Dunsmuir’s Easter Egg Hunt Drew Over 300 Children

The Dunsmuir Easter Egg Hunt drew over 300 children from throughout Shasta County to Weed and Klamath Falls on Easter Sunday afternoon.

Held in the Babe Ruth baseball field in Dunsmuir, the infield and outfield were divided into three different age groups ranging from 0 to 4, 5 to 8, and 9 to 12, to hunt for plastic eggs containing a variety of candy. It was a mad dash of children collecting eggs, which only took minutes before all five thousand-plus eggs were scooped up. After a short period when children got to open the eggs they gathered to see what candies they received, a raffle was held for them to win one of the many handmade baskets and gift bags containing fun items such as soccer and basketballs, crafts, toys, games, stuffed animals, bubble machines and more that were put together with thoughtfulness and love according to Amanda Linse and Jason Stout, who voluntarily coordinated this event along with help from their families. They also donated money to help purchase the gifts along with people from the Dunsmuir community, the Dunsmuir Rotary Club, the Eagles, and Solano’s, who donated 3 fishing poles and tackle boxes. There were also 6 bicycles to win, 2 for each age group.

This event was organized through the Dunsmuir Resource Center.

Amanda Linse said that it took three months of planning to put this event together, which she and Jason Stout have been doing for the past 5 years.

“Jason and I appreciate all the donations and the volunteers who came to help make this event so special. This is by far the largest amount of children we have had for this Easter Egg Hunt. It looks like everyone left happy.”

Bike winners:

• 2-year-old Aspen from Dunsmuir and 4-year-old Kruz from Lakehead won the bikes in the 0 to 4-year-old age category.
• 5-year-old Ivy from Mt. Shasta and 5-year-old Ezra from Castella won the bikes in the 5 to 8 category.
• Royce and Nathaniel, both from Dunsmuir, won the bikes in the 9 to 12 age category.

Other winners:

• Khole, at just 1-year-old, was the youngest participant at the Dunsmuir Easter Egg Hunt. Her smile showed she was having a terrific time.
• 8-year-old Mavrick from Mt. Shasta, who participates each year in Dunsmuir’s Easter Egg Hunt, won one of the many baskets. Five years ago, he won a bicycle at this event.

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