Hopping into Easter fun
Melissa and Juniper Keenan proudly display their Easter baskets as they wait for the start of the Sandpoint Lions annual Easter egg hunt at Lakeview Park on Saturday.
(Photo by CAROLINE LOBSINGER)
A youngster races toward a few of the thousands of candy-filled Easter eggs at the Sandpoint Lions annual Easter egg hunt at Lakeview Park on Saturday.
Nico Smith reaches to pick up a candy-filled Easter egg at the Sandpoint Lions annual Easter egg hunt at Lakeview Park on Saturday.
Families have fun peeking inside to see what is inside a plastic Easter egg during the Sandpoint Lions annual Easter egg hunt at Lakeview Park on Saturday.
Families wait for the star of the Sandpoint Lions annual Easter egg hunt at Lakeview Park on Saturday.
A pair of Easter egg hunters get their picture taken with Melvin the Lion, the new mascot of the Sandpoint Lions Club.
Connor Narwold peeks inside to see what is inside a plastic Easter egg during the Sandpoint Lions annual Easter egg hunt at Lakeview Park on Saturday.
A pair get their photo taken with the Easter Bunny during the Sandpoint Lions annual Easter egg hunt at Lakeview Park on Saturday.
Charlotte Frost, the daughter of Rachel and Callum Frost of Sandpoint, proudly shows off what is in inside a plastic Easter egg while exploring The Bridge Assisted Living in search of candy-filled eggs.
Youngsters wait for the start of Saturday's Easter egg hunt at The Bridge Assisted Living and Life Care Center of Sandpoint.
Local youngsters charge off in search of eggs at The Bridge Assisted Living and Life Care Center of Sandpoint's annual Easter egg hunt. About 6,000 eggs were hidden inside and outside of the two facilities.
A pair of Easter egg hunts Saturday attracted hundreds of local youths.
Seeing the excitement and watching the fun is exactly why the Lions hold their event every year. Lions Club president Janice Rader said the club has been holding the Easter egg hunt for 70 years, with more than 6,000 candy-filled eggs scattered throughout Lakeview Park and the Arboretum.
Also held Saturday was an Easter egg hunt spread between Life Care Center of Sandpoint and The Bridge Assisted Living with 5,000-6,000 candy-filled eggs and a variety of plastic bracelets and bubbles scattered between the two areas.
