By COLE REIF
Great Bend Post
At last year’s Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt, hosted by the Great Bend Recreation Commission, there were 254 pre-registrations for the event and approximately 100 more children signed up at the event.
Great Bend Rec Director Chris Umphres said the Rec has decided to upgrade the popular event this year by adding fireworks at the end of the event.
"We're going to take some of the funds we use for Party in the Park in August, since that is not really our event," said Umphres. "We still do the mud volleyball and we're going to help the city with some of that stuff, but we feel like some of those events get lost in the grand scope of what the city does. We wanted to put that money into the event we do."
The Easter festivity begins Saturday, March 23, at Veterans Memorial Park with the Pawsome Easter Egg Hunt at 1 p.m. For $5, dogs can search for pet-friendly treats and prizes.
Later on Saturday, children ages three to 12 will hunt for more than 5,000 eggs at the Great Bend Sports Complex. Participants need to preregister and bring their flashlights for the event that begins at 8 p.m. Following the egg hunt at the Sports Complex, a six-minute fireworks show synced to music will be provided by the Rec Commission.