18-04-2025
Flashback Friday: On the hunt for Easter Eggs
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It's easter this weekend which means a lot of kids minds are set on visiting the easter bunny, chocolate, and going on a classic easter egg hunt. In this week's Flashback Friday, Keloland's Ann Parker takes us back to 1985 where kids were on the hunt for thousands of chocolate eggs at one Sioux falls park.
A crisp sunny morning brought out more people to Sherman Park than anyone expected.5,000 people meant a lot of competition for some 15,000 chocolate easter eggs so many mapped out their strategy beforehand and set their goals.
'One. One? That's all you want? Yeah.''Six. Six. Why six? I don't know. Maybe one for now and five for later?''A hundred. A hundred? What are you going to do with a hundred eggs? Eat them all.'With speed and accuracy kids and parents picked, poked, and prodded at every nook and cranny.
The process was sometimes tiring but often successful. And when it seemed that some got more than their share, there was a spirit of giving. Before long the pressure was off and the kids hopped to some well deserved refreshments, a few egg holders with lucky numbers received some extra prizes, but for most a few muddy eggs and the thrill of the hunt were enough to satisfy.
Ann Parker, KELOLAND News.
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