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Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church invites the Coronado community to another Cookies, Cocoa ’n Carols family sing-along around the Nativity on Friday, Dec. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. Carolers of all ages will receive free take-home Christmas carol lyric booklets, servings of steamy cocoa, and handfuls of freshly baked cookies. Caroling will be a cappella, led by the church music director, Kimberlee Joseph and a team of joyful musicians beginning at 6:45 p.m. and finishing at 7:30 p.m.

Helping to make Cookies, Cocoa ’n Carols a larger attraction each year is the spectacular spotlighted Nativity on the lawn in front of the sanctuary at the corner of C Avenue and Tenth Street. A gift from the church deacons in 2008, the Nativity is a favorite place for younger carolers to pose with the manger figures for holiday photos. Each year, the Nativity draws hundreds of passersby and their cameras throughout the Christmas season.

by David Axelson

Jeff Tyler, the last original commissioner of the Coronado Cultural Arts Commission attended his last meeting one week ago, after serving for eight years. For the last four years he has served as the commission’s chairman.

A disclosure is called for at this point. Jeff and my wife Sharon have been members of the Coronado Community Church Choir for 19 years. Tyler was also the real estate agent who handled the sale of our residence last year. Which is another way of saying this won’t be a hard-hitting expose.

Tyler was born in Enfield, Connecticut, about 25 miles north of Hartford, Connecticut. After a couple of years at the University of Connecticut, Jeff enrolled in the Naval Enlisted Science Education Program, which eventually helped pay for the balance of his undergraduate degrees at the University of Washington. “I carried in a lot of credits to UW and finished in three years. My first degree is in Oceanography and my second degree is in Geology. Then I used the GI Bill to go to National University and earn my MBA in Computer Information Systems Management. In 1981 I earned that degree when I was still on active duty.

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Typically at the outset of the season, we run a preview piece for each team and as a rule we usually start with the seniors on the team. For the 2019-20 Islander Boys Soccer Team that turned out to be a more challenging assignment than usual as 13 of the 23 squad members are seniors. To complete this line of thought, there are also six juniors, three sophomores and a freshman on the roster compiled by Head Coach Aaron Brooks.

The seniors include: Jack Irvine, Ramon Inchaurrandieta, Diego Mendoza, Rene Rodriguez, Anthony Dick, Fernando Jimenez, Ryan Smith, Corey Bible, Connor Irvine, Pablo Zaragoza, Santi Camus, Esteban Toscano and Bernardo Waisbrod. The Junior class is represented by Enrique Leon, Eli Hallal, Miguel De Pablo Galvez, Max Lopez, Nathan Sanchez, and Josh Littrell. Sophomores include Connor Buckley, Garrett Sauter and Jack Hunt. The Freshmen include just Owen Monahan.

With over 200 food, retail and activity options right here on the island, Coronadans have their gift purchases all wrapped up!

If you think about it, shopping local is a bit like using a store loyalty card that gives you bonuses down the line, only instead of a free pastry or a sample-size mascara you get a thriving community! It is exciting to think just how much this mutual benefit is in our hands (and wallets!). If every household in Coronado spent $100 shopping locally, that would bring a $100,000 to the island. During the holiday season the potential is even greater - according to the finance experts at Fortunly, Americans spend an average of $500 on gifts, yet high income households are the ones doing the greatest percentage of their gift shopping online - 59%! With Shop Small Saturday coming up this weekend we have more incentive than ever to support our local businesses, many of whom are offering fun free gifts and refreshments along

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.