Children will have a chance to climb into heavy construction equipment, check out emergency vehicles and experience hands-on activities Saturday at Dozers & Dirt in Sparks.
The Northern Nevada Children’s Cancer Foundation is hosting the event Saturday, Sept. 19, at its new location at the Western Nevada Materials Aggregate Plant, located at 22585 E. I-80 in Sparks. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with gates closing at 2:30 p.m.
Children 17 and younger can operate more than 35 pieces of construction equipment. The event also will feature up-close displays of the RAVEN helicopter, a bomb unit, police cars and fire trucks…