Mount Vernon Optic-Herald

Parents should be getting prepared for the annual Easter in the Park event to begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 23 at Don Meredith Stadium in Mount Vernon. The annual event will kick-off with the Easter Parade. Other games and activities will be provided throughout  the event for children of all ages. The annual sack race will be at 10 a.m. followed by the Easter Egg Hunt at 11 a.m. Over 3,000 eggs will be hidden for children to find. The student chamber is accepting donations of new or clean used plastic eggs for the event. Kids Under Construction Day Care and the Rainbow Connection Daycare will sponsor a moon walk at the event this year as a representation of the Week of the Young Child which supports the education of preschool children.