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Harper Mudge, 3, finds another Easter egg to put into her bag Wednesday at the Havre-Hill County Library.
Children prepare for the signal to start their hunt for Easter eggs at Havre-Hill County Library Wednesday. The brightly colored eggs were hidden among the books for these young treasure hunters. Groups and organizations are holding a series of Easter egg hunts in the region. Hunts started last weekend and run through Easter Sunday.
Easter weekend will be filled with many opportunities for children to scramble about and search out dyed eggs, as several clubs and organizations in the area are hosting Easter Egg hunts.
The Easter festivities began Sunday at 2 p.m., with the Second Annual Key Club March of Dimes Easter Egg Hunt, which was held on the practice field at Havre High School. The Key Club collected free-will donations, money that is intended to be divided between March of Dimes and the CASA Foster Care Backpack Program.
The Havre-Hill County Library held another hunt for local children Wednesday.
The Eagles Club, which has been hosting egg hunts for decades, is hosting an egg hunt Saturday. Aided by the Jaycees, the Eagles egg hunt will begin at 1 p.m. in Eagles Park.
"Eagles Park is covered with kids that day," Eagles Club manager Tom Farnham said.
The hunt will be divided into three age categories, Farnham said. Afterward, everyone will be invited to the Eagles Club for games, food and beverages. Prizes from the egg hunt will be handed out during that time.
Kids will be dying 3,000 eggs today at Saddle Butte Smoking and by Sunday at 1 p.m. all those eggs will have been dispersed all over Optimist Park, Lisa Ophus said.
Like the Eagles, the Optimist Club egg hunt will be divided into three age categories, and along with eggs, the children will hunt prizes in each age category. After the egg hunt at Optimist Park, everyone will be invited to Dairy Queen, Ophus said.
While kids will be scurrying about in Optimist Park, others will have the opportunity to participate in an Easter egg hunt in front of the Montana State University-Northern's Student Union Building. The event is organized by the university student government and Inter Organizational Council, and the public is invited. That event will begin at 1 p.m.
The egg started out as a symbol of the rebirth of the earth in pre-Christian celebrations of spring. But the Easter egg was defined by early Christians as an Easter symbol of the resurrection of Jesus - the egg symbol was likened to the tomb from which Christ arose. The idea of the Easter Bunny bringing the Easter eggs has been known at least since the 17th century.
Easter celebrations also are happening on Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation.
iResponse will sponsor the iResponse Easter Egg Hunt Friday.
iResponse CEO and acting Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Alvin Windy Boy, said the hunt will take place at iResponse's office at 9740 Upper Box Elder Road from 1 to 3 p.m. Windy Boy said the hunt will happen in four categories, for children ages 4 and younger, 5-9 and 10-13. The hunt also includes an elders-only category for people 60 and older.
People will search for plastic eggs in and around the office. Windy Boy said eggs for the children will contain candy, while seniors will search for eggs that contain gift certificates.
He added that 150 Easter baskets will also be distributed.
The hunt is free and open to the public including nontribal members.
Windy Boy said people are encouraged to bring a canned food item to be donated to the reservation's food bank that is operated out of the Rocky Boy Senior Center.
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