City celebrates Easter with annual egg hunt

Prizes, food and smiles at Worthington Park

By DON WILBURN

donaldfwilburn@gmail.com

Despite the wet and dreary start to the day, the annual Easter egg hunt in West Memphis this past Saturday turned into one of the most beautiful days of the year. Worthington Park was filled with laughter and excitement as about 300 kids eagerly participated in the event, searching for plastic Easter eggs filled with candy, chocolate, and other goodies.

“I couldn’t be more happy with the outcome and turnout.” said Community Outreach Director Theresa Bowe, “The support from the community has been overwhelming. The day started a little ugly and cloudy, but ended up being gorgeous.”

This year, the organizers divided the egg hunt into several age groups, including even a special group for teens. Prizes were given out for finding certain eggs, including cash prizes and a girl’s and boy’s bicycle. The

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TOP: The race is on to find the golden prize egg! BOTTOM LEFT: This year included several prizes including cash and bicycles. BOTTOM RIGHT: Mayor McClendon stopped by to hunt some eggs with the kids.

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event was a huge success, thanks in part to the partnership with the Boy’s and Girl’s Club and the support of many community other organizations.

The Junior Auxiliary was on hand to provide face painting for the kids, and they also brought the Easter Bunny for photos. Springs of Avalon nursing home showed their community spirit by cooking over 500 free burgers and hotdogs for the kids and parents to munch on. The fire department brought their trucks for the kids to explore and climb on, while the police department made an appearance with their mascot, McGruff the crime dog, as well as providing security.

TOP: You have the right to remain fluffy. BOTTOM: We could definitely go for some of those burgers!

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