Touch-A-Truck Grows in Participation & Attendance

  • Milo, Julian, and Adelaide Edmison, of Shawnee, get hands-on experience with a bomb-detonating robot, as Deputy Matt Wagner and Sgt. David DeFord tell them about it. The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Bomb Squad robot was a popular attraction during the Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event at the CPN Festival Grounds on April 1. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Milo, Julian, and Adelaide Edmison, of Shawnee, get hands-on experience with a bomb-detonating robot, as Deputy Matt Wagner and Sgt. David DeFord tell them about it. The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Bomb Squad robot was a popular attraction during the Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event at the CPN Festival Grounds on April 1. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Sparky the Fire Dog gets a hug from Alyssa Whitecotton, 3, of Earlsboro, during the Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event at the CPN Festival Grounds on April 1. Sparky came with the McLoud Fire Department. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Sparky the Fire Dog gets a hug from Alyssa Whitecotton, 3, of Earlsboro, during the Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event at the CPN Festival Grounds on April 1. Sparky came with the McLoud Fire Department. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Several children visit the Pioneer Library Systems Maker Mobile where they 3-D printed dinosaurs and personalized bookmarks during the Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event at the CPN Festival Grounds on April 1. Photo provided by Tecumseh Public Library.
    Several children visit the Pioneer Library Systems Maker Mobile where they 3-D printed dinosaurs and personalized bookmarks during the Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event at the CPN Festival Grounds on April 1. Photo provided by Tecumseh Public Library.
  • McLoud firefighter Sammy Keller lifts 4-year-old Jackson Bottoms, of Shawnee, down from the fire engine's driver's seat, as Jackson's brother, Jameson Bottoms, 2, looks out the back window during the Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event at the CPN Festival Grounds on April 1. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    McLoud firefighter Sammy Keller lifts 4-year-old Jackson Bottoms, of Shawnee, down from the fire engine's driver's seat, as Jackson's brother, Jameson Bottoms, 2, looks out the back window during the Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event at the CPN Festival Grounds on April 1. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Chris Brady, 6, of Shawnee, tries on a firefighter's helmet while sitting in a Tecumseh Fire Department engine, as David Brown talks with him, during the Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event at the CPN Festival Grounds on April 1. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Chris Brady, 6, of Shawnee, tries on a firefighter's helmet while sitting in a Tecumseh Fire Department engine, as David Brown talks with him, during the Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event at the CPN Festival Grounds on April 1. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • The Shawnee High School Robotics Team demonstrates how their robot can make a basket during the Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event on April 1. Shown are Casey Peters, Lilly Lackey and Michael Buchanan. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    The Shawnee High School Robotics Team demonstrates how their robot can make a basket during the Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event on April 1. Shown are Casey Peters, Lilly Lackey and Michael Buchanan. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
  • Corey Brown, 11, of Shawnee, and Gideon Youngblood, 10, of Tecumseh, have a seat on two Shawnee Police Department motorcycles, as Cpl. Rich Rider, between them, supervises during the Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event at the CPN Festival Grounds on April 1. Also shown are Cpl. Vivian Lozano, far left, and David Youngblood, far right. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    Corey Brown, 11, of Shawnee, and Gideon Youngblood, 10, of Tecumseh, have a seat on two Shawnee Police Department motorcycles, as Cpl. Rich Rider, between them, supervises during the Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event at the CPN Festival Grounds on April 1. Also shown are Cpl. Vivian Lozano, far left, and David Youngblood, far right. Countywide & Sun/Natasha Dunagan
    The Touch-A-Truck and Beyond event has grown in both participants and attendance in its second year. Organized by Pottawatomie County Emergency Management (PCEM) and the Citizen Potawatomi Nation Emergency Management (CPNEM), the event featured 61 businesses and organizations, compared to 38 last year, and attracted an estimated 2,000 to 2,500 people, up from 1,000. “We ha...

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