Go the eggs-tra mile this Easter

By Gretchen Ammerman

Oregon Coast TODAY

In my family, it has been a tradition for as long as I can remember to start the month saying “Rabbit, rabbit, rabbit.” Forget, and your month shall be beset with misery. Remember, and your good luck is essentially guaranteed.

I have absolutely no idea from where this practice originated, but I do have a handle on a more widespread tradition around bunnies. They lay eggs. Or do they? Apparently I don’t have such a great handle on it after all. Regardless, the Easter holiday is now second only to Halloween for candy sales, and the tradition of hunting for eggs, true eggs dyed bright colors or their plastic pretenders, and posing with bipedal bunnies is a childhood favorite.

Below is a list of Central Coast events where the rabbit, and the eggs, are in full fettle.

These events are all BYOB — Bring Your Own Basket.

Saturday, April 16

Newport Aquatic Center Egg Dive

Pictures with the Easter Bunny at 1 pm, dive begins at 1:30 pm

Recreational swim to follow

$5 Residents/$6 Non-residents

Newport Recreation Center, 225 SE Avery Street.

Newport Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt

9 am

Age group areas — two through five, six through eight and nine through 11.

Yaquina Bay State Park, Newport

Neighbors for Kids Easter Egg Hunt

9:30 to 10:30 am, egg hunt starts at 10 am

Prizes, refreshments and a raffle.

Pictures with the Easter Bunny

Age group areas — up to four, five through nine, 10 and up.

Depoe Bay City Park, SE Shell Avenue.

Lincoln City Kiwanis Club Easter Egg Hunt

Noon

Eggs, candy and toys.

Regatta Park, 2700 NE 14th Street, Lincoln City

Sunday, April 17

Toledo Elks Easter Egg Hunt

1 pm

For kids aged one through 14

Free hot dog lunch, cupcakes and punch after the hunt.

Thousands of eggs and photos with the Easter Bunny

Elk’s Toketee Illahee Park, two miles south of Siletz on Highway 229