Stop by Touch-a-Truck event Aug. 12
The Algonquin Township Highway Department, along with the Fox River Grove Lions Club, is sponsoring its annual Touch-a-Truck event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12.
They will be featuring a helicopter, a 40-foot crane, police and fire vehicles, a John Deere 5100 E Tractor equipped with a stump grinder, tow trucks, a Pink Ready Mix Truck, Cub Cadet garden tractors, Large Wing Plow Truck, a National Night Out "Show Car", an armored Humvee, a garbage truck and a number of other exciting vehicles for children of all ages to experience.
Other highlights include a DJ, balloon animals, face painting and a bouncy house. There will be hot dogs, brats and drinks for sale, provided by the Fox River Grove Lions Club.
Event sponsors include: Barrington Hills Police Department of Barrington Hills; Cary Police Department; Cary Fire Protection District; Cary Public Works; Cary Park District; Chiro One of Crystal Lake; Fox River Grove Fire Protection District; Fox River Grove Police Department; McHenry County Sheriff's Police; Fox River Grove Lions Club; Whitey's Crane Rental of Cary; Flood Brothers Disposal of Oakbrook Terrace; Bedrock Stabilization of Wonder Lake; McHenry County Conservation District of Woodstock; Clarke Environmental Mosquito Management in Roselle; Laura Castronovo of Crystal Lake; Prairie Material of Bridgeview; William J. Rieke of Cary; D&L Midwest of Cary; Crown Restrooms in Woodstock; and Ready 2 Bounce of Palatine.