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 Once all the eggs were scooped up at the Community Easter Egg Hunt Saturday morning, it was time to check each egg to see if there was a prize certificate, coupon or candy. Coupons and prizes were provided by Hy-Vee. [Click to enlarge] |
The hunt, sponsored by Hy-Vee Food Store, Hy-Vee Rx, KLEM and the Le Mars Daily Sentinel, was split into two age groups, with children first through fifth grade on the practice football field while the younger children gathered eggs inside the confines of the baseball field.
Hy-Vee department managers, with a little help from the Easter Bunny, took about 45 minutes to scattered the 25,000 eggs.
 The "rabbits" who put out the 25,000 plastic eggs were Hy-Vee department managers. Eggs were distributed by 8 a.m. in the areas of the ball diamond for the younger children, and the football practice field for the children first through fifth grade. [Click to enlarge] |
When the starting horn sounded at 10 a.m. a wave of children ran onto the field, and by 10:01, all the eggs had been gathered on the football practice field. The children on the baseball field weren't far behind.
Then it was time to check the eggs for candy and prizes.
 Before the horn sounded, the lines were filled with the egg hunters for all ages 3-6, parents, friends, and many grandparents. The excitement grew as a few of the younger children tried to run from their parents and start picking the eggs up before the official time of 10 a.m. It took longer to scatter the eggs than for the children to have them all picked up. Some contained prizes and candy. [Click to enlarge] |
According to one department manager, the Easter egg hunt involves everyone in the store who wants to help. "It's definitely a 'Hy-Vee family' group venture let me tell you," said Kathy Schwader on Friday. "The process takes longer than the actual picking up the eggs."
"It's huge - we have more eggs than some of the Sioux City places," she said.
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I was very upset and dissapointed with the people of Le Mars. I attended this Saturdays Easter Egg Hunt and I was shocked and appalled on how the parents acted when it started. I saw one couple, the mother was dragging there child while dad was throwing eggs into his childs basket. I couldn't believe my eyes. There was another mother I saw take an egg from a child that was just leaning over to pick it up! We are the teachers of our children so what kind of message are we sending by not letting them do anything themselves? This is my first child so this was my first time at a hunt with my child and it's safe to say that I will never go again!! I guess it's like taking candy from a baby or in this case eggs.
My experience with the Easter egg hunt couldn't have been any more different from Huskerfan's. My young granddaughter walked over to a bunch of eggs that were in the same general area and no other parent, grandparent, or child came near. She very slowly and deliberately picked up a half dozen or more eggs and had a great time (except for the cold temperature and snow flurries). You will always have some people who exhibit poor behavior, but if Huskerfan would have been in the general area I was in it would have been a much different impression that was taken away from the hunt. Thanks to those who put it on. Some years back when I was with the Jaycees I was the Easter bunny, and the night before we actually dyed thousands of real hard-boiled eggs. Let me tell you, there's an enormous amount of planning and preparation that goes into a fairly short event. Keep it up and hopefully impress upon some people how they are expected to behave.
Huskerfan,
I am also disapointed in that act, but please dont blame the city of Le Mars. Blame the person and the act. Our city and our people are very friendly. I dont think one family trying to get eggs in a basket should change a persons view about a city. Have fun with your easter egg hunt in Nebraska next year.
Thanks,
Disapointed in Huskerfan