Easter Egg Hunts abound in Big Walnut territory

By LENNY C. LEPOLA

News Assis­tant Man­ag­ing Editor

They last for only a few min­utes. They’re over in a vir­tual heart­beat, but chil­dren line up at Easter Egg Hunts every­where in antic­i­pa­tion of that sev­eral minute thrill ride across lawns pep­pered with brightly col­ored Easter eggs filled with sweet treats.

And, if it’s the Sat­ur­day, March 23, Fra­ter­nal Order of Eagles Easter Egg Hunt on Sun­bury Vil­lage Square, chil­dren stick around after the lawn has been swept clean of Easter eggs to see if they are lucky win­ners of a bicy­cle, this year with a lit­tle help from Meijer.

But to win a bike, par­tic­i­pants must sign up imme­di­ately before the Easter Egg Hunt. Bicy­cle sign up is from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and the hunt begins promptly at 12 noon.

Sun­bury United Methodist Church (SUMC) is host­ing its ninth annual Com­mu­nity Easter Cel­e­bra­tion on Sat­ur­day, March 23. The event is free and open to the entire com­mu­nity. Activ­i­ties begin at 10 a.m. includ­ing “hare” raisin’ games, prizes, crafts, refresh­ments and a com­pli­men­tary pic­ture with the Easter Bunny.

Bunny helpers will also be hop­ping around with bas­kets full of free treats for the kids. Chil­dren one year old through fifth grade may reg­is­ter for the Easter Egg Hunt. Please enter the church through the upper main entrance to reg­is­ter for the Easter Egg Hunt by 10:55 a.m.

The Easter Egg Hunt begins at 11 a.m. Each age group will have their own area to hunt eggs. There will be plenty for every­one, and chil­dren will receive a free goody bag for prizes but are encour­aged to bring an Easter bas­ket to gather all their eggs in.

The Easter Egg Hunt will take place out­side rain or shine, so dress for the weather.

Fol­low­ing the Easter Egg Hunt, you are invited to return inside for more games and to have your child’s photo taken with the Easter Bunny. All activ­i­ties will end at 12 noon. For more infor­ma­tion, visit the SUMC Web site at < sunburyumc.org > or con­tact the church office at 740–965-3813.

Genoa Township’s Easter Egg Hunt will be held on Sat­ur­day, March 23, at West­er­ville Cen­tral High School.

Fes­tiv­i­ties begin at 10 a.m. and include Genoa’s K-9 Gan­dolf, Police and Fire­fight­ers, Easter Bunny and Friends, Buck­eye Bounce Houses, the Egg Hunt and 12 Easter Bas­kets for the lucky chil­dren who find an egg with a win­ning coupon inside.

The Egg Hunt will begin promptly at 11 a.m. Four color-coded areas will be roped off for chil­dren by age: 1–2, 3–4, 5–7 and 8–10. The egg hunt is for chil­dren only. Adults may help chil­dren only in the 1–2 year old area. All other areas should have only chil­dren of that age group in them (no adults or older children).

To vol­un­teer to fill eggs and assist in event activ­i­ties con­tact Linda Greco at 614–568-2022 or email < lgreco@genoatwp.com >.

Local chil­dren are invited to hunt Easter eggs, coins and trea­sure at Galena’s annual Easter Egg Hunt, Sat­ur­day, March 30 at Ruffner Park, located at 152 Har­ri­son Street, in Galena. The event begins at 1 p.m. sharp, rain or shine.

More than 2,200 eggs will be pre­pared with 10,000 pieces of candy as well as pen­nies. The Easter Egg Hunt will be divided into age groups for infants-4 years old, 5–7 years old, and 8–10 years old. The 5–7 year olds and 8–10 year olds can also par­tic­i­pate in a coin and candy toss; and ages 11–14 can par­tic­i­pate in a Scav­enger Hunt for 25 pres­i­den­tial dollars.

One child in each age group will be lucky enough to find a big egg that qual­i­fies them for a spe­cial Easter bas­ket prize. Chil­dren can visit with the Easter bunny and each child will receive a gift.

The Galena Spe­cial Events Com­mit­tee orga­nizes the event.

Mem­bers of Sunbury’s VFW Post 8736 host an Easter Egg Hunt on Sat­ur­day, March 30, at the Big Wal­nut High School Stadium.

Signups are from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The Easter Egg Hunt begins at 1 p.m.

Age groups are 1–3, 4–6, and 7–11. Prizes include wag­ons, tri­cy­cles and bicycles.

The VFW is prepar­ing 10 crates of real hard-boiled col­ored Easter eggs the day before the event. As always, the VFW Ladies Aux­il­iary will hold a Bake Sale dur­ing the Easter Egg Hunt.

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