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Despite rain, youngsters enjoy Easter event in Bethel Park

By Harry Funk staff Writer hfunk@thealmanac.Net 1 min read
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Colleen, left, and Aubrey Kuhn have their photograph taken with the Easter bunny during Sunday’s Easter Eggstravaganza.

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Aiden and Lisa Jenkins get ready for the festivities.

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Cole, left, and Jackson Rethage color Easter eggs.

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Kristy Loeffler hands son Justin an egg before taking his photograph.

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A classroom inside the Schoolhouse Arts and History Center is ready for an Easter egg hunt.

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Malia Bik gathers eggs inside the Schoolhouse Arts and History Center.

With spring weather in Western Pennsylvania being a roll of the dice, organizers of the first Easter Eggstravaganza in Bethel Park were taking no chances.

Presented by Bethel Park Historical Society, the Palm Sunday event was to take place on the baseball field behind the municipality’s community center, off Park Avenue. But with cold rain settling in with no signs of slowing before the scheduled start, the proceedings moved inside.

Two rooms inside the nearby Schoolhouse Arts and History Center, the historical society’s home, were transformed into egg-gathering locales, with straw spread across the floors for a touch of hen house authenticity.

Youngsters in four age groups proceeded to gather Hershey Kiss-filled plastic eggs, with none of them seeming to mind having a roof over their heads for the festivities. The event also included photo opportunities with the Easter bunny, coloring pictures of eggs and enjoying hot dogs and beverages.

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