BY
DAVID RICHARDS - EDITOR@SIERRASTAR.COM
DAVID
RICHARDS
Three-year-old Allison Bernardi of Oakhurst has some help sorting
her eggs Saturday at the 14th annual Easter egg hunt, held at the
Oakhurst Community Park.
On
a day that felt like spring, where the weather seemed not too hot
and not too cold, a swarm of children ages six and under turned
out for the 14th annual Easter egg hunt, held at Oakhurst Community
Park Saturday.
Parents brought their youngsters, while older brothers and sisters
and other relatives came out for the occasion, too, sponsored annually
by the Yosemite High School Interact Club.
There was even an appearance by Moses, a 215-pound English Mastiff,
which spent a portion of the time sporting an Easter basket on its
head.
Moses was at the park with Jeremy Kern of North Fork, who was there
with his two daughters, 8-year-old Ashley and 3-year-old Kaylie.
“It’s fun,” he said.
“It’s good community time for the kids.”
The festivities focused around three locations, one each roped off
for those ages 2 and under; 3 to 4; and 5 to 6.
In all, 2,500 plastic eggs were scattered between trees and in the
portions of sand, but mostly throughout the grassy areas.
There were pink eggs, blue eggs and eggs in other assorted colors.
One green egg was placed alone on a park bench.
Shortly after 11 a.m., those participating in the hunt ran as fast
as their little feet could take them.
Allison Bernardi of Oakhurst, 3, found a miniature Nestle Crunch
bar in one egg and didn’t take long to fill her basket with others.
Every youngster in the hunt received a prize, while Justin Hamilton
of Oakhurst, at the age of 5, found one of 50 golden eggs, redeemable
for a special prize.
Within 15 minutes, any previous signs of an Easter egg hunt were
mostly gone. The grass was just grass again, instead of a backdrop
for the massive amount of plastic eggs.
“I think it went really well,” said Consuelo Mercier, advisor for
the Yosemite Interact Club. “It’s always fun to watch the eggs disappear
so quickly, and the weather cooperated. Last year, we had some rain.”
As for Moses, whose tongue hung out the side of his mouth, the consistent
stream of youngsters sprinting by didn’t seem to faze him.
“He loves kids,” Jeremy Kern said.
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