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Stockton officials celebrate new playground, mural at Dentoni Park

Clifford Oto
The Record
Eleven-year-old Braden Quinn plays on the new playground equipment at Dentoni Park in north Stockton. A dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting was held at the park on Thursday. Stockton City Councilmember Sol Jobrack worked with State Assemblymember Carlos Villadupua to get funding for the improvements to the park with include a colorful mural on the park ' s basketball court. The playground, which was constructed in the existing play areas at the park, features a nature theme and includes swings, slides, a half dozen climbers, a sliding pole and more. Villapudua secured the $250,000 in state funds for the new playground, surface and for future improvements at the park. Acclaimed artist Jason Tetlak created and painted the basketball court mural. Dentoni Park is located at 1430 Royal Oaks Drive at Wagner Heights and Davis roads in north Stockton.
Eleven-year-old Braden Quinn plays on the new playground equipment at Dentoni Park in north Stockton. A dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting was held at the park on Thursday. Stockton City Councilmember Sol Jobrack worked with State Assemblymember Carlos Villadupua to get funding for the improvements to the park with include a colorful mural on the park's basketball court. 

The playground, which was constructed in the existing play areas at the park, features a nature theme and includes swings, slides, a half dozen climbers, a sliding pole and more. Villapudua secured the $250,000 in state funds for the new playground, surface and for future improvements at the park. Acclaimed artist Jason Tetlak created and painted the basketball court mural. Dentoni Park is located at 1430 Royal Oaks Drive at Wagner Heights and Davis roads in north Stockton.
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Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln takes a shot from a basketball court with a newly painted mural on it at Dentoni Park in north Stockton. A dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting was held at the park on Thursday. Stockton city councilman Sol Jobrack worked with State Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua to get funding for the improvements to the park with include a colorful mural on the park ' s basketball court.
Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln takes a shot from a basketball court with a newly painted mural on it at Dentoni Park in north Stockton. A dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting was held at the park on Thursday. Stockton city councilman Sol Jobrack worked with State Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua to get funding for the improvements to the park with include a colorful mural on the park's basketball court.
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Eight-year-old Nali Ceja-Ruiz, left, and her 5-year-old brother Auggi play on the new playground equipment at Dentoni Park in north Stockton. A dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting was held at the park on Thursday. Stockton City Councilmember Sol Jobrack worked with State Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua to get funding for the improvements to the park including a colorful mural on the park ' s basketball court.
Eight-year-old Nali Ceja-Ruiz, left, and her 5-year-old brother Auggi play on the new playground equipment at Dentoni Park in north Stockton. A dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting was held at the park on Thursday. Stockton City Councilmember Sol Jobrack worked with State Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua to get funding for the improvements to the park including a colorful mural on the park's basketball court. 
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Stockton City Manager Harry Black speaks at a dedication for new playground equipment and a basketball court mural at Dentoni Park in north Stockton. Stockton City Councilmember Sol Jobrack worked with State Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua to get funding for the improvements to the park.
Stockton City Manager Harry Black speaks at a dedication for new playground equipment and a basketball court mural at Dentoni Park in north Stockton. Stockton City Councilmember Sol Jobrack worked with State Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua to get funding for the improvements to the park. 
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Stockton City Councilmember Sol Jobrack speaks at a dedication for new playground equipment and a basketball court mural at Dentoni Park in north Stockton. Jobrack worked with State Assemblymember Carlos Villadupua to get funding for the improvements to the park.
Stockton City Councilmember Sol Jobrack speaks at a dedication for new playground equipment and a basketball court mural at Dentoni Park in north Stockton. Jobrack worked with State Assemblymember Carlos Villadupua to get funding for the improvements to the park.
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Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln speaks at a dedication for new playground equipment and a basketball court mural at Dentoni Park in north Stockton. Stockton City Councilmember Sol Jobrack worked with State Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua to get funding for the improvements to the park.
Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln speaks at a dedication for new playground equipment and a basketball court mural at Dentoni Park in north Stockton. Stockton City Councilmember Sol Jobrack worked with State Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua to get funding for the improvements to the park.
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Stockton City Councilmember Sol Jobrack, center right, and Xochitl Paderes, district coordinator for State Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua, perform a ribbon cutting ceremony surrounded by other city council members and dignitaries at a dedication for new playground equipment and a basketball court mural at Dentoni Park in north Stockton. Jobrack worked with Villapudua to get funding for the improvements to the park.
Stockton City Councilmember Sol Jobrack, center right, and Xochitl Paderes, district coordinator for State Assemblymember Carlos Villapudua, perform a ribbon cutting ceremony surrounded by other city council members and dignitaries at a dedication for new playground equipment and a basketball court mural at Dentoni Park in north Stockton. Jobrack worked with Villapudua to get funding for the improvements to the park.
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Eleven-year-old Braden Quinn takes a shot from a basketball court with a newly painted mural on it at Dentoni Park in north Stockton. A dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting was held at the park on Thursday. Stockton City Councilmember Sol Jobrack worked with State Assemblymember Carlos Villadupua to get funding for the improvements to the park with include a colorful mural on the park ' s basketball court.
Eleven-year-old Braden Quinn takes a shot from a basketball court with a newly painted mural on it at Dentoni Park in north Stockton. A dedication ceremony and ribbon cutting was held at the park on Thursday. Stockton City Councilmember Sol Jobrack worked with State Assemblymember Carlos Villadupua to get funding for the improvements to the park with include a colorful mural on the park's basketball court.
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