Kids still got to touch trucks, sit in some, on Saturday despite rain in Harrison

Henry Durr, 1, gets to check out the interior cab of a John Deere backhoe along with his older brother Connor, 4, (background), as their dad, Alex Durr, of Fox Chapel, waits to lift him down during the annual Touch-A-Truck event at Highlands High School on Saturday in Harrison. It’s sponsored by the Harrison Township Recreation Board.

Vicki Gumpher of Tarentum watches her granddaughter, Arya Gumpher, 7, of Shaler, as she waves to Upper Allegheny Joint Sanitary Authority truck driver Mike Brzoska as he sits in his truck handing out goodie bags to kids. The encounter took place during the annual Harrison Touch-A-Truck event at Highlands High School on Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Harrison. It was sponsored by the Harrison Township Recreation Board.

A view seen from a high lift owned by professional painter Dan Thimons of Harrison shows the rainy scene during the annual Harrison Touch-A-Truck event on Saturday, May 13, 2023 at Highlands High School in Harrison. It was sponsored by the Harrison Township Recreation Board.

Truck driver Mike Brzoska of Harrison, an employee of Upper Allegheny Joint Sanitary Authority, hands out goodie bags to siblings (from left) Joanna, 7, Emma, 3, and Rosemary Resnick, 5, all of Harrison. The encounter took place during the annual Touch-A-Truck event at Highlands High School on Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Harrison. Brzoska usually attends the event with his work equipment so kids can get a firsthand glimpse of some of the trucks that are used by area businesses. It was sponsored by the Harrison Township Recreation Board.

Mike Brzoska of Harrison, who drives a sanitary truck for Upper Allegheny Joint Sanitary Authority, hands out goodie bags to kids during the annual Touch-A-Truck event at Highlands High School on Saturday, May 13, 2023 in Harrison. It was sponsored by the Harrison Township Recreation Board.