Rachael Tilly of Capo Beach WSL North America Women’s Longboard Champ
By Andrea Swayne For Rachael Tilly, 17, of Capistrano Beach, the pressure was on, going into the World Surf League North America Women’s Longboard Championships, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7 and 8, in Huntington Beach, the only WSL World Longboard Championship qualifying event of the year. But the pressure, she said, was only to make … //read the full article
Grom of the Week: Charlie Stevens
By Andrea Swayne Charlie Stevens, 8, of San Clemente said he was a reluctant surfer at first but in the four years he’s been doing it, has grown to love it so much he is working toward having a professional surfing career someday. I never really wanted to get on a surfboard at first but … //read the full article
Local Student Recognized by National Society of High School Scholars
By Eric Heinz and Andrea Swayne Elba Martinez, 17, of San Clemente, was recently inducted into the National Society of High School Scholars, a scholastic organization that recognizes high school student achievement and provides scholarships. Martinez was last year’s Youth of the Year for the Boys & Girls Club of the South Coast Area and … //read the full article
View From the Pier: In Time, Dentist Appreciation Matures; Tooth Fairy Never Fails
By Herman Sillas As a youth, I hated to visit the dentist. In fact, I have never met anyone who said they love to visit dentists … or attorneys for that matter. But my teeth demand I see a dentist. That got me to thinking about teeth and their uniqueness. First of all, we’re born … //read the full article
Obituary: Beverly Ann Shaver
Beverly Ann “Bev” Shaver, 86, entered in to Heaven October 21, 2015 in Sweet Home Oregon after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born August 1, 1929 in Madison Wisconsin to John and Lorraine Heffron and was the eldest of two children. The family moved to California in 1943 and settled in the Los … //read the full article
