On Saturday, May 3rd Westport kids had an opportunity to not just look at all kinds of trucks, cranes, earthmoving machines, police cars etc., but to climb onto or into them and give the levers, steering wheels, horns & sirens a workout.
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The 18th annual family event, a fundraiser for Westport-Weston Cooperative Nursery School located at 10 Lyons Plain Road in Westport, was graced with beautiful weather, and the predicted showers were nowhere in sight.

Officer Thompson was kept pretty busy as the Westport PD Harley Davidson was a prime attraction. We were confused as to why there was a line at the Westport school bus as it was a Saturday and it seemed an odd place for a line, however it was the cance to take the driver's seat that drew the crowd.

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Above, Officer Thompson, Westport’s new Chief Of Police, David Farrell, and Captain Eric Woods

The team of Pete & Chris had a big crowd for their entire show with their great entertainment, magic and comedy and there was live guitarist taking requests.

The Westport-Weston Co-Op Experience tent offered the kids a chance to get their face painted and to express their inner arts & crafts skills.

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No matter the attraction of trucks, Earth movers, the giant crane, police car, motorcycle and Westport Volunteer EMS ambulance, some of the kids were unable to pass up the chance to splash and play in a giant puddle. One little girl was especially enamored, going back and forth over and over and was just delighted to do so.

This year, the lead sponsor was Westport's Interstate Lumber, a fourth generation family business offering premier building products. Interstate operates their lumber yard and their new Design Center, on Post Road East. The Interstate team on hand to give out colorful tie-dye t-shirts to the kids and great advise on products essential for building a Westport Dream Home. The group photo is (L. to R.), Jim Ballis and his wife Angie, Interstate President and CEO Sheldon Kahan and Marketing Director and family fourth generation, Ben Kahan. One youngster takes a turn on Interstate’s new Moffett fork lift which fits snugly into the back of their big-rig flatbed and unloads building products to their home builder customers.

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Noah's Ark Moving & Storage had the right idea, using their lift gate to bring kids up to the interior of one of their moving trucks where they could indulge their fantasy of throwing packing peanuts anywhere they want, and popping large sheets of bulb wrap and not having to worry about cleaning up the mess.