Willing Workers 4-H club members gather around the Easter Bunny, who was escorted to the Easter egg hunt by the Osage County Sheriff’s Office, front, Leila Wilcoxson, Ruby Stucky, Kassie Thielen, Clara Thielen, Mason Newman and Niya Smith; back, Paige Thielen, Nadia Williams, Reece Wilcoxson, Nova Smith, Jaiton Bosse, Hadley Bosse, Easter Bunny, Claire Newman, Avery Thielen and Kaiden Bossie. Willing Workers photo.

By Avery Thielen, Club Reporter

On April 2, 2023, the Willing Workers 4-H Club hosted its second annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Osage City baseball fields. This year was bigger than last, featuring over 3,000 eggs, 86 of them had tokens that could be redeemed for a prize. Some of the prizes included sodas with candy bars, baskets full of prizes, and a few lucky winners went home with scooters. There were many sponsors that contributed the prizes. The Osage County Sheriff’s Office escorted the Easter Bunny, who enjoyed taking photos with the kids and handing out gifts. The officer also sounded the siren to start the hunt.

Willing Workers 4-H Club would like the thank the following sponsors for contributing to the prizes: Auburn Pharmacy, Bank of Osage City, Chris Mullins, Edward Jones, Emvista Bank, Farm Bureau Financial Services, First National Bank of Osage City, Flint Hills Beverage, Green Acres, Haskins Oil, Jerry’s Thriftway, Kirk & Cobb, KU Facilities, Planning and Development, Landmark Bank, NAPA, Osage Building Materials, Osage County Sheriff Office, Osage Garden & Produce, Osage Hardware, Ridge Iron Grill, State Farm, Subway, Theel Plumbing, Heating and Cooling, and Thompson Farms.