Easter Egg Hunt Fun for Families and Friends

Paige Downey, Payson Royalty First Attendant (left), and Renee Crouch, of the Miss Payson Scholarship Pageant Board (right), pointed the way to the eggs that lay at Hillman Field this morning.  They were but a few of the volunteers who stepped up to ensure local families would have fun at the Payson Community Easter Egg Hunt.

A sea of ten thousand plastic eggs awaited youngsters in Payson Saturday, during the Community Easter Egg Hunt at Hillman Field.

The event was sponsored by the Payson Chamber of Commerce, with volunteers engaged in preparation to provide plenty to local children in the weeks preceding.  Colin Logue, Chamber President, emceed and made the starting cry from a booth for his business, Local Cheddar.  Joined by Kathy Anderson, employee, they offered hot chocolate to the youngsters and parents after the fast-paced race for eggs was finished.

Prize eggs were redeemed after, also, by children who were fortunate in their findings.  They walked away with large gifts and Easter baskets, presented to them by newly crowned royalty, Miss Payson Cassidy Gull, First Attendant Paige Downey, and Second Attendant Makala Swalberg, who were there to lend a hand.