Easter Egg Hunt at Allen Park in 2017

The City of Jamestown Parks Department will hold its Annual Easter Egg Hunt this Saturday in Allen Park.

The free event is for children ages 12 and under and will take place at 11:00 a.m. in the upper level of the park where the playgrounds are located.

Parks Manager Dan Stone said the event will have three different areas for kids to look for eggs, “The younger kids, 2 through 4, will be over on the kitchen side of the park where our big pavilion is and the smaller playground. And then across the street from that is the big playground and baseball field area. We’ll have the 5 to 8 year old group and the 9 to 12 year old group.”

Stone said the various city unions sponsored the event, “Our rock and our pillar of the community, the Allen Park Women’s Club, also will be there for the festivities and donated some prizes and candy, along with the Frewsburg Soccer Club. And this year, Pro Hardware, that is down on Fluvanna Avenue, will provide us with bikes to give to the middle aged kids group this year.”

Stone said the Jamestown Fire Department will be bringing the Easter Bunny to the park for the event and they will be joined by Wiffy the Tarp Skunk.

If weather conditions do not allow the event to take place outside, the event be moved inside the Allen Park Rink.

No registration is necessary for the event.

The Chautauqua Safety Village will hold its 10th annual Easter Carnival from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The carnival takes place at the village on the Ashville BOCES campus.

Admission is $5 per person and free for children age 2 and under. Admission includes games, crafts, train rides, and a bounce house and cars track. Children can hunt for candy at the different buildings and also visit the Easter bunny where families can take their own pictures.

Those who purchase a 2022 Safety Village membership before this event, will receive free admission and be able to use the Fast Pass Lane. More information is available at chautauquasafetyvillage.com

In the village of Falconer, the Linda K. Memorial Easter Egg Hunt will take place at Falconer Park on Saturday. The event is at 10:00 a.m. with all ages welcome. Participants are asked to bring their own basket. For more information, email falconer@netsync.net

And the City of Jamestown will hold their free Easter Hunt Hunt at 11:00 a.m. in Allen Park. That event takes place on the playground areas on West Virginia Boulevard and is open children ages 12 and under.

Easter Egg Hunt at Allen Park in 2017

Jamestown’s annual Easter Egg Hunt returns this Saturday in Allen Park.

The free event will take place at 11:00 a.m. in the playground areas of the park on West Virginia Boulevard. The event for kids ages 12 and under will feature 300 prize eggs and candy for all participants.

The Easter Bunny and Whiffy the Tarp Skunk also will make special appearances.

No registration is necessary. For more information, contact the Jamestown Parks and Rec Office at 716-483-7523.

Jamestown City Council

Jamestown Renaissance Corporation‘s Mary Maxwell will do a presentation of the Paint Jamestown Program at the Housing Committee meeting at 6:45 p.m.

Chautauqua Home Rehab & Improvement Corporation Executive Director Joshua Freifeld will present at the full work session about new housing grant programs.

The Public Safety Committee will review two special event permit applications including one by the City for the 74th Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Allen Park on Saturday, April 16. The other event permit application is from the Jamestown Community Learning Council for a “Roll and Read” event scheduled for 8:30 a.m. to noon on Friday, June 10. That event will feature groups of children and adults walking to various stations around the city and listening to stories read by a community volunteer.

The City Council committee meetings start at 6:45 p.m. with the full work session beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the fourth floor Police Training Room. The work session will be livestreamed and all meetings are open to the public.

2018 Easter Egg Hunt jpg (left to right): Recreation Coordinator Julia Ciesla-Hanley, Parks Manager John Williams, Sertoma Club Marilyn Mills, Council President Marie Carruba, The “Easter Bunny,” Allen Park Women’s Club Carol Drake, Allen Park Women’s Club Sandy Forsberg, Parks Commissioner Russ Diethrick, Allen Park Women’s Club Sandy Gulloti, Mayor Sam Teresi, Parks Commission Chairwoman Cindy DiNapoli, Council Member Andy Liuzzo

JAMESTOWN – The City Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department has scheduled the 71st Annual Easter Egg Hunt to take place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 31 at Allen Park. This free event will be held inside the Allen Park Ice Rink due to park and weather conditions.

Children will be allowed into the hunt one age group at a time, starting at 10:30 a.m. Once a group has found all the eggs hidden for their hunt, volunteers will hide the eggs for the next group. The first age group allowed in will be children 4 and under, followed by children ages 5 to 8 years, and finally children 9 to 12 years of age.

Over 3,000 eggs filled with candy will be “hidden” in the Hunt area. In addition, 33 toy prize eggs and two Gold and two Silver eggs will be hidden. The two Gold egg prizes will be bicycles donated by Sertoma Club of Jamestown and a donation in Memory of Mark Hess. The two Silver egg prizes are also donations in Memory of Mark Hess. The Child Advocacy Program is donating 3 stuffed animals to be given away as prizes as well. The Easter Bunny will arrive by fire truck to kick off the event.

Also assisting in the sponsorship of the Hunt is the Sertoma Club of Jamestown, Allen Park Women’s Club, Kendall Club, Jamestown Bowling Company, McDonald’s, Media One Group, and Esquire Cleaners. Girl Scout Troop 20029 helped fill all 3,000 eggs with candy.

All children 12 years of age and under are invited to attend. For more information, contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 483-7523.

Parks Manager John Williams, Sertoma Club Member Roger Edborg, Mayor Samuel Teresi, Allen Park Women’s Club Member Sandy Forsberg, The Easter Bunny, Allen Park Women’s Club Member Carol Winterburn, Parks Commission Chairwoman Cindy DiNapoli, Allen Park Women’s Club Member Audene Jarosz, Recreation Coordinator Julia Ciesla-Hanley

Easter is this weekend and several local communities have Easter Egg Hunts and other events scheduled to take place.

JAMESTOWN

The City of Jamestown Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department has scheduled the 70th Annual Easter Egg Hunt to take place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday at Allen Park.

The free event will be held in the upper level of the park where the playgrounds are located. That area will then be divided into three separate age groups.

Over 3,000 eggs filled with candy will be “hidden” in the Hunt area. In addition, 36 toy prize eggs and two Gold and two Silver eggs will be hidden.  The Silver and Gold egg prizes are sponsored through a donation in memoriam of Mark Hess. The Child Advocacy Program is donating 6 stuffed animals to be given away as prizes as well. The Easter Bunny will arrive by fire truck to kick off the event.

There is a chance for rain in the forecast, and an announcement will be made by 9 a.m., Saturday if inclement weather necessitates changing the location to inside the former Allen Park Ice Rink.

The location change announcement will be posted to the city website at www.jamestownny.net, as well as the Parks & Rec Facebook and Twitter pages.

LAKEWOOD

An Easter Egg Hunt will take place at the Chautauqua Mall starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Children divided into four age groups: 0-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. The event is part of the Autism Awareness Event coordinated by the mall and The Resource Center, which is taking place from 10 a.m. to noon.

CELORON

The Village of Celoron will hold its annual Children’s Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday in the Lucille Ball Memorial Park.  One bike will be given away in each of the four age categories.

Registration begins at 9 a.m.  The Easter Bunny will arrive on a Celoron Hose Company No. 1 Fire Truck at 9:30 a.m.  The Easter Egg Hunt will begin at 10. a.m.  A rain date has been scheduled for April 22.

ASHVILLE

The Chautauqua Children’s Safety Education Village is hosting its 7th Annual Easter Carnival on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Safety Village, located at 2695 Rt 394 in Ashville (next to BOCES).

Russ Diethrick, Jim Roselle, & Mayor Sam Teresi at 2014 Easter Egg Hunt

JAMESTOWN – The City of Jamestown’s 69th Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be dedicated to local radio legend Jim Roselle, who died Wednesday at the age of 89.

Mayor Sam Teresi said that During his final days, Roselle vowed that he was going to attend and broadcast from Saturday’s annual Easter Egg Hunt at Allen Park. Teresi said that while Jim can’t physically be at Allen Park this year, he will certainly be there in spirit and his spirit will live on with all of the ‘youngsters’ in attendance.

Roselle worked for WJTN and Media One Group for over 60 years. Media One Group is a sponsor of the Easter Egg Hunt.

The event will be held outside in the playground areas of Allen Park at 10:30am, Saturday, March 26th. This free event is for children age 12 and under.

(From left to right) Parks Manager John Williams, McDonald’s Hamburglar, Mayor Sam Teresi, Sertoma Club Member Anthony Raffa, Recreation Coordinator Julia Ciesla-Hanley during the announcement of the 69th Annual City Easter Egg Hunt.

JAMESTOWN – The City Parks, Recreation and Conservation Department has scheduled the 69th Annual Easter Egg Hunt to take place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 26 at Allen Park.

This free event will be held in the upper level of the park where the playgrounds are located. That area will then be divided into three separate age groups:

• children 9 to 12 years of age;
• children 5 to 8 years of age;
• and children 4 and under.

An announcement will be made by Thursday, March 24 if park conditions require the event be moved inside the Allen Park Ice Rink.

Girl Scout Troop 20029 Juniors Helped Stuff 3,000 Eggs (Back row: Hannah DeAngelo, Aliceson Scott, Zaporah Sparrow. Front row: Amara Burch, Ruby Schneider, McKenna Schneider, Olivia Allen)

Over 3,000 eggs filled with candy will be “hidden” in the Hunt area. In addition, 30 toy prize eggs and two Gold and two Silver eggs will be hidden. The prize Silver and Gold eggs are sponsored through a donation in memoriam of Mark Hess.

The Easter Bunny will arrive by fire truck to kick off the event.

Also assisting in the sponsorship of the Hunt is the Sertoma Club of Jamestown, Allen Park Women’s Club, Morton Club, Kendall Club, Northwest Savings Bank, Jamestown Bowling Company, McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Media One Group, and Linda Crossley at Esquire Cleaners. Girl Scout Troop 20029 Juniors helped stuff all 3,000 eggs with candy.

All children 12 years of age and under are invited to attend. For more information, contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 483-7523.

Pictured Left to Right: Parks Manager John Williams, Mayor Sam Teresi, Easter Bunny, Sertoma Club’s Cosmo DeMaio, Recreation Coordinator Julia Ciesla-Hanley

JAMESTOWN – Due to weather and park conditions, the City of Jamestown’s 68th Annual Easter Egg Hunt will be moved inside the Allen Park Ice Rink on Saturday, April 4th. This free event is for children age 12 and under.

There is a significant difference in the way the children will be allowed into the hunt. The age groups will remain the same, but only one group will be allowed inside the Ice Rink at a time starting at 10:30 a.m. Once a group has found all the eggs hidden for their hunt, volunteers will hide the eggs for the next group.

The first age group allowed in will be children 4 and under, followed by children ages 5 to 8 years, and finally children 9 to 12 years of age.

Over 1,000 eggs will be “hidden” in the Hunt area along with over 5,000 pieces of wrapped candy. Two Gold and two Silver eggs that are sponsored through a donation in memoriam of Mark Hess will be hidden in addition to 30 other prize eggs. The Easter Bunny will arrive by fire truck to kick off the event.

For more information, contact the Parks & Recreation Department at 483-7523.

The Easter Carnival and the Touch-A-Truck events will be held Saturday from 10am to 1pm at the Safety Village, located at 2695 Route 394 in Ashville (next to BOCES).

The Easter Carnival is an annual event hosted by the Children’s Safety Village that provides games, food, a Chinese auction, train rides, face painting, pictures with the Easter Bunny and more.

The Easter parade starts at noon with prizes for the best dressed. All proceeds made from the Carnival go directly to supporting the important fire, traffic and bike safety classes held at the Safety Village for children in our community.

Touch-A-Truck allows organizations and industries to showcase their unique vehicles and come together to let kids investigate them.

This special afternoon will allow people of all ages to be “up close and personal” with vehicles they may not have had a chance to see before, ranging from specialty vehicles, trucks of all sizes and uses and farm equipment.

For more information on the event, call 716-499-8138.