Kids Of All Ages Come Out For Touch A Truck
Joel, left, and Jacob Kimmel check out the concrete truck. This was the first time the boys had seen anything like this. They live in North Africa where their parents are missionaries.
SYRACUSE — After a rainy and chilly week, Mother Nature finally decided it was time for some nice weather, just in time for Touch A Truck, held today, Saturday, May 4, at the Syracuse Community Center.
Long Drive was closed so the large trucks could be on display. Part of the community center parking lot was used for a bike rodeo. The Syracuse-Wawasee Trails Committee and Wawasee Kiwanis handed out approximately 50 bike helmets to area youth who participated in the bike rodeo.
Lippert Components, Goshen; Green Mart, Leesburg; Kruse, Warsaw and Kuert Concrete, Goshen all brought trucks for area children to check out along with the Syracuse street department and fire department. Lake Coffee Co. and Roll-n-Smoke provided snacks for those who got hungry during the event.
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- Michael Schwalm didn’t let a broken leg keep him down. He had fun climbing in and checking out a semi brought in by AG Trucking out of Goshen.
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- Bill Haldewang, Wawasee Kiwanis, assists Logan Janowsky as he goes through the bike rodeo circuit during Touch A Truck at the Syracuse Community Center.
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- Lanie Owens, receives a fire fighters hat and coloring book from Battalion Chief Janelle Francil. Looking on is her mom, Mattie Owens.
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- Rosie Wanner had fun checking out a farm tractor at Touch a Truck.
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- Sawyer Sponseller had fun in a street sweeper with his mom, Sarah Sponseller at his side.
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- Grady Hose learns about how a fire truck works from Fire fighter John VanderReyden at Touch a Truck
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- Carli Bauer gets a little help with her helmet fitting by Justin Keller at Touch a Truck
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- Easton and Lola Stillwell receive fire fighter helmets from Turkey Creek Fire Battalion Chief Janelle Francil.
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- Wawasee Kiwanian Bill Haldewang goes over the bike rodeo course with Shannon Parcell at Touch a Truck
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- Easton Stilwell loves fire trucks, he even had one on his sweatshirt. Here fire fighter John VanderReyden is explaining to Easton how the controls work on a fire truck at Touch a Truck
