{"id":28639,"date":"2019-08-10T14:47:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-10T20:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/?p=59352"},"modified":"2019-08-10T14:47:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-10T20:47:42","slug":"kids-explore-variety-of-vehicles-at-granbys-touch-a-truck-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/community\/kids-explore-variety-of-vehicles-at-granbys-touch-a-truck-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids explore variety of vehicles at Granby\u2019s Touch a Truck Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script> jQuery(document).ready(function($) { $('#imageGallery-59352-584').lightSlider({ gallery:true, item:1, loop:true, thumbItem:9, slideMargin:0, enableTouch:true, enableDrag: false, currentPagerPosition:'left', onSliderLoad: function(el) { $( '.gallery-loading' ).hide(); $( '.swift-gallery' ).css( 'opacity', 1 ); var maxHeight = 0, container = $(el), children = container.children(); children.each(function () { var childHeight = $(this).prop( 'scrollHeight' ); if (childHeight > maxHeight) { maxHeight = childHeight; } }); container.height(maxHeight); } }); }); <\/script> <\/p>\n<div class=\"row gallery-loading\">\n<div class=\"col\">\n<p class=\"text-center\"><i class=\"fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin\"><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" style=\"opacity: 0;\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-59352-584\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1779-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1779-1024x681.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | Colorado Parks and Wildlife participated on Saturday morning, taking the opportunity to introduce kids to their agency. \" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Colorado Parks and Wildlife participated on Saturday morning, taking the opportunity to introduce kids to their agency. <\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1779-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\n<p><!-- END .col --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- END .row --> <\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1787-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1787-1024x681.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | Mountain Parks Electric gave rides in its truck's bucket.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Mountain Parks Electric gave rides in its truck&#8217;s bucket.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1787-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\n<p><!-- END .col --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- END .row --> <\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1796-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1796-1024x681.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | Construction vehicles, such as bulldozers, front loaders and excavators, were some of the most popular trucks on Saturday.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Construction vehicles, such as bulldozers, front loaders and excavators, were some of the most popular trucks on Saturday.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1796-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\n<p><!-- END .col --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- END .row --> <\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1814-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1814-1024x681.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | 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.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Horns filled the morning air as kids in all kinds of trucks, including the Trash Company&#8217;s garbage truck, honked happily in the drivers&#8217; seats.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1814-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\n<p><!-- END .col --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- END .row --> <\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1804-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1804-1024x681.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | Another popular station at the 19th annual Touch a Truck Day was the MedEvac helicopter.\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Another popular station at the 19th annual Touch a Truck Day was the MedEvac helicopter.<\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1804-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\n<p><!-- END .col --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- END .row --> <\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1807-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1807-1024x681.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com | Grand County Landscaping had its excavator on display, while an employee explained how to operate the machine (while it was off, of course). \" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><strong>Grand County Landscaping had its excavator on display, while an employee explained how to operate the machine (while it was off, of course). <\/strong><br \/>McKenna Harford \/ mharford@skyhinews.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skyhinews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/08\/DSC_1807-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/div>\n<p><!-- END .col --> <\/div>\n<p><!-- END .row --> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Despite a soggy Saturday morning, families from around the county gathered at Middle Park High School for Granby&#8217;s 19th annual Touch a Truck Day.<\/p>\n<p>Participants included local law enforcement and first responders, as well as local construction, landscaping, mortuary, trash and electric companies. <\/p>\n<p>Most stations let kids directly interact with the trucks&#8217; 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&#8217; buckets.<\/p>\n<p>Boden Jump, a swing driver for Waste Management, said he enjoys the event because it brings smiles to the kids&#8217; faces but also because it gives him a chance to interact with the community and families he sees on his regular route.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colorado Parks and Wildlife participated on Saturday morning, taking the opportunity to introduce kids to their agency. 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