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by Alessandra Selgi-Harrigan

What comes to mind when you think of a typical Halloween, Thanksgiving and fall type of food?

Had a pumpkin spice latte recently? How about a chocolate chip pumpkin cookie? If your answer is pumpkin you are in the majority. Pumpkin pie is a very traditional fall dessert and in recent years pumpkin in general has become prominent during this time of year in many food and drinks.

But first a little bit of history on this well loved fruit. It is believed that pumpkins originated in North America and seeds of similar plants have been discovered in Mexico dating back to 7000 to 5500 B.C. The word pumpkin comes from the Greek language and it means large melon. Pumpkins belongs to the gourd family and include cantaloupe, watermelons, zucchini and honeydew melons.

Pumpkins were first used as a side dish in the 1670s with a recipe which called for diced pumpkins served with butter and spices. By the 1800s sweetened pumpkin dishes for the holidays were common. Pumpkins have a highly nutritional value, filled with vitamin A, fiber, niacin, and the antioxidant lutein.

Nado Natterings by David Axelson

Friday night the No. 10 seeded Islander Football Team pulled off a minor upset, when they traveled to No. 7 seed Mt. Miguel for a Division IV First Round Playoff game. Coronado won the game 29-27, with a defensive stand late in the game, which prevented Mt. Miguel from tying the game on a two-point conversion attempt, which could have sent the game into overtime.

The first quarter of the game was scoreless, with Coronado leading off the scoring on a 12-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Brady Roulier to Tyler Buckley. Then the Trojans got down to business with a 44-yard touchdown pass, followed later by a six-yard touchdown run and 10-yard scoring scamper. When the smoke cleared, Mt. Miguel held a 21-7 lead.

Islander combo tailback/inside linebacker Devin Schulte helped Coronado regain momentum at the close of the half, as he scored on a 63-yard run to get it to a one-score game. Schulte gained 146 yards on 16 carries on the night and scored two touchdowns. More on Schulte’s defensive efforts will follow.

Coronado took the lead in the third quarter on a safety credited to James Witthoft, and the second touchdown from Schulte, this one on a 22-yard run from scrimmage. Quarterback Ash Bibbes came on in relief of Roulier, when the latter was injured. Bibbes scored on a 23-yard run to make the score 29-21. Mt. Miguel rallied and scored a touchdown late, but as noted above the Islander defense stiffened to stop the two-point conversion to win the game.

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by Bonnie Fox

On Veterans’ Day, Nov. 11, 2019, Coronado Retirement Village paid homage to 20 Veterans who are current residents. This year’s recipients include members representing all branches of the service.

The ceremony began with the singing of the Star Spangled Banner led by talented vocalist and guitarist Samantha Albrecht.

Then Chaplin John Casto from Sonata Hospice led the attendees in prayer. Albrecht followed with renditions of well known songs representing four branches of service, Army, Air Force, Marines and Navy. Members of the Marine Corps dressed in uniform marched to the front carrying a folded flag which was then unfurled and displayed. Then Chaplin Casto made an opening statement. He talked about his own family who served in the military, including himself, and said that it was important to honor those presently serving in the military as well as those from the past, many of whom made the ultimate sacrifice of their lives. He also made a personal statement about the meaning of Veterans’ Day.

Nado Natterings by David Axelson

George Green, Islander Cross Country Head Coach provides the details of the last regular season event for his teams, which was held last week. “Typically the last CHS fall sport standing is Cross Country. This season will be no different, with the Western League Finals Thursday, the CIF San Diego Section Finals Nov. 23 and the California State Meet Nov. 30.

“Last Thursday we had our final Western League cluster meet at Morley Field. All varsity races were at a distance of 3.11 miles over the City Conference Cross Country Course. This was also the last meet of the season for our JV teams.

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.