Eggs-celent turnout for Leadership Putnam event

  • Pretty in pink. One of the Uncle Remus Golf Course ponds provided a perfect Easter backdrop for a family gathering during Saturday’s inaugural Leadership Putnam Easter Egg Hunt. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Pretty in pink. One of the Uncle Remus Golf Course ponds provided a perfect Easter backdrop for a family gathering during Saturday’s inaugural Leadership Putnam Easter Egg Hunt. IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • Local face painter Kelsie Merritt generously donated her time and materials to add plenty of color to the LP Egg Hunt. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Local face painter Kelsie Merritt generously donated her time and materials to add plenty of color to the LP Egg Hunt. IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • Kids had the choice of four bouncy houses from two big slides, an obstacle course, and a pirate ship. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Kids had the choice of four bouncy houses from two big slides, an obstacle course, and a pirate ship. IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • Members of the Putnam County Fire Department line up beside their mascot, “Sparky,” who posed all day with egg hunters while parents took photos. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Members of the Putnam County Fire Department line up beside their mascot, “Sparky,” who posed all day with egg hunters while parents took photos. IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • And they’re off! About 200 kids raced down the hill of the Uncle Remus Golf Course with a competitive spirit to guide them to grab each and every egg. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    And they’re off! About 200 kids raced down the hill of the Uncle Remus Golf Course with a competitive spirit to guide them to grab each and every egg. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Anarchy reigned when about 200 kids were let loose Saturday for the inaugural Leadership Putnam Easter Egg Hunt on the driving range at Eatonton’s Uncle Remus Golf Course (URGC).Despite carefully laid out sections designated for three distinct age groups from toddlers to teenagers, once the little ones started racing down the hill at 11:30 a.m. with baskets in hand, intent on gathering as many of…

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