tag:www.sanclementejournal.com,2005:/categories/community?page=49Community | Celebrating Life in San Clemente Page 49Celebrating Life in San Clemente2014-07-17T18:27:22-07:00urn:uuid:aeff6417-e3a6-4a0d-bbcf-dca082cd309d2014-05-05T15:34:20-07:002014-07-17T18:27:22-07:00Pay Off Mortgage Early - Or Invest More for Retirement?2005-05-05 15:33:00 -0700Don Kindred As mortgage rates have tumbled to levels not seen in decades, millions of Americans have rushed to refinance their homes<small>Original article published at <a href="www.sanclementejournal.com">San Clemente Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:ca358694-60a9-4661-ab89-7cc53a190b7c2014-05-05T15:33:00-07:002014-07-17T18:27:22-07:00Let’s Look at the Last Decade in San Clemente Real Estate.2005-05-05 15:31:00 -0700Don KindredThose who were real estate savvy in 1995 have reaped the benefits of property values doubling two times in the past 10 years (or nearly 4 times their 1995 value). <small>Original article published at <a href="www.sanclementejournal.com">San Clemente Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:fe10e712-71d1-48a2-953d-f9ee1d4f6f452014-05-05T15:31:01-07:002014-07-17T18:27:22-07:00AVAST, MATEYS. UNFURL THE SAILS2005-05-05 15:28:00 -0700Don Kindred They’re coming! The Tall Ships! The brig Pilgrim, the Spirit of Dana Point, the Exy Johnson, the Argus, the Lynx, the Bill of Rights, the Californian, and the Royaliste.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.sanclementejournal.com">San Clemente Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:152c18a3-b981-49e1-98c5-d54c503e2ce02014-05-05T15:28:46-07:002014-07-17T18:27:22-07:00Captain's Orders Marine Safety Captain Bill Humphries lays out the Rules of the Beach2005-05-05 15:26:00 -0700Don KindredLifeguard Statistics:
In 2004, San Clemente lifeguards rescued over 3,000 swimmers in distress. Remarkably, no one has drowned in San Clemente in over 25 years.
<small>Original article published at <a href="www.sanclementejournal.com">San Clemente Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:eb96afbf-447a-47bd-914f-4afbf6fc7d852014-05-05T15:24:56-07:002014-07-17T18:27:22-07:00The Rib Trader2005-05-05 15:23:00 -0700Don KindredThe Rib Trader on S. El Camino Real. Sounds like they’re having a good time,” Hubby remarked, “perhaps there’s a game on”. Sure enough, the bar section of The Rib Trader was lightly packed with beer-clutching sports fans eyeing the big screen TV. <small>Original article published at <a href="www.sanclementejournal.com">San Clemente Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:4474e474-c8e6-4f9a-812c-daa18f5be47d2014-05-05T15:22:59-07:002020-07-15T10:20:28-07:00Ten Years After2005-05-05 15:21:00 -0700Don Kindred With this issue, our publication reaches the landmark age of ten. A party at the Casa Tropicana in June marked the occasion.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.sanclementejournal.com">San Clemente Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:ac3a0130-4867-4db5-b648-ad499650bc282014-05-05T15:09:50-07:002014-07-17T18:27:21-07:00Rendezvous with a Robot 2005-05-05 15:08:00 -0700Don KindredQuestion: What’s red, very practical, waddles randomly around the room and beeps a saucy tune at you? <small>Original article published at <a href="www.sanclementejournal.com">San Clemente Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:d3ce6163-6f82-4039-b9ec-e22c222a64e92014-05-05T15:08:38-07:002016-06-02T09:16:52-07:00Development Arrives in Loreto 2005-05-05 15:07:00 -0700Greg Niemann As the historic mission appeared on our left, one of the men in our shared airport taxi said with strained apprehension, “And what little village is this?” <small>Original article published at <a href="www.sanclementejournal.com">San Clemente Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:84c11be8-eeca-41da-abe9-f6c6794f5c0c2014-05-05T15:05:05-07:002014-07-17T18:27:21-07:00Surfer's Healing 2005-05-05 15:02:00 -0700Don KindredAutism is big news. It seems you can’t turn on your television or open your newspaper without finding a story about the disorder.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.sanclementejournal.com">San Clemente Journal</a></small>urn:uuid:024346c2-d521-4df1-8b60-fdf5a23888102014-05-05T14:50:25-07:002014-07-17T18:27:20-07:00The Lush Life Lingers at Sunset 2005-05-05 14:46:00 -0700Don Kindred Long has San Clemente, the magical “Spanish Village by the Sea” been a bit of a remedy to Southern California’s “big-city beach town” mentality; its village lifestyle and approach to the day-to-day inspire a genuine appreciation for relaxed mindsets. Promoting that lifestyle is the new charge of recent Lake Tahoe transplant Marjorie Woodbridge.<small>Original article published at <a href="www.sanclementejournal.com">San Clemente Journal</a></small>