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Seventeen high school students from Orange County are among the 104 Southern California recipients of a $2,000 college scholarship from Ronald McDonald House Charities. Alberto Flores and Cindy Sotelo from San Clemente High School were two of the recipients. Students were selected based upon a number of criteria including grade point average, community involvement, leadership skills, letters of recommendation and financial need. Scholarships may be used to pay tuition or other student fees like books. RMHC has awarded nearly $3.4 million in scholarships since 1990 to help students afford a college education. For more information, visit www.rmhcsc.org. u
—Compiled by David Zimmerle
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The San Clemente Collaborative will hold a forum at its quarterly general meeting on July 28 at 6:30 p.m. The organization encourages the general public as well as civic leaders and government officials to attend and learn about issues in the community and how they can help. A speaker from the social service phone line 2-1-1 will also discuss the services 2-1-1 offers and how nonprofit organizations can benefit from them. The meeting will be held at the San Clemente Presbyterian Church at 119 North Avenida de la Estrella. Those interested in attending the forum or finding out more information should e-mail sccollaborative@gmail.com or call 949.206.2562. Quarterly General Meetings are the last Wednesday of the month and the next meeting will be on October 25.
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Saddleback Memorial has recently purchased Imaging Healthcare Specialists’ San Clemente location. The freestanding outpatient imaging center, now called MemorialCare Imaging Center in San Clemente, offers imaging and radiology services utilizing advanced technology. The MemorialCare Imaging Center offers diagnostic imaging services including CT Scans, MRI, ultrasounds, radiology (x-ray), digital mammography and breast MRI. MemorialCare Imaging Center is open Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Patients can request appointments online at www.memorialcare.org/imagingcentersc. Most major PPO and HMO insurances including Monarch Healthcare is accepted. Cash pricing is also available for select services. The imaging center is located at 675 Camino De Los Mares in San Clemente. u
u A Relay For Life walk will take place at San Clemente High School’s stadium Saturday, July 24. Team “In-Spear-Ation” will be walking in honor of San Clemente High School teacher Jeff Spear, who died of non-smoking lung cancer in 2008. Team member Nathan Auerbach, who is a math teacher at SCHS, hopes “In-Spear-Ation” can cover at least 80 miles in the 24-hour marathon and raise more money for the American Cancer Society. Among many cancer survivors who will be walking is 17-year-old Tommy Cook who won his battle against cancer, earned his pilot’s license and will be the team captain for his own team. The marathon will commence at 10 a.m. Saturday and will continue through the night until 10 a.m. on Sunday.
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Saddleback Church San Clemente will be orchestrating a school supplies drive for children attending San Onofre Elementary School on the north side of Camp Pendleton. To provide a child with school supplies, backpacks can be purchased at San Clemente High School for $10 and filled with additional school supplies. Suggested items include pencils, erasers, folders, colored pencils, crayons and glue sticks. Filled backpacks can be returned to the San Clemente Ministry Center or supplies can be brought and staff will fill the backpacks. Backpacks must be returned to the San Clemente Ministry Center or SCHS before August 1. For more information, contact Maranda Hill or Kim Reese at 949.609.8359, or e-mail SCMilitaryMinistry@saddleback.com. u
Lip Lash, a punk-rock all-girl trio from Orange County, will be performing July 22 at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano. The trio, collectively hailing from Aliso Viejo and San Clemente, includes lead vocalist and guitarist Rachel Perry as well as bassist Justine Ruiz and drummer Madi Vogt. They’ve been playing together since 2007 and have performed NAMM shows and rocked the stages of The Roxy, House of Blues and Whisky-A-Go-Go. For more information about Lip Lash, visit www.facebook.com/LipLashMusic.
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u Bijou Boutique will have its grand opening on July 24 at 11 a.m. The store offers clothing, accessories and other gifts. Bijou Boutique is located at 103 Avenida Del Mar. For more information, call 949.429.1001.
Ocean Festival SC Times Sweepstakes winners. Staff photos
Out of the hundreds of Ocean Festival-goers who entered the SC Times Sweepstakes, five names were drawn for the grand prizes: Rachael Farrokh, Cherryl Fischer, Mike Cook and George Amouroux. These lucky locals were recipients of prizes from Adventura Sailing Club, C’Siren Day Spa, Edible Arrangements, Mac & Madi Unique Children’s Boutique, Rascal’s Ladies, San Clemente Art Supply, Selma’s Pizza, Shorecliff’s Golf Course, Smokey’s BBQ, T Patterson Surf Shop, Talega Day Spa and V’s Barber Shop. Congratulations to all the lucky winners!
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San Clemente High School musicians Michael Bacon, Ezel Barraso, Kara Mossler as well as Aaron and Marc Rosenfield, Gray Shaw and Nghi Tran entertained passersby near the Ocean Festival last Saturday. They were raising money for the non-profit Save the Music Foundation, which is dedicated to restoring instrumental music education in America’s public schools. Experts insist that students who study an instrument enhance their critical thinking and collaborative skills, in addition to being less likely to drop out of school and academically excel. For more information about Save the Music Foundation, contact Kara at schoolmusic11@yahoo.com.
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Several San Clemente members of the Ocean Institute attended a special reception and discounted admission to Life Could Be a Dream at the Laguna Playhouse July 16. Members of the Ocean Institute receive benefits and play an important role in advancing the Institute’s mission: Ocean preservation through education. Those who purchase a ticket to the Ocean Institute’s 2010 Laguna Beach Home Raffle will receive a free membership. For more information, call 949.496.2274 or visit www.ocean-institute.org. u
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u Casino San Clemente will be open Saturday, July 31 from noon to 4 p.m. for a community open house and celebration of the casino’s 73rd year in business. To help celebrate, San Clemente singer Elizabeth Lamers and her jazz quartet will perform on the ballroom stage. Free light bites from San Clemente-based restaurants will be provided along with children’s play area equipped with a bounce house and Bubble Mania Fun. The original Grand Opening in 1937 featured the Sterling Orchestra and thousands of guests dancing in the iconic Casino ballroom. Over the years legendary Hollywood stars such as Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Cesar Romero, Dorothy Lamour and Vivien Leigh were known to have visited the Casino and enjoyed live entertainment in the Spanish Village by the Sea. For more information, contact Kelly Roemer at kelly@ thecasinosanclemente.com, via phone at 949.632.5605.
Tom Herrington and Joan Anderson kicked off their fine art exhibition “Oil and Water Do Mix” with an artist reception on July 17 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Green Flash Gallery at the San Clemente Art Supply. For information, call 949.369.6603. u
Don and Shelly Kindred. Courtesy photo
The San Clemente Journal celebrated its 15-year anniversary with a party at Casino San Clemente on July 15 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. San Clemente Journal is published quarterly by Community Publications Network and led by Don and Shelly Kindred. For more information, call 949.492.8981. u
The National Charity League’s Capistrano Coast Chapter has awarded two students from San Clemente High School $1,000 in scholarships. Sonia Koller and Cindy Sotelo will attend California State University, Fresno and University of California, Davis, respectively. Twenty applications for the scholarship were submitted, however only four were awarded scholarship funds, with the other two students attending Aliso Viejo High School. Scholarship applicants submitted a 500-word essay describing a meaningful community service experience, letters of recommendation, test scores and proof of financial need. u
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