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A San Marcos campus is bringing horses into team-building
Plus, more college students now qualify for CalFresh, and Vista has a new economic plan.
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Horse program
If your team could use a different kind of meeting, the TERI Campus of Life in San Marcos has launched "The TERI Equine Experience," a leadership program for corporations, nonprofits, clubs and other groups. It runs guided activities with horses at the Harriet E. Pfleger Equestrian Center, where TERI has offered horse programs to people with disabilities since 2011. The Coast News
Vista plan
The Vista Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee heard from Economic Development Manager Aaron Schulze at its November meeting about the recently adopted Vista Economic Development Strategy. The strategy aims to expand economic mobility and quality of life for residents. North County Daily Star
CalFresh
If you're a college student, students enrolled at least half time at a California community college, CSU or UC now meet CalFresh enrollment requirements. On June 1, new federal rules also exempted students from CalFresh work requirements. Village News
Shock hockey
The Oceanside Shock lost both games of a weekend home-and-home series to first-place Fresno. Escondido's Sam Bailey scored his first goal as a professional hockey player in the 6-2 loss. North County Daily Star
Fresno beat the Oceanside Shock twice in a weekend
- Oceanside Shock2Fresno Falcons6 (won)
- Fresno Falcons10 (won)Oceanside Shock1
Source: North County Daily Star
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A San Marcos campus is bringing horses into team-building
Plus, more college students now qualify for CalFresh, and Vista has a new economic plan.
The TLDR
- TERI Campus of Life launches a team-building program with horses
- Vista's new economic development strategy gets a Chamber briefing
- More California college students now qualify for CalFresh
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