Grom of the Week: Tosh Johnson
By Matt Cortina When it comes to board sports, San Juan Capistrano’s Tosh Johnson has no fear. A fourth grader at Harold Ambuehl Elementary School, Tosh has been surfing since he was 4 years old. Five years later, he’s gone from learning to stand up on a weighted board to dropping into 11-foot waves and … //read the full article
USA Surfing Champs Crowned at Lowers
By Andrea Swayne, special to the San Clemente Times Four days of solid swell and superb surfing culminated on June 23 with the biggest waves and most hard-fought performances of the 2016 USA Surfing Championship at Lower Trestles. Ten of 32 finalists hail from San Clemente and one took top honors. The best surfers under … //read the full article
A New Playing Field: Disabled student-athlete Kendall Stier wins inaugural state shot put event
Disabled student-athlete Kendall Stier wins inaugural state shot put event By Steve Breazeale When she was in second grade, Kendall Stier’s teacher asked her a question that remains etched in her memory to this day. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” the teacher asked. It is a question one hears often … //read the full article
Tattoo Shop Owner Says He Felt ‘Threatened’ Prior to Arson Fire at His Business
By Eric Heinz Orange County Fire Authority investigators have determined the fire that caused significant damage to a two-story business complex at 3553 Camino Mira Costa was the result of arson, Capt. Larry Kurtz said on Wednesday. The fire broke out at about 4:50 a.m. Tuesday at Timeless Ink, a tattoo shop in San Clemente, … //read the full article
X-Ray Specs: With Hospital Closure, MedHero Owner Sees Outpatient Opportunity
By Eric Heinz San Clemente will get a third urgent care facility, scheduled to open in mid-July. Greg Moreno, MD, owner of MedHero Urgent Care, said he will have highly trained doctors on his staff who will run the advanced urgent care facility. “What you’re getting here is a physician-owned urgent care facility,” Moreno said. … //read the full article
