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Colorado Parks and Wildlife participated on Saturday morning, taking the opportunity to introduce kids to their agency.
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Mountain Parks Electric gave rides in its truck’s bucket.
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Construction vehicles, such as bulldozers, front loaders and excavators, were some of the most popular trucks on Saturday.
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Horns filled the morning air as kids in all kinds of trucks, including the Trash Company’s garbage truck, honked happily in the drivers’ seats.
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Another popular station at the 19th annual Touch a Truck Day was the MedEvac helicopter.
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Grand County Landscaping had its excavator on display, while an employee explained how to operate the machine (while it was off, of course).
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Despite a soggy Saturday morning, families from around the county gathered at Middle Park High School for Granby’s 19th annual Touch a Truck Day.
Participants included local law enforcement and first responders, as well as local construction, landscaping, mortuary, trash and electric companies.
Most stations let kids directly interact with the trucks’ features, be it a loud horn or police sirens or the levers of an excavator. Mountain Parks Electric and East Grand Fire also gave rides in their respective trucks’ buckets.
Boden Jump, a swing driver for Waste Management, said he enjoys the event because it brings smiles to the kids’ faces but also because it gives him a chance to interact with the community and families he sees on his regular route.