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 On Wednesday the Park District put the word out
that if it were rainy, the event would be postponed one week to
April 7th.
Then, on Friday, Abby Neece of the Park District sent word that the
determination of whether or not the hunt would go on this weekend
would be made at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. Saturday morning
came, and Neece sent out the following comment: "The Easter Egg Hunt
will be happening today at 10:00 a.m. on the Driving Range!! Please
dress warm and be prepared to get a little wet but it will be fun!
Make sure and bring a basket too!"
Indeed sprinkles were in the air at 10 a.m. but nothing really
heavy, It was chilly, but kids were well bundled and anxious to
participate in the annual dash for eggs on the driving range.
Neece said that looking at the long-range weather forecast, and
there appeared to be a possibility that this Saturday would be
better than next, so the decision was made to go forward. Park
District Director John Andrews was out with his megaphone ready to
get the dash started when the clock struck 10. He laughed and said
that he was afraid the press would dub the PD people as nuts for
hold the event outside on Saturday, but it was still going to be a
fun day for everyone, just a little chilly.
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The numbers this year were definitely down, more than
likely due to the cold weather, plus this was a holiday weekend, and
that may have interfered as well. None-the-less the kids on hand
were anxious and excited to get out there and grab up as many eggs
as would fit in their bags or baskets. With slightly smaller
numbers, there were more than enough eggs around to help kids reach
their goals.
Also on hand for the morning was the Easter Bunny and
his helper. The two were busy before and after the egg hunt handing
out hugs and candy, and offering photo ops for anxious parents who
wanted their annual shot of their child with the big white rabbit.
Eggs were scattered according to four age groups: 0 to 2, 3 to 4, 5
to 6, and 7 to 8. When Andrews gave the word each age group took its
turn charging onto the driving range to grab up candy and special
eggs with promises of prizes that could be collected at the
clubhouse at the edge of the driving range.
This year the annual Lincoln Park District Easter Egg Hunt was
sponsored by Memorial Behavioral Health, Generations at Lincoln,
Lincoln D.A.R.E., Lincoln Daily News, and Lincoln Walmart.
[Nila Smith]
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