Pandemic’s Impact on Staffing Forces Cancellation of 2023 Ocean Festival
Lingering effects from the COVID-19 pandemic convinced Ocean Festival leadership to cancel the event scheduled for 2023.
Tag: Lifeguards
State Lifeguards Appeal Case Against Law Enforcement Union to U.S. Supreme Court
In a legal battle against the California State Law Enforcement Association over the required payment of union dues, state lifeguards, ...
A History of Hawaii’s Lifeguard Tradition Finally Told
From running the family business, to charging big waves, to filmmaking, local legend Marty Hoffman is a man of many ...
State Lifeguards Battle Law Enforcement Association, State in Union Dispute
State lifeguards in Orange County and other parts of Southern California recently filed a petition with the Ninth Circuit Court ...
Exchange Club Honors Lifeguards of the Year for 2020, 2021
By C. Jayden Smith The Exchange Club of San Clemente on Thursday, May 19, recognized two of the city’s lifeguards, ...
City Sets Tryout Date for Summer Lifeguard Positions
Staff The City of San Clemente’s Marine Safety Division announced that the tryouts for seasonal lifeguard and lifeguard trainee positions ...
Ocean Fest Supports Local Youth Programs
Staff The San Clemente Ocean Festival this month delivered $1,250 checks to a pair of ocean-based programs in San Clemente ...
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: Ocean Fest, SC Times Partner for Photo Contest
By Fred Swegles For all the years you’ve ever attended the San Clemente Ocean Festival, how many memorable photographs have ...
Local Nonprofit Supports Junior Lifeguard Program with Donation Toward Scholarships
By Zara Flores The San Clemente Lifeguard and Junior Lifeguard Foundation donated $5,875 to the city in order to fund ...
City to Hold Tryouts for Open Lifeguard Positions
By Zara Flores Though the 2020 Junior Lifeguard Program was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, San Clemente will again ...
Lifeguards Perform 45 Rescues During Holiday Weekend
By Shawn Raymundo Over the three-day holiday weekend, which brought out many to California’s coast as a sweltering heat wave ...
Ready, Set, Swim: Applicants Test Their Mettle in City Lifeguard Tryouts
By Shawn Raymundo About 30 teens and young adults braved the cold ocean waters at the beach near the San ...
City to Hold Tryouts for Open Lifeguard Positions
Staff With the summer only a few months away, the city of San Clemente is gearing up for the season ...
City Approves Replacement of Timber Piles at Pier
Staff The city council approved a plan last month to allow the contractor currently making repairs to the Marine Safety ...
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