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FROM EAST TO WEST MEDICINE PRACTICES MERGE – Bringing Healing to our Village

Feb 01, 2009 03:43PM ● By Don Kindred

In ancient China several thousand years ago, one of the oldest healing practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine was born. This remedy - acupuncture - was birthed from theories about the heart, circulation and pulse derived from the studies of the healer Shen Nung, known as the father of Chinese medicine.

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Our Forthcoming Parks

Feb 01, 2009 03:22PM ● By Don Kindred

Encompassed in San Clemente are eighteen parks, both smaller neighborhood parks and larger community sports and recreation complexes.

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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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PLAYING FAVORITES - An Inside Look at Favorite J

Feb 01, 2009 03:16PM ● By Don Kindred

There was a time in Lori Puterbaugh’s life when every special person around her was a Jenna, or a Jeff or a Joey. There were Julies, Johns, Jessies and Jills - and well, you get the idea. Thus sprung forth the lovechild retail operation, Favorite J.

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New Baseball Equipment Store – Houses City’s Only Batting Cages

Feb 01, 2009 03:15PM ● By Don Kindred

There’s a YouTube video at http://tinyurl.com/85v7uv that shows Dominic, the 15-month-old son of David French, owner of San Clemente Sports, the new baseball equipment store, repeatedly hitting a baseball off a T-ball stand. Even at his tender age, the tiny youth is astonishingly successful in hitting with a bat almost twice his height, and his dad is immensely encouraging to him after each swing.

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Soccer, Lacrosse and Rugby Gear – Find a Home in San Clemente

Feb 01, 2009 03:12PM ● By Don Kindred

Rich Smith, a 21 year San Clemente resident, had played soccer and bought soccer equipment most of his life. He was 17 years into his career with Oakley Sunglasses, when he decided to open his own sporting equipment store.

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A Week Around Town

Aug 01, 2008 03:47PM ● By Don Kindred

Summer vacation. For some it means the yearly surf trip to Hawaii, for others the annual camp out in Yosemite. Some may drive cross country to a family reunion, and others may fly across the ocean for some European history. But for many of us living here in San Clemente every day is like a vacation.

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Rancho San Clemente Business Park San Clemente’s Little-known Jewel

May 01, 2008 10:23PM ● By Don Kindred

You glimpse a few of its buildings on the hills as you drive east on Avenida Pico towards Talega. However, did you know that there are actually 225 buildings in the Rancho San Clemente Business Park (RSC), housing some 600 businesses and more employees than most cities have as residents?

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Cabrillo Bistro

May 01, 2008 10:19PM ● By Don Kindred

Outdoor seating is available at the Cabrillo Bistro.I was speaking lovingly of a new restaurant recently discovered when my friend asked, “Where did you go? What did you have?” When I responded, my friend’s inquisitive expression became glazed with “huh?” then I found myself explaining this new place, which isn’t actually a new place.

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Hobie Surf Shops - Sporting

May 01, 2008 10:08PM ● By Don Kindred

As legend has it, in the summer of 1950, young water enthusiast and woodshop fanatic Hobart “Hobie” Alter began shaping nine-foot balsawood surfboards for his friends in the Alter family garage in Laguna Beach.

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