Saturday, March 26, 2016
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Joey Lehman raised his Easter basket in victory after striking chocolate gold on the lawn of First United Methodist Church Sunday.
“Yeah,” the 6-year old shouted as he displayed his fairly full basket of plastic eggs loaded with candy or other goodies. “This is fun.”
No doubt, the estimated 200 children who showed up for the annual event agreed. They stood anxiously waiting for the Rev. Nathan Howe, church pastor, to give the signal. “Come on,” he said, and that was all they needed.
The youngsters swarmed the hilly grounds making short work of nearly 2,800 colorful plastic eggs in less than 10 minutes. A few parents accompanied the very young on the hunt, while the other adults wisely stayed off to the side to watch the egg-grabbing spectacle under sunny skies.
“I keep getting candy,” said 4-year-old Caryn Morgan as she examined her captured treasures, while Alex Yost, 2, studied his haul after finishing his first Easter egg hunt.
“He was a little hesitant at first, but then he embraced it,” said his father, Andy. Read more about the event in Sunday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.