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Play park renamed in honor of project’s young champion
augusta bates park
The sign over the wooden structure at Donnelly Park will soon read “Augusta Bates Children’s Play Park” in honor of the woman who 20 years ago at age 10 led the effort to get the park built (Journal file photo).
Augusta Bates was 10 years old when she led an effort to have a wooden play park built in Turlock for children of all ages to enjoy. Twenty years later, her efforts will be memorialized as the Turlock City Council voted on Tuesday to rename the Turlock Children’s Play Park area of Donnelly Park in her honor.