Kids Enjoy Hands-On Fun At Annual Touch-A-Truck Event
It’s safety first and steering access second as Magnolia Main, 3, stretches to reach the wheel of one of two Turkey Creek Fire Territory ambulances on display at the Touch-a-Truck event Saturday, May 7.
By Ray Balogh
InkFreeNews
Dozens of youngsters gaped wide-eyed at gargantuan agricultural and municipal vehicles and muscled the steering wheels of tractors, ambulances and dump trucks at Wawasee High School Key Club’s annual Touch-a-Truck event held Saturday, May 7, in the parking lot of Syracuse Elementary School.
Other vehicles included a Kosciusko County Sheriff’s truck, school bus, John Deere gator, concrete truck and Lippert day cab.
The event was held in conjunction with the neighboring car show, held in the parking lot of the Syracuse Eagles Aerie 3760 adjacent to the school’s property.
A fuller article of the event will appear in the Wednesday, May 11, edition of The Mail-Journal.
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- The Kuehl concrete truck was a popular draw at the Touch-a-Truck event.
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- Derick Dowell of Goshen hands his son, Holden, 6, a free football courtesy of the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department.
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- Kaz Toler, 5 1/2, just fits inside the rim of a John Deere tractor tire. He is accompanied by his mom, Kirsta Toler, and one-year-old sister, Bexley. His father, Jason, was also on hand. The family hails from Pierceton.
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- Ethan Richardson, 5, pilots a John Deere tractor while his sister Harper, 3, tenuously holds on, no doubt anticipating a bumpy trip. The siblings are the children of Adam and Jamie Richardson of Syracuse.
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- A young attendee rushes to experience all the wonders of the two dump trucks provided by the town of Syracuse at the Touch-a-Truck event.
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- Emergency department personnel oversee the Touch-a-Truck event held Saturday, May 7, at Syracuse Elementary School. Show from left are Chris Francis, sergeant with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department; and Turkey Creek Fire Territory personnel Erik Cox, firefighter/paramedic; Brian Richcreek, battalion chief; and Spencer Miller, firefighter/EMT.
