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Kids and adults have fun at Touch-A-Truck event

November 14, 2018 By Special to The Laker/Lutz News

Children were clearly having a good time checking out a variety of trucks, buses and other vehicles during a Touch-A-Truck event at Starkey Ranch District Park, at 11880 Lake Blanche Drive in Odessa on Nov. 3.

Children could get their faces painted, enjoy inflatables and play games at the event, which was sponsored by the Medical Center of Trinity.

Hundreds took advantage of the sunshine and cooler weather to get up close and personal with dozens of vehicles, including those used in construction, a firetruck, police vehicles, and buses. Kids were encouraged to test out their curiosity by touching, exploring, climbing, and honking horns at the family event.

Parking was $5.

Sporting his freshly painted face, 3-year-old Brady Leiphart, of New Port Richey, tests out the driver seat of a large John Deere farming tractor. (Christine Holtzman)
While waiting for his older sister to get her face painted, 1-year-old Beckett Rumenik, of South Tampa, shares a tender moment with his mother, Shelly, in the cab of a John Deere utility tractor.
Mark Melichar, of Odessa, left, gives a helping hand to his 4-year-old son, Troy, as the youngster descended from the top of a Volvo G series articulated hauler with his siblings. Troy’s dad said he thought the event was a perfect way for families to spend time together.

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