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Sue Kiesewetter reports:

More than 4,000 plastic eggs filled with candy will be hidden throughout Liberty Park for Liberty Township’s March 30 Easter egg hunt.

The 10 a.m., hunt at the park, located at 6757 Yankee Road, behind the Lakota Family YMCA, is open to children ages 1-8. They will be divided into four age groups to hunt for eggs.

Children ages, 1 and 2, will be sent to the field when the horn is sounded at 10 a.m. One parent will be allowed to escort their child.

Once the children have collected eggs, staff will set up for the 3 and 4 year olds who will hunt for their eggs, at 10:30 a.m.

When they have finished, eggs will be put out for the 5 and 6 year olds who will begin at 11 a.m. The final group, 7 and 8 year olds will begin looking for eggs at 11:30 a.m.

Each hunt should last 5-10 minutes with 20 minutes to set up for the next group and distribute prizes.

Children may bring a basket, bag or other container to collect the candy-filled eggs. Some of the eggs will contain prize tickets, with one grand prize being awarded in each age category. A child may only receive one prize.

The Easter Bunny will roam the field, hand out candy and be available for pictures from 10 a.m. to noon in the first picnic shelter. Parents should bring cameras for pictures.

In case of inclement weather the hunt will move to inside the adjoining Lakota YMCA, 6703 Yankee Road.

There is no cost for the egg hunt and advance registration is not required

For more information, call 513-759-7500.

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Photos by Tony Jones

This Saturday, two different Easter egg hunts will take place at local parks.

One of the egg hunts will take place at Keehner Park in West Chester, while the other will take place at Liberty Park in Liberty Township.

Prior to this week, the annual Helicopter Egg Drop (photos above) at The River Church in Liberty Township took place March 24 and the Passage Church in West Chester put together an egg hunt at the Fort Liberty Playground last Saturday, March 31.

West Chester Township egg hunt - The West Chester Easter Egg Hunt will take place from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Keehner Park. The West Chester Fire Department and the Tylersville Road Kroger are presenting this year’s egg hunt. Children will be organized into different age groups and are asked to bring a bag or basket to collect eggs. Last year, participants hunted for candy-filled eggs as well as a special golden egg that contained a savings bond. The egg hunt will take place in the Keehner Park tennis court area. Keehner Park is located at 7211 Barrett Road.

Liberty Township egg hunt – Like West Chester, the Liberty Township Easter egg hunt will take place Saturday. The Liberty Township event will begin at 10 a.m. at Liberty Park, 6757 Yankee Road. The egg hunt will be broken down into four age groups (1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8). Each group will hunt for about 5-to-10 minutes before set up begins for the next group. The order will go from youngest to oldest. The first egg hunt will start at 10 a.m. and the last egg hunt is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. Children may bring a basket, bag or other contained to collect the eggs. The Easter Bunny will also be available for pictures from 10 a.m. to noon in the first picnic shelter. Parents are encouraged to bring a camera. In case of inclement weather, the hunt will move inside to the Lakota YMCA.

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Photos by Tony Jones

The annual Helicopter Egg Drop at The River Church in Liberty Township last Saturday was the first of multiple Easter egg hunts this spring that will take place in West Chester and Liberty townships.

There are also many other local events captured on our Flickr photostream. And more West Chester and Liberty Township related photo galleries on our Photos page.

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Upcoming local Easter egg hunts

Egg hunt at Fort Liberty Playground, March 31 - This Saturday, there will be another free community egg hunt at the Fort Liberty Playground, 6845 Van Gorden Road in Liberty Township. This egg hunt, which is being put together by the Passage Church in West Chester, will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. It will feature egg hunts for three different age groups, up to the third grade. Registration for all three age groups begins at 10 a.m. Egg hunters should bring their own basket. The event will also feature a bounce house, snacks, face painting, raffle prizes and candy. To pre-register online and enter a chance to win a one-night stay at the Great Wolf Lodge, visit passagechurch.com.

West Chester Township egg hunt April 7 - The West Chester Easter Egg Hunt will take place from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. April 7 at Keehner Park. The West Chester Fire Department and the Tylersville Road Kroger are presenting this year’s egg hunt. Children will be organized into different age groups and are asked to bring a bag or basket to collect eggs. Last year, participants hunted for candy-filled eggs as well as a special golden egg that contained a savings bond. The egg hunt will take place in the Keehner Park tennis court area. Keehner Park is located at 7211 Barrett Road.

Liberty Township egg hunt April 7 – Like West Chester, the Liberty Township Easter egg hunt will take place April 7. The Liberty Township event will begin at 10 a.m. at Liberty Park, 6757 Yankee Road. The egg hunt will be broken down into four age groups (1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8). Each group will hunt for about 5-to-10 minutes before set up begins for the next group. The order will go from youngest to oldest. The first egg hunt will start at 10 a.m. and the last egg hunt is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. Children may bring a basket, bag or other contained to collect the eggs. The Easter Bunny will also be available for pictures from 10 a.m. to noon in the first picnic shelter. Parents are encouraged to bring a camera. In case of inclement weather, the hunt will move inside to the Lakota YMCA.

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The annual Helicopter Egg Drop at The River Church in Liberty Township last Saturday was the first of multiple Easter egg hunts this spring that will take place in West Chester and Liberty townships.

This Saturday, there will be another free community egg hunt at the Fort Liberty Playground, 6845 Van Gorden Road in Liberty Township.

This egg hunt, which is being put together by the Passage Church in West Chester, will take place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. It will feature egg hunts for three different age groups, up to the third grade.

Registration for all three age groups begins at 10 a.m.

Egg hunters should bring their own basket.

The event will also feature a bounce house, snacks, face painting, raffle prizes and candy.

To pre-register online and enter a chance to win a one-night stay at the Great Wolf Lodge, visit passagechurch.com.

West Chester Township egg hunt April 7 - The West Chester Easter Egg Hunt will take place from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. April 7 at Keehner Park. The West Chester Fire Department and the Tylersville Road Kroger are presenting this year’s egg hunt.

Children will be organized into different age groups and are asked to bring a bag or basket to collect eggs. Last year, participants hunted for candy-filled eggs as well as a special golden egg that contained a savings bond.

The egg hunt will take place in the Keehner Park tennis court area.

Keehner Park is located at 7211 Barrett Road.

Liberty Township egg hunt April 7 – Like West Chester, the Liberty Township Easter egg hunt will take place April 7. The Liberty Township event will begin at 10 a.m. at Liberty Park, 6757 Yankee Road.

The egg hunt will be broken down into four age groups (1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8). Each group will hunt for about 5-to-10 minutes before set up begins for the next group. The order will go from youngest to oldest. The first egg hunt will start at 10 a.m. and the last egg hunt is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m.

Children may bring a basket, bag or other contained to collect the eggs.

The Easter Bunny will also be available for pictures from 10 a.m. to noon in the first picnic shelter. Parents are encouraged to bring a camera.

In case of inclement weather, the hunt will move inside to the Lakota YMCA.

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Tags: Tags: Easter, Easter Egg Hunt, Fort Liberty Playground, Keehner Park, Kroger, Liberty Park, Liberty Township Easter, Liberty Township Easter Egg Hunt, Liberty Township holidays, Passage Church, Passage Church West Chester, Tylersville Road Kroger, West Chester Easter, West Chester Easter Egg Hunt, West Chester Fire Department, West Chester holidays

Sue Kiesewetter reports

Eggs will start dropping from the sky at 10 a.m. Saturday for the second annual Helicopter Egg Drop at The River Church in Liberty Township.

About 2,000 brightly-colored, plastic eggs filled with candy will be dropped from a helicopter where they will join about 10,000 other eggs on a large field at the church, 5546 Cincinnati-Dayton Road.

“Last year we had close to 1,000 people – over 400 kids and their parents – and we had 10,000 eggs,’’ said Debbie Fortenboher, who is one of the organizers of the Children’s Ministry sponsored egg drop.

“We hold the kids back while the helicopter drops the eggs. Then we let the kids go search for them. It’s a lot of fun.”

There is no cost for the egg hunt, which is open to the community. Children are divided into two groups to hunt for eggs: those age two through kindergarten; and those in grades 1-5.

Each group will hunt for eggs on a large field, divided in half for each age group. Before and after the egg hunt children can do a craft, get their picture taken with the Easter bunny, participate in a cupcake walk, and play games.

Families are asked to pre-register their children online at www.hittheriver.com Check-in and registration for those who haven’t pre-registered, begins at 9 a.m., the same time activities start.

For more information or to register, call 513-755-7777, email info@hittheriver.com.

West Chester Easter Egg Hunt April 7 - The West Chester Easter Egg Hunt will take place from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. April 7 at Keehner Park. The West Chester Fire Department and the Tylersville Road Kroger are presenting this year’s egg hunt.

Children will be organized into different age groups and are asked to bring a bag or basket to collect eggs. Last year, participants hunted for candy-filled eggs as well as a special golden egg that contained a savings bond.

The egg hunt will take place in the Keehner Park tennis court area.

Keehner Park is located at 7211 Barrett Road.

Posted in: Events, Recreational events |

Tags: Tags: Easter, Easter Egg Hunt, Keehner Park, Kroger, Liberty Township Easter, Liberty Township Easter Egg Hunt, Liberty Township holidays, Tylersville Road Kroger, West Chester Easter, West Chester Easter Egg Hunt, West Chester Fire Department, West Chester holidays