First local egg hunt is Sat.

By Ken Johnston
Editor

The Easter Bunny will come early for the kids of Rainy River and Baudette this weekend.
In Rainy River the first ever Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg Hunt will be held at Hannam Park this Saturday from 11a.m. to 1 p.m.
Event coordinator Kristine Brown said the event will be both fun and rewarding for all the kids that participate. Over 500 coloured easter eggs will be hidden throughout the park and kids will be broken down into age groups to search for them.
Age groups will be as follows: Infant-4, 5-8 and 9-13. The kids will be encouraged to find as many eggs as they can and turn them in for prizes. “Everyone will get at least one prize,” said Brown, “Plus there will be additional prizes.”
Kids are encouraged to preregister at the Next To Nothin’ store, the Toy Library or Riverview School. As of Monday there were about 30 kids registered. There is a charge of $2 per registrant.
Kids are urged to bring their own Easter baskets, however Brown said there will be a craft activity hosted by the Toy Library that will see kids make baskets.
Brown said there may also be Easter egg games depending on the weather. “However if the weather is not so good we will proceed with the hunt regardless.”
Kids are urged to show up a little before 11 a.m. and meet at the shelter on the Government Dock next to the park. They will then be given instructions on how the hunt will work.
There will also be face painting and other activities to keep the kids busy.
Volunteers are needed to make the day a success. So far members of the Red Hat Society, the Chamber of Commerce and the Toy Library as well as a few community members have offered to help. But Brown said more are needed, “Especially to help hide the eggs Saturday morning.”
Sponsors of the first RR Easter Egg Contest are the Chamber of Commerce, Next To Nothin’ and the RR Toy Library. It is hoped that this event will become an annual tradition.
Another Egg hunt is planned in Baudette for 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday at the American Legion. Kids from both sides of the border are welcome to participate in either or both communities’ hunts.