Bright sunshine and warm temperatures greeted the attendees at the 2015 “Touch a Truck” event at the Becker Community Center last Saturday morning, ensuring a steady stream of kids of all ages to take a look inside the big trucks and construction equipment on display in the parking lot. 

 

The list included perennial favorites like the Becker Fire Dept. long ladder truck, a Becker Police Dept. vehicle with lights ablaze, the North Memorial Air Ambulance, National Guard vehicles and uniformed troops to answer questions and the ice cream wagon as well.  Also on hand were a display of antique tractors, including the famous red Farm-All owned by Lou Husmann, and some construction equipment with a new twist, a sand pile with a fleet of Tonka® toy trucks that drew a flock of kids all day long for some “hands on” sand moving.  Also in the mix were a “big rig” semi from T. J. Potter Trucking, earth moving equipment and a big cement mixer from the Knife River Inc.

 

Inside the BCC a large garage sale was in full swing, with a variety of tables and displays available for shopping and an indoor “bounce castle” for the kids.