County celebrates Easter

Photos by Anngee Quinones-Belian/Staff Correspondent  Six-year-old Hazel Beck of Peachtree found a golden egg during a hunt at High Lonesome Therapeutic Equestrian Center in Unaka on March 23. She said about finding the eggs, “I feel like it’s really easy because I can see them all.” She’ll be starting riding lessons at the center in April, riding atop Daniel.

Ian Sargent’s Easter basket was filled to the brim with treat-filled eggs on March 23. The 8-year-old from Andrews volunteers once in a while, helping brush Little Bob. He said of High Lonesome Therapeutic Equestrian Center’s biggest horse, “He’s sweet, and he’s lazy, and he’s ginormous!”

Little Rachel Boring, 2, of Hiwassee Dam, happily held up one of the treats in her basket Saturday at Shepherd of the Mountains Church’s annual Easter egg hunt in Murphy. The toddler was busy filling her basket, while also trying to keep the spring sun out of her eyes.

Shawn Hardman, 14, with Sticks in the Mud, was part of the musical entertainment during John C. Campbell Folk School’s Easter event Saturday in Brasstown.

Local toddler Arthur Lee is just 2 years old, but he held his own on the field geared toward the youngest Easter egg hunters at the Ranger Volunteer Fire Department on March 23. At one point after finding a large egg, he curled up his nose and threw the egg back down to the ground, treat and all; perhaps that particular chocolate candy just wasn’t to his liking.