Bob Rutherford, Coronado Rotary president, is a fourth generation career military officer and served 30 years as a Naval Aviator.
Sofie Fransen
Sofie Fransen is the Editor-in-Chief of The Coronado News. She graduated from Point Loma Nazarene University, majoring in English-Education and minoring in Journalism. She was the Opinion Editor of The Point student newspaper. In the summers, she has been commercial fishing for the sockeye salmon run in Alaska. She can be reached by email or at +1 (619) 990-8465.
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Coronado High’s volleyball season comes to a close in CIF playoffs
OCEANSIDE – Coronado started off hot here against Mission Vista in the Islanders CIF San Diego Section Division II volleyball playoff match on Oct. 24, winning the first set 25-21 before losing headway in the next three, 16-25, 21-25 and 20-25. The away match was a carbon copy of Coronado’s first round of playoffs last […]
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Coronado Unified kids have top test scores in San Diego County
Coronado students have some of the top academic test scores in English and math among their peers in San Diego County, and middle school students are focusing more in class thanks to a new policy to set aside their cell phones. Those were among the highlights at the Coronado Unified School Board meeting on Oct. […]
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Stories behind the sailors of a small boat regatta
The morning is bright, a thick marine layer blocking the solar eclipse, and on the front deck of the Coronado Yacht Club, sailors chat, morning coffee in hand. Looking out over Glorietta Bay, I watch and appreciate the morning preparation specific to boating as small sailboats are unloaded and supplies are reinforced at the dock. […]
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Coronado Rotary Club dons buckets, reachers to clean beach
Every month, the Rotary Club of Coronado meets at Coronado Central Beach to pick up trash in support their Committee to Protect the Environment.
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Coronado volleyball heads into playoffs with Proctor’s key play
The Coronado High School volleyball team is looking to the playoffs — and future — as the regular season comes to a close. Coach Adeile Ahmu said the team will find out its standing for the playoffs on Oct. 21, after their league record is determined. The Islanders lost to Academy in three sets, and […]
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This Coronado athletic trainer, plane mechanic has a master plan
Jeanne Daugherty Jameson and her husband are in the process of becoming pilots for Mission Aviation Fellowship.
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Goalie Spencer Williams leads from the cage
Senior water polo captain and goalie Spencer Williams knows how to lock down the cage. Williams was named one of San Diego’s top players to watch for the 2023 season by The San Diego Union Tribune, and he’s proven that to be true. Coronado Coach Jesse Smith, a five time Olympian and 2008 silver medalist, […]
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First responders honored at Celebrate Coronado 2023
While the sun glistened over Glorietta Bay in the background for extra ambiance, the Coronado Chamber of Commerce celebrated local first responders and community members at Feast & Fareway on Oct. 4. The annual Celebrate Coronado event for the last 42 years serves as a token of appreciation for Coronado’s police officers, firefighters, lifeguards and […]
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Hines calls out “Keyboard warriors” on the success of female players
Emilia Alpert and Lindsey Balsley made history for the Coronado High School football team on Sept. 22, when both female players scored for the Islanders against Mar Vista. It was the first time each scored in a varsity football game as Alpert rushed for a 1-yard touchdown and Balsley booted an extra point in the […]
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Coronado Junior Woman’s Club gearing up for A Taste of Coronado
The Coronado Junior Woman’s Club is an all-volunteer, female-led organization dedicated to promoting the social welfare and civic activities in Coronado, and A Taste of Coronado is one its signature events. Michelle Munns, the Taste of Coronado’s chair, has led the event the past three years. Before that, she was a restaurant coordinator who worked […]
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For the love of the game: CHS setter has family ties to volleyball
Emily Page, junior captain and starting setter for the Coronado High School volleyball team, said her love of the game started at home.
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Taking the ferry to work
When it is your job to manage over 400 yearly events at Petco Park since its inception in 2004, you are bound to get to know many of the San Diego Padres — and have favorites. For Coronado resident Rob Arnold, who worked various managerial positions for 17 years within the ballpark, he said he […]
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis serves up suds at Coronado VFW presidential campaign stop
The Coronado Veterans of Foreign Wars building was packed tight on Sunday night for a campaign visit from Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Chamber’s Celebrate Coronado 2023 set for Oct. 4
The event allows community members to say “thank you” to outstanding public servants.
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Optimist Club honors Bill Parry for Pickleball Open on Oct. 14-15
The Coronado Optimist Club has named its Pickleball Open on Oct. 14-15 at the Coronado Cays Tennis Center after longtime community resident Bill Parry.