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USA "Children at Play, Salinas, CA" Jay Dunn 69 images Created 3 Feb 2016

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  • The Cabanillas family practices their bubble-blowing skills at Ariel Theatrical's annual benefit hosted by The Farm in Salinas.
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  • Gretchen Stoffel wins the sack race at Ariel Theatrical's annual benefit showcasing their production of "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. "
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  • Emily Ramirez, 11, handles an angora rabbit at Sunday’s Rancho Cielo Family Fun Day in Salinas.
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  • Young Lily Micheli, 7, hold up her eighth catch-and-release of the day at Sunday’s Rancho Cielo Family Fun Day in Salinas.
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  • Mason Stewart, 5, gets to know Bailey, a two year-old heifer on Thursday at the Monterey County Fair. An orphan, Bailey was brought to the fair in 2011 only two days old, and was bottle-fed by her handler, McKenzie Miller, in pink, from Corral de Tierra in Salinas. The cow is now very healthy indeed, and is pregnant for the first time.
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  • A young player from Cualcoman, a coed Salinas Soccer League team, begins his run at a perfectly curved free kick, arcing over both defenders and the goalkeeper from Atlas Junior to score a goal. Sundays at the Constitution Soccer Complex in Salinas are typically packed with players, parents, friends, and vendors watching games and cheering on their favorites.
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  • Yamilet Moreno, 3, just hangin' out on the swings at Natividad Creek Park on Sunday in Salinas.
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  • At right, Destiny Garcia, 9, and her twin Cassandra work out on the heavy bags at the Salinas Boxing Club in Closter Park.
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  • Julisa Salazar, 3, has fun crawling through this colorful play tunnel at Sunday's Dia Del Niño Event at La Paz Park in Salinas. The family event, co-sponsored with Poder Popular, drew children and their parents from all over the community to enjoy music, food and games from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
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  • Mason Moore, 4, has a whale of a time learning to swim under the guidance of instructor Michael Robinson during spring break "Splash Week" at the Salinas Community YMCA.
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  • Kids really enjoyed the gigantic inflatable "Boot Camp" obstacle course at the event on Saturday night.
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  • Saturday evening's "Teen Galactic Block Party" at the Bread Box Recreation Center had just the right youth recipe for tension-release, with an ample supply of music, games, food and good humor. With several huge inflatable obstacle courses, an electronic games trailer, indoor archery and arcades, glow-stick art, sumo wrestling, raffles, and even a bike rodeo emphasizing safety, the event encouraged healthy fun and community spirit. Kids were provided transportation from the Hebbron Family Center, adding friendships to the mix.
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  • Saturday evening's "Teen Galactic Block Party" at the Bread Box Recreation Center had just the right youth recipe for tension-release, with an ample supply of music, games, food and good humor. With several huge inflatable obstacle courses, an electronic games trailer, indoor archery and arcades, glow-stick art, sumo wrestling, raffles, and even a bike rodeo emphasizing safety, the event encouraged healthy fun and community spirit. Kids were provided transportation from the Hebbron Family Center, adding friendships to the mix.
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  • Six-year old Cloy Rosas, right, reads with a friend after "checking out" a Sesame Street book on opening day of Salinas' first Little Library at El Gabilan Park in Salinas. Two more Little Libraries were installed on Wednesday, in Central Park and McKinnon Park, with two more slated to start this summer.
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  • Gabriela Scaroni, 11, practices her solo routine while coach Linda Aguilar of the California Classics Baton Club looks on. The Salinas group will be sending a five-person team to compete next week at the U.S. National Twirling Championships in Stockton, CA, while seven members will offer individual routines.
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  • Thousands of cheerful spectators lined South Main Street on Saturday night, July 12th, for the traditional lighted Colmo del Rodeo Parade, one of the many events to kick off the 2014 California Rodeo Salinas.
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  • Mateo Chaidez, 2, makes a bubble big enough to walk in at Thursday's "Tough Enough To Wear Pink" night at the 2014 California Rodeo Salinas.
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  • A girl enjoys hanging on the fence at Thursday's "Tough Enough To Wear Pink" night at the 2014 California Rodeo Salinas.
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  • Young roper Max Cohn, 3, gets some practice before Friday's "Fight Hunger Night" at the California Rodeo Salinas.
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  • From left, Elvira, 7, Jessica, 6, and Stormy Ferrel, 4, sign in at the El Dorado Park Recreation Center for a four-hour City of Salinas Parks and Community Services program in which they can use the play facilities under gentle supervision.
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  • Kids play in the shade at Sunday’s “El Grito” celebration in Salinas marking September 16th's anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain. The annual fiesta, which occupies East Alisal Street between Wood and Sanborn, brimmed as usual with booths selling patriotic souvenirs and all manner of food and drink. Local businesses and nonprofits manned booths with information about health and community programs, while traditional “bandas” filled the afternoon with dance music and good cheer.
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  • From left, Loma Vista Elementary School students Monzerrat Mata, 11, Frida Aguirre Ceja, 10 and Monzerrat’s sister Marisol, 10, take a selfie after school on Monday behind the Hebbron Family Center. Monzerrat’s 12th birthday is tomorrow, September 16th, the anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain.
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  • From left, Salvador Martinez, 12, Salvador Mexicano, 11, and Jesús Saldaña, 11, take a break from shooting hoops at the Breadbox Recreation Center on Monday in Salinas.
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  • The giant water bubbles were popular at Sunday’s annual California Airshow Salinas. Aviation action, plenty of food and drink, and multiple attractions kept families happy.
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  • Nicole Petitt plays with ther son Hunter at Monday’s grand opening of the “Salinas PAL Youth Center” inside the old California National Guard Armory.
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  • Jovanni Cazarez, 9, works out on a training ladder at Tuesday's CCFA clinic at Cesar Chavez Park in Salinas.
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  • Children play in an apartment window at 1337 Garner Ave in east Salinas. Saturday's intense fire ravaged part of the complex, leaving many families homeless.
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  • Liliana Garcia, 6, chose her own face paint colors at Sunday’s annual Caminos Del Arte Day of The Dead Festival in Closter Park in Salinas.
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  • One happy Girl Scout, five year-old Angelina Villegas does her homework at the Alisal Program Center near Closter Park in Salinas. Through the center, these girls have a wealth of safe after-school activities from Monday through Friday.
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  • Girls from Sacred Heart prepare their Nativity float before the parade on Sunday evening. Thousands of Salinas residents turned out to experience the magic of the 14th annual Holiday Parade of Lights in Oldtown Salinas.
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  • After school on Wednesday, several hundred area east Salinas children had a joyous afternoon with a full-fledged Christmas party, courtesy of the second annual Cesar Chavez Library Snow Day. The main attraction, of course, was a giant pile of fresh snow.
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  • Complete with snow, children from East Salinas enjoy a full-fledged Christmas party on Wednesday afternoon,  courtesy of the second annual Cesar Chavez Library Snow Day.
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  • Under the tutelage of Pee Wee basketball coach Markus Garnica, left, young players Julian Garcia, 6, Aaliya Ruiz, 5, and Gael Vega, 5, practice their defensive skills during their first practice on Sunday afternoon at the Recreation Center on Lincoln Avenue in Salinas.
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  • From left, Ivan Nolasco, 19, and Julianne Hunsdorfer, 22, watch Gaspar Caballero, 14, rock out on Guitar Hero 3 at the Hebbron Family Center in Salinas. Caballero is a student at Alisal High School, and Hunsdorfer is a Recreation Program Specialist with the City of Salinas Parks and Community Services Department. 
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  • Just hanging out after school, eight year-old Mairin Chavez plays on a solitary rope hanging from a tree in her modest front yard in east Salinas. Keen to show off her gymnastic skills, she twisted and turned for a visitor all kinds of different ways, just for fun.
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  • When Sherwood Elementary School lets out for the day, the corner of North Wood St. and East Alisal St. in Salinas becomes a very busy place. Parents come in one direction to pick up their children, and kids group up to cross the street to wend their way home. On this corner is a thoughtfully-placed bench that belongs to Maribel Hair Studio. The big smiles here belong to twins Yanile and Miguel Villanueva, both 7, who are second-graders at Sherwood, and happy indeed.
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  • Keeping his eyes on the ball, future Globetrotter Jose Garcia, 11, practices his basketball skills at the Breadbox Recreation Center in east Salinas. Garcia is a 6th-grader at nearby Martin Luther King Jr. Academy.
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  • Making the most of stellar weather on Sunday afternoon, children in east Salinas enjoyed the chance to just play. Coming down the slide at La Paz Park is three year-old Christopher Arambula, fearless and face-first. His parents stood close by, but let him discover his limits.
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  • Tony Castro, left, is cool and calm while Jovanny Melo’s body language says it all during their after-school game of Jenga at Salinas' Hebbron Family Center on Monday.
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  • From left, deep in distraction after a hard day at school, friends Jaime Castro, Angel Caballero and Joey Criswell hang out at the Hebbron Family Center in Salinas.
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  • On a hot blue afternoon, four year-old Norali Perez of east Salinas splashes around after-school with her sister Maria, a Loma Vista 5th grader, in a pool filled up just for the occasion.
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  • From left, in the background, Daniel Herrera, 11, on his bike, Rayan Pedrano, 12, Hope Carbajal, 10 and her sister Faith, 6, just hanging out at the Central Park Recreation Center in Salinas during spring break.
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  • More than fifty enthusiastic children took part on Thursday afternoon in an Easter-themed piñata party at the Cesar Chavez Library. Many of these kids had spent several hours doing their vacation homework, so to the cheers of parents, they eagerly took shots at emptying the colorful candy-filled star of its contents. After all the kids had a turn, and were munching from Easter baskets, the hard-working staff at the library had their turn at bat.
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  • KIds made use of the great play equipment during the festivities at La Paz Park on Sunday for Dia del Niño (Day of the Child) in Salinas.
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  • Friends Emily Velasco, left, and Andrea Soltero, both 9, getting ready for a Guitar Hero session at the Hebbron Family Center in Salinas.
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  • Making paper bag puppets at a summer enrichment program at the Cesar Chavez Library in east Salinas, CA.
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  • Enjoying a relaxed afternoon in the company of friends are, from right, Virgilio Hernandez, 10, Jorge Aguilar, 9, Jose Ahedo, 9, and Gustavo Aguilera, 11.
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  • A summer camper douses himself during a water game at the Central Coast YMCA's annual Kids Day at Toro Park on Wednesday.
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  • Scenes from the nighttime 2015 Colmo del Rodeo Parade on Saturday. The event marks the start of Big Week in Salinas, CA, and is preceded by the Kiddy Kapers Parade, which celebrates children.
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  • Scenes from the 2015 Kiddy Kapers Parade on Saturday afternoon. The event celebrates youth, and precedes the Colmo del Rodeo Parade during the evening, the official start to Big Week in Salinas, CA.
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  • Students look to their teacher for the next dance move, at CONTRA-TIEMPO's workshop at CSUMB for migrant students from Salinas.
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  • Mauricio Reyes, 6, and his orange scooter at the Breadbox in east Salinas.
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  • Alejandro Aguilar practices Kendama with a pool ball at the  Breadbox in east Salinas. The wooden ball he's holding in his left hand is light, which makes it harder to catch in a cup.
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  • Girl Scouts from the Towt Street Center in east Salinas react as their first painted stencil comes out flawlessly.
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  • Sunday, October 25th saw a great turnout for the third annual Ciclovia Salinas, where a long section of Alisal Street was closed to motor traffic for four hours, allowing hundreds of citizens to enjoy a car-free day.
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  • On Sunday at Tatum's Garden in Salinas, children and their families enjoyed a party celebrating the second anniversary of the popular disability-friendly playground.
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  • On Sunday at Tatum's Garden in Salinas, children and their families enjoyed a party celebrating the second anniversary of the popular disability-friendly playground.
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  • As a complement to First Friday’s Art Walk in Oldtown, Alisal artists without a place to exhibit held their own show called Art for the Deprived at Natividad Creek Park.
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  • Twins Dani and Gabi Sixto were happy to attend the Christmas toy giveaway on Friday, made possible by the César Chávez Futbol Academy and the Alisal Family Resource Center on Friday.
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  • Viviana Reyes, 7, takes a smile break from her homework after school at the César Chávez Library in Salinas
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  • Judith Hernandez, 7, Alfredo Matias, 9, and Esmeralda Matias, 7, play a word-guessing game at the Breadbox Recreation Center in Salinas.
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  • Sherwood students play "Four Corners" while teacher Corina Rarang counts down while hiding her eyes. Rarang is a HASA, or homework assisting supervisor of activity at the school.
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  • From left, Cierra and Adan Espinoza, with Kamyla and Matthew Cruz Mendoza at Salinas' Natividad Creek Park.
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  • Kids play during recess at Loma Vista Elementary School in Salinas, CA.
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  • Ricardo Arellano, 9, and Pikachu the cockatoo enjoying a beautiful afternoon at Closter Park in Salinas.
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  • At the Hebbron Family Center in Salinas, assistant Matilde Peña draws a tropical island on which chilldren in the Tiny Tots program will paint.
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  • Tiny Tots Playschool participants Sophia Silva Huitron, left, and Briselda Quintana are having a great time on Tuesday morning at the Hebbron Family Center in Salinas.
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  • Gabriela offers a reporter some baby peaches, photographed on Del Monte Avenue in east Salinas.
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  • Carlos Mejia, 6, and a friend fly his "papalote," or flying kite, under the power lines near Jesse Sanchez Elementary School in east Salinas.
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