HALDIMAND—The Easter Bunny made his way across Haldimand County this weekend both to children’s homes and various public events. Above, Jessie Bergin, Quinn DeKoning, Grace Blackwood, and Adelyn Minor show off their facepaint. Above right, Jasmine Legault carefully picks an egg out of the grass. —Submitted photos.
DUNNVILLE—Over 700 people and tens of thousands of eggs were at Calvary Pentecostal Church’s annual Easter Egg Hunt in Dunnville on Saturday, April 8, 2023. Shown above is (l-r) Quinn Deboning and Jessie Bergin on the hunting grounds, Elodie Radford taking a rest from all the fun, and Jack Davis meeting Blue from Blue’s Clues. —Submitted photos.
TOWNSEND—The Easter Bunny made a special visit to Townsend on the morning of April 8, 2023 much to the delight of the 120 children taking part in the Lions’ Easter Egg Hunt. After baskets were filled, families also enjoyed popcorn, a bake sale, colouring, lunch, and easter packages distributed by the Lions. Pictured above is (l-r) Bennett Patterson, 3, Blake Patterson, 5, Briar Fehrman, 4, Chris Fehrman, Parker Fehrman, 1, Calder Fehrman, 6, and Will Fehrman.
At left, Jaxson Smout, 7, (front) is happy to be at the Townsend Easter Egg Hunt alongside (back row, l-r) Vickie Smout, the Easter Bunny, and Jeff Smout. At right, two-and-a-half-year-old Everleigh Pepper (front) is shown with her siblings Kaiden, 9, and Addison, 6. —Haldimand Press photos by Sheila Phibbs.
CALEDONIA—On Friday, April 7, 2023 thousands gathered at McKinnon Park in Caledonia for an Easter Egg Hunt hosted by the Caledonia BIA. It was a tremendous success with 22,000 eggs handed out. Above left, Roxy Raccoon and the Easter Bunny enjoy the sunny day with (l-r) Axelia Redden, Richelle Harris, and Jaclyn Beaudin. Above right, Roxy put on a dancing show and (l-r) Sebastien Sergeant, Dominic Kranyak, and Parker Riley offered enthusiastic high fives.
Above, (clockwise) Kaylee Webster, Macy Webster, Kate Webster, Jake Webster, and Nalina Ruprai check out a firetruck. Kate said, “There’s a lot of niceness here. Someone saw that I didn’t have very many eggs, so they gave me some of their own!” —Haldimand Press photos by Joanne Dorr.
Below, Caledonia Fire Captain Sean Hooper climbed the fire ladder for aerial shots of the event.
