Content about Easter

04.29.11

Hopping ahead

Little Macklin Donovan just couldn’t wait another second to start searching for Easter eggs at the annual Emsworth event held last Saturday, heading out solo to get a jump on the crowd. The rain stopped long enough for the children to hunt a bunch of eggs and then spend some time with the Easter Bunny.

04.08.11

Easter Egg Hunt

Bellevue Christian Church, 680 Lincoln Ave., will hold its annual Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 16 at noon.

All children ages 3 through fourth grade are invited. Children are asked to bring a basket to put their eggs in. Lunch will be served. Register by calling the church at (412)761-2754 and leaving a message. There is no charge for this event.

03.26.10

Library Egg Hunt

Avalon Library will hold an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 27, from noon until 2 p.m.

The event will include songs, stories, crafts and pictures with the Easter Bunny.

03.19.10

Arthur approved

Colorful Easter bunnies are popping up in businesses throughout the North Boroughs, a special holiday promotion sponsored by The Citizen and our advertisers. Before any of these bunnies left The Citizen offices, however, they received a sniff of approval from Arthur, our newest staffer. Arthur is a 140 lb. Great Dane who came to us via the PA Great Dane Rescue organization, and he is pretty much an expert on stuffed animals. Pick up this week's issue of The Citizen for details on how you can win one of the bunnies.

03.19.10

Emsworth Egg Hunt

Emsworth children ages 10 and younger are invited to hunt for Easter eggs and meet the Easter Bunny on Saturday, April 3, at 10 a.m. at Marmo Community Park on Huntingdon Avenue.

Parents can register their children at the borough office, 171 Center Ave., weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

03.12.10

Greenstone Easter Events

Greenstone United Methodist Church will hold a “Cookie Walk” and an Easter egg hunt on Saturday, March 27.

The Cookie Walk will be held from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Participants will be able to purchase a variety of homemade cookies. Two box sizes will be available, a small box for $8, or a large that will cost $15. There also will be free beverages.

The Easter egg hunt will be held at 10 a.m. for children ages 2-9 years old. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Collection bags will be provided.

03.12.10

Make-up days

The Northgate School Board is expected to vote Monday to ratify one make-up day, and approve a second.

Superintendent Dr. Reggie Bonfield said at the school board's work session on March 8 that he had reconsidered his prior statement that Northgate could apply to the state education department to obtain waivers of the days missed during recent bad weather. Not only did Northgate not want to reduce the amount of time students spend in the classroom, he said, but the state criteria for obtaining waivers is difficult to meet.

11.27.09

Local authors launch new children’s book series

Today's the day I've been waiting for. I can hardly wait until my feet hit the floor. My clothes are ready, they're cleaned and pressed. In a few short moments I will be dressed. Down to the kitchen to get something to eat. Should I have cereal, or a breakfast treat? from "Today's the Day! My New Shoes"

10.30.09

Couple enjoys “haunting” Avalon

Something about the North Boroughs inspires holiday decorations. Valentine's Day, Easter, Christmas, of course, and for some residents, what has become the favorite outlet of their creativity: Halloween.

While almost every area street sports its share of monster inflatables, witches, goblins and lights, Jeff and Mary Marous, who have lived in Avalon for the past eight years, have pumped the art of Halloween decoration to a new level -- sort of an interactive "happening."