Easter hops back into Ignacio

Community youth 9-14 age group took off to gather as many eggs as they could during the Ignacio Community Easter Egg hunt.

The Easter Bunny hitches a ride to SunUte Park with the Los Pinos Fire Dept., and waves to attendees prior to introductions and “welcomes” from Southern Ute Royalty and Southern Ute Council members.

The Easter Bunny high-fives children as they hunted eggs, in the 0-4 years old ages group.

Royalty sisters, Jr. Miss Southern Ute Alternate, Maleina Carel and Miss Southern Ute Alternate, Rhianna Carel, aid the Easter Bunny in distributing prizes throughout the Easter egg hunt.

Children in the 5-8 years old age group scatter in the hopes of scoring an egg with a prize slip, or other goodies.

The Easter Bunny hyped the older kids in the 9-14 years old age group prior to unleashing them onto the awaiting eggs.

Southern Ute Royalty — Jr. Miss Southern Ute, Leandra Litz; Miss Southern Ute Alternate, Rhianna Carel; Little Miss Southern Ute, Shayne White Thunder; Jr. Miss Southern Ute Alternate, Maleina Carel; and Miss Southern Ute, Grace Gonzales — take a moment after the easter egg hunt to pose with the Easter Bunny.

Deirryck Begaye, Acting Chief of Police for the Southern Ute Police Department, lends a hand to BGC staff as they hand out prizes to those who were lucky enough to find a prize slip in their Easter eggs.

The three egg-migos, Ethan Rohde-O’Leary, Jayceon Richards, and Charles Alston filled their baskets, bags and pockets with eggs in the 5-8 age group.

The Easter Bunny tries to hi-five Matteo Figueroa and his dad Gabriel on Sunday, April 1 at SunUte Park.

Luca Rodriguez is getting help from her big sister, Kieley White Thunder, during the 0-4 age group Easter egg hunt.

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Fri Apr 7th, 2023 , by Staff report |

The annual Community Easter Egg Hunt hopped its way back into Ignacio, Saturday, April 1 at the SunUte Park. Organized by Community Resource Officer, Don Folsom of the Southern Ute Police Department and the Boys and Girls Club of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, with a multitude of Tribal departments and individuals who helped bring the annual Easter egg hunt back after the COVID-19 pandemic halted the frenzied run and grab of the eggs strewn across the SunUte fields. Various ages groups were split into three fields, vying for special eggs which contained prize slips redeemable at the BGC booth. Local youth participating in the hunt were given a wristband which gave them an opportunity to win grand prizes in each of their respective age groups.