Photos and article by Mary Alice Murphy
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Kids and parents gather to register.
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Easter Bunny and Joule Cramm, 6.
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Get set, ready...
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
I see eggs, do you?
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Eggs ready for the gathering
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Some of the volunteer egg hiders, including a Spiderman bunny.
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Maggie Johnson gets her picture taken with Sparky by her mom Samantha
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Sophia Murillo-Hernandez and Michelle Murillo choose books.
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Silver City Fire Department Lt. Paul Ortiz, Engineer Ryan Griffths, Firefighter Plumb as Sparke and Lt. Preston Johnson gave out information.
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Silver City Police Department Detective Daniel Tavizon, Cpl Anthony flores and Cpl Manny Jaure hand out D.A.R.E. information.
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Larry Smith with the Gila National Forest shows the kids coloring books, pencils and other goodies.
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Look, Ma! I made it to the top
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Getting their instructions before heading out to hunt eggs.
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Spiderman shows his skills with a net.
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Ava Villegas hugs the Easter Bunny and gets hugged back.
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Kiwanians Sue Vento, Southwest District Director Tony Gutowski, and Bob Carson. Gutowski serves all of Arizona, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas.
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Stacy Schwarz paints Sabrina Huerta's face.
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Kiwanian Craig Pfeifergives instructions to each group of kids.
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Circle K International (CKI) members from Western New Mexico University , from left are Jozette Jeury, John Gonzales, Valerie Silvas and Ariana Medina. They also handed out prizes for the prize eggs.
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Kiwanians Alma Carson, Dianna Gutowski and John Baumberger register children to hunt eggs.
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Easter Bunny shows off
Easter egg hunt by Kiwanis at Penny Park 041622
Young ones head out to find eggs
On Saturday, April 16, 2022, Kiwanis members put out Easter eggs in Penny Park in Silver City for various age groups, starting with the older ones and phasing down to the younger ones.
Information booths, as well as face-painting stations, and craft opportunities for kids filled the park.
Kids also took advantage of the playground equipment at the park.
Some families said they had visited the Easter Egg Hunt at Bataan Memorial Park, north of Santa Clara, before arriving at the Kiwanis hunt.
The Easter Bunny was busy this year.
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