The news team of Picket Fence Media has much to celebrate, publisher and company founder Norb Garrett announces this week. PFM has won 10 coveted California Journalism Awards from the California News Publishers Association (CNPA) for our editorial efforts in 2022, including our first-ever “General Excellence” award in print for Dana Point Times.
Monica Esparza, a classical Spanish guitar builder and San Clemente businesswoman who has spent more than two decades constructing acoustic, performance-level guitars, was the only American invited to take part in a luthier exhibition and festival in Spain.
Tom Marshall pens one last Historical Happenings column for the San Clemente Times, as he is resigning from the Historical Society so he and his wife, Dominique, can spend more time traveling.
A bit of rainy weather couldn’t keep the legacy of town founder Ole Hanson away from the Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens his former dream home on Sunday evening, March 19, as the San Clemente Historical Society gathered with several dozen community members to celebrate the local group’s 50th anniversary.