Families turn out for La Cygne egg hunt despite cool weather

Joy Epperson helps Aerie, 5, and Maggie, 2, sort through their plastic eggs following the Easter egg hunt at La Cygne on Saturday, April 4. (Photos by Roger Sims / Linn County Journal)

Friday night's thunderstorms missed La Cygne, so the fields at La Cygne Community Park were fairly dry and the weather was sunny but cool for the annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 4. This year the event was sponsored by the local nonprofit Ray of Hope Community Impact.

With each age group of children assigned a field, egg hunters scattered at the starting signal and began scooping up the bright-colored plastic eggs, some with candy inside and others with tickets for prizes at the shelter house. At the shelter, free donuts awaited egg hunters and their adults.

Two-year-old Arwyn casts a wary look toward the Easter Bunny in their first face-to-face.

Vanessa, 6, worn a colorful outfit along with matching basket and bunny face paint for the hunt.

Ray of Hope volunteer Linda Jo Hisel hands out a prize to a lucky participant.

More photos from the egg hunt. Click on the photos for full-size image.