Peninsula kids scramble for Easter eggs
Published 1:30 am Sunday, April 21, 2019
Scheduled Easter egg hunts in Clallam County drew hundreds of children on Saturday.
Traditionally the largest on the North Olympic Peninsula, the KONP Easter Egg Hunt unleashed excited hordes of children at the Clallam County Fairgrounds in Port Angeles during its 41st year.
The Pumpkin Patch Flea Market hosted an Eggstravanza, which included an egg hunt of about 3,000 plastic eggs at 260045 U.S. Highway 101.
The Sequim Elks Lodge provided a hunt — and a visit from the Easter bunny — at the lodge at 143 Port Williams Road.
In Joyce, the Kitchens Family Community Easter egg hunt was at the Crescent School grounds, 50350 state Highway 112, where the Easter bunny handed out goodies.
The West End Youth & Community Club will offer an Easter egg hunt at Clallam Bay School on Saturday and everyone who participated won a prize.
The Hungry Bear Cafe & Motel hosted its 19th annual Easter egg hunt while the 39th annual Community Easter Egg Hunt offered 1,500 dyed eggs and more than 500 plastic eggs filled with candy at Tillicum Park in Forks and the First Baptist Church of Forks had a series of events including a hunt featuring more than 2,000 plastic eggs containing candy and prizes.
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Other hunts were also set in Chimacum and Quilcene.
Two Easter egg hunts are scheduled in Port Townsend today.
The Port Townsend Elks Lodge hunt, the oldest continuous Easter egg hunt on the Peninsula, is set for 8 a.m. today at Chetzemoka Park on Jackson Street at Blaine Street in Port Townsend, while St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will be at noon today at 1020 Jefferson St.
