Easter

Several Easter-related activities are planned throughout the area this weekend, starting Friday: Friday Eagle’s Nest Church, Parksville — Easter drama at 7 p.m. Friday. The church is at 260 Tank Pond Road. The event is free. For information, call the Rev. Johnny Montgomery at (859) 854-3228.   Trinity Episcopal Church, Danville — Good Friday liturgy at 12:15 p.m. Friday. The church is at 320 W. Main St. Bob Kirkpatrick and Buddy Edwards will preside.

While the threat of bad weather put a damper on the turnout of Jessamine County’s sixth annual Easter-egg hunt, it did not seem to bother the more than 100 children who turned out to collect the colorful eggs Saturday morning. Many of the baskets the children brought were overflowing after event organizers hid 5,000 plastic eggs full of goodies. “Weather prevented a larger turnout,” Nicholasville Now Director Tonya Coleman said. “In year’s past, we’ve averaged around 400 to 500 participants.” The event also featured an appearance by the Easter Bunny, who posed for pictures with the children.

Ring ceremony postponed  The Boyle County High School football team has cancelled its state championship ring ceremony scheduled for 2:30 p.m. today in the high school gymnasium. The event was cancelled because all of the rings were not received from the vendor. It will be rescheduled later.    Egg hunt set in Stanford   STANFORD — An Easter egg hunt will be 4-6 p.m. Friday at Fox Funeral Home, 312 W. Main St. The event will include free food; prizes, including a $100 grand prize egg; and photos with the Easter bunny.    Meetings   Housing Authority of Danville — 8 a.m. Tuesday at Danville city hall.

Soon it will be two days, 11 years, three months and 24 short periods of time since the Son of God arose from the dead. Because he lives, many people of many nations shall live again also. He has promised all of those who love him (just like the thief on the cross) that they will be resurrected from the grave to live with him in the kingdom of God forever, and forever. This promise lives in the hearts of Christians worldwide, and we pray, “Come quickly Lord Jesus.” Remember Easter Sunday and the risen savior on April 24. M. Wendell Anderson Danville

Easter is just around the corner, and it got me to thinking of Easters of my past. I have to admit Easter has a few memories that weren’t always good. One in particular I remember is some Easter eggs I colored to take to school. My mom had boiled and colored some of the eggs, but had to leave for work. She told us we were to finish coloring the eggs to take them to school to hide for Easter egg hunts. She left for work assuming we knew how to handle the job. We were to take turns decorating our own eggs.

April 2, 1961 Palm Beach, Fla. (AP) — President Kennedy will visit Paris for three days starting May 31 for talks with French President Charles de Gaule. Kennedy will be making his first visit abroad since becoming president. He will be accompanied by his wife, Jacqueline. Sgt. William R. Barnett has returned to Fort Riley, Kans., after spending a 10-day leave here with his mother, Mrs. W.L. Thompson, Sgt. Barnett will soon leave for Korea. Yvonne Adrian, the former Yvonne Quisenberry of Winchester, was recently assigned a role in the state production, “The Magic of Touch” in Hollywood, Calif.

Helen F. Easter, 65, of Closade Drive, Eubank, died Tuesday, June 16 at her residence. A native of King Bee, she was born April 29, 1944, to the late Adam and Manilla Wesley Loveless. She was retired from Oakwood and the widow of Michael Easter. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Clyde Loveless. Survivors include a son, Michael P. "Chuck" Easter of Somerset; three brothers, Eldon (Mary) Loveless of Mason, Ohio and Russell (Brenda) Loveless and Ralph J. (Kay)

Children, with help from their parents, rush to fill their baskets with plastic eggs filled with candy during the Easter EGG-Stravaganza Saturday at Winchester Plaza. A large crowd attended the event sponsored by First United Methodist Church. Eighteen-month-old Marcus Bryant Wells had an up-close-and-personal visit with a baby duck held by his mother, Billie Jo Bryant, Saturday morning at the Winchester Plaza. The petting zoo was part of the Easter EGG-Stravaganza sponsored by the church.

If you go to a mass at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Danville - as hundreds of people will be doing this Sunday for Easter - the stars of the show, if you will, are the priest, the lay readers, the cantor, the ushers and other visible participants in the service. But two parishioners who won't appear on the sacred stage will have played a major part in helping to set it, nonetheless. Based on an organizational chart, Frieda Minor and Bennie Thompson are members of the church's arts and environment subcommittee, which is part of the worship committee.

The Easter bunny will be at the Hub Coffee House & Cafe from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. The Hub will be open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day. The Easter bunny will hand out treats for kids and pose for photos. Staff will have digital cameras and can e-mail photos to parents. Parents also can bring their own cameras. Call (859) 936-0001 for more information.