The annual Spring Fling at Marthasville Elementary was Friday, May 12. Students enjoyed a variety of interesting stations, learning more about sea creatures, farm animals, basket weaving, the history of Marthasville, fire fighting, police work and comfort dogs.   Record photos/Cindy Gladden.

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Daniel Meadows met an interesting new burro friend Friday, May 12, during the annual Marthasville Elementary School Spring Fling. FFA students from Washington High School provided a variety of animals for the students to see and pet.

Retired teacher Daryl Fleer brought all kinds of interesting sea creatures to the Marthasville Elementary School Spring Fling Friday, May 12. Laycie Adkins, right, checks out the sharp needles of a puffer fish.

Angel Simpson, center, learned about forests and fire fighting from forestry agents Lafe Schweissguth, left, and Jeff Bakameyer during the Marthasville Elementary Spring Fling held Friday, May 12. Simpson tried on the leaf blower to see how much it weighs. It’s just one of the tools the agents carry to fight forest fires.

Cassidy Hanneken checks to see if there really is a sea sound from a conch shell during the Marthasville Elementary School Spring Fling held Friday, May 12.

Students from Marthasville Elementary got to know Sheba, a comfort dog from LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs of Immanual Lutheran Church, during the annual Spring Fling held Friday, May 12. Sheba visits nursing homes, hospitals, schools, disaster scenes and the Special Olympics.