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Vigil for the Valiant

Family, Friends and Firefighters Gather to Honor Late Firefighter E Y E O N S C / PAG E 3 sanclementetimes.com

L.A. County firefighter Jonathan Flagler of San Clemente is honored with a candlelight vigil on Monday, Jan. 10. Photo: Courtesy of L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger

Changes Coming to Pickleball Courts in SC

Council to Tackle Bottleneck at Palizada Exit

Blake: Finding a COVID Rapid-Results Test Before Christmas

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Community Honors Fallen San Clemente Resident and Firefighter

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

Hundreds of loved ones and community members gathered at the Ole Hanson Beach Club on Monday night, Jan. 10, to show support for fallen firefighter and San Clemente resident Jonathan Flagler.

Flagler, a firefighting veteran of 21 years, died on Thursday, Jan. 6, of injuries related to battling a residential structure fire that occurred in Rancho Palos Verdes. Flagler, who was 47 years old, is survived by his wife, Jenny, and two sons, aged 13 and 15.

The fire started at around 2:20 a.m. in the attic of a home in the 30700 block of Tarapaca Road, and grew as firefighters arrived on the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.

“Preliminary information that we have right now leads us to believe that it was the fire and the products of com-

bustion that caused him to lose his life,” interim Fire Chief Anthony Marrone told reporters last week.

In the statement from the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 1014 announcing Flagler’s passing, the Los Angeles County firefighter union said Flagler was “known for his dedication and commitment to the profession.”

The candlelight vigil was just one of several ways the San Clemente community has shown its support in the past few days, in addition to a procession on the day of Flagler’s death and several ribbon-tying events around the city.

Flagler served as a member of the Vernon Fire Department for 19 years before beginning work for the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Fire Station 83 in October 2020.

“Thank you to everyone who attended tonight’s candlelight vigil to honor brother Jon Flagler and his family,” IAFF 1014 posted on social media. “The love and support within the community and within our (Fire Family) for Jon, Jen and the boys was overwhelming.”

LACoFD also posted, thanking the City of San Clemente for inviting Flagler’s

A candlelight vigil to honor deceased Los Angeles County firefighter Jonathan Flagler of San Clemente draws hundreds of family, friends and firefighters to the Ole Hanson Beach Club on Monday night, Jan. 10. Photo: Courtesy of Brent Berkompas

City Council to Tackle Bottleneck at Palizada Exit

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

At the first City Council meeting of the year, next Tuesday, Jan. 18, the city is expected take a step forward in resolving a traffic issue that residents have complained about for years.

In the last meeting of 2021, Councilmember Steve Knoblock agendized a discussion of the Avenida Palizada exit at Interstate 5, where both the on- and off-ramps have caused trouble, in addition to the abandoned Arco station.

Knoblock said in an interview on Jan. 4 that the whole area was an “eyesore” and a “bottleneck” intersection, especially where Palizada meets Avenida de la Estrella.

“As people come off the freeway there and come into that intersection, it’s very tight, it’s very crowded, and it’s difficult to maneuver,” Knoblock said. “If you’re going to turn left on Estrella or go straight ahead, you have to shift lanes in a very short space.”

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Motorists begin to stack up at the Avenida Palizada and Avenida de la Estrella intersection on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 11. Photo: C. Jayden Smith

The property containing the Arco station has been fenced off for years, and it appears as if no progress has been made in terms of doing anything with the area. Knoblock feels the city could reopen a discussion with the property owner, in hopes of taking it over through some measure and using the land to expand the intersection and ease traffic flow.

Standing in the way of any future action is the potentially remaining gasoline leakage on the lot.

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colleagues down to the Beach Club to remember the fallen firefighter.

The fire department said it is not available for comment, as the investigation of last week’s incident remained ongoing and will continue for several weeks.

A memorial fund to support the

Flagler family has been initiated by the union. Donations can be made to the Jonathan Flagler Memorial Fund, either through checks or online.

Checks must be payable to the Flagler Memorial Fund, F&A FCU, Attn.: Aymee Yanesa, at 2625 Corporate Place, Monterey Park, 91754. Visit lacfirebw.com to donate.

ever owned or operated the property, would be responsible for the cleanups,” Knoblock said. “It’s been suggested to me that part of the reason why nothing has been done is because nobody wants to tackle the environmental issue there.”

He added that he does not want the city to assume responsibility for any cleanup, but the potential leakage is a significant concern that needs to be analyzed.

Even after the council talks about the Palizada exit and movement toward addressing the intersection begins, there will be a considerable period of time before residents see tangible change.

The process would begin with an analysis of the area, and the city could then run into the decision of whether to use eminent domain to acquire the lot if the current ownership does not cooperate.

Knoblock is leery of utilizing such a measure unless it is absolutely necessary.

“My hope is … that the current owner would cooperate with working with the city to hopefully get some more lanes in that area at that intersection,” he said.

“The process of eminent domain, if the city ever decided to do that—and again, that’s an issue way down the road—

takes time and analysis.”

The city would have to ensure the land is determined to be necessary for a public purpose, properly valued, and that the ownership received fair compensation.

While the councilmember was unsure of the potential time frame, he estimated the process would take at least a year.

Knowing it all must start at some point. Knoblock brought up the discussion to give the city manager direction as soon as possible.

“Hopefully, the council will consider giving management instruction on moving forward with some positive solution for that intersection,” he said.

Lori Donchak, a former councilmember who served from 2006 to 2018, spoke of her own difficulties in trying to acquire the property.

When she and a former city manager talked to the lot owners—who, at the time, were part of the Arco corporation—they had no success in their goal of constructing a “pocket park” to welcome travelers to the city and beautify the area.

“That property is basically just sitting there underutilized,” Donchak said.

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Levin, San Clemente Officials Stress Federal Funding Need for Shoreline Protection Project

COMMUNITY MEETINGS SATURDAY, JAN. 15

Challenging Cancer 10-11:30 a.m. The Challenging Cancer group is conducting weekly meetings through Zoom video conferences.

The meetings are open to caregivers, people who have a compromised immune system, and people dealing with cancer. To join, email donnavigil2@gmail.com or linda_crdv@yahoo.com. heritagesc.org.

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH

Steps away from the iconic Fisherman’s Restaurant and Bar at the front of the San Clemente Pier, Rep. Mike Levin and other local figures championed the progress made toward combating the ongoing encroachment of waves on San Clemente’s beaches on Friday, Jan. 7.

Levin was joined by Councilmembers Chris Duncan and Kathy Ward; Bob Novello, vice president of operations for Fisherman’s; and Chris Aitken, board chair of the San Clemente Downtown Business Association for Friday’s press conference to discuss the San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project.

The project and its objectives—to place nearly 251,000 cubic yards of sand on the beach from Linda Lane to T-Street Beach—would require $14 million to get off the ground, including $9.2 million from the federal government.

The officials highlighted the need for the federal funding, which they’re hoping will come from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that was signed into law in late 2021.

Levin led by saying his goals were to secure the money necessary for the project out of the $1.2 trillion available within the law, which was directed to improve infrastructure necessities such as public transportation, electric vehicle charging networks, and broadband expansion.

“Many of our roads and bridges are crumbling, our water infrastructure is out of date, and in some places, particularly like the train tracks here next to us, our railroads are in desperate need of upgrades and repairs,” Levin said.

Locally, water recycling and desalination endeavors could soon see financial support, as well as the Shoreline Protection Project, which would receive funding from the $200 million reserved for the Army Corps of Engineers.

Millions of passengers ride Amtrak and Metrolink trains, and billions of dollars of goods and cargo move up and down the Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor that runs through San Clemente, according to Levin, who stressed the urgency in fighting coastal erosion on the city’s beaches.

He mentioned that he had previously secured money from the Army Corps for the planning, engineering, and design phases. Now, they need support to begin construction on the project that’s expectSan Clemente Times January 13-19, 2022

Citizens’ Climate Education 10:45 a.m.-noon. This nonpartisan climate action group holds monthly meetings on the second Saturday of the month through Zoom video conferences. To receive a link to join email larrykramerccl@gmail.com.

Rep. Mike Levin (center) holds a press conference at the base of the San Clement Pier on Friday, Jan. 7, to talk about the potential federal funding for the San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project. San Clemente Councilmembers Chris Duncan (far left) and Kathy Ward (right), along with Bob Novello (left) of Fisherman’s Restaurant and Bar, and Chris Aitken (far right) of the Downtown Business Association, joined Levin to discuss the positive effects of the project. Photo: C. Jayden Smith

keep replenishing it, but also develop strategies to maintain the sand in place,” Duncan said. “That can be living shorelines, cobblestone berms, and creative measures that preserve the look and feel of our beaches but make sure that our sand stays in places as best as we can.”

Ward echoed Duncan’s comments about the beaches’ importance, in that they need to be maintained to retain the essence of a small, seaside community that residents love and to which visitors flock.

She added that the Shoreline Project has existed in some form for 20 years, and thanked Levin for his prioritization of the project and working to secure funding.

“It’s just taken so long,” Ward said about getting the project started. “What I have been told, being on council this long, is (that) it’s the changeover in Washington, (D.C.) and the Army Corps. They come and go, and we need someone there to really keep the project alive.”

Persistence is key, especially as the $14 million project is the first phase of several, according to Duncan. To maintain the beaches’ condition, the city will need to replenish each beach every six years.

While federal funding is not present yet, Levin reiterated his confidence in securing the money, which stems from investing time into a relationship with the Army Corps.

“I have every reason to believe that things are headed in a positive direction, and we’re hopefully going to see those efforts come to fruition,” Levin said. “We will leave no stone unturned until that funding comes to the community.”

ed to widen the beach about 50 feet.

“It’s not only going to help provide storm damage reduction and protect these tracks, but it will also provide recreational benefits for the public and small businesses on our coasts that rely on access to the beaches and sand,” Levin said.

The congressman added that he has visited with the San Clemente City Council, along with other governments within his constituency, to determine what other projects might need funding.

Duncan on Friday said that the city wants to prioritize protection of the pier, which has also been damaged by coastal erosion, and fixing structural issues on the Mariposa Bridge along the Beach Trail.

Before any groundbreaking on the proposed projects can begin, Levin cautioned that some funding will be distributed to state agencies for them to choose which ones to support, while other federal monies might require matching funds from local governments.

“My great hope and expectation is that we’ll see shovels in the ground in the coming months,” Levin said. “But it will vary, on a case-by-case basis.”

Duncan said that the city’s beaches are its lifeblood and that by protecting the coastline, San Clemente’s identity can remain intact. He further explained that the tides move the sand to the southeast, out of the city and into Oceanside’s harbor, and that the Shoreline Project would only move that sand back to its original place.

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TUESDAY, JAN. 18

City Council Special Meeting 3 p.m. The San Clemente City Council will conduct a special meeting at the San Clemente Community Center to discuss the results of a survey related to San Clemente’s shuttered hospital. The council will meet for its regularly scheduled meeting at 5 p.m. for closed session and 6 p.m. for the public session. The meetings will also be livestreamed on the city’s YouTube channel. 100 N. Calle Seville, San Clemente. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

Because I Love You (BILY) 6:30-8:30 p.m. The organization Because I Love You (BILY), which helps parents navigate through whatever parenting challenges they may be facing (e.g., failure to launch, drug abuse, disrespect), will continue conducting its weekly meetings on Tuesdays via Zoom video conference.

For detailed instructions on how to participate, email bilysanclemente@gmail.com.

San Clemente Toastmasters 7-8:40 p.m. The San Clemente Toastmasters will continue to meet every Tuesday online through Zoom.

Email fardad.fs@gmail.com to receive a link to join. 858.900.6175. sanclementetoastmasters. toastmastersclubs.org.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19

Planning Commission 6-10 p.m. The city’s Planning Commission will conduct its regularly scheduled meeting via teleconference and can be streamed through the city’s YouTube channel. 949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

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Council Approves Changes to Pickleball Courts in SC The growing number of pickleball players in San Clemente will soon see numerous changes locally to the sport, as the City Council voted, 4-1, last month to implement several measures into the upcoming fiscal year budget.

On Dec. 21, councilmembers approved an appropriation to spend $35,000 on noise-reducing windscreens to be placed near the pickleball courts at San Gorgonio Park. They also adjusted the court hours at the park from 7 a.m. to dusk, Monday through Friday, and from 8 a.m. to dusk on Saturdays and Sundays.

Additionally, they directed staff to take decibel readings of the courts in regard to the Shorecliffs neighborhood, and to update the city’s capital improvements (CIP) budget to reflect the changes at San Gorgonio Park and Richard T. Steed Memorial Park.

Councilmember Laura Ferguson was the lone vote against the motion.

During the City Council meeting, Beaches, Parks and Recreation Department Director Samantha Wylie gave a presentation based on the results of the Beaches and Parks Commission’s Dec. 14 meeting.

There, the commission reviewed the second-draft designs created by SWA, a landscape architect firm that the city had tapped in March to update San Gorgonio, Steed, and other San Clemente parks.

The designs recommended a relocation of the pickleball courts at San Gorgonio to near the freeway wall, to reduce the noise impact on the surrounding neighborhood.

The council-approved plan also stipulates that the current pickleball courts would transition back to tennis, in addition to constructing a large facility at Richard T. Steed Memorial Park that would have 16 courts with lights. “(The courts at Steed) would be a social hub, an area for pickleball players in the community to gather and provide larger play for the community,” Wylie said.

Four courts were each added to the San Luis Rey and San Gorgonio parks in 2018 under a yearlong pilot program.

Within a few months, the city heard from nearby San Luis Rey residents about the sport’s noise, especially with one court in close proximity to a house. Additionally, people played there during the early parts of the morning and late at night because of the lights that were in place.

City staff determined that San Luis Rey was not a good site for pickleball, and they did not hear any complaints from residents living near San Gorgonio.

“Council then voted to approve a permanent pickleball court setup,” Wylie said. “Four courts were permanent, and (the city added) four dual-lined courts at San Gorgonio.”

Interest in pickleball has boomed during the pandemic, which encouraged the city to pay attention to the needs of players during the process of updating the master plans of San Gorgonio and Steed.

(The funding for those improvements will be included in the upcoming city budget.)

Wylie said that the gist of the Parks department’s presentation and report was to mitigate the noise at San Gorgonio.

“It’s called ‘Acoustifencing’; that’s the brand name, but there’s different things out there,” she said, referring to a popular brand of the noise-reducing windscreens. “It dampens the noise by about 50% and reduces the decibels that (are) going outward.”

The screens are made from recycled, synthetic plastic, and are intended to be relocated to wherever future courts will be placed. They’re also thicker than the current, more transparent wind screens.

Following’ Wylie’s presentation, Councilmember Steve Knoblock expressed his

concerns with the early-morning noise.

“I went out there to listen, a number of times,” Knoblock said. “If my wife lived in that neighborhood, I’d have a problem on my hands with her, sleep-wise.”

He added that he was on board with the mitigation measures, but still encouraged pickleball play.

Responding to questions that Ferguson had regarding whether other cities used the same system, Wylie said that Carlsbad does employ the same screens that San Clemente would use. She added that staff has heard good things from other entities that use the mitigation screens.

“Again, it doesn’t eliminate the sound, but it certainly dampens it,” she said.

Councilmember Kathy Ward said she was on board, but Mayor Gene James voiced a difference of opinion.

“I’m OK with pickleball being temporarily at San G, but I don’t understand why we wouldn’t move the entire thing to Steed,” James said. Councilmember Chris Duncan agreed.

Ward advised against taking the pickleball courts away from San Gorgonio, saying that every park should have some kind of use for a particular amenity.

“If you walk through the back part of San G, it’s actually quite nice and green, and (it has) rolling hills,” Duncan said. “This would seem to really be out of place. I don’t know why we’d make that big investment for four courts that are so far in the back of the park that they’re even sort of hard to get to.”

Duncan suggested the city move the batting cages at the park to where the pickleball courts would be, which he

claimed would help provide better options for seating and sight lines for parents at the softball and baseball fields.

Wylie chimed in to say that the thought process behind putting the courts at San Gorgonio in the location where they will be placed was to give players who do not favor the rotational style at Steed Park the option to play with their own small group for an extended amount of time.

City Manager Erik Sund explained that with the CIP budget, the city normally works on design in the upcoming fiscal year before focusing on construction and implementation the year after. With Steed, because the nearby Glaukos Corporation had expressed interest in funding improvements there, Sund said that staff is looking to accelerate the process of working at that park and thus installing the 16 courts.

Regarding San Gorgonio, the city plans on designing in the 2022-23 fiscal year and begin construction in FY 2023-24.

Sund said adding the four courts there would not take long.

“If you wanted to say, ‘Well, do Steed Park in 2022-23, but also see if you can expedite just four courts at San G and not do all of the other design elements at San G,’ we wouldn’t necessarily recommend that, but I understand under these circumstances why you might be wanting that,” Sund added.

During a lengthy session of public comments, there were two distinct sides of the conversation. Several residents of the Shorecliffs neighborhood and others that frequent San Gorgonio voiced their concerns about the noise that pickleball players make, asking that the city not add the four courts to the park.

Conversely, a group of pickleball players and “ambassadors” were in favor of the plan Wylie had presented.

After the session concluded, Ferguson spoke of her own experiences with the loud noises she heard at the park. She favored an “industrial sports park,” where all the rowdier sports such as pickleball and skateboarding can occur.

“Steed Park, Vista Hermosa Sports Park is where I’d like to see that happen,” Ferguson said.

Her substitute motion to immediately remove the pickleball courts from San Gorgonio and begin construction at Steed Park was not seconded.

(Palizada Exit Cont. from page 3) The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has already communicated with the city to address the Palizada exit, especially concerning the on-ramp that is preceded by multiple traffic lights in a short space and a stop sign.

Resident concerns with that area have

been well-documented, but the agency’s Traffic Operations division indicated that its capacity to intervene is limited after an investigation of the area concluded.

“The state share of the congestion and delay issue is somewhat secondary to the city’s responsibility for their local street layouts, driveways, sidewalks, use

permits and traffic operations, but we try to do what we can to lend a helping hand,” Caltrans said in an email. “If we shut down the (northbound) on-ramp, the traffic congestion issue would probably disappear but reappear elsewhere.”

Regarding signal timing optimization—a factor the agency can control— that is critical to successful flow, it noted

it is accomplishing that objective now, leaving the burden to the city.

Donchak added that a master plan for the property would be critical, if San Clemente decides to use eminent domain, to satisfy all interested parties, such as the city and other nearby gas stations.

As of press time, city management was not able to provide comment.

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The San Clemente City Council last month voted to establish a pickleball hub at Richard T. Steed Memorial Park, among other measures. Photo: File/Cari Hachmann

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GUEST OPINION | View from the Casa by Amy Behrens

Casa Holiday Events Help Reconnect Families, Friends A t Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, the holiday season is a time to share gratitude for our community and to recharge for the year ahead.

December brought so many families to our Casa Lumina Holiday Walk, The Nutcracker ballet performances, D. Yoder Family Sundays, and annual cookie decorating activity. It was a joy to see parents and grandparents connecting with children, friends meeting up after a yearlong hiatus, and inspiring to see so many people share their support of our historic estate and its preservation as a cultural center.

As we ring in the new year, Casa Romantica’s mission guides the ways that we plan to serve our community even better: Continuing our legacy by sharing the history of our home and town with future generations During Casa Romantica’s daily public hours, you can take a self-guided audio tour using your cell phone. Now, there are QR codes at several points of interest so you can watch exclusive concerts, per-

GUEST OPINION | City Council Corner

by Mayor Pro Tem Chris Duncan

SAVING OUR BEACHES T

he beaches of San Clemente are a quintessential element of local life, providing breathtaking views, drawing customers to our local businesses and affording daily respite and recreation for thousands. If we fail to protect our beaches, we risk losing not only our extraordinary quality of life Page 7

formances and interviews while visiting.

This addition allows us to show visitors how Casa Romantica’s historic estate is used today.

Early childhood exposure to art-making and creative play is crucial for brain development, social skills, and communication VIEW FROM skills. This spring THE CASA and summer, our

BY AMY BEHRENS youngest visitors can sign up for dance and movement classes, and a new painting class just for toddlers.

We are also continuing to add episodes to our free podcast, Creative Waves, which is available on Spotify. Podcasting enables Casa Romantica to connect people all over the world with artists and academics on topics covering art, history, and cultural traditions.

brought the Indian festival of Diwali to San Clemente with dance, music, and arts centered around the holiday.

During the Casa Lumina Holiday Walk, our “Holidays Around the World” exhibit celebrated eight December holidays, beginning with a spectacular Christmas celebration and ending with a bountiful Kwanzaa display.

Next month, Casa Romantica will ring in the Lunar New Year with a series of concerts and performances that spotlight Chinese American cultural traditions and contemporary art in Orange County.

From all of us at “the Casa,” here’s to a Happy New Year of health and happiness—and hopefully many more visits to San Clemente’s grandest old home.

Amy Behrens, the executive director of Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, has been on staff since 2016. She lives in South Orange County with her husband and their two children. SC

Share joyful cultural experiences from around the world with South Orange County residents and visitors This past autumn, Casa Romantica

PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared.

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but our cultural identity, not to mention our economic viability.

San Clemente is located at the top of a littoral cell that stretches from Dana Point to La Jolla in San Diego County.

While wave action is not entirely predictable, the tides generally move from CITY COUNCIL northwest to southCORNER east, unfortunately

BY CHRIS DUNCAN carrying much of our sand with them. Ultimately, our lost sand is collected in a “sink” area located in or near Oceanside Harbor.

Many things contribute to our position as a sand donor. Heavy development along creek beds and coastal bluffs diminishes sediment carried to the ocean, while drought conditions worsen the deficit.

Railroad tracks, which seemed like a great idea 100 years ago, are now in the middle of bustling development and

threatened by serious erosion. As we have seen at Cotton’s Point, “mitigating” riprap used to protect the tracks causes further damage, intensifying wave action and sand erosion that are already enhanced by climate change and rising sea levels.

Some of these factors are out of our control or simply too late to change.

Handwringing and recrimination for past decisions will not bring our sand back. Our focus must be on realistic and practical means to replenish, maintain and protect our sand moving forward.

And we must closely scrutinize plans like those outlined in the San Diego Pathing Study to add a second set of rail tracks from Capistrano Beach to San Clemente—an expensive undertaking, which may exacerbate coastal erosion.

Congressman Mike Levin has successfully advocated for sand replenishment from Linda Lane to T-Street as part of his San Clemente Shoreline Protection Project, to be funded through the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

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GUEST OPINION | Health and Nutrition 101 by Gina Cousineau

of life, which should be to increase your lifespan and decrease years of disability.

Winning for Life I

Here is the game plan I suggest: • Get enough sleep experts recommend 7-8 hours a day • Stay hydrated drink a water-based beverage with every meal/snack • Start a walking program work up to 150 minutes/week

n the sports world, we clearly understand that without a good defense, games will be lost. As a nutrition professional and sports enthusiast, I often use this concept to motivate clients on their health journey.

As we move into the new year, resolutions and proclamations abound, most with the goal of modifying one’s weight and improving their health. But why should the results of 2022 be any different than in years past? Below, I will outline my game plan, starting with using real, wholesome food as our first “defense” against all that ails us.

The issue we run into with our desire to make change is wanting the end result quickly and easily. Just like with your favorite sports team, every single game matters to actually get to the “big game.” So, I appeal to your desire to win, aka achieve your goals for good, and consider employing a good defense with food leading the way.

And when I speak of food, I am not talking about a punitive and restrictive diet that eliminates major food groups.

I’m talking about eating a variety of foods, finding exciting ways to prepare them, and really understanding the value of eating a mostly plant-based diet.

Such meals should include lean protein and healthy fat mixed in, which can allow you to extend your life and limit your risk of lifestyle diseases that are the leading cause of death in this country.

In 2022, food choices are limitless, not

only in terms of getting what we desire, but getting them at any time of day or night. This poses a risk to all of us with over-consuming calories, and the fact is, whether you want to believe it or not, calories count.

Choosing foods as close to how they were grown/raised HEALTH AND will always be the NUTRITION 101 best choice, as this

BY GINA COUSINEAU allows us to limit the addition of excess salt, sugar and fat, which are most typical of more processed foods that are easily consumed, are highly palatable, but have less nutrition, causing us to over-eat calories.

The old adage, “You can’t eat just one Lay’s potato chip,” should resonate with many of you who understand the inability to be satisfied with these options.

With the ability to get information with the stroke of a keyboard, I encourage you to do your research that is based on science and evidence, looking to health organizations such as the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association, the American Kidney Association, Colon Cancer Foundation, and the International Osteoporosis Foundation, which all share the same defensive strategy I am speaking about.

No need to look for the latest pills, potions, or crazy diets, as these represent a temporary solution to weight loss and will not allow you to get to the big game

(Cont. from page 7) We hope the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin dredging and delivering our sand back to San Clemente by late 2022 or early 2023. Sand replenishment is a great start, but if we do not act now to maintain and retain it in place, we will merely delay the inevitable.

Here is my plan to save our beaches.

First, as provided for in recently passed California Senate Bill 1, we must organize a regional task force headed by representative local and county leaders from within our littoral cell, from both Orange and San Diego counties.

If we do not act in concert, we risk working in conflict.

Second, we must develop sand resilience tactics specially tailored to each unique beach area within our cell, such as living shorelines, buried cobble berms, or, where practical, even consider groins or artificial reefs in select locations.

This involves seeking input from coastal engineers, homeowners, nonprofits, and other stakeholders.

Third, we must closely coordinate our efforts with the California Coastal Commission, which has the final say in any shoreline protection project. While some vilify the Coastal Commission as an unnecessary impediment, this exercise is counterproductive to expeditiously securing necessary approvals.

The better course of action is to engage the commission from the start to garner its institutional input and support.

To be sure, saving our beaches is a massive undertaking. But we can do it if we focus less on optics and talk, and more on real solutions and strategic action. I intend to lead on this effort. Will you join me?

For more information on sand retention options, please consult our recently passed San Clemente Coastal Resiliency Plan, which can be found on the city’s website or in the online version of this column.

Chris Duncan is a councilmember who was elected in 2020 and is serving as mayor pro tem for 2022. SC

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• Reduce stress • Socialize • And eat a wide variety of foods, mostly plants, with lean protein, nonfat/lowfat dairy or other foods rich in calcium/ protein, and healthy fats mixed in

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Start slowly, choose one task to practice, and allow that to become part of a healthy routine, then add another.

Defense does wins championships. And in the game of life, having a strategy that incorporates all of these items should be the ultimate goal for living that long, healthy independent life we all desire.

Gina Cousineau sees clients virtually and in person out of her San Clemente office. Her extensive education—a BS in dietetics and MS in integrative and functional nutrition—chef training, and 30-plus years as a fitness professional allow her to help clients lose weight and improve their health. You can reach her at mamag@ mamagslifestyle.com, 949.842.9975, and on Instagram and Facebook @mamagslifestyle. Register for her complimentary weekly newsletter at mamagslifestyle.com. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared.

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Join SC Times for Beachside Chat on Friday, Jan. 14, at 8 a.m.

Beachside Chat is a spirited, town hall forum on community issues hosted by PFM Managing Editor Shawn Raymundo every Friday. The chat will be held at Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria. All are welcome.

PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared.

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THURSDAY | 13 GENTLE READS BOOK GROUP: DANA POINT LIBRARY 10:30 a.m.-noon. Meet at the library’s program room to discuss The Music of Bees, written by Eileen Garvin. There will be a Book Group After Party from noon to 12:30 p.m. to discuss other recently read books and toast to authors. Dana Point Library, 33841 Niguel Road, Dana Point. 949.496.5517. ocpl.org.

FRIDAY | 14 ‘PLAY ON!’ 7:30-9:30 p.m. Through Feb. 6, Cabrillo Playhouse presents Play On!, directed

by Rick Abbot. Director Gerry Dunbar is at her wit’s end trying to stage a new murder mystery at the local community theater. A mere four days from opening night, the cast members barely know their lines and are at each other’s throats. Throw in a meddling writer who keeps adding new scenes, new characters, and changing who the killer is, and you have a recipe for disaster. As opening night draws closer, the cast and crew learn firsthand “what can go wrong, will go wrong” as they give their best efforts for the show to go on. All theatergoers must show proof of vaccination or a current (within 72 hours) negative COVID-19 test. Masks are required to enter the theater. Cabrillo Playhouse, 202 Avenida Cabrillo, San Clemente.

949.492.0465.

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WEDNESDAY | 18 POETRY WORKSHOP WITH LAURA MILLER 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Learn about practice and process from famous poets and dispel common myths regarding this art form. Then, with some gentle prodding and lots of encouragement, dive into a series of easy exercises designed to entice even the most reluctant “inner poets” to come out and play. Coffee, pastries, and writing materials are included. Tickets range from $12 to $18. Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens, 415 Avenida Granada, San Clemente. 949.498.2139. casaromantica.org. cabrilloplayhouse.org.

HAPPY NEW YEAR COMEDY SHOW 8 p.m. Those looking for some laughs to get 2022 started can enjoy the “Future is Female Comedy Show” at Knuckleheads.

See the most talented comedians you never knew existed from L.A., Orange County and Las Vegas. This free, star-studded show has one of the most diverse comedy lineups. This week’s show will be headlined by Kelly Ryan and hosted by Kim Wadsworth.

Knuckleheads Sports Bar, 1717 North El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.492.2410. knuckleheadsmusic.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE COACH HOUSE 8 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue.

Rush Tribute Band YYNOT will perform.

Tickets are $25. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano. 949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE POINT 8-11 p.m. Live music is featured at this

popular South Orange County venue. Country band Grand Junction will perform. The Point Restaurant and Bar, 34085 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point. 949.464.5700. thepointrestaurantandbar.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT STILLWATER 9 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue.

Yacht rock band Yachty by Nature will perform. Tickets are $20. StillWater Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point.

949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com.

SATURDAY | 15 SOUTH OC CARS AND COFFEE 9-11 a.m. South OC Cars and Coffee is a weekly car show, attracting a mix of 1,000-3,000 plus hypercars, supercars, exotics, vintage, classic, muscle and sports cars, hot rods, rat rods, pickups, 4x4’s and motorcycles. 101 West Avenida Vista Hermosa, San Clemente. southoccarsandcoffee.com.

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LOW-COST PET VACCINE CLINIC 10-11:30 a.m. Pets Plus San Clemente offers low-cost vaccinations for all dogs and cats every month. All veterinary services are provided by Vet Care Vaccination Services, Inc. Vaccination packages, microchips, physical exams, prescription flea control, fecal exams, and diagnostic testing available on-site. 415 Avenida Pico, San Clemente.

1.800.988.8387. vetcarepetclinic.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE POINT 7-10 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Blues artist Mark Alan Wilson will perform. The Point Restaurant and Bar, 34085 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point. 949.464.5700. thepointrestaurantandbar.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT KNUCKLEHEADS 8 p.m. The female-fronted, folk western rock band Deep Waters will perform music from their debut album, Spellbound. Knuckleheads Sports Bar, 1717 North El Camino Real, San Clemente.

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LIVE MUSIC AT STILLWATER 9 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. ’90s cover band SEGA Genecide will perform. StillWater Spirits & Sounds, 24701 Del Prado, Dana Point.

949.661.6003. danapointstillwater.com.

SUNDAY | 16 FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Shop for a wide selection of fruits, vegetables and artisanal goods from organic growers at the Community Center/San Clemente Public Library parking lot. 100 North Calle Seville.

949.361.8200. san-clemente.org.

FERNANDO MICHELI ‘PLEIN AIR’ PAINTING TECHNIQUE DEMONSTRATION 3-5 p.m. Fernando Micheli will demonstrate his Plein Air painting techniques in the San Clemente Community Center’s Ole Hanson Room next to the San Clemente Art Association’s gallery.

Snacks and coffee will be served during a short break in between. This is free for members and $5 for non-members, paid at the door. Each attendee will receive a raffle ticket for a prize from the demonstrator. Extra tickets can be purchased. Come early for parking. The Association abides by county COVID-19 mandates. San Clemente Art Association, 100 Calle Seville, San Clemente. paintsanclemente.com.

LIVE MUSIC AT THE COACH HOUSE 8 p.m. Live music is featured at this popular South Orange County venue. Black Crowes tribute band Black Crowes Revival and all female Led Zeppelin tribute band Lady Zep will perform. Tickets are $25. Doors open at 6 p.m. The Coach House, 33157 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano.

949.496.8930. thecoachhouse.com.

AT THE MOVIES

Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ Is a Visual Treat

BY MEGAN BIANCO, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

W

hile we are at a high in technical advances for the arts and specials effects, film these days seems to be taking advantage of old-school, traditional elements like black and white and 1:33 aspect ratio.

William Shakespeare’s The Tragedy of Macbeth was known as “The Scottish Play” for centuries over an infamous superstition that speaking the play’s title would cause bad luck. Joel Coen, here for the first time without his brother and filmmaking partner Ethan, brings his vision to this classic with an eerie, fantasy-like setting to cap off the end of the holiday movie season.

In 1580s Scotland, Lord Macbeth (Denzel Washington) is visited by three witches (all portrayed by Kathryn Hunter) who claim he is destined to be the king of the country. More than convinced and now determined to make this fate an instant reality, the royal secretly visits the current king (Brendan Gleeson) to assassinate him while he is sleeping.

Macbeth’s wife (Frances McDormand) becomes increasingly distressed over her husband’s crime, while others around the couple,

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including Prince Malcolm (Harry Melling), Macduff (Corey Hawkins) and Ross (Alex Hassell), become suspicious and vengeful.

Shakespeare is so iconic, so old and so recognized, this is one of the instances in which it doesn’t seem to matter that American and English actors are using their real accents to play Scottish characters.

While everyone knows Washington as a global movie star, the actor is actually classically trained and already familiar with the theatrical material. Here, he gives an impressive performance.

Though not as über-gruesome as Roman Polanski’s Macbeth (1971) or as quirky as Billy Morrissette’s modernized Scotland, PA (2001), Coen certainly knows how to set a tone for a film. There’s an appropriate and accurate uneasiness lurking throughout the feature, while the respected filmmaker’s style and signature cues can be subtly noticed at the same time.

For fans of either Shakespeare or the Coen Bros, The Tragedy of Macbeth would be an interesting way to begin your 2022 movie viewing. SC

afternoon at different trails, with professional biker and mentor Mike Russell from Freakshow Aloha. San Clemente High’s COA club, which hosts this free activity thanks to Hardman Classic, has bikes and helmets for participants to borrow. To participate, fill out a registration form online at form.myjotform. com/91392099886576. For questions, call or text 949.795.4721. communityoutreachalliance.com/bike-club/.

and join a team. The BrewHouse, 31896 Plaza Drive, Suite D3, San Juan Capistrano. 949.481.6181. brewhousesjc.com.

MONDAY | 17 ‘WITH OUR OWN TWO HANDS’ POEM AND ART TO CELEBRATE MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY 10:30 a.m. Kids will learn about the history of Martin Luther King Day and create their own artwork with their own two hands using ice and watercolors to celebrate Martin Luther King Day. Dana Point Harbor Yacht Club, 24399 Dana Dr., Dana Point. 949.373.3785. southoc.fit4mom.com.

WEDNESDAY | 18 BINGO AT THE SENIOR CENTER 1:30 p.m. Every Wednesday, the DoroSan Clemente Times January 13-19, 2022

thy Visser Senior Center will host Bingo.

The center will begin selling cards at 1 p.m., with the game starting promptly at 1:30. The buy-in is $12 for 10 games with four cards and a special pick-your-number game. For more information, contact the center at 949.498.3322. Dorothy Visser Senior Center, 117 Avenida Victoria, San Clemente.

BIKING CLUB FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS AND HIGH SCHOOLERS 5-6:30 p.m. Anyone have middle schoolto high school-aged kids who love to bike? Community Outreach Alliance’s biking club meets every Wednesday

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BACKYARD OPEN MIC NIGHT AT KNUCKLEHEADS 8-10 p.m. Knuckleheads’ backyard is open for food, drinks and live music. Performers of all skill levels are welcome. If you are a musician, do stand-up comedy or the spoken word, this is the place to be on Wednesday nights. So, come down, grab a drink and go for it. Knuckleheads Sports Bar, 1717 North El Camino Real, San Clemente. 949.492.2410. knuckleheadsmusic.com. sanclementetimes.com

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High Tide Coffee Celebrates 3-Year Anniversary T

BY C. JAYDEN SMITH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

he family-owned-and-operated company High Tide Coffee celebrated its third year of operations on Jan. 5, hitting a milestone that small businesses dream of accomplishing.

Owners Annie and Scott Kendall and their staff commemorated the occasion with champagne, a Birthday Cake latte, and a “Young, Wild, and Three” message emblazoned across gold balloons.

Scott said on Monday, Jan. 10, that his team managed a feat he never could have imagined 10 years ago, when he was working in marketing and events, not focusing on coffee at all.

“So many businesses, especially small ones in small communities, don’t really

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get to their third year, let alone be at the level we are, so we’re pretty happy and pretty proud,” Scott said.

The company originated as a way to bring coffee to the beaches during surfing events. It evolved into a small cart inside EPIC Yoga’s North Beach location before the Kendalls set up shop at 1624 N. El Camino Real in 2019.

Throughout the pandemic, Scott said, High Tide has been grateful for its customers’ support that allowed the doors to remain open and for a second location to open at 27271 La Paz Rd., Unit A, in Laguna Niguel.

“We’ve kind of made ourselves part of the routine of so much of the community,” Scott said. “We’ve got great relation-

High Tide Coffee owners Annie and Scott Kendall and their staff commemorate the local shop’s three-year anniversary with a weeklong celebration from Jan. 3 to Jan. 7. Photos: Courtesy of High Tide

ships with our customers, (and) we see the same faces day in and day out.”

He added that everyone involved is having fun with the current situation, but that he and Annie are not opposed to expanding. In the short term, Scott

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said they want to grow their roasting business and bring more of it in-house.

High Tide Coffee Co. offers direct trade, 100% Arabica bean coffee, a range of in-house roasts, other fare, and merchandise. SC

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DANA HILLS HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER - ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE Saturday, January 15. 7am - 11:30am.

Located in the “Senior” Parking Lot. Great Bargains... come shop and support the Dolphins! We will also be selling breakfast items like donuts and bagels.

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GUEST OPINION | On Life and Love After 50 by Tom Blake

Finding a COVID Rapid-Results Test Before Christmas

M

y partner, Greta, and I have taken the COVID-19 concerns seriously. Both of us have had two COVID vaccinations and a booster shot. Our health seems good.

At our age, we’ve got to be careful.

Like most people in the United States, we are concerned about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus that is spreading rapidly. Hence, we avoid crowds and have no cruises planned.

On Dec. 16, we decided not to attend the Dana Point Chamber of Commerce’s monthly indoor mixer.

And the office Christmas party scheduled for Dec. 17 at our newspaper publishers’ home was canceled due to renewed COVID-19 concerns. Greta and I had been looking forward to that ON LIFE AND LOVE event, especially to

BY TOM BLAKE spend time with friends Tom and Dominique.

Tom and I are both Picket Fence Media columnists, and Dominique worked

with Greta in special education for years.

We replaced the canceled event that evening by inviting Tom and Dominique to our home for snacks and wine.

PLANS FOR CHRISTMAS WEEK Our Christmas week plans were small—joining four of Greta’s family members on the night of Dec. 23, five different Greta family members on Christmas Eve, and my two sisters and a brother-in-law on Christmas Day. THE PHONE CALL On Dec. 22, mid-afternoon, five days after Tom and Dominique had been at our home, Dominique informed Greta that she had tested positive for COVID-19. And while Greta and I felt no symptoms, we wanted to get a rapid-results COVID test. But where to get a test on such short notice?

I checked online. CVS pharmacy seemed to be the place of choice, but every location in Orange County required an appointment and there were no appointments available before Christmas. We asked Dominique where she had been tested: South

County Urgent Care in Talega.

We telephoned. Yes, they were accepting walk-ins, but advised us that they were busy and there would be a wait.

Greta and I were in the car within minutes and were there 25 minutes later.

We signed up for the rapid-results test.

The nice woman told us it would be an hour wait, that we could sit in our car if we preferred. She would text us when it was our turn. That’s what we did.

I’m about as patient as a puppy. After three minutes of sitting in the car, I said to Greta: “Let’s take a drive and see if we can find a place where we can grab a soda.”

I wasn’t familiar with Talega, so I just started driving. Within five minutes, we saw a shopping center with a couple of restaurants. One place sold poke bowls.

We ordered a poke bowl and drove back to the parking lot of South County Urgent Care. We had a delightful, delicious, light dinner—each using different forks and paper plates—in the front seat of the car.

Shortly after our meal, the text came; Urgent Care was ready for us. We went in and filled out the paperwork. Each rapid-results test cost $100. The friend-

ADOPTABLE PET OF THE WEEK

Sadie

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ly doctor said we’d have results in 10 minutes.

So, there we sat, for the longest 10 minutes of our lives. We kept thinking about all the “What ifs …?”

And then the doctor returned and handed us our results: both negative.

What a relief.

The first thing Greta did in the car was call Dominique to tell her our results. Dominique was ecstatic, so pleased we were OK and that she was feeling well.

At home, we had a toast to good health.

We felt fortunate that our publishers had canceled the office Christmas party.

And our three Christmas visits went off without a hitch.

Tom Blake is a retired Dana Point business owner and resident who has authored books on middle-aged dating. See his website at findingloveafter50.com. To comment: tompblake@gmail.com. SC PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the SC Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared.

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She gets along with other dogs and loves to run and play in the yard. A fun girl with lots of energy and strength, Sadie would make a great companion for an active individual who can continue with her training.

If you are interested in adopting Sadie, please visit petprojectfoundation.org/adoptions/ to download an adoption application form.

Completed forms can be emailed to animalservices@scdpanimalshelter.org, and you will be contacted about making an interaction appointment.

Sudoku

BY MYLES MELLOR

Contributor: San Clemente Historical Society

FROM THE ARCHIVES This is where it all began for

San Clemente. Founder Ole Hanson sold lots out of a tent before his real office was built.

This photo can be purchased from the San Clemente Historical Society at sanclementehistoricalsociety.org.

Every week, the San Clemente Times will showcase a historical photo from around the city. If you have a photo you would like to submit for consideration, send the photo, your name for credit as well as the date and location of the photo to editorial@sanclementetimes.com.

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LAST WEEK’S SOLUTION:

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level: Medium

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See the solution in next week’s issue.

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league title race on Jan. 21.

Girls Soccer Unbeaten to Open League

TRITON REPORT

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

For in-game updates, news and more for all of the San Clemente High School sports programs, follow us on Twitter @SouthOCSports.

Boys Basketball Opens League with Even Start The San Clemente boys basketball team aims to repeat as the South Coast League champion after a progressive rise to the title last season. The Tritons didn’t get off on the right foot in league play last week, but San Clemente got back on track by the end of the week.

In both teams’ South Coast League opener, Trabuco Hills edged the Tritons, 52-50, at Trabuco Hills on Jan. 5. San Clemente then bounced back in yet another road game with a win over Mission Viejo, 58-52, on Friday, Jan. 7.

Against Mission Viejo, Charlie Spaeth continued his recent hot play with 19 points to lead the Tritons. Tanner Mehrens and Alec Grace each scored 11 points.

San Clemente was scheduled to play Tesoro in league on Wednesday, Jan. 12, but results were not available at press time.

On Friday, Jan. 14, the Tritons (11-5, 1-1) will finally play a home game, as

SCOREBOARD

BY ZACH CAVANAGH, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Our City Scoreboard keeps you updated on all of the local San Clemente youth and community team accomplishments and special individual performances of the week.

Email zcavanagh@picketfencemedia.com for submission.

San Clemente Youth Wrestling Club Hosts, Places Winners at Tournament The San Clemente Youth Wrestling Club put on its San Clemente Beach Brawl tournament on Sunday, Jan. 9, and the local club showed off its own skills to best some of its visitors.

The San Clemente Beach Brawl hosted teams from Orange, San Diego and Los

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San Clemente boys basketball was even through its first two league games, but the Tritons still have plenty of schedule left to defend its South Coast League championship. Photo: Zach Cavanagh

San Clemente hosts University in its 19th game of the season. San Clemente has been in tournaments at other host schools or in road games through the beginning of its schedule. This wasn’t by design, as this game against University was originally schedule to be played in

early December.

This first home game kicks off a stretch of six home games in a row, which continue in league on Wednesday, Jan. 19, against Capistrano Valley. San Clemente hosts Trabuco Hills in an attempt to split the series and regain a foothold in the

Angeles Counties, and the tournament was able to be put on thanks to help from local sponsors, such as both San Clemente Albertsons locations, Starbucks on Pico and Panera at the Outlets at San Clemente.

The San Clemente Youth Wrestling Club had eight podium finishers across two divisions.

In the Advanced Division, 13-year-old Kelan Stever was the club’s only firstplace finisher with a win at 140 pounds.

Kyler Stever, 8, took second place at 81 pounds, and then the club had two third-place finishers: Luke Terrell, 10, at 71 pounds, and Dominic Tompkins, 5, at 40 pounds.

In the Beginner Division, San Clemente had two first-place finishers and two third-place finishers. Rocco Tompkins, 13, won at 130 pounds, and Sean Cazian, 13, won at 140 pounds. Jamison Duncan, 13, took third at 108 pounds, and Luke Kessler, 13, also took third

place at 104 pounds.

SCHS Wrestling Hosts Tournament, Goes for League Title The San Clemente High School boys wrestling team continued its strong season and finally returned to hosting its own annual tournament on Saturday, Jan. 8.

The Tritons hosted the San Clemente Rotary Tournament at San Clemente High School, and San Clemente finished second to South Coast League rival Trabuco Hills. A standout for the Tritons was junior Dominic Morales, who was the tournament champion at 138 pounds.

It was yet another top finish for San Clemente at a big tournament this season. The Tritons have won the Costa Mesa Invitational, took third place at the La Costa Canyon Invitational and earned

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The San Clemente girls soccer team has vaulted itself into competition as the best in the county and a possible contender in CIF-SS Division 1, in part thanks to a near perfect start in the South Coast League.

After shutting out Aliso Niguel, 2-0, in the league opener on Jan. 4, the Tritons went on the road and knocked off reigning league champion San Juan Hills, 1-0, on Jan. 6. Senior forward Faith Gillett scored in the 72nd minute to put San Clemente ahead, and senior Emily Sanchez made seven saves for yet another shutout on the season.

In 10 games this season, San Clemente has only allowed five goals and never more than one in a single game. The Tritons have five shutouts this season.

The one mark against San Clemente’s league record came in a 1-1 home draw against Tesoro on Tuesday, Jan. 11.

Tesoro scored first just after halftime, but junior Makenzie Gutowski was able to level the score for the Tritons 12 minutes later. Sanchez made two saves.

The Tritons (6-2-2, 2-0-1) remain in first place in the South Coast League and entered the CIF-SS rankings this week at No. 7 in Division 1. San Juan Hills is No. 10 in Division 1, and Tesoro is No. 1 in Division 2.

San Clemente next plays at Trabuco Hills on Thursday, Jan. 13, and at Aliso Niguel, Jan. 20. SC

second place at the Calvary Chapel Invitational.

San Clemente also looked to claim its fourth straight unbeaten South Coast League dual meet championship at home against El Toro on Tuesday, Jan. 11, but results were not available at press time. The Tritons were going for league title once again at all three levels: varsity, JV and frosh-soph. San Clemente previously beat Aliso Niguel, 58-12, and Trabuco Hills, 40-25.

Next up for San Clemente, most recently ranked No. 3 in Orange County, in league competition is the Coast View Athletic Association Finals on Jan. 22 at Capistrano Valley High School.

The Tritons, No. 1 in the CIF-SS Division 3 dual meet rankings, then challenge for a third straight CIF-SS dual meet championship when the playoffs begin on Jan. 29 with the final scheduled for Feb. 2. The CIF-SS individual tournament is Feb. 11. SC

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PUBLIC NOTICES TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 111 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE INVITING ELECTRONIC BIDS TREE AND PALM PLANTING ON CALLE DEL CERRO AND AVENIDA VISTA MONTANA City Project No. 12306 Bids must be submitted electronically on the City of San Clemente’s bidding system website through PlanetBids at: www.san-clemente.org/vendorbids.

All bidders must first register as a vendor on this website to view or participate in a bid solicitation.

Bids must be submitted on this website prior to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. All bids received after that time will be considered non-responsive and will be deemed disqualified.

Only electronic bids submitted through this PlanetBids website will be accepted.

The primary scope of the project is to provide and plant 346, 24-inch box trees and 70, 12-foot Brown Trunk Height (BTH) Palms along Calle del Cerro and Avenida Vista Montana, in the City of San Clemente, California. Locations to be determined in the field. The work must be completed within 60 working days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed.

Additional and more detailed information is provided in the bid and contract documents posted on the City’s PlanetBids website, and should be carefully reviewed by all bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal.

Notice To be published: And

January 13, 2022 January 20, 2022

In light of the current situation there will be NO pre-bid meeting held for this Project. Any questions regarding the project must be submitted via the PlanetBids website prior to 8:00 a.m. on Monday, January 24, 2022.

Dated: January 6, 2022 City of San Clemente Public Works Department 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673 PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 00100 NOTICE INVITING BIDS FY 2021 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND FY 2022 MAJOR STREET MAINTENANCE Project Nos. 11306 and 22303 1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project: FY 2021 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, Project No. 11306 and FY 2022 MAJOR STREET MAINTENANCE, Project No. 22303 2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2022, on the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal, at which time or thereafter bids will be opened and made available online. Bids received after this time will be considered non-responsive. Prospective bidders must first register as a vendor and then bid on this project via the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente.org/ vendorbids.

3. Project Scope of Work. Project includes pavement work, concrete repair including curb and gutter, curb ramp, sidewalk, driveway approach, utility work, striping, and other tasks as described in the

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specifications.

4. Contract Time: The work must be completed within 75 working days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed.

5. License and Registration Requirements.

5.1. State License. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has determined that the Contractor shall possess a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class “A”. Failure to possess the specified license(s) at the time of bid opening shall render the bid as non-responsive and shall act as a bar to award the contract to that non-responsive bidder.

Department of Industrial Relations Regis5.2. tration. Pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”).

No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the DIR to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the DIR for the duration of the Project.

5.3. City Business License. Prior to the Notice to Proceed for this contract, the Contractor shall possess a valid City of San Clemente business license.

6. Contract Documents. Bid documents, including instructions to bidders, bidder proposal form, and specifications (not including other documents incorporated by reference) may be downloaded, at no cost, from the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente.org/vendorbids. Bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of San Clemente PlanetBids system to view and download the Contract Documents, to be added to the prospective bidders list, and to receive addendum notifications when issued.

7. Bid Proposal and Security.

7.1. Bid Proposal Form. No bid will be received unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by the City. Bidders must complete line items information (PlanetBids Line Items Tab), and attach a scanned copy of the paper Bid Form (SECTION 00400), Bid Bond (SECTION 004100), Non-Collusion Declaration (SECTION 00420), Contractor Information and Experience Form (SECTION 00430), List of Subcontractors Form (SECTION 00440), Iran Contracting Act Certification (SECTION 00450), Public Works Contractor Registration Certification (SECTION 00460) completed and uploaded in the PlanetBids “Attachments” Tab. 7.2. Bid Security. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by security in the form of cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount. Personal checks or company checks are not acceptable forms of bid security. All certified and cashier’s checks must be drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bid bonds must be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in the State of California and must be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bids not accompanied by the required bid security will be rejected.

For electronic submittal of bids, the bid security must be received at the City of San Clemente Public Works office, 910 Calle Negocio, Suite 100, San Clemente, CA 92673 no later than the bid opening date and time. The bid security must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder and the outside of the envelope must read as follows: OFFICIAL BID SECURITY - DO NOT OPEN Project Name: FY 2021 STREET IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND FY 2022 MAJOR STREET MAINTENANCE Project Bid #: 11306 & 22303 Bid Opening Date: 2pm Thursday, January 27, 2022 The bid security shall serve as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract. Such guarantee shall be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the contract within 15 calendar days after written notification that the contract has been awarded to the successful bidder.

8. Prevailing Wage Requirements.

8.1. General. This project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

8.2. Rates. Prevailing rates are available online at www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR and also available at the City of San Clemente Public Works Department Office at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA 92673. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the project.

The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

8.3. Compliance Monitoring. Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1771.4, all bidders are hereby notified that this project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding on this project, it shall be the Bidder’s sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its bid.

9. Retention. Pursuant to the contract for this project, five percent (5%) of each progress payment will be retained as security for completion of the balance of the work.

Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300. Refer to the contract for further clarification.

bid questions.

12. Brand Names and Substitution of “Or Equal” Materials. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), if the City has made any findings designating certain materials, products, things, or services by specific brand or trade name, such findings and the materials, products, things, or services and their specific brand or trade names will be set forth in the Special Conditions.

13. Instructions to Bidders. Additional and more detailed information is provided in the Instructions to Bidders, which should be carefully reviewed by all bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal.

14. Questions. All questions related to this bid solicitation must be submitted through the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal per the information provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Any other contact to City staff regarding this bid solicitation will be referred back to the PlanetBids system.

THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS, TO AWARD ALL OR ANY INDIVIDUAL PART/ ITEM OF THE BID, AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALITIES, IRREGULARITIES OR TECHNICAL DEFECTS IN SUCH BIDS OR IN THE BIDDING PROCESS. ANY CONTRACT AWARDED WILL BE LET TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AS DETERMINED FROM THE BASE BID ALONE. Dated January 6, 2022.

City of San Clemente Public Works Department 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673 END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION 00100 NOTICE INVITING BIDS SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS FOR AVENIDA CABRILLO Project No. 10317 1. Notice. Public notice is hereby given that the City of San Clemente (“City”) will receive sealed bids for the following project: SIDEWALK IMRPOVEMENTS FOR AVENIDA CABRILLO, Project No. 10317 2. Bid Opening Date. Electronic bids must be submitted prior to 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 27, 2022, on the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal, at which time or thereafter bids will be opened and made available online. Bids received after this time will be considered non-responsive. Prospective bidders must first register as a vendor and then bid on this project via the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente.org/ vendorbids.

10. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder, simultaneously with execution of the contract, will be required to provide Faithful Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Bonds are to be secured from a surety that meets all of the State of California bonding requirements, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and is admitted by the State of California.

3. Project Scope of Work. Project includes pavement work, concrete repair including curb and gutter, curb ramp, sidewalk, driveway approach, utility work, and other tasks as described in the specifications.

11. Pre-Bid Meeting. A pre-bid meeting will not be held for this bid solicitation. Refer to the Instructions to Bidders section on how to submit any pre-

5.1. State License. Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 3300, the City has determined that the Contractor shall possess

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4. Contract Time: The work must be completed within 60 working days from the date specified in the written Notice to Proceed.

5. License and Registration Requirements.

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PUBLIC NOTICES TO ADVERTISE: 949.388.7700, EXT. 111 • LEGALS@PICKETFENCEMEDIA.COM a valid California contractor’s license for the following classification(s): Class “A”. Failure to possess the specified license(s) at the time of bid opening shall render the bid as non-responsive and shall act as a bar to award the contract to that non-responsive bidder.

5.2.

Department of Industrial Relations Registration. Pursuant to California Labor Code Sections 1725.5 and 1771.1, all contractors and subcontractors that wish to bid on, be listed in a bid proposal, or enter into a contract to perform public work must be registered with the Department of Industrial Relations (“DIR”).

No bid will be accepted nor any contract entered into without proof of the contractor’s and subcontractors’ current registration with the DIR to perform public work. If awarded a contract, the Bidder and its subcontractors, of any tier, shall maintain active registration with the DIR for the duration of the Project.

5.3. City Business License. Prior to the Notice to Proceed for this contract, the Contractor shall possess a valid City of San Clemente business license.

6. Contract Documents. Bid documents, including instructions to bidders, bidder proposal form, and specifications (not including other documents incorporated by reference) may be downloaded, at no cost, from the City’s PlanetBids System Vendor Portal website at www.san-clemente.org/vendorbids. Bidders must first register as a vendor on the City of San Clemente PlanetBids system to view and download the Contract Documents, to be added to the prospective bidders list, and to receive addendum notifications when issued.

7. Bid Proposal and Security.

7.1. Bid Proposal Form. No bid will be received unless it is made on a proposal form furnished by the City.

7.2. Bid Security. Each bid proposal must be accompanied by security in the form of cash, certified check, cashier’s check, or bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid amount. Personal checks or company checks are not acceptable forms of bid security. All certified and cashier’s checks must be drawn on a responsible bank doing business in the United States and shall be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bid bonds must be issued by a surety company licensed to do business in the State of California and must be made payable to THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE. Bids not accompanied by the required bid security will be rejected.

bidder.

8. Prevailing Wage Requirements.

8.1. General. This project is subject to the prevailing wage requirements applicable to the locality in which the work is to be performed for each craft, classification or type of worker needed to perform the work, including employer payments for health and welfare, pension, vacation, apprenticeship and similar purposes.

8.2. Rates. Prevailing rates are available online at www.dir.ca.gov/DLSR and also available at the City of San Clemente Public Works Department Office at 910 Calle Negocio, San Clemente, CA 92673. Each Contractor and Subcontractor must pay no less than the specified rates to all workers employed to work on the project.

The schedule of per diem wages is based upon a working day of eight hours. The rate for holiday and overtime work must be at least time and one-half.

8.3. Compliance Monitoring. Pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1771.4, all bidders are hereby notified that this project is subject to compliance monitoring and enforcement by the California Department of Industrial Relations. In bidding on this project, it shall be the Bidder’s sole responsibility to evaluate and include the cost of complying with all labor compliance requirements under this contract and applicable law in its bid.

9. Retention. Pursuant to the contract for this project, five percent (5%) of each progress payment will be retained as security for completion of the balance of the work.

Substitution of appropriate securities in lieu of retention amounts from progress payments is permitted pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 22300. Refer to the contract for further clarification.

10. Performance and Payment Bonds. The successful bidder, simultaneously with execution of the contract, will be required to provide Faithful Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds, each in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount. Bonds are to be secured from a surety that meets all of the State of California bonding requirements, as defined in Code of Civil Procedure Section 995.120, and is admitted by the State of California.

11. Pre-Bid Meeting. A pre-bid meeting will not be held for this bid solicitation. Refer to the Instructions to Bidders section on how to submit any prebid questions.

For electronic submittal of bids, the bid security must be received at the City of San Clemente Public Works office, 910 Calle Negocio, Suite 100, San Clemente, CA 92673 no later than the bid opening date and time. The bid security must be submitted in a sealed envelope bearing the name and address of the bidder, and the outside of the envelope must read as follows:

12. Brand Names and Substitution of “Or Equal” Materials. Pursuant to Public Contract Code Section 3400(b), if the City has made any findings designating certain materials, products, things, or services by specific brand or trade name, such findings and the materials, products, things, or services and their specific brand or trade names will be set forth in the Special Conditions.

OFFICIAL BID SECURITY - DO NOT OPEN Project Name: SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS FOR AVENIDA CABRILLO Project Bid #: 10317 Bid Opening Date: 2pm Thursday, January 27, 2022

13. Instructions to Bidders. Additional and more detailed information is provided in the Instructions to Bidders Section in the Specifications, which should be carefully reviewed by all bidders before submitting a Bid Proposal.

The bid security shall serve as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract. Such guarantee shall be forfeited should the bidder to whom the contract is awarded fail to enter into the contract within 15 calendar days after written notification that the contract has been awarded to the successful

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THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REJECT ANY AND ALL BIDS, TO AWARD ALL OR ANY INDIVIDUAL PART/ ITEM OF THE BID, AND TO WAIVE ANY INFORMALITIES, IRREGULARITIES OR TECHNICAL DEFECTS IN SUCH BIDS OR IN THE BIDDING PROCESS. ANY CONTRACT AWARDED WILL BE LET TO THE LOWEST RESPONSIVE AND RESPONSIBLE BIDDER AS DETERMINED FROM THE BASE BID ALONE.

under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A AMBER MELVILLE/S/AMBER MELVILLE This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 12/30/2021.

Published in: San Clemente Times January 6, 13, 20, 27, 2022

Dated JANUARY 4, 2022.

City of San Clemente Public Works Department 910 Calle Negocio San Clemente, CA 92673

BSC 221023 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF JAMES MICHAEL HASSON CASE #: 30-2022-01238859-PR-NC-CJC SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE Notice is hereby given to the creditors and contingent creditors of the above-named decedent, that all persons having claims against the decedent are required to file them with the Superior Court, at 700 W. Civic Center Drive, Santa Ana, California 92701, and deliver pursuant to Section 1215 of the California Probate Code a copy to Frederick Matthew Flemming, as Trustee of the James Michael Hasson Revocable Trust established October 16, 1987, as Amended and Restated, wherein the decedent was the settlor, at 24361 El Toro Road, Suite 260, Laguna Woods, California 92637, within the later of four months after January 13, 2022 (the date of the first publication of notice to creditors) or, if notice is mailed or personally delivered to you, 60 days after the date this notice is mailed or personally delivered to you. A claim form may be obtained from the court clerk. For your protection, you are encouraged to file your claim by certified mail, with return receipt requested.

GIAMMICHELE LAW, APC 24361 El Toro Road, Suite 260 Laguna Woods, California 92637 Attorneys for Petitioner, Frederick Matthew Flemming, Trustee

END OF NOTICE INVITING BIDS PUBLIC NOTICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT 20216622628 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: CLOSER SKATEBOARDING 905 CALLE NEGOCIO #74261 SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 Full Name of Registrant(s): CLOSER SKATEBOARDING LLC 905 CALLE NEGOCIO #74261 SAN CLEMENTE, CA 92673 This business is conducted by a CA Limited Liability Company The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A CLOSER SKATEBOARDING LLC/S/JAMES M. OWENS/PRESIDENT This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Orange County on 12/13/2021.

Published in: San Clemente Times December 30, 2021, January 6, 13, 20, 2022

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SC SURF

Progression Has Always Been the Obsession in Surfing

GROM OF THE WEEK

AVERY MCDONALD

From Earliest Days of Fiberglass to High-Flyers of Today, Limits Were Meant to Be Pushed

BY JAKE HOWARD, SAN CLEMENTE TIMES

Avery McDonald. Photo: Courtesy of @ryanell_

J

ohnny Cash used to say, “Sometimes, I gotta look back at where I’ve been, so I know where I’m going.”

The sentiment certainly applies to surfing, as one generation builds on the accomplishments of those who came before them. In June of 1946, Pete Peterson handed off the first-ever fiberglass surfboard to Joe Quigg, who took it for a paddle and made history.

It didn’t take long for Hobie Alter to come along and perfect the foam and fiberglass combination, pushing things further down the tracks.

Lighter in weight, more sensitive in the water, foam and fiberglass revolutionized what was possible on a surfboard. From the golden era of “hot doggin’” in the ’60s to the experimentation of the “Shortboard Revolution” in the ’70s, each successive era seemingly just got better and better.

“It was during the summer, either 1982 or ’83, I must have been about 10 or 11 years old, I was surfing T-Street with my good friend Dan Kennedy. The waves were fun, the sun was out, and I was totally oblivious to the fact that my perception of surfing was about to change forever,” remembers Shane Beschen.

“I was paddling back out after catching a wave, and this guy on a ‘fluro’ green and yellow board was absolutely flying right at me,” he continues. “I started paddling faster to get out of his way, but he was moving at a speed I’d never seen. He then whipped the most radical backside 360 right in my face. Spray flew everywhere, I was momentarily blinded, left wondering if he had fallen. When I turned my head to see the outcome, he was already down the line and into his next move.”

Getting a glimpse of the future, Beschen had just witnessed the aggression and artistry of Martin Potter.

Hailing from South Africa, for a period during the apartheid regime, “Pottz” was a man without a country. He surfed on the ASP World Tour under the English flag, but with his sponsor, Gotcha, headquartered in Orange County, as well as all the big surf magazines of the day in the area, he spent plenty of time in San Clemente Times January 13-19, 2022

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In June of 1946, Joe Quigg paddles out the first-ever fiberglass surfboard made by Pete Peterson, with guidance from Brant Goldsworthy. While there’s speculation that others previously used fiberglass on surfboards, this is the first verified instance of its usage. Photo: Courtesy of Don James/Joe Quigg/SHACC

Orange County.

“That moment changed the course of San Clemente’s surfing history forever,” Beschen says. “It’s been repeated over and over by Matt Archbold, Dino Andino and Christian Fletcher that Potter drastically and positively charged the San Clemente surfing movement.”

“As far as I’m concerned, Potter is the godfather of progressive surfing, and he can basically take credit for all of the surfing success that has come from San Clemente,” Beschen continues. “When he first started coming to our town, he ignited a revolution like never before.

A new standard of performance was laid out before us in real life; it was a tangible skill that we studied and used as our guideline for what surfing is all about. The speed and radicalness of his approach inspired us all.”

Guys such as Kolohe Andino, Ian Crane and Griffin Colapinto are a product of this lineage. Beschen inspired them, just like Pottz inspired him. And today’s groms are following the lead of

Andino and friends. When we talk about this area being a hotbed for surf talent in the United States, it’s important to remember it didn’t just happen overnight.

It took generations.

“For myself, those days of Potter ripping San Clemente molded my perception of what good surfing is and how I would approach my technique and career,” Beschen adds. “I remember times when I was at the school lunch tables and kids would be talking about Potter surfing T-Street, and I would run down there right after school, hoping to see that green and yellow board flying through my local beach break.”

Jake Howard is local surfer and freelance writer who lives in San Clemente. A former editor at Surfer Magazine, The Surfer’s Journal and ESPN, today he writes for a number of publications, including Picket Fence Media, Surfline and the World Surf League. He also works with philanthropic organizations such as the Surfing Heritage and Culture Center and the Positive Vibe Warriors Foundation. SC

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his winter, if you’ve wanted to surf, you’ve had to hit the road. Waves have certainly not been easy to come by, but like any surfer worth their salt, 14-year Avery McDonald relishes a good jaunt up Highway 1.

Last weekend, McDonald cruised up to Santa Cruz, where there were 4- to 6-foot waves with offshore winds, and there just so happened to be an NSSA event going on at Steamer Lane. Acclimating to the cold water and stellar conditions straight away, the hardcharging regular-footer proceeded to rip her way to a second-place finish in the Explorer Girls Division (14-and-under).

With its high cliffs and vocal surf fans, the setting at Steamer Lane has a bit of a stadium vibe and can be an intimidating place to compete for the non-locals, which makes success there all the more validating.

A graceful, stylish surfer, McDonald, who appeared in the Rip Curl GromSearch National Finals, was on a good run near the end of 2021, and she has clearly carried that momentum into the New Year.

We can’t wait to see where 2022 takes her and the rest of the groms in the San Clemente and Dana Point zone.

If you have a candidate for Grom of the Week, we want to know. Send an email to jakehoward1@gmail.com. SC

SURF FORECAST Water Temperature: 57-58 Degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 8-10 Thursday: West-northwest swell sets up chest to head high surf (3-5’). Variable to light offshore wind in the morning trends light+ onshore from the westnorthwest in the afternoon.

Outlook: West-northwest swell peaks on Friday then holds through the weekend, for waves in the waist high to a foot overhead range, (3-5-6’). Light/ variable morning winds are followed by a light+ to moderate sea breeze in the afternoons on Friday through Sunday.

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