Dorri Partain
Dorri Partain
Managing Editor
Cloudy skies and predictions of rain affected several planned Easter events scheduled for April 19 and 20 in Historic Northeast.
The Easter Bunny announced Friday evening that the egg hunt sponsored by the Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association slated for Saturday afternoon would be rescheduled for a Saturday in May.
Just hours before an egg hunt planned for Easter Day at The Concourse, sponsor Joe Cedillo posted to social media the hunt would be rescheduled for Earth Day, April 22. By event time, 3 p.m., it was evident that was a good call, as the clouds unleashed a steady rain.
Columbus Park
Only one event — an adult-only egg hunt— took place as scheduled. Columbus Park resident Angie Spears hosted this event Saturday in Columbus Square Park. By 3 p.m., approximately two dozen adults arrived to collect plastic eggs filled with candy and vouchers for gift cards. Keeping with the adult theme, prizes included toiletries and various household items.
Spears said in an interview, Saturday that she planned this event as a way for neighbors to come out to the park and get acquainted. In addition to posting the event on social media, flyers were passed out door-to-door to notify residents. Once word got out about the event, Spears was contacted by the management of CP Lofts (770 E. Fifth St.), which offered ten $50 gift cards as additional prizes.
Based on the turnout and engagement, Spears said she would definitely make this an annual event.
The Concourse
On Tuesday, April 22, families gathered around caution tape roping off a southern section of The Concourse (200 Benton Blvd.) as volunteers quickly scattered plastic eggs for the 6 p.m. egg hunt, postponed from Sunday.
Armed with plastic grocery sacks and bright plastic pails, dozens of families waited as the Easter Bunny entered the field and sponsor Joe Cedillo announced it was time to collect candy-filled eggs.
For the next five minutes, children — from toddlers to teens — quickly scooped up the waiting eggs. Then, with full sacks, families gathered around the Easter Bunny for a quick photo.
Cedillo noted the turnout for a Tuesday evening hunt was much less than last year’s event that took place on Easter Sunday but that the weather was perfect for an evening in the park. He said he hopes that next year — weather permitting — the event could return to a traditional Easter holiday.
Pendleton Heights Neighborhood Association will host its postponed egg hunt at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 3 at Maple Park, 1832 E. Missouri Ave.
Julia Williams
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