Easter Egg Hunt Goes On Despite Persistent Precipitation
The damp weather didn't stop these egg hunters Saturday
Oskaloosa, Iowa – Mother Nature must have been upset at the Easter Bunny this year as she didn’t provide one of her nicest days to hunt eggs.
Saturday was a big egg hunt day, and Family Video helped to kick it off by holding an Easter Egg hunt inside their A Avenue location.
Patrick Shandley, manager at Family Video, said they put out around 400 eggs that they hid among the movie and game rental shelves. The eggs contained candy and also a mix of various free rentals at the store.
This was the stores first year to hold an egg hunt. Shandley said another district manager in Iowa had been doing it, “and it’s been a big hit”. So with that in mind, Shandley said they thought they would try it out, “it sounded kind of fun.”
“I used to love Easter Egg hunts when I was a kid,” Shandley said with a smile.
A move across town found a crowd gathering in the Heartland Square Mall area for the annual Easter Egg hunt that Bank Iowa helps put on.
Vicki Jones of Bank Iowa, who helped coordinate the massive Easter Egg hunt, said that Bank Iowa buys 4000 eggs and stuffs them with chocolates and nickels. The group from Imagine the Possibilities helps to fill the eggs, and in return for their efforts Bank Iowa treats them to a pizza party.
This year, support from the following businesses helped to make the hunt possible: Mahaska Drug, Slumberland, Orscheln, Dollar General, Crouses, Breadeau Pisa, Assembly of God, Tyler Groenendyk Racing, Champion Signs, KBOE Radio and Ottumwa Radio.
Jones said that for the past several years the Mahaska Masters 4-H has helped with putting out all the eggs. Jones wanted to express her thanks to those that help, including: Dan & Karen Adams, Diane Stewart, Tammy & Linay Seibert, Levi State and, of course, Tim Stursma the Easter Bunny!
“We love doing this community event every year! Bank Iowa along with our sponsors love kids and we greatly appreciate their donations of prizes, along with all the people who are glad to help with this wonderful event.” Jones said of the annual event that has quickly become a tradition in the community.
