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Building cultural bridges through tennis
tennis program
Students from northern France enjoy tennis training at Brenda Athletic Club on Thursday through the Horizons Du Monde program. - photo by CANDY PADILLA/The Journal
Students from northern France enjoyed tennis training at Brenda Athletic Club on Thursday through the Horizons Du Monde program. The program is set up to send students from France on a 10-day trip to various locations in the United States for homestays that include tours and special activities to learn the culture of the state they are staying in. "The whole point is to build a cultural bridge between the two countries and to immerse the children into the United States’ culture," said Turlock coordinator for Du Monde, Margo Patterson.
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The pool is open…finally
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Turlock City Councilmember Rebecka Monez, who grew up swimming in the Columbia Park pool, was a vocal proponent for the facility’s $9.1 million renovation (JOE CORTEZ/The Journal).
Councilmember Rebecka Monez and former city manager Reagan Wilson, both of whom grew up swimming in the Columbia Park pool on the city’s Westside, delivered the ceremonial “first plunge” on Saturday at the grand re-opening ceremony.
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