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Mariana Cruz, 7, participated in the hula-hoop contest.
Independence community event staffer Chelsea Getsy kneeled down among the kids to ask them questions.
The Easter Bunny made his grand appearance, much to the delight of the children in attendance.
Oliver and Jack Taylor were pleased to meet the Easter Bunny.
Darlene Montague and Layla Dukes were all smiles with the Easter Bunny.
Kevin Stephenson, Brian Cohen and Ryan Kennedy represented The GCI Guys.
Chuck and Carol Johnson attended the event with granddaughter Ava.
Kids loved picking out their own flowers.
Regan McMasters, 6, picked out her own plant.
Kingsley McCaulley, 3, played with a giant Connect 4 set.
Chelsea Getsy, Brandyn Hyman and Carlton Morrissey helped ensure the event ran smoothly.
Owen Kingery, 11, was a master hula-hooper.
Sofia Rojas waited her turn with her grandmother and puppy, Muñeca, to meet the Easter Bunny.
Layla Dukes gave the Easter Bunny a big hug.
Joe Littler watched the hula-hoop contest with his son Jackson, 1.
Ella Melanson, 6, and Collin Flynn, 5, waited with their baskets for the egg hunt.
Samuel Delgado, Mia Dilorenzo and Luciano Rojas enjoyed the sunshine.
HORIZON WEST Inflatable games, food trucks, music, an egg hunt and a visit from the Easter Bunny himself were just a few of the highlights of the Independence community’s spring festival on Saturday, March 24. The springtime celebration drew hundreds of residents to the heart of the community to mingle and have fun in the sun. Kids got to draw with chalk, participate in a hula-hooping contest and scale a rock wall, and everyone got to take home a potted flower.