Mercer Lions Club hosts annual Easter egg hunt

MERCER, Wis. — More than 100 kids turned out for the annual Mercer Lions Club Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at the Mercer School.

According to club members, the event has been taking place for over 20 years, starting off with real hard boiled eggs before switching to plastic.

Different age divisions searched in different parts of the school, and after gathering as many eggs as possible, the kids dined on hot dogs, hot chocolate and their candy.

“The school has been great in letting us have this here,” club member Pete Wetzler said. “We want to give a big thanks to Erik Torkelson (dist...