The Woodward News

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March 19, 2008

Upcoming Easter events

The Woodward Elks Lodge and the Woodward Moose Lodge has joined forces once again and will be sponsoring the town easter egg hunt Sunday.

The egg hunt will be at Crystal Beach Park at 1 p.m. Easter Sunday and children ages 1 to 13 are invited to attend.

The Easter Bunny will also be on hand for photos, said Jack Pierce of the Elk Lodge and the Moose Lodge.

Participating children will be divided into four age groups for the egg hunt and there will be cash prize eggs hidden with the regular eggs, said Pierce.

The Elk and Moose Lodges have hosted separate egg hunts for many years and have collaborated their efforts for the past five years.

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Woodward’s First Assembly of God Church will be hosting its annual “Easter EGGS-travaganza” Saturday from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. for children ages 12 and under.

The event is free admission and will consist of many activities such as an Easter egg hunt, a petting zoo, inflatable games.

The Easter Bunny will also make an appearance and for $3 children may have their picture taken with the bunny.

There will also be refreshments including cotton candy and popcorn available.

Several cash prize eggs will be hidden during the egg hunt and there will also be a drawing for a Wii video game system.

For further information call (580) 256-3860.

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Several towns surrounding Woodward will be hosting Easter events for the kids in the coming days.

The Shattuck Nursing Center will be hosting an egg hunt for children ages 9 and under Thursday at 4 p.m. at the center.

Saturday the First United Methodist Church of Mooreland will be hosting an egg hunt for third grade students and younger at the Mooreland Park at 2 p.m.

Later on, at 8:30 p.m. Mooreland’s fourth, fifth and sixth grade students are invited to bring their flashlights to the park for a flashlight egg hunt, also sponsored by the First United Methodist Church of Mooreland. There will be several prize eggs at the flashlight egg hunt which will contain gift certificates from the quick stops in town.

The kids of Laverne will also have the opportunity to hunt eggs Saturday. The Laverne Chamber of Commerce will host an egg hunt at 2 p.m. at Laverne’s Municipal Park and a visit from the Easter Bunny is expected.

On Easter Sunday the Lion’s Club of Buffalo will be hosting an egg hunt at the park at 2 p.m.

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Upcoming Easter events
by Anonymous , , Wed Mar 19, 2008, 07:02 AM CDT
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