Jill Schramm/MDN Five-year-old Cooper Hovda enjoys sitting behind the controls of a Bobcat used for snow removal while parked in the Minot Public Works Building Wednesday. The Public Works Department held an open house in observance of National Public Works Week that included hands-on activities for kids. Large and small equipment was on display, and a sewer televising demonstration was conducted.

Jill Schramm/MDN Callie Cook watches as Theo Wetz-Cook draws on a portion of a snow plow that was painted white to accommodate signatures and art work during the Minot Public Works open house Wednesday. The open house included giveaways and prize drawings, including a grand prize entitling a student to a garbage truck ride to school Thursday. Braya Monley won the ride to Longfellow Elementary School.