Trinity Nadeau, 10, of Lisbon sits in the “Wellness Mobile” on Saturday during the Touch-a-Truck event at the Lewiston Mall. Eddie Greyfox Burgess, left, hands out material promoting wellness from the 1965 Ford Fairlane during the event.  Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Cub Scout Pack 116 out of Lewiston sponsored Saturday’s Touch-a-Truck show that featured 46 vehicles that children could climb in to check out at the Lewiston Mall. About 30 scouts and 20 leaders volunteered during the free community event, said Cub Master Christian Arsenault.

Joshua Marsella of West Gardiner removes his 2-year-old son, Lennon, from the controls of a Easy Rent-All front loader Saturday during the Touch-a-Truck event at the Lewiston Mall. Lennon Marsella was having too much fun to come down, so his father climbed up to get him during the event. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Xavier Fahnestock, right, of Wales and his grandfather, Moe Cyr of Sabattus, help Fahnestock’s 4-year-old sister, Zaylee, climb down from a Gendron & Gendron grader Saturday during the Touch-a-Truck event at the Lewiston Mall. Cyr is a heavy hauler and equipment operator for Gendron & Gendron and drove the equipment to the event. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Logan Veilleux, 2, of Minot sits Saturday at the controls of a St. Laurent & Sons excavator during the Touch-a-Truck event at the Lewiston Mall. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Driver Kyle Galarneau of Turner drove a Savage Services Corp. truck Saturday over to the the Touch-a-Truck event at the Lewiston Mall. Galarneau said this particular truck is set up to haul plastic pellets, but the Auburn company specializes in moving materials that come off the rail line to businesses throughout Maine. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Sydney Roy, 6, of Lewiston sits at the controls of an Easy Rent-All mini excavator during the Touch-a-Truck event at the Lewiston Mall. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Mahdi Chaeichi of Lewiston helps his 5-year-old son, Sina, climb down from an Easy Rent-All front loader Saturday during the Touch-a-Truck event at the Lewiston Mall. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

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