Emergency workers meet public at farmers market

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Bella Vista firefighter-paramedic Alex Cutbirth shows 3-year-old P.J. Caniglia how to raise and lower a powered stretcher. Cutbirth said this is a great chance to let kids take a close look at fire and EMS equipment.
Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Bella Vista firefighter-paramedic Alex Cutbirth shows 3-year-old P.J. Caniglia how to raise and lower a powered stretcher. Cutbirth said this is a great chance to let kids take a close look at fire and EMS equipment.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Benjy Pratt, 9, stands with Finnegan Pratt, 6, while firefighter-paramedic Alex Cutbirth shows them around the back of an ambulance. "It was really cool," Benjy Pratt said.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Caedmon Hutson, 2, left, takes a close look at Ladder 1 with Amos Hutson, 5, with help from firefighter-EMT John Vanatta while Jacob Hutson stands by with 5-month-old Ezra Hutson. "They love fire trucks and police cars and ambulances," Jacob Hutson said.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Crystal Skahan, left, proprietor of Crystal's Face Painting, paints a design on five-year-old Angelique Cotton's face at the Bella Vista Farmers Market.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Bella Vista firefighter-paramedic Alex Cutbirth shows 3-year-old P.J. Caniglia how to raise and lower a powered stretcher. Cutbirth said this is a great chance to let kids take a close look at fire and EMS equipment.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Families examine a squad car at the Bella Vista Farmers Market during a Public Service day the market hosted last Sunday, Sept. 16. Bella Vista police officer Joshua Hendry said this made a great chance for emergency workers to interact with the public in a positive space instead of tough times. "A lot of our shift is spent in our cars... it's nice to get out and meet people," Hendry said.

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Benjy Pratt, 9, stands with Finnegan Pratt, 6, while firefighter-paramedic Alex Cutbirth shows them around the back of an ambulance. "It was really cool," Benjy Pratt said.

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Bella Vista firefighter-paramedic Alex Cutbirth shows 3-year-old P.J. Caniglia how to raise and lower a powered stretcher. Cutbirth said this is a great chance to let kids take a close look at fire and EMS equipment.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Bella Vista firefighter-paramedic Alex Cutbirth shows 3-year-old P.J. Caniglia how to raise and lower a powered stretcher. Cutbirth said this is a great chance to let kids take a close look at fire and EMS equipment.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Bella Vista firefighter-paramedic Alex Cutbirth shows 3-year-old P.J. Caniglia how to raise and lower a powered stretcher. Cutbirth said this is a great chance to let kids take a close look at fire and EMS equipment.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Families examine a squad car at the Bella Vista Farmers Market during a Public Service day the market hosted last Sunday, Sept. 16. Bella Vista police officer Joshua Hendry said this made a great chance for emergency workers to interact with the public in a positive space instead of tough times. "A lot of our shift is spent in our cars... it's nice to get out and meet people," Hendry said.

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Families examine a squad car at the Bella Vista Farmers Market during a Public Service day the market hosted last Sunday, Sept. 16. Bella Vista police officer Joshua Hendry said this made a great chance for emergency workers to interact with the public in a positive space instead of tough times. "A lot of our shift is spent in our cars ... it's nice to get out and meet people," Hendry said.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Families examine a squad car at the Bella Vista Farmers Market during a Public Service day the market hosted last Sunday, Sept. 16. Bella Vista police officer Joshua Hendry said this made a great chance for emergency workers to interact with the public in a positive space instead of tough times. "A lot of our shift is spent in our cars... it's nice to get out and meet people," Hendry said.

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Crystal Skahan, left, proprietor of Crystal's Face Painting, paints a design on 5-year-old Angelique Cotton's face at the Bella Vista Farmers Market.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Crystal Skahan, left, proprietor of Crystal's Face Painting, paints a design on five-year-old Angelique Cotton's face at the Bella Vista Farmers Market.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Crystal Skahan, left, proprietor of Crystal's Face Painting, paints a design on five-year-old Angelique Cotton's face at the Bella Vista Farmers Market.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Caedmon Hutson, 2, left, takes a close look at Ladder 1 with Amos Hutson, 5, with help from firefighter-EMT John Vanatta while Jacob Hutson stands by with 5-month-old Ezra Hutson. "They love fire trucks and police cars and ambulances," Jacob Hutson said.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Caedmon Hutson, 2, left, takes a close look at Ladder 1 with Amos Hutson, 5, with help from firefighter-EMT John Vanatta while Jacob Hutson stands by with 5-month-old Ezra Hutson. "They love fire trucks and police cars and ambulances," Jacob Hutson said.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Caedmon Hutson, 2, left, takes a close look at Ladder 1 with Amos Hutson, 5, with help from firefighter-EMT John Vanatta while Jacob Hutson stands by with 5-month-old Ezra Hutson. "They love fire trucks and police cars and ambulances," Jacob Hutson said.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Benjy Pratt, 9, stands with Finnegan Pratt, 6, while firefighter-paramedic Alex Cutbirth shows them around the back of an ambulance. "It was really cool," Benjy Pratt said.

Keith Bryant/The Weekly Vista Benjy Pratt, 9, stands with Finnegan Pratt, 6, while firefighter-paramedic Alex Cutbirth shows them around the back of an ambulance. "It was really cool," Benjy Pratt said.

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General News on 09/19/2018