Children bolt from the starting line in search of treat-filled eggs during Saturday’s 45th annual KONP Easter Egg Hunt at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. Hundreds of youngsters took part in the event. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Children bolt from the starting line in search of treat-filled eggs during Saturday’s 45th annual KONP Easter Egg Hunt at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. Hundreds of youngsters took part in the event. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Easter celebrations

Easter celebrations were conducted Saturday and Sunday across the North Olympic Peninsula.

Children bolt from the starting line in search of treat-filled eggs during Saturday’s 45th annual KONP Easter Egg Hunt at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. Hundreds of youngsters took part in the event. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Children bolt from the starting line in search of treat-filled eggs during Saturday’s 45th annual KONP Easter Egg Hunt at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. Hundreds of youngsters took part in the event. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

A section of the 4- to 6-year-old kids dash for plastic and real eggs at the 20th edition of the Kitchens Family Easter Egg hunt held on the campus of Crescent School on Saturday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

A section of the 4- to 6-year-old kids dash for plastic and real eggs at the 20th edition of the Kitchens Family Easter Egg hunt held on the campus of Crescent School on Saturday. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

A pair of 3- to 5-year-olds run after a few of the 1,368 hard boiled and dyed eggs strewn around Chetzemoka Park on Easter Sunday at the start of the 93rd Easter Egg Hunt put on by the Port Townsend Elks Lodge 317. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

A pair of 3- to 5-year-olds run after a few of the 1,368 hard boiled and dyed eggs strewn around Chetzemoka Park on Easter Sunday at the start of the 93rd Easter Egg Hunt put on by the Port Townsend Elks Lodge 317. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

An estimated crowd of 500 to 600 attended the Sunday sunrise service at Civic Field in Port Angeles. The service was sponsored by nine churches. Music was provided by the New Life Open Bible Church, and the message was provided by Pastor Aaron Bacon of the Independent Bible Church. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

An estimated crowd of 500 to 600 attended the Sunday sunrise service at Civic Field in Port Angeles. The service was sponsored by nine churches. Music was provided by the New Life Open Bible Church, and the message was provided by Pastor Aaron Bacon of the Independent Bible Church. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Elise Berretta, 4, of Port Angeles runs through the trees in search of treat-filled eggs during Saturday’s 45th annual KONP Easter Egg Hunt at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. Hundreds of youngsters took part in the event. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Elise Berretta, 4, of Port Angeles runs through the trees in search of treat-filled eggs during Saturday’s 45th annual KONP Easter Egg Hunt at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles. Hundreds of youngsters took part in the event. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Annalise Sanchez, 2 1/2, gets a prehunt candy from the Easter bunny, Stefano Perruccio. Mom, Eyvonne Bolstrom, is all smiles. The 20th Kitchens Family Easter Egg Hunt had three divisions for kids 3 and younger, 4-6 and 8-12 on separate parts of the Crescent School playground and football field. The Kitchens family prepared 2,500 plastic eggs and 480 boiled eggs for the children to hunt. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Annalise Sanchez, 2 1/2, gets a prehunt candy from the Easter bunny, Stefano Perruccio. Mom, Eyvonne Bolstrom, is all smiles. The 20th Kitchens Family Easter Egg Hunt had three divisions for kids 3 and younger, 4-6 and 8-12 on separate parts of the Crescent School playground and football field. The Kitchens family prepared 2,500 plastic eggs and 480 boiled eggs for the children to hunt. (Dave Logan/for Peninsula Daily News)

Youngsters scramble for eggs during Saturday’s hunt at the Sequim Elks Lodge. Hundreds of children took part in the annual egg-grabbing event. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Youngsters scramble for eggs during Saturday’s hunt at the Sequim Elks Lodge. Hundreds of children took part in the annual egg-grabbing event. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Alice Vogel, 3, offers her dad Kevin, of Port Hadlock, the Easter egg she found while on the 93rd Easter Egg Hunt put on by the Elks Lodge 317 in Port Townsend at Chetzemoka Park in Port Townsend on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

Alice Vogel, 3, offers her dad Kevin, of Port Hadlock, the Easter egg she found while on the 93rd Easter Egg Hunt put on by the Elks Lodge 317 in Port Townsend at Chetzemoka Park in Port Townsend on Sunday. (Steve Mullensky/for Peninsula Daily News)

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