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Photos: Oak Ridge Egg Hunt on Saturday

Posted at 6:20 pm April 12, 2014
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Oak Ridge Egg Hunt

Hundreds of children hunt about 15,000 eggs during the annual Egg Hunt at Alvin K. Bissell Park in Oak Ridge on Saturday.

Hundreds of children hunted about 15,000 eggs during the annual Egg Hunt at Alvin K. Bissell Park in Oak Ridge on Saturday. Here are a half-dozen pictures.

Egg Hunt Crow at Oak Ridge Civic Center

Hundreds of children, parents, and grandparents receive instructions at the Oak Ridge Civic Center before the annual Egg Hunt on Saturday.

Oak Ridge Egg Hunt Third- and Fourth-graders

Third- and fourth-graders line up at Alvin K. Bissell Park near the pavilion.

Oak Ridge Egg Hunt Start

Several hundred children sprint to grab eggs.

Oak Ridge Egg Hunt at A.K. Bissell Park Pavilion

The older children fan out across A.K. Bissell Park near the pavilion, picking up many of the eggs in their area within a few minutes.

Oak Ridge Egg Hunt Tree

But some kids also find other eggs hidden later in other places, including this tree.

Filed Under: Government, Media, Oak Ridge, Photos, Photos, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Alvin K. Bissell Park, egg hunt, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Civic Center

Comments

  1. Harry Pruitt says

    April 12, 2014 at 8:14 pm

    Another great Easter egg hunt. The children look forward to the Easter egg hunt each year in Oak Ridge..Great photos of the Easter egg hunt, John.

    Reply
    • johnhuotari says

      April 13, 2014 at 12:18 pm

      Thank you, Harry.

      Reply

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