Kairsyn Taylor of Warsaw was thrilled with the abundance of eggs to pick up at the Syracuse Community Center. InkFreeNews photo by Keith Knepp.

By Keith Knepp
InkFreeNews

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Last weekend’s blustery weather forced a few scheduled Easter egg hunts back to this weekend. Others took place as scheduled on Saturday morning.

Sadie Small holds one of the rare eggs that could be exchanged for $10 at the North Webster Lions Club’s annual Easter egg hunt. InkFreeNews photo by Keith Knepp.

Despite the blustery April weather, kids in North Webster, Syracuse and Milford grabbed their baskets and bags and headed out the door in search of hidden treasures.

First up was the annual North Webster Lions Club Easter egg hunt, which took place on the town’s ball diamonds on the north side of town. According to Dan Thystrup, the club has been sponsoring the event for around 40 years, while his involvement has stretched for the last 20.

The hunt was separated into four age groups in four different locations. Hidden among the outfield grass, and even partially buried within the infield dirt, were 45 dozen real, hard-boiled and dyed eggs, 100 gold eggs that were exchangeable for $2 each and eight grand prize eggs that were worth a $10 bill.

At Lakeside Park in Syracuse, the kids were divided into three different age categories, each with a different starting time. Before they began their quests, the kids were treated to a sucker from the Easter Bunny, who took time out of his busy holiday schedule to snap photos with many of the excited, and sometimes reluctant, children.

The last of the three events took place at Milford School in the hunt sponsored annually by Milford Kiwanis. Over four dozen children took part in the event, which had the Easter Bunny ride into the hunt on a Milford Fire Department truck and take photos with the children. The hunters were then sent to either side of the school playground to find a dozen eggs each to take home.

Additionally, egg hunts took place at Camp Crosley, sponsored by North Webster Church of God, and at the Apostolic Church in Milford, which was held in conjunction with a two-mile run/walk that served as a fundraiser for Milford Food Bank.