Community Icons Don Brown, Fred Swegles Awarded Wall of Recognition Honors
The City of San Clemente recognized Local newsman Fred Swegles and active community volunteer Don Brown as the 2022 Wall ...
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CoastLines: A Fighter, to the End
Featured Image: Ole Hanson, circa 1928. Photo: Courtesy of San Clemente Historical Society Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles There was ...
Publisher’s Letter: An Update on Fred Swegles
Norb Garrett By Norb Garrett, publisher and founder of Picket Fence Media Devotees of Fred Swegles and his weekly column, ...
CoastLines: Many New Projects Around San Clemente
Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles In 1991, on the corner of Avenida Pico and El Camino Real, a large commercial ...
CoastLines: ‘The Man with the Magic Touch,’ a One-Time 1930s San Clemente Artist
Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles For San Clementeans who revere our landmark Miramar Theatre—presently under renovation—let’s introduce you to Ted ...
CoastLines: Did Andino, Davis and Crane Once Get to Ride a Tsunami?
Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles In an epic history of San Clemente, wondering about getting hit by a tsunami on ...
CoastLines: Here’s Some Crazy Stuff About Swegles Online, Including Some Whacky True History & a Fish Called Sweglesi
Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles If you have an unusual family name, as I do, then try exploring the internet ...
Rolling into the New Year with King Tides
By Breeana Greenberg King Tides are expected to roll into Southern California in the New Year. In San Clemente, waves ...
CoastLines: We Had a Good Life—Where Did a 1991 Slogan Contest Take San Clemente?
Editor's Note: A previous version of this column misstated the decade and year in which the slogan contest took place. ...
CoastLines: Surfing Adventures at Camp Pendleton Before There Was a San Onofre State Beach
Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles I have three surfing stories from my youth, mostly about unexpected encounters with Marines at ...
CoastLines: Frigid Water, No Wetsuits, No Leash: A Surfing Era, Long Ago
Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles Surfers, you have no idea how good you have it. Just think back, as if ...
CoastLines: No High-Speed Train Through San Clemente; What Became of It?
Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles On Oct. 7, I wrote about a hotly debated 2002 proposal by the state to ...
CoastLines: When Lifeguarding Began in San Clemente
Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles Generations of San Clemente ocean lifeguards this year are celebrating a 90-year heritage of protecting ...
CoastLines: 20 Years Ago, There Were Lively Times, Issues
Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles Were you here in San Clemente 20 years ago? What was going on that year? ...
CoastLines: The Dodgers Changed My Livelihood as a Kid
Fred Swegles By Fred Swegles If you like baseball, and you caught a dramatic moment in Los Angeles Dodgers history ...
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