Sprinter egg hunt

Image: Frozen egg — A lone egg in a field of white, ready to be found Saturday morning.

Frozen egg — A lone egg in a field of white, ready to be found Saturday morning. (Dave South)

Image: Gary Fox — Gary Fox (right), president of the Smithfield chamber, helps set up the businesses at the table.

Gary Fox — Gary Fox (right), president of the Smithfield chamber, helps set up the businesses at the table. (Dave South)

Image: Wendy — Someone was a good sport this morning, willing to be “Wendy” for the day.

Wendy — Someone was a good sport this morning, willing to be “Wendy” for the day. (Dave South)

Image: Anticipation — Sam, Josh, and Eliza McMurray wait anxiously for the beginning of the Easter egg hunt.

Anticipation — Sam, Josh, and Eliza McMurray wait anxiously for the beginning of the Easter egg hunt. (Amy South)

Image: Emmeline — And even little Emmeline McMurray is waiting patiently.

Emmeline — And even little Emmeline McMurray is waiting patiently. (Dave South)

Image: Ready, Set… — The hunt is about to begin…

Ready, Set… — The hunt is about to begin… (Dave South)

Image: Go! — And they’re off. In just seconds, half the eggs are picked up.

Go! — And they’re off. In just seconds, half the eggs are picked up. (Dave South)

Image: Hailee Hall — Little Hailee Hall was happy with the one little egg she found in the snow.

Hailee Hall — Little Hailee Hall was happy with the one little egg she found in the snow. (Dave South)

Image: Bags o’ candy — Grabbing handfuls of candy from the bags and boxes of candy set under trees and other dry places so the snow wouldn’t ruin them.

Bags o’ candy — Grabbing handfuls of candy from the bags and boxes of candy set under trees and other dry places so the snow wouldn’t ruin them. (Dave South)

Image: Coupons — A young man turns in his coupon for a coloring book.

Coupons — A young man turns in his coupon for a coloring book. (Dave South)

Image: Free meals — Area businesses handed out free meals, prizes and even $2 bills to every child with an egg.

Free meals — Area businesses handed out free meals, prizes and even $2 bills to every child with an egg. (Dave South)

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