Easter Scene Around Central Linn: April 23, 2025

Scrambling for Egg-citing Pursuit

Children poise themselves and pay close attention for the sound of a whistle that will give them permission to begin an Easter egg hunt. Approximately 100 to 200 kids from Brownsville and surrounding areas came in force upon sectioned areas of Brownsville’s Pioneer Park where about 2,000 Easter eggs were hidden by members of the Travis Moothart American Legion Post 184 on Saturday, April 19. Different age groups took turns laying hold of colorful candy-filled eggs with hopes of locating a golden egg that would earn them a special prize.

Ava McNab, 6, reaches for an egg that remains hidden from the camera.

A boy makes a quick grab for an Easter hug nestled near some daisies.

Acklin Nelson, 12, struts past a hidden egg after successfully finding the golden one that will win him a prize.

Children begin sprinting into a field of hidden Easter eggs.

A young girl grabs an Easter egg while a boy starts diverting his eyes looking for the next chance to get his own.

Mieka Bass, 11, grabs an egg nestled in a bed of daisies.

McKenna Wyne, 2, takes a post-egg hunt walk with her mom, Dora Wyne.

Heather Pruitt, center left, encourages her granddaughter, Harlow Ravert, 3, to grab an egg while a couple of boys head for their own eggs at the same tree.

Children take inventory – and tastes – of their Easter egg haul.

Easter Egg Hunt Sunnyside-up 

Halsey’s Easter egg hunt, sponsored by Spirit of the Valley Church and Lion’s Club, attracted about 25-30 children who flitted about like pollen-hungry bees, snatching up the approximately 2,000 eggs spread across Halsey City Park on Saturday, April 19. Despite it being a cool 50 degrees outside, organizers said it was the best weather they’ve had in many, many years because the ground – usually muddy during their annual hunt – was dry.

Kids make a dash when the whistle blows.

Noah Purvis, 13, at left, and Cooper Jones, 11, compete for a handful of eggs found hidden in the grass.

A coupl’a guys show the young boy’s treasures that were gathered in a basket and hat.

Ariah Drexler-Clemmer, 5, scoops up a stash of colorful eggs nested inside a tunnel.

After an exhausting five minutes of hunting for Easter eggs, Jackson Nightingale, 2, with mom Victoria Nightingale, takes a break to see what kind of candy he scored.