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Nado Natterings by David Axelson

Islander Girls Basketball Head Coach Toler Goodwin thought from the outset of the season his team was going to be pretty good. One sign of that faith was he re-instituted the Islander Thanksgiving Tournament, where teams play two games each day on the Friday and Saturday after the holiday. If you aren’t at least pretty good, the season can start on a losing streak and you can’t catch up.

The Islanders started their season with a non-conference victory, then went 2-2 in the Thanksgiving Tournament, which left them with a record of 3-2. Now the Islanders are the winners of five games in a row and their record is a very solid 7-2. And as is typical of all coaches, at all levels, Goodwin is still obsessing a little over the one that got away, a winnable game lost to Chula Vista in the Thanksgiving Tournament.

Last week Coronado won three games, and all three were on the road. First up was a 45-38 win at Escondido. Assuming a close win might equate to a good game, apparently the opposite was true according to Goodwin. “It was a heavily whistled game.

by Luan Troxel

Coronado was hit with a major winter storm on Thursday night, flooding various streets around town and knocking out power for some 1200 customers.

While it had rained on Wednesday and thunder and lightning were forecast for Thursday, few anticipated the deluge that Coronado received. According to National Weather Service, San Diego International Airport received 2.6 inches of rain during the course of the two days of storms. According to the City of Coronado, the “large amount of rain in a relatively short period of time” along with “a high tide event and rush hour … combined to cause traffic impacts, widespread flooding and damage all over town.”

Shortly after the rain started in earnest on Thursday evening, photographs began appearing on social media of “more than a foot” deep water on Orange Avenue. According to Bay Books manager, Barbara Chambers, she received a call from store workers saying that water was coming into the bookstore – apparently from the construction next door (the building housing former Costa Azul is currently under renovation). She said there was some minor damage, but nothing major. But the store did have to close early.

The Grey-test of All Time!

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by Luan Troxel

A property at 970 C Avenue was purchased by the TyL Foundation of Littleton, Colorado in 2013. The foundation now plans to build a new, two-story religious youth center in the R-3/P zone on the spot where the current Chamber of Commerce has its offices. The foundation’s agent, architect John Dominy, presented the plans to the Design Review Commission (DRC) for approval.

According to Dominy, who was speaking on behalf of the applicant, (David McElrath, the pastor at Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church, who listed the company name as Logos College), the approximately 10,000 square foot building will have rooms for middle school and high school youth groups, kitchen, storage, bathrooms and a half size basketball court as well as an outdoor patio and deck. Additionally, it will have an underground garage with an entrance from the alley. The building was designed, according to Dominy, with inspiration taken from the church across the street (Graham Memorial) and that the colors of the building will “mimic,” but not “copy” the historical church.

There were two primary points of discussion for the commissioners: the underground parking structure which would have entrance and egress in the alley between Orange Avenue and C and the look of the building, both the tower portion and the plain façade facing the neighboring condominium building.

Nado Natterings by David Axelson

Originally the Islander Girls Water Polo Team had two games scheduled last week, but a game at Santa Margarita was called off due to lightening. And the really good news, according to Islander Head Coach Alicia Began, is the game was postponed before Coronado embarked on the 170-mile round trip to Rancho Santa Margarita.

That left the Islanders with one game, which was played Saturday at home against long-time Orange County opponent Newport Harbor. Coronado’s Boys and Girls Water Polo Teams have played Newport at least once a year for decades and the games are normally close and well-played. Began said of Newport, “They are a strong program and they have a phenomenal coach, so they are well-structured.”

The Coronado Eagle & Journal’s e-blast, the Eagle Weekender, randomly selects a weekly winner on their subscribers list to receive 2 free tickets to the Coronado Village Theater. This has been a huge success due to the support and donation of tickets from the Coronado Village Theater.