Swimming for Easter eggs
Published 10:52 am Monday, April 2, 2018
Alexandra Fields gathers eggs while Deangelo Sykes watches them float by Saturday afternoon in the pool. (Photo by Fred Petke)
Lifeguard Laura Graves collects eggs during Saturday's Underwater Easter Egg Hunt at Winchester-Clark County Parks and Recreation. Swimmers were directed by lifeguards to collect eggs by color and turn them in for further directions. (Photo by Fred Petke)
Theo Wheeler paddles through the pool with an Easter egg in each hand Saturday. About 75 children up to age 14 participated in the Underwater Easter Egg Hunt. (Photo by Fred Petke)
Dayne Stone gathers an arm load of plastic eggs Saturday during the Underwater Easter Egg Hunt. (Photo by Fred Petke)
For the sixth year, Winchester-Clark County Parks and Recreation opened its pool for its annual Underwater Easter Egg Hunt Saturday. About 75 children younger than 14 jumped into both pools to collect colored eggs. Instead of trying to gather the most eggs, children were told to collect five blue eggs, and give them to a lifeguard, who would issue further instructions
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Fred Petke is a reporter for The Winchester Sun, the Jessamine Journal and the State Journal. His beats include cops, courts, fire, public records, city and county government and other news. To contact Fred, email fred.petke@bluegrassnewsmedia.com or call 859-759-0051.
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