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Working for the Fun of It - Donald Glasgow

May 01, 2010 09:46PM ● By Don Kindred

To say that Donald Glasgow likes to keep busy is an understatement. Glasgow is such a dedicated, hard worker that his friends identify him as a “workaholic,” a term he doesn’t care for. Yet looking over his life, one clear theme emerges: Glasgow works hard at everything he does.

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Rainbows in July

May 01, 2010 09:06PM ● By Don Kindred

Thirty years ago I was the advertising director at Sebastian’s/West. It was during the Casino’s 1980 incarnation as a dinner playhouse. The domed structure was already a historic building by then … with its requisite share of ghost stories.

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Celebration San Clemente Spanish Village Foundation

Feb 01, 2010 10:17PM ● By Don Kindred

From my perspective, the Spanish Village Foundation began with a message on my cell phone. The request was brief, straight forward and simple enough: a meeting over coffee early in the morning.

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53 Years in A Family Business South Coast Furniture

Feb 01, 2010 10:15PM ● By Don Kindred

Richard Ross, founded today’s San Clemente “South Coast Furniture & Mattress and Secondhand Store” (Yes, that’s the legal name), in 1957 and it’s been going strong ever since. Although Richard passed away at age 93 on January 16, 2010, his family carries on.

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Lovers for a Lifetime - Don and Jean Cotner

Feb 01, 2010 10:05PM ● By Don Kindred

It was a particularly hot July day in Tulsa Oklahoma and 19-year-old Don Cotner, a young college student at Oklahoma A & M, was looking for a way to escape the heat. As he passed a local church a large hand-painted sign advertised an Ice Cream Social.

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An Editor's Musings - February 2010

Feb 01, 2010 10:02PM ● By Don Kindred

Mom … you just need to send in your resume and a sample of your work.” That statement, spoken by my middle son, Dan, was the catalyst for what would become 15 of the most fulfilling years of my life.

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CITIUS, ALTIUS, FORTIUS Swifter, Higher, Stronger THE OLYMPICS – A SECOND LOO

Nov 01, 2009 11:14AM ● By Don Kindred

When the original Olympic Games were held in Greece in 776 BC, they were to take place every four years thereafter. The victors received a green or golden olive wreath, a small assortment of cash and prestige.

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Down Along the Sunset

Feb 01, 2009 03:42PM ● By Don Kindred

SINGLE-MINDED DEDICATION. Gifted local surfers sometimes appear to me as “Children of the Sun” with long daily workouts under the warm sunny skies of San Clemente. These athletes like all others must have a driving desire to train and set goals for the sport they desire to succeed in.

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Considering the Conservancy

Feb 01, 2009 03:20PM ● By Don Kindred

These lyrics from a popular ‘50s song reflected many people’s view of Orange County as it continues chewing away at open space, replacing it with thousands of residential structures covering 142,723 acres for an estimated population of a little over three million.

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Fiesta de la Cristianita A History of Pageantry

May 01, 2008 10:10PM ● By Don Kindred

The Chamber of Commerce float. Photo: San Clemente Historical Society.San Clemente’s Fiesta celebration began in 1954 when Jennie Belle Bartlett wrote “La Cristianita”, a pageant depicting the baptism of two Indian girls, and the community theater group decided to enact it.

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