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San Clemente Hair Co. The Little Shop Around the Corner

Aug 01, 2007 08:43PM ● By Don Kindred

Co-owners Carol McCall and Sue White.Around the corner from Avenida Del Mar, on a quiet downtown sidestreet, resides a “Steel Magnolias” kind of place. Its spruce green, wooden façade fronts a light, bright, cheerfully decorated interior speaking “welcome” to those who would venture there.

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Tolerating the Intolerant Lessons from the 60’s

Apr 29, 2007 09:48PM ● By Don Kindred

He was a young man, married and a father of two, the first time he came west. Walking into a restaurant in another state, he immediately assumed he had walked in the wrong door. For a moment he froze, not knowing what to do.

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Down Along the Sunset

Feb 02, 2007 10:36PM ● By Don Kindred

Looking back on San Clemente’s surf scene, there are some twenty adventuresome years of surfing travels and contests. Magazines, local surf shops and the continuously balmy oceans have assisted surfers in laying the foundation for San Clemente’s upsurge in this popular sport.

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The Holiday Poinsettia

Nov 30, 2006 10:46PM ● By Greg Niemann

Throughout history, Mexico has made numerous gifts to its big neighbor to the north. Tomatoes, avocados and chiles all came from Mexico, and the state of Baja California alone has contributed fish tacos, Caesar salads, and margaritas.

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SAN CLEMENTE LIFEGUARDS As Remembered by Don Divel

Aug 29, 2006 11:02PM ● By Don Kindred

The first San Clemente lifeguard was John Heinecke, nephew of the man who owned and operated the only lumberyard in town at that time, Heinecke Lumber. It later became Chilton Lumber.

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San Clemente Scrapbook - Winter 2005/2006

May 05, 2006 11:49AM ● By Shelly Cormack

San Clemente Scrapbook

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Bamboo & Beyond

May 05, 2006 11:14AM ● By Don Kindred

Did you know that there are over 1,200 species of bamboo, or that it can grow as fast as 1.2 meters in 24 hours (almost 4 feet per day)? Barbara Anderson does.

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Following in their Parent’s Footsteps

May 05, 2006 11:07AM ● By Don Kindred

We are a society who puts aside one day a year dedicated to our mothers and our fathers. Somehow on those individual days we try to express to our parents how much they mean to us, how much they’ve taught us and influenced us, and how grateful we are for all they’ve done

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Citizens Shape San Clemente

May 05, 2006 10:08AM ● By Don Kindred

San Clemente's first schoolhouseSince the creation of the first Architectural Review Committee by City Founder Ole Hanson in 1925, groups of residents have shaped the architectural legacy of San Clemente.

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Ocean Festival Memories

May 05, 2006 09:58AM ● By Don Kindred

In the summer of 1981, I was living in Mission Viejo. My friend Fred suggested we go to the beach in San Clemente and meet up with his friend Christy. It was the weekend of the Ocean Festival so Christy had wandered away from her usual Linda Lane spot to look at sandcastles.

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