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Leo the Lion high-fives the crowd before the event begins.
March 31, 2024
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April 3, 2024 2 a.m.
Photos: 4,000 eggs, scooped up in minutes
The Easter Egg Hunt at Marantette Park Sunday, March 31. Members of the Columbia Falls Lions Club put candy and prize tickets in 4,000 plastic eggs before the event, which has been ongoing since the early 1950s. (Chris Peterson photos)