They succeeded in persuading a U.S. president, Congress, the State Department, and the Pentagon to follow their lead. Galvanizing public support for their cause, they created a national obsession with the POWs and

MIAs. As a result, America was as captivated by the 1973 return of the POWs as were their families.

Beginning this March, you can learn more about the local POW history in Coronado at the Coronado Historical Association’s newest exhibit Open Doors: Vietnam POWs Fifty Years of Freedom. CHA will honor the 50th Anniversary of the return of the Vietnam POWs this year with a special exhibition of a still photo documentary of 30 former POWs from all branches of the military produced by writer Taylor Baldwin Kiland and photographer Jamie Howren. These intimate photographs capture the subjects’ personalities with visual images and written profiles that add verbal color, context, and quotes.

Open Doors is a tribute to Vietnam prisoners of war and their individual determi-

nation in seeking personal and professional happiness upon their release. A testament to the strength of the human spirit and the power of human will, it is also a celebration of freedom. As Cdr. Paul Galanti, USN (Ret.) and former Vietnam POW said, “There’s no such thing as a bad day when you have a doorknob on the inside of the door,” referencing the door in his cell during his time in captivity in Vietnam.

About the Authors: Taylor Baldwin Kiland and Judy Silverstein Gray, both military veterans, are the coauthors of Unwavering: The Wives Who Fought to Ensure No Man is Left Behind. Kiland is also the coauthor of Open Doors: Vietnam POWs Thirty Years Later and Lessons from the Hanoi Hilton: Six Characteristics of High-Performance Teams.

Capt. Stockdale, Mrs.Stockdale, and Pres.Richard Nixon at a party hosted by Nixon to honor the Vietnam POWS - May 1973. Courtesy of the Coronado Historical Association and the Stockdale Family.

"Keep looking up... thats the secret of life."

Meet Dean Eckenroth Jr.; Editor and Friend

By Lauren Curtis

To many in Coronado, Dean Eckenroth Jr. has become a familiar face. But most don’t know the long road that led Dean to where he is today, Associate Publisher of Eagle Publications, and valued friend to the community. Dean Kenneth Eckenroth Jr. was born on March 30, 1969, in Westerly Rhode Island. At a young age, his parents - looking for a change of pace - packed up their two kids and dog into a Chevy camper van and camped their way across the country. “When I was seven, my parents told us we were moving to Disneyland… We did visit Disneyland for a day or two, but we didn’t live there,” Dean laughed. Instead, the family landed in Chula Vista, where Dean’s uncle lived at the time.

Though the family was happy to start fresh in sunny San Diego, Dean had a bit of a rough start to his new life. “I was small, had a lisp, was in the gifted program, and a smart a**… so I got beat up a little bit,” Dean said of his early years in Chula Vista. “I was in Model UN, on the academic team, in band… I was a nerd,” he laughed. After spending a few years adapting to life in Chula Vista, his mom got a job teaching at La Jolla Country Day School. This caused the family to move to Poway in order to be closer to her work, subsequently transferring Dean to a new middle school. The family would remain in Poway for the remainder of Dean’s academic career. In 1987 Dean graduated from Poway High

School and set off to attend the University of California Santa Barbara. “I lasted a year … ‘You can come back when you take your academic career seriously,’ I think that’s what the academic probation letter reads,” he laughed. After being “sent home” from Santa Barbara, Dean got a job back here in San Diego and began attending a few community college classes. In 1990 Dean’s father, Dean Eckenroth Sr., had just started the Coronado Eagle. Dean was still unsure of what he wanted to do long-term but did feel the need to give college another shot. He enrolled at San Diego State University and decided to completely change directions. “What I had gone to UCSB for was micro-bio and bio-gen, it wasn’t what I was really interested in… So I went back to SDSU for philosophy.”

During this time Dean was working three jobs to get by. Little did he know that one of those jobs would be the first taste of his future, life-long career. “I was helping with the paper… walking around the Cays with a cart delivering papers by hand.”

Dean had been exposed to the life of print long before he found himself delivering newspapers though. Before his father ran

newspapers, he ran printing presses. “My brother and I might go to work with him (Eckenroth Sr.) on a Saturday for a couple hours and crawl around printing presses… so I was exposed to it but it wasn’t really what I wanted to do,” he explained. Dean wanted to be many things throughout his life, including an archeologist and a naval pilot. One thing that list did not include was becoming the editor of a newspaper company. Though he will admit he has always had a fascination with consuming the written word. “I mean… I did read the

Wall Street Journal to the class in Kindergarten,” he laughed.

By 1992, Dean had quit his other jobs one by one and started to focus on his work with the newspaper. “It just happened… it kind of came easy to me and that’s how any family business works right?” When Dean started full-time at the Eagle, there was only one computer in the entire office. “You would just print out rows and rows of text, the whole paper was built with a wax roller, an Exacto blade, and a paste-up grid… You

After a few years and a few more computers were added to the office, Dean became more involved with the production of the newspaper and was able to envision what it might be like to be editor. “We were one of the very first newspapers at any level, certainly at a community level, to transition to being fully paginated in the computer… and I’ve always done that.”

Dean has worked full-time with the paper for over 30 years, and has been the editor - building almost every single paper - for over 20 years now. “I think there are only two or three newspapers that I didn’t build… one being my honeymoon and again when I had my heart attack.” On the day before Thanksgiving in 2018, Dean was playing in a father-son soccer game in town with his son Connor. He started to feel some chest pain during the game, and when he got home he had a heart attack in the shower. Dean ended up going through a quadruple bypass at the age of 49. “[The Cardiologist] said if I hadn’t had that heart attack when I had it, I would have had it within a year or two and been dead on the spot… I got lucky.”  Dean admits that the heart attack was one of the hardest things he’s gone through, but tries to look at it as he does with most things in his life… “Sh** happens,” he laughed.

the most difficult aspect of his job has also become one of his biggest roles; being outwardly social. Dean considers himself to be extremely introverted and being so wellknown around town has been somewhat of a learning curve. “I don’t think I’m good at it… It does not come naturally to me, I’m more comfortable at home reading a book,” he laughed. Over the years he has learned to overcome some of his naturally introverted tendencies to become a friend to much of our community. If you’ve ever taken a walk around the block with Dean, or gotten a coffee with him, you know just how many people stop to chat with him along the way. Though he makes it look easy, it

has taken him years to get used to so many people knowing his name. “My favorite part of this job though,” Dean started with a smile, “is that I have been able to spend every day with my dad for 32 years.”

Beyond feeling immense gratitude for the opportunity to work alongside his dad for so many years, Dean is also thankful that this community brought him and his wife Maureen together.

“Funny story, I actually met her 24 years ago, she used to work for Joe Woods in town and I’ve been friends with Joe for 30

two children moved back to Coronado years later. Upon returning to town she and Dean hit it off and quickly forged a relationship. “So I gained a 12-year-old and a five-year-old… instant family, which has been fun,” Dean said of Maureen’s two children, Connor and Kayla. “My wife trusted me enough and thought I was good enough to be a dad when I didn’t have any experience… I have kids now, and now I even have two grandchildren… I’ve always looked at it as the most amazing gift that she shared with me.”

Today Dean lives here in Coronado with Maureen and Connor (a junior at CHS) and their beloved dog Sadie, whom you may recognize from her many newspaper and magazine cameos. Dean has taken on the role of Dad with ease, creating a special bond with both of his children as they’ve grown into young adults.

Dean’s goal with his life is the same as it is with the Eagle & Journal; to look back and be able to say “I did good, I did the right thing, the world is a better place.” Dean realizes that the newspaper is able to be such an integral part of the community thanks to its loyal members. “Sometimes you’re successful on your own and sometimes you’re as successful as the community lets you be…

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Watch Out For Tax Season Scams

It’s that time of year when we do our taxes — but it’s also the same time that tax scammers go to work.

What scams should you watch for — and how can you avoid being victimized?

Sadly, the list of scams is pretty long, including demands for payment or requests for “additional information” pertaining to your tax refund, in which the sender asks for your Social Security number and other personal information. These scam emails can look quite official, often incorporating the IRS logo. You might also receive scam text messages containing bogus links claiming to be the IRS website or an online “tool” that can help process your refund faster.

But keep these points in mind:

• The IRS generally won’t contact you by phone and won’t contact you by email, text messages, or social media channels to ask for personal or financial information. The IRS begins most correspondence to taxpayers through regular mail delivered by the U.S. Postal Service.

In general, be extremely skeptical about any type of communication purporting to be from the IRS that sounds bullying or over-inquisitive — and certainly don’t give out any personal or financial information. But these fake messages aren’t the only tax-season scams out there. You might even receive a direct deposit from what appears to be the U.S. Treasury Department — but if you weren’t expecting it, something’s likely not right. This payment could be a sign that a fraudulent tax return was filed in your name, and it might be followed by a communication from a supposed IRS agent requesting this over-payment be sent to them. If this happens to you, you’ll want to contact the IRS right away, and you could also ask your bank to return the deposit to the government.

• The IRS won’t call to demand you make an immediate payment through a pre-paid debit card or wire transfer. If you owe taxes, the IRS generally will mail you a bill. And the IRS won’t threaten to bring in the police or another law enforcement group to arrest you for not paying your taxes.

Other scams don’t claim to originate directly from the IRS, as scammers pretend to be from real or imaginary tax organizations. For example, you could get a message from the Taxpayer Advocate Service, an independent organization within the IRS, but this agency won’t contact you without a legitimate reason. Or you could receive a message from the nonexistent “Bureau of Tax Enforcement.” Your best bet is to delete these messages immediately or send them to your spam folder.

Not all tax season scams originate from fraudulent IRS representatives or fake agencies. You also need to be careful about whom you hire to prepare your taxes. If possible, get a recommendation from a trusted friend or family member. And keep in mind that a legitimate tax preparer must have a valid Preparer Tax Identification Number and must sign your tax return. If someone doesn’t have this number or is reluctant to sign your return, it may well be a sign that this individual is a “ghost preparer” who only wants to pocket your fee.

Tax scammers are, unfortunately, here to stay — but remaining vigilant can help you keep them from causing problems for you in this tax season and all the ones in the future.

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WHO’S WHO IN CORONADO REAL ESTATE 2023

Charles Ahern

DRE#01262309

As a vice president of aircraft sales for corporate giant McDonald Douglas (now Boeing), I traveled all over the world. In 1989, when I set foot on the Crown Island Coronado, I knew this is where I wanted to be. I am a Certified Residential Specialist, Senior Real Estate Specialist. My clients appreciate my hard work, expertise, honesty, integrity and years of sales and marketing experiences. There is no better place to live than Coronado…Open the door, let the Coronado lifestyle in!

Address: 101 Orange Avenue

Phone: 619-435-0101

Years in Business: 25

Beth Aiello

DRE#01775191

Meet Beth, an active Coronado resident and dedicated Real Estate Broker Associate. With over 20 years of experience, multiple credentials, awards, and consistently ranked in the top 5% performance in SD, she will exceed your expectations as a fullservice Realtor, always going above and beyond for her clients, which reflects in her 100% 5-star reviews. Push the easy button and call Beth today! Local, Experienced, and Dedicated.

Address: 1200 Orange Ave

Phone: 619-300-3577

Web: www.YourCoronadoRealtor.com

Years in Business: 20+

Scott Aurich

DRE# 00978974

I have been a Broker in Coronado for the past 30+ years. With my affiliation with Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty, your property is given the highest level of global marketing and sales representation available anywhere. Whether you’re looking to purchase or sell a beach cottage or a coastal masterpiece, it would be a privilege to represent you. Respectfully Scott Aurich.

One of the top 100 Agents Worldwide, Sotheby’s International Realty, 2022. #1 in Gross Sales Volume in Coronado since 2014. Recognized by RealTrends and The Wall Street Journal as a member of, “The Thousand” Ranked #214 in the US and #86 in CA, 2022.

Address: 1200 Orange Ave

Phone: (619) 987-9797

Web: www.ScottAurich.com

Years in Business: 30+

Charity Focus: Rady Childrens Hospital, World Housing and Alpha Project

Jaime Bea

DRE# 01387894

A big thank you to all my family and friends for making 2022 one of my better years in real estate. Excited be the Broker at Coronado Cays Realty.

Mary H. Bowlby, CCIM

DRE# 01994278

Let me do what I love best; assist you to find and purchase the perfect property or help you attain the highest sale price possible for the property you want to sell. I specialize in waterfront and luxury residential properties in the Coronado & San Diego coastal areas. As a CCIM designee, I have the proven experience and negotiating skills to help you achieve your real estate goals.

Jeff Brummitt

DRE #00663912

Proudly practicing Real Estate here in Coronado since 1978 helping hundreds of family and friends  buy and sell their homes all over San Diego! After graduating Coronado High School in 1973 and earning Bachelors degree in Economics from UCLA in 1977, I served as President of Coronado Board of Realtors in 1986. Ready, willing & able to help you too!

Address: 509 Grand Caribe Causeway

Phone: (619) 357-5581

Email: jnfbea@hotmail.com

Address: 511 Grand Caribe Cswy

Phone: (727) 692-6516

Email:Mary.Bowlby@Compass.com

Years in Business: 20+

Address: 1111 9th St #202, Coronado, CA 92118

Phone: (619) 208-1342

Email: jb@jeffbrummitt.com

Years in Business: 45

Charity Focus: Coronado SAFE

Andrew Corley

DRE# 01993978

Andrew is a consistent high quality performer. His integrity and resourcefulness have earned him excellent ratings in client satisfaction. His passion for matching property Buyers and Sellers makes dreams come true. A licensed contractor for 21 years, he uniquely understands homes from foundation to finishing touches. He prides himself, and he’s prized, for his business and inclusive community relationships. His joy is negotiating clients’ buying, selling and improvement needs with care and ease.

Address: 1116 Tenth Street, Coronado

Phone: (619) 454-5000

Email: www.andrewcorley.willisallen.com

Years in Business: 21

Coronado Premier Properties

DRE#01976606

We specialize in Sales and Rentals. If you are looking for an agent to assist you with purchasing, selling or managing your property, we have experience to assist with your individual needs.

Nos especializamos en Ventas y Alquileres. Si está buscando un agente que lo ayude a comprar, vender o administrar su propiedad, tenemos experiencia para ayudarle con sus necesidades individuales.

Lisa Storey, Herlinda Sandoval-Ryan, Tazzie Treadwell, Kina Fowler

Phone: 619-997-3112, 619-917-8888, 619-888-6401, 619-823-6725

Web: CoronadoPremierProperties.com

Years in Business: Combined 55+

Doni Corcoran

DRE#01951522

Since moving to Coronado 20+ years ago, Doni has gained an in-depth knowledge of the local real estate market. She understands the nuances of Coronado’s neighborhoods, has developed relationships and built a strong support system of trusted industry professionals. This, along with her commitment to her clients, makes their home buying or selling experience as seamless as possible. By providing her clients with one-on-one personal service, she helps them to achieve their financial goals. A proud member of the Pecus Group.

Address: 1019 Isabella Ave Coronado, CA Phone: 858-922-0978

Email: Corcoran.Doni@gmail.com

Charity Focus: PAWS of Coronado, Youth Sports and Tunnel to Towers Foundation.

The Clements Group

DRE#01120956

The Clements Group has been the backbone of residential real estate sales in Coronado & San Diego’s coastal communities for over 26 years. They have been trusted to buy & sell some of San Diego and Coronado’s finest properties. For services as elevated as your standards, nothing compares to The Clements Group. We look forward to assisting you in the sale or purchase of your next home.

Address: 1341 Orange Avenue

Phone: 619-435-3700

Web: ClementsGroupRE.com

Years in Business: 30

Ruth Ann Fisher

DRE#01281432

Ruth Ann Fisher, working in association with Hotel Del Coronado since 2008 and a proud resident of Coronado since 1999; has amassed more than 35 years of experience in the Real Estate industry. She continues to be an exemplary example of professionalism and integrity. Putting her clients first, while delivering satisfactory results has earned her much respect and admiration from her clients and colleagues, alike.

Address: 1500 Orange Avenue

Phone: 619-733-4100

Web: delcoronadorealty.com

Years in Business: 37+

Charity Focus: The Salvador Foundation

Fred Eckert

DOI#OG43343

Over 30+ years with Chicago Title and a Master’s Degree, has allowed me to provide sound advice and the best title insurance when you buy, sell, refinance, do a 1031 exchange or need commercial/ subdivision title work. I work with realtors, lenders, attorneys, escrow officers and consumers. Need a recommendation for any of the above? Call me anytime.

Address: 675 I Avenue

Phone: 619-507-5688

Email: Supmanx@gmail.com

EckertF@CTT.com

Years in Business: 30+

Georgia Ellis

DRE# 01012774

Broker Associate, member of the Luxury homes division & Top award winner in my field for over 35 years. I’ve been involved in many market cycles with the highest level of professionalism & track record for repeat business & client referrals. Specializing in Coronado, Point Loma, La Jolla & surrounding coastal areas plus community involvement. Member of the Coronado Rotary Club, volunteer for Coronado hospital gala committee & past Board member of Coronado Main Street Board.

Address: 955 Orange Avenue

Phone: (619) 988-2455

Web: CoronadoGeorgia@gmail.com

Years in Business: 35

Gerri-Lynn Fives

DRE# 01274657

A former military officer who has lived around the world and experienced the buying and selling process first hand, Gerri-Lynn loves calling Coronado home since 1991! GL enjoys helping others own their dream in this community. Her motto is “Expect More than a Home, Create a Lifestyle in Coronado.” A licensed Broker since 2000, GL holds 8 designations from the National Association of REALTORS®. She was the CREA 2011 REALTOR® of the Year & 2014/2020 REALTOR® of the Year by the SD Association of REALTORS®. GL is VP of the San Diego Association of REALTORS and a Director of the California Association of REALTORS since 2010.

Address: 1200 Orange Avenue

Phone: (619) 813-7193

Web: coronadocays.com

Years in Business: 21

Charity Focus: Blind Water Ski School

Carrie OBrien DRE#1350170

Beth Delano DRE#1026197

Serena Bleam DRE#2137496

Flagship Team

Carrie OBrien has been the Broker/Owner of Flagship Properties for 20 years. The Flagship Team specializes in coastal properties in Coronado, Imperial Beach, Point Loma and north to La Jolla. Beth Delano brings a design flair that perfectly compliments Flagship’s residential sales. Serena Bleam recently moved to Coronado from Phoenix, Arizona where she worked in real estate sales for 25 years. Flagship Properties is affiliated with Flagg Coastal Homes in Coronado.

Address: 1125 Loma Ave, Coronado Phone: (619) 847-3524

Web: www.Flagship.net

Years in Business: 21 years

Charity focus: Navy SEAL Foundation, Christ Church Day School, Emerald Keepers, Coronado Historic Association

Apua Garbutt

DRE# 01859903

“If I can assist you with any of your real Estate needs ~ I’d be honored.

Society - Top 16% in the global network (honorable Award from previous brokerage Berkshire Hathaway) Prior to becoming an agent, Apua worked side by side with real estate, corporate and probate attorneys, one of the attornoey developed HUD section 8 Housing. Positions held:

• 2 yrs. Coronado Real Estate Assn. (CREA) Director.

• Previously Coronado Real Estate Assn. (CREA) Vice President

• 2 yrs. California Assn. of Realtors (C.A.R.) Director.

• Ex Officio - San Diego Assn. of Realtors (SDAR)/Housing Opportunity Member Fundraising Involvement. Fundraising Involvement

• San Diego Museum of Art “Art Alive” Legacy Designer

• Founder of P.A.W.S. Coronado Canine Mayor Fundraiser, raising approx. 90k

• Balboa Park Conservancy Circle, Member/Donor

Phone: (619) 372-2777

Email: apuareagent@gmail.com

Years in Business: 13

Kate Gillingham Milke

DRE# 01782461

Kate was born in Coronado, grew up at Coronado Island Realty and graduated from CHS in 2005.  From an early age Kate worked in her Dad’s office and obtained her agent’s license at age 18.  Graduating from the University of San Diego in 2009, Kate earned her Broker’s license the following year.  At age 27 Kate was selected as a “30 under 30” by the National Association of Realtors - and was featured on the cover of the National magazine - she was only one of 2 selectees from California that year.  Since 2015 Kate has continued to grow her business by providing expertise, perspective and top-notch service.  Kate and her husband Brett enjoy spending time with their two children, Poppy and Milly Marie and their puppies Ben and Ollie.

Address: 1111 9th Street #202

Phone: (619) 435-0145

Web: www.coronado-realty.com

Caroline Haines

DRE# 00953131

Local Knowledge is Power. My 37-year career in Real Estate provides me with a unique understanding of the professional concerns and responsibilities that affect buyers and sellers. I am a dedicated professional who has a strong commitment to ensuring quality service for my clientele. A fourth-generation family from Coronado gives me a great sense of all-around knowledge and understanding of Coronado Island. I am a full-service agent and was Realtor of the year for ’13, ’15 & ’19.

Address: 101 Orange Avenue

Phone: (619) 435-5200

Email: chaines@bhhscal.com

Years in Business: 37

Kathleen Hanlon

DRE#01386879

As an industry-leading agent, I am committed to delivering extraordinary service and results to every client. My dedication to service has made me a leader with Berkshire Hathaway in Southern California, and that success is built by helping one client at a time. Chairman’s Circle Gold 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, Chairman’s Circle Platinum 2019, 2022.

Address: 955 Orange Avenue

Phone: 619-339-6536

Email: kathleen.hanlon@yahoo.com

Years in Business: 21

Charity Focus: Coronado Flower Show, San Diego Rowing Club, Coronado Hospital Foundation, Girl Scouts of America, Casa de los Pobres, Fresh Start, Whispering Winds Camp.

Shannon Herlihy

DRE# 01863573

Shannon is Coronado’s 3rd generation Realtor who grew up working in her family’s local brokerage, Lee Mather Company Realtors of Coronado. Following in her Grandfather’s and Father’s career footsteps, she has learned to always be ready to adjust to the changing market. Having co-listed and listed tens of millions of dollars in real estate, she prides herself on always putting her clients’ needs first. Shannon would be honored to have the opportunity to discuss how she can assist you with either buying or selling real estate. Proudly serving Coronado and the greater San Diego area.

Address: 1019 Isabella Ave

Phone: (619) 855-8655

Email: Shannon@KenPecus.com

Years in Business: 14

Katie Herrick

DRE #01800357

A luxury property specialist and Five Star Real Estate Agent award recipient, Katie’s commitment to community and professional growth has been recognized by the Greater San Diego Association of Realtors® with ‘40 Under 40’ awards and numerous Circle of Excellence awards. Katie is always happy to meet new people and looks forward to sharing her deep local knowledge and helping clients find their home in Coronado.

Address: 935 Orange Avenue, Coronado Phone: (619) 865-2085

Email: katie@katieherrickgroup.com

Years in Business: 16

Charity Focus: Rady’s Children’s Hosptial, Coronado Auxiliary, Junior Woman’s Club, Chamber of Commerce, Little Leauge, Schools Foundation and Flower show.

Francine Howard

DRE# 01802654

Serving Coronado and San Diego since 2007 in both Sales and Property Management, Francine brings personalized service to her clients and tailors each transaction to maximize the overall “happiness factor” for all! Understanding the constantly changing market, knowing her clients’ needs and desires, and making certain the pricing of homes is appropriate and correct - either as a buyer or as a seller - is the foundation of what Francine brings to the table. As a UCSD alumnus, Francine utilizes her education, expertise and networking to the best advantage for her clients.

Address: 112 Orange Avenue

Phone: 619-302-0234

Web: FrancineHoward.com

Years in Business: 17

Rick Inghram

DRE# 01377744

With over 20 years of real estate experience, Colonel Rick Inghram, USMC, Retired and Broker Associate consistently earns high recommendations from his clients.  Dependable, disciplined and always going the extra mile for his clients in sales and property management, he represents the embodiment of the Marine Corps motto, Semper Fidelis, Always Faithful.

Address: 935 Orange Avenue

Phone: (619) 301-7766

Email: ringhram@gmail.com

Years in Business: 20

Vicki Inghram

DRE# 01293521

With over 23 years of heartfelt dedication, Vicki consistently earns coveted awards for Outstanding Customer Service and Top Sales in Coronado and San Diego. These awards represent a sincere commitment and disciplined mastery of producing a very happy outcome for you, the client. Vicki’s vision is to build a lifetime relationship with her clients.

Phone: (619) 204-3400

Web: BestofCoronado.com

Years in Business: 23

Charity Focus: Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation

Genie Irish

DRE# 01918753

Born & raised in IB, community is the heart of her career. Backed by her well-respected reputation as an industry expert, Genie designed her business to provide exclusive, value-added services that clients need most in today’s market. In 2021, Genie launched her own boutique real estate brand Costa Modern Properties and since the launch she has added 4 agents and expanded their outreach. They’ve helped over 100 clients buy and sell real estate in the last two years, earning her spot as a TOP Producer in San Diego.

Phone: 619.796.9100

Web: Costamodernproperties.com

Years in Business: 20

Charity Focus: NAHREP- SD County, SY Education Committee 2020 appointed to the Commission for Historic Preservation for the city of CV.2022 Private “Boots on the Ground” fundraising.

Alan Kinzel

DRE#01925565

When experience and results matter, Alan Kinzel is the right choice for you. Don’t take our word for it, check out his on-line reviews on Zillow, Redfin and more where 100% of his clients have given him a raving 5 star rating. In addition, you will help Alan with his passion to give back and make our schools, arts and families more vibrant. He brings a uniquely diverse background to the table which includes degrees in Economics, Finance, an MBA and experience in mortgage and construction. He has received numerous awards and recognitions.

Phone: 619-616-8188

Web: www.alankinzel.com

Years in Business: 25

The Koop Group

DRE#00460840

-Over a Billion Dollars in Coronado Real Estate Sales

-Top 1/2 of 1% of Berkshire Hathaway Agents.

-15x Chairman’s Circle Award Winner

-Residents of Coronado for 48 years.

-Knowledgeable, Experienced & Skilled Negotiators

Address: 101 Orange Avenue

Phone: Allison Rice 619-490-9049

Kathy Koop 619-985-8722

Karrie Gilby 619-857-7665

Web: www.thekoopgroup.com

Years in Business: 40+

Zulema Maldonado

DRE# 01420331

Zulema Maldonado Honored for Exceptional Sales by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties. Who am I? A Commercial and Residential Agent with over eighteen years of experience. What do I do? I always start with the end goal in mind. How do they benefit? Servicing business owners and International clients, CIPS Realtor (Certified International Property Specialist/Commercial), I will provide you with the knowledge, research, network, and tools to globalize their business

Address: 955 Orange Avenue

Phone: phone: 619-254-2934

Email: ZulemaRealtor@gmail.com

Years in Business: 18

Ken May

DRE#01260645

Ken is a seasoned Realtor and specializes in the Coronado and Imperial Beach markets. He has built strong relationships in both areas and has an inside track on homes that may become available. As a US Navy veteran, Ken is an agent who knows the importance of good communication and paying attention to detail. He prides himself on walking his clients through the process of buying and selling from the start of discussion through the closing of escrow and beyond. Ken will always be there for your every real estate need. Call him today.

Phone: 619-254-7497

Email: socalkenm@gmail.com

Years in Business: 25

McKay & Associates

DRE#01876062

At McKay & Associates, we know there is power in numbers. Every client is a top priority: we provide personalized service and a dedicated team at your disposal. We offer one-stop shopping start to finish, from contractors and stagers, to coordinating the move and signing the papers. Each transaction is tackled with a custom strategy, ensuring you achieve your goals, make the most money, and get the attention you deserve.

Address: 955 Orange Avenue

Phone: Molly Haines McKay 619-985-2726, Carrie Mickel 619-630-3570, Lindsey Lyons 619-405-9208

Web: mollyhainesmckay.com

Years in Business: 25+

Meridith Metzger

DRE#01435132

Meridith’s current and past clients know they can count on individual attention and unique solutions to meet their specific real estate needs, whether they are luxury home sellers, first-time home buyers, savvy investors, or vacation home buyers from around the world.  Her client testimonials include endorsements from every age group including working professionals, transitioning retirees, and those just entering the real estate market.

Address: 955 Orange Avenue

Phone: 619-850-8285

Email: meridithmetzger@gmail.com

Years in Business: 19

Charity Focus: Project Concern International and Horses of the Tir Na Nog

Renee Wilson Scott Grimes

DRE#01192858

DRE#01391946

Renee and Scott are leaders in the Coronado Real Estate Market with 25+ years of local market expertise. ParkLife | Compass is one of the most successful real estate offices on the “island”.

Compass 2022 Coronado Sales Success

#1 in Coronado for Real Estate Sales Volume and Units Sold $306.8M Total Sales and 97 Units

Renee and Scott are proud to be affiliated with a nationally recognized sales team. Their success is a direct result of their personalized service and dedication to their clients and the community of Coronado.

Address: 935 Orange Avenue

Phone: (619) 518-7501 • (619) 871-4282

Email: renee@parklifeproperties.com scott@parklifeproperties.com

Lorena Saenz-Ruiz

DRE: 02102063

Lorena has been a member of the Coronado community for over 23 years. Her strong ties to both the Coronado and Mexican community gives her a unique advantage in serving a broad spectrum of clients, whether they are buying or selling in Coronado. In just the past two years, Lorena has been involved in closing more than $45 million in real estate transactions. Her commitment to her clients is unwavering, as shown by her servicedriven approach to every transaction. Lorena is the proud mother of six amazing children, which gives her a genuine appreciation for what Coronado has to offer. Regardless of your real estate needs, you can entrust them to Lorena, who will respond with dedication, expertise and a client-first approach that defines her as a real estate professional.

Address: 935 Orange Ave

Email: lorena92118@gmail.com

Phone: (619) 252-0828

Salas Properties

DRE# 01966248

We are guided by excellence. Salas Properties prides itself on being a top concierge style real estate firm in Coronado. Our experience, attention to detail and care not only sets us apart but also solidifies lasting relationships. We are passionate and we love to help dreams come true. Serving our clients’ best interest is what we do, we thank you in advance for allowing us the opportunity to serve you. Hablamos español. Services Offered: Sales, Concierge, Historic Consulting, Property Management.Voted Best of Coronado.

Address: 1208 10th Street

Phone: (619) 905-5780

Web: www.SalasProperties.com

Years in Business: 18

Charity Focus: Coronado Schools Foundation and Make a Wish Foundation

Gina Schnell

DRE#01945038

Gina Schnell is an experienced Associate Broker whose background as a Senior Vice President for a major US bank, Licensed Financial Advisor, and Navy spouse make her uniquely qualified to meet her client’s real estate needs. Top 100 agents in San Diego County, SDAR Circle of Excellence (top 5% countywide), and ranked in top 2% of agents nationwide with a previous brokerage. Member Women’s Council of Realtors, SDAR, and CREA.

Address: 655 W. Broadway # 1650 San Diego, CA

Phone:(619) 865-0650

Web: www.ginaschnell.com

Years in Business: 10

Charity Focus: Support The Enlisted Project (STEP)

Seashore Properties

DRE# 01454055

Powerhouse Real Estate professionals putting your needs as the top priority.Handling everything from your individual residential, commercial and investment needs to luxury vacation homes, seamlessly. Bringing results to Coronado island and the greater San Diego metropolitan area since 2005.

Phone: (619) 841-5870

Web: seashorepropertiescoronado.com

Years in Business: 17

Shirley Smith

DRE #02046865

With Hustle & Heart, I love facilitating lifestyle changes & helping people create prosperity with Buying, Selling, & Investing in Real Estate. I specialize in Global Luxury, Relocation & Military. Awarded top 7% of sales Internationally for the past two years and I especially enjoy promoting local business’ in my “Crusin Round Coronado” video interviews.

Address: 944 Orange Ave, Coronado

Phone: (619) 559-6548

Email: shirley@sirleysmith.com

Web: www.shirleysmith.com

Years in Business: 6

Taylor Smith

DRE# 02076557

Taylor is a graduate of Coronado High School and fifth generation San Diegan. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Urban and Regional Development from the University of Arizona. Taylor is active within the Coronado community. She has volunteered as a coach for Pop Warner cheer, coached cheer at CHS, and has volunteered at numerous Coronado events. In her free time, she can be found at F45, walking on the beach, riding her bike, or enjoying the many local cafes & shops with friends. Taylor’s academic background combined with exceptional customer service skills, knowledge of Coronado, strong work ethic, and positive nature make her a valued advocate for her clients.

Address: 1116 Tenth Street, Coronado

Phone: 619-762-8815

Web: www.TaylorSmithRealEstate.com

Email: taylor@willisallen.com

Carol Stanford

DRE# 01390529

Looking for a dedicated and experienced realtor to help you buy or sell your next home? With 20 years of experience in the real estate industry, Carol has the knowledge and skills necessary to guide you through every step of the process. Whether you’re looking to buy, sell, or invest, Carol is here to help. Trust her to provide you with expert advice, honest opinions, and personalized service. Her goal is to make your real estate experience as stress-free and seamless as possible. Contact Carol today to learn more about how she can help you with all your real estate needs.

Address: 1019 Isabella Ave.

Phone: (619) 987-8766

Email: carol@carolstanford.com

Years in Business: 20

Charity Focus: American Cancer Society, Coronado Football Foundation, CoSA, PAWS

Tom Tilford

DRE#00547836

With over 20 plus years of real estate experience, Tom is not just selling real estate, but providing essential tools and information to help buyers and sellers make great real estate decisions!  Our hands –on approach and creative problem solving techniques will provide you with that can-do’ “anything is possible” real estate experience.

Address: 939 Orange Avenue

Phone: 619-300-2218

Email: Tom@coronadotom.com

Years in Business: 20+

Chris & Kate Toogood

DRE# 01882388

DRE# 01997872

When it comes to Coronado and the beach communities Toogood Realty has the inside track. Kate and Chris are a dynamic team giving the ultimate in personal one on one service. TOP 5% of all Realtors in San Diego, Toogood Realty is well versed in helping both buyers and sellers get the most from every transaction. Toogood Realty believes in educating it’s clients so they can feel confident with their sale or purchase.

Phone: (619) 865-3334

Email: Chris@ChrisToogood.com

Charity Focus: Wounded Warriors

Jeff Tyler

DRE#01900337

With a passion for “Making Dreams Come True

One Home at a Time” key leadership positions & advanced education have taught me the skills to ensure success with over $33,000,000 in TNT real estate sales.  MBA, Retired USN Submarine Officer, President of a public San Diego electronics company, Coronado Rotarian, & Coronado Island Film Festival.

Address: 944 Orange Avenue

Phone: 619-865-7153

Email: JTyler@cbwhomes.com

Years in Business: 12

Charity Focus: PAWS

Barbara Wamhoff

DRE# 01225350

Barbara has been a realtor in Coronado for over 20 years. She is pleased to have her grandson, Ryan Wamhoff on the Ken Pecus team. Barbara has been honored with many awards for buying and selling Coronado and Beyond the Bridge. She is known by her family, friends, and colleagues as an outstanding professional with the highest level of integrity. Barbara is grateful for the opportunity and privilege that has earned her lifetime relationships and friendships with her clients in helping to find that special place in Coronado. Barbara would be honored to guide and represent you with your next real estate need.

Address:

Phone:

Email: barbarawamhoff1@gmail.com

Years in Business:

Emily Wendell

DRE #02032915

Emily is a retired Systems and Process Engineer from GM and Honeywell. She now enjoys leveraging her years of experience combining problem solving and customer service to assist clients with their real estate needs. A Coronado resident for over 13 years, Emily is thrilled to be able to introduce our island paradise to new residents. With experience in new home builds, remodels, condo and single family purchases, she is well prepared to handle your next sale or purchase.

Address: 101 Orange Ave, Coronado 92118

Phone: (619) 348-9212

Email: emilywendell@bhhscal.com

Years in Business: 5

Charity Focus: Emerald Keepers

Brunilda & Daniel Zaragoza

DRE# 00849495

With over 57 years of combined Top Producing RealEstate Experience in Coronado and Coronado Residents for 45 years, you can always count on us to help you achieve your real estate goals!

Address: 501A Grand Caribe Cswy

Phone: (619) 520-7799, (619) 520-0772

EMail: ZaragozaRealtors@gmail.com

Years in Business: 57 of combined service

Charity Focus: Sacred Heart Church, Coronado Hospital Foundation, Safe Harbor Coronado

Cauliflower!

Cauliflower originated in Asia around the Mediterranean Sea. It is believed that cauliflower was grown and consumed all across Europe as early as the 1500s, though it did not make its way to the United States until the 1900s.

Cauliflower is closely related to broccoli, which may seem obvious due to the physical resemblance. But what many may not know, is that it is also related to kale, turnips, cabbage, rutabagas, and Brussels sprouts!

Cauliflower is an extremely healthy vegetable, containing an array of nutritional benefits. Beyond being low in calories and high in fiber, cauliflower also contains potassium, magnesium, antioxidants, and Vitamins K, C, and B6. Cauliflower is also high in the rare and essential nutrient choline. Choline is a nutrient that many people are unknowing deficient in, due to the fact that not many foods contain it. Choline helps support the integrity of cell membranes, brain development and function, and may lower the risk of heart and liver diseases.

Due to this winning nutritional combination, cauliflower is believed to aid in weight loss, reduce inflammation, reduce high blood pressure, and could protect against several diseases such as cancer.

Cauliflower has become increasingly popular amongst the gluten-free community, as it can be used to replace grains in your diet. It is also popular amongst vegetarians as it can be prepared to replace meat within a dish. Some examples of these preparations include cauliflower “steak,” and sesame cauliflower with rice (to replace chicken).

Some common methods of consuming this versatile vegetable are in a cauliflower mash, as cauliflower rice, cauliflower crust for pizza, cauliflower hummus, and of course roasted on its own as a side or main dish.

No matter how you enjoy it, cauliflower is a delicious vegetable with great health benefits to include in your diet this spring!

Scott Aurich

(619) 987-9797

(619) 437-1614

ScottAurich.com

Scott@ScottAurich.com

DRE#00978974

Shelly Klessinger

(619) 519-3925

shellyklessinger@gmail.com

DRE#01355449

Beth Aiello

(619) 300-3577

realtybybeth@gmail.com

realtybybeth.com

DRE#01775191

Mariane Abbott

(619) 301-2452

marianeabbott@yahoo.com

DRE#01438122

Gerri-Lynn Fives

(619) 813-7193

justgl@coronadobeach.com

DRE#01274657

Ashley Arliss

(619) 519-3290

Youragentash@gmail.com

DRE#02077483

Marisa Ponce

(619) 321-9660

ponceh3@yahoo.com

DRE#01820090

Millie Chase

(760) 803-0140

prioritybychase@gmail.com

DRE#01800422

Corey Simone

(619) 244.2901

corey@simonerealestategroup.com

DRE#01944488

ScottAurich.com

(619) 823-2142

cahern@bhhscal.com

DRE#01262309

Charles Ahern Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices CA Properties

Christine Baker

(858) 449-3200

chris@bakersellssandiego.com

BakerSellsSanDiego.com

DRE#01808132

Willis Allen Real Estate

Jaime Bea

(619) 357-5581

jnfbea@hotmail.com

DRE#01387894

Coronado Cays Realty

Jeff Brummitt

619-208-1342

JB@JeffBrummitt.com

DRE#00663912

Islander Realty

Fran Carrigan

(619) 852-3898

francescarrigan2@gmail.com

DRE#01017971

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices CA Properties

Jan Clements

(619) 806-7052

Jan@JanClements.com

DRE#01120956

Lennie Clements

(619) 894-0033

LennieClements@yahoo.com

DRE#01864061

Chris Clements

(619) 203-8538

Christopher.L.Clements@gmail.com

DRE#01877934

ClementsGroupRE.com

Compass Real Estate

Stacy Bell Begin

Felicia Bell

Phyl Sarber

(619) 933-1276

DRE#00636519

Charlotte Rudowicz

(619) 865-0794

DRE#01435710

(619) 920-9184

Frances MacCartee

DRE#02014995

StacyBegin619@gmail.com

DRE#00429681

FeliciaFBell@gmail.com

www.Shorelifeluxury.com Coronado Shores Company

Doni Corcoran

(858) 922-0978

corcoran.doni@gmail.com

DRE#01951522

eXp Realty

(619) 312-7466

DRE#0200954

Compass Real Estate

(619) 850-2880

adriennedd@aol.com

DRE#00932112

(619) 200-9184 Adrienne Dente Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices CA Properties

Pacific Sotheby’s International Realty

Zach Todaro (619) 302-9239

zach.todaro@compass.com

DRE#01881566

Erin Todaro (619) 302-0481

erin.todaro@compass.com

DRE#01947874

todarorealestate.com

Compass Real Estate

Lisa Storey (619) 997-3112

Lisa@CoronadoPremier Properties.com

DRE#01185272

Herlinda Sandoval-Ryan

(619) 917-8888

Hablo Espanol

Herlinda@CoronadoPremier Properties.com

DRE#0120853

Kina Fowler

(619) 823-6725

Kina@CoronadoPremier Properties.com

DRE#01991990

Tazzie Treadwell

(619) 880-5512

Tazzie@CoronadoPremier Properties.com

DRE# 02022372

CoronadoPremierProperties.com CoronadoRentals.com

Hablamos Español

Coronado Premier Properties

Monique Fuzet

(619) 994-4453

fuzetpmonique@gmail.com

DRE#00949513

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Ara Koubeserian Ryan Koubeserian

(619) 339-2383

arakoubeserian yahoo.com

DRE#0045410

(619) 339-9736

ryankoubeserian@yahoo.com

DRE#01738738

Coronado Shores Company

Myssie McCann

(619) 435-6238

myssie@coronadoshoresco.com

DRE#02145422

Martha Kuenhold

(619) 987-7725

mkuenhold@gmail.com

DRE#01369875

John Harrington

(619) 200-8504

jharrington60@gmail.com

DRE#01210260

Raquel Fernandez

(619) 453-4513

Raquel@coronadoshoresrealtor.com

DRE#01945891

CoronadoShoresCo.com

Coronado Shores Company

Julia M. Elassaad

(619) 573-8350

jelassaad@cbwhomes.com

DRE#01937427

Coldwell Banker West

Georgia Ellis

(619) 988-2455

georgia@bhhscal.com

DRE#01012774

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices CA Properties

Paulette Fennello (619) 318-5707

ownyourdreams123@aol.com

DRE#: 01124030

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Ruth Ann Fisher (619) 733-4100

rfisher@delcoronadorealty.com

DRE#01909797

delcoronadorealty.com

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Carrie O’Brien

(619) 847-3524

DRE#01144127

Beth Delano

(619) 514-7740

DRE#0126197

Serena Bleam

480-235-5600 Cal DRE #2137496

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Flagship Properties, Inc.

Olga Lavalle

(619) 995-6259

Olga.Lavalle@elliman.com

DRE#01724705

Maria Garate (619) 991-5073

Maria.Garate@elliman.com

DRE#02090976

Douglas Elliman Real Estate

Apua Garbutt

(619) 372-2777

apuareagent@gmail.com

DRE#01859903

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Tina Gavzie

(619) 778-0955

tinagav@aol.com

MovetoCoronado.com

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Caroline Haines

(619) 435-5200

chaines@bhhscal.com

www.sellcoronadorealestate.com

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Kathleen K. Hanlon

(619) 339-6536 Mobile

kathleen.hanlon@yahoo.com

DRE#01386879

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Shannon Herlihy

(619) 855-8655

shannon@kenpecus.com

DRE #01863573

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Katie Herrick

(619) 865-2085

kate@katieherrickgroup.com

www.ktherrick.com

DRE#01800357

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Francine Howard

(619) 302-0234

Francine@sd-realtor.com

DRE#01802654

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Karen Hust

(619) 838-7021

karen@themorabitogroup.com

DRE#01708516

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Napolitano & Associates

Richard Inghram

(619) 301-7766

ringhram@gmail.com

DRE#01377744

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Vicki Inghram

(619) 204-3400

BestofCoronado.com

DRE#01293521

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Neva Kaye

(619) 865-2019

neva.kaye@sothebysrealty.com nevakayegroup.com

DRE#01925476

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Molly Korson (619) 808-6610

mollykorson1@aol.com

DRE#01379254

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Kari Lyons

(619) 884-4193

karisellscoastal.com

kari@karisellscoastal.com

DRE#01475331

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Ken May

(619) 254-7497

SocalKenm@gmail.com

FindCoronadoRealEstate.com

DRE#01260645

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The Koop Group

(619) 435-8722

Kathy Koop

(619) 985-8722

DRE#00460840

Karrie Koop Gilby

(619) 857-7665

DRE#01465419

Allison Koop Rice

(619)490-9049

DRE#01818903

www.KathyKoop.com

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Karen Lee

(619) 861-4133

karenlee.realtor@gmail.com

DRE# 00962910

Willis Allen Real Estate

(619) 985-2726

MollyHainesMcKay@gmail.com

Molly Haines McKay DRE#01876062

Carrie Mickel (619) 630-3570 carriemickel@bhhscal.com

DRE#01999494

Lindsey Lyons 619.405.9208

lindseyblyons@gmail.com

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Maryellen McMahon

(619) 252-4778

maryellen.mcmahon@elliman.com maryellenmcmahon.elliman.com

DRE#01992431

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Meridith Metzger

(619) 850-8285

meridithmetzger@gmail.com

DRE#01435132

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Cheryl Morabito Dino Morabito

DRE#01183389 DRE#01415017

(619) 987-3066

Dino@TheMorabitoGroup.com

www.TheMorabitoGroup.com

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Ed Noonan

(619) 252-1232

enoonan12@aol.com

CoronadoCays LuxuryHomes.com

DRE#00993300

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Jon Palmieri

(619) 400-7583

Jon.Palmieri@compass.com www.Jonpalmieri.com

DRE#01901955

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Renee Wilson Scott Grimes

(619) 518-7501

(619) 847-4282

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DRE #01192858

DRE #01391946

www.parklifeproperties.com

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Nancy Parrett

(619) 368-1898

Nancyparrett@sd-realtor.com

DRE#01256239

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Ken Pecus

(619) 977-8419

ken@kenpecus.com

DRE#: 01056969

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Kathy Pounds

(619) 997-3171

kathypoundsteam@gmail.com

www.KathyPoundsTeam.com

DRE#01044960

Zack Thornton

(619) 209-0169

zacharyj.thornton@outlook.com

DRE#01911180

Mary H. Bowlby (727) 692-6516

mary.bowlby@compass.com

DRE#01994278

Steve Clinton (619) 279-1818

sclinton95@gmail.com

DRE#01006292

Diego Ocampo (858) 200-5780

diego.ocampo@compass.com

DRE#02015515

Victoria Wise

(619) 519-0352

wiserealestateinfo@gmail.com

DRE#01464951

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Edith Salas

(619) 905-5780

edith@salasproperties.com

DRE#01966248

Stephanie Baker (619) 306-6317

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DRE#01986654

Josh Barbera

(619) 957-5357

josh@salasproperties.com

DRE#02053563

Evan Piritz (619) 600-7817

CAPT USN (ret) evan@salasproperties.com

DRE#02022374

Roberto Cornejo

619.548.6306

roberto@salasproperties.com

DRE#01204327

Ken Nagel

619.952.4486

ken@salasproperties.com

DRE#01946378

www.salasproperties.com

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Gina Schnell

(619) 865-0650

Realtor® | Broker Associate gina.schnell@compass.com

DRE# 01945038

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Olga Stevens

(619) 778-8011

Olgaminvielle1@gmail.com

OlgaCoronado.com

DRE#01105050

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Suzanne Fahy

(619) 841-5870

seashorepropertiescoronado@gmail.com

DRE#01454055

Tara Brown

(619) 869-1547

tara92118@gmail.com

DRE#01452962

Lisa Davenport

(619) 261-5963

lindadavenport007@gmail.com

DRE#01422713

Jill Lehr

(619) 981-2750

lehrpad@yahoo.com

DRE#02035838

Hope Baker

(480) 221-0516

hopebake4@aol.com

DRE#02030667

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Taylor Smith (619) 762-8815

TaylorSmithRealEstate.com

Taylor@willisallen.com

DRE# 02076557

Willis Allen Real Estate

Shirley Smith (619)559-6548

shirley@shirleysmith.com www.shirleysmith.com

DRE #02046865

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Carol Stanford (619) 987-8766

carol@carolstanford.com

BuyCoronado.com

DRE#01390529

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Tom Tilford (619) 300-2218

tom@tomtilfordre.com

DRE#01897051

Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate Napolitano & Associates

Jeff Tyler (619) 865-7153

Jtyler@cbwhomes.com

JeffTylerCoronado.com

DRE#01900337

Coldwell Banker West

(619) 865-3402

DRE#01997872

865-3334

DRE#01882388

TooGoodRealty.com chris@christoogood.com

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Barbara Wamhoff

(619) 517-8880

barbarawamhoff@gmail.com

DRE#01225350

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Brunilda Zaragoza Dany Zaragoza

(619) 520-7799

DRE#00840495

(619) 520-0772

DRE#01826683

ZaragozaRealtors.com

ZaragozaRealtors@gmail.com

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Emily Wendell

(619) 348-9212

emilywendell@bhhscal.com

DRE#02032915

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