 Kids of all ages were excited to take part in one of Bemidji's longest running Easter traditions. In this week's Community Spotlight, our Josh Peterson was there as the holiday weekend was celebrated with the annual Easter Egg Hunt. Six thousand pink, green, orange, blue, purple, and multi-colored eggs were all prepped and ready for hundreds of kids that turned out for the 17th annual KKBJ Mix 103 Easter Egg Hunt. This annual project provides a fun-filled morning for kids of all ages. We do three different age groups. Each age group will have around it some eggs and also each age group will win a bike here this afternoon. Being able to offer fun family projects like the annual Easter Egg Hunt is something that the stations of RP Broadcasting values. You know when things are free, everybody can come enjoy it. When it's the middle of April, it's a lot easier for us to be out in shirts. We've been out here with shovels before. For some of the families that were in attendance, the annual Easter Egg Hunt has been something that they've been looking forward to for quite some time. It sounded really fun for the kids to do and they don't really get to get out and do much so we were excited. We had this planned for a while. The event was more than an Easter Egg Hunt, it was an egg stravaganza. With the admission of a free ticket, kids not only had the opportunity to hunt eggs but a chance to meet the Easter Bunny and other costume characters, an opportunity to win a bike and get a picnic lunch all for free. Something that families at the event appreciated. I love that they do this for the children. Not everybody can afford certain things and stuff like that you know and it's great that everybody can come together as a community and as a family. Bags and bags of the candy filled plastic eggs were scattered on the front lawn of Bemidji High School, but the children of all ages anxiously awaiting their chance to pick their eggs. With hundreds of kids that turned out for the annual Easter Egg Hunt, it only took a matter of 15 minutes for 6,000 of these plastic eggs to get picked up. For some of the kids that took part in the hunt, it inspired them to celebrate the Easter holiday with Easter Egg Hunts of their own. I think later today we're going to do another Easter Egg Hunt with me and my brother. With this week's exciting community spotlight in Bemidji, Josh Peterson, Lakeland News. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.