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Hunters run to find goodies at the SunUte baseball field on Saturday, March 31 during the 5-8-year-old Easter egg hunt.

SUPD Community Resource Officer Don Folsom, makes his way back to the prize tent to get things started at the 2018 Easter Egg Hunt at the SunUte Park on Saturday, March 31.

Easter egg hunters pose together before the chase for eggs begins on Saturday, March 31 at the SunUte Park.

The Easter Bunny waves to families and kids at the SunUte Park on Saturday, March 31 before the 5-8-year-old Easter egg hunt begins.

One egg hunter runs to fill his basket with as many eggs as possible on Saturday, March 31 at the SunUte park.

After the Easter egg hunt, the Sunshine Cloud Smith Youth Advisory Council set up field games at the SunUte park on Saturday, March 31.

Allisianna Baker juggles eggs during the field games at the Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 31 at the SunUte park.

Partners race one another on the SunUte park field on Saturday, March 31 during a three-legged race after the Easter egg hunt ended.

Ebonee Gomez and Ivan Watts are all smiles as they pose with the Easter Bunny.

Bella Hudson rushes to swoop down to grab a bag of popcorn while at the Ignacio Community Easter Hunt on Saturday, March 31.

The Elk family join in on the Easter Bunny fun while daughters Savannah and Samantha take pictures of Mom, Mey and brother Nathan Jr. with the Bunny himself.

Hundreds of families and kids showed their Easter spirit at the Ignacio Community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31.

McKayla Lee | The Southern Ute Drum

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Fri Apr 6th, 2018 , by McKayla Lee | The Southern Ute Drum

The Ignacio Community Easter Egg Hunt brought together hundreds of parents and kids hoping to get a glimpse of the Easter Bunny, and of course, collect those colorful eggs. Thousands of eggs were placed on SunUte Park just for this special event that was held Saturday, March 31. The event was made possible through a collaboration of hard work and organized by the Southern Ute Police Department, Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Boys & Girls Club of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe and the Los Pinos Fire Department.