Annual egg hunt draws hundreds of area kids

Colt Cantey, 4, shows off one the many prizes he collected during Saturday morning's Easter Egg hunt.

Hundreds of kids (and their parents!) stretched across five ball fields around the Don Gutteridge Sports Complex gathered for Pittsburg's annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday morning. For kids aged 1-5, who hunted their eggs on Bill Russell Field, more than just candy was at stake. Event sponsor Al Patel of Pitt Discount Liquor and Pitt Discount Smokes donated 25 bicycles to the event - and hid winning tickets inside 25 colored eggs scattered across the ball field for the lucky winners to find.

Faith Nicholes, 5, tries to wait patiently for the start of Saturday's Easter Egg hunt.

Kristina Cantey, 5, is wowed by the wonderful candy selection she discovers in her basket. City staff and volunteers spent hours filling more than 18,000 eggs with goodies for area children participating in the annual Easter Egg hunt.

Bill Russell Field was one of several Lincoln Park ballfields playing host to Pittsburg's annual Easter Egg hunt Saturday.

Maddox Renn, 1, chases down a slippery Easter egg Saturday morning at Bill Russell Field.

MaKenna Reynolds, 5, zeroes in on her next egg.

Saturday's annual Easter Egg Hunt was held across several athletic fields, with kids grouped by age to maximize the fun.

Pittsburg businessman Al Patel donated bicycles to 25 lucky kids who found special eggs during Saturday's Easter Egg Hunt.

The Easter Bunny chats with Greyson Jameson-Leighty ahead of Saturday morning's egg hunt.

Rapunzel, Elsa, Belle, Anna and Kristoff join the Easter Bunny for a special appearance at the Crawford County Historical Museum for Bunny Pics in the Pavilion. The event was co-sponsored by SEK Animal Advocates.