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The Journal<\/p>\n
Planning your Easter weekend?<\/p>\n
Whether you are a hunter, gatherer or spiritual type, there\u2019s a lot to do this weekend in the Cortez area.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a look at Easter egg hunts, church services and celebrations around town.<\/p>\n
The annual Rotary Easter Egg Hunt is on Saturday, April 15, on the west side of City Park off Park Street, between Montezuma Avenue and Main Street.<\/p>\n
Areas will be marked off for youngsters ages 0-3, 4-6, and 7-10, Mayor Karen Sheek stated in an email, and kids can begin assembling at 9:45 a.m.<\/p>\n
The signal for the start of the hunt will be sounded at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n
This year, brightly colored plastic eggs will be filled with candy or coins. \u201cThis is a fun Easter weekend activity designed for little ones and a potential \u2018Kodak moment\u2019 for their families,\u201d Sheek said.<\/p>\n
In addition, parents may enroll children up to 5 years old in the Imagination Library program, which mails children a free book each month, compliments of the Cortez Rotary Club.<\/p>\n
Don\u2019t arrive late, Sheek said. \u201cOnce the signal is given, it doesn\u2019t take long to scoop up the brightly colored eggs!\u201d<\/p>\n
The third annual Phil\u2019s World Easter egg hunt and fundraiser will take place on Easter Sunday, April 16, at noon.<\/p>\n
Families should meet at the Phil\u2019s World parking lot and trailhead, County Road 30.1. Children will hunt for eggs on the Trust Loop, then smash pi\u00f1atas and receive prizes. Food and drinks served. Donations will go to the Southwest Colorado Cycling Association, which helps to maintain the Phil\u2019s World trail system.<\/p>\n
For more information, contact Ken Fagerlin at 970-749-6180.<\/p>\n
Easter Weeekend Schedule<\/em>Following is the list of events submitted by readers.<\/p>\n Cortez<\/em><\/p>\n Cortez<\/em><\/p>\n Easter Laity Service,<\/strong> 7-7:30 a.m. at Seventh Day Adventist Church, 540 W. Fourth St. Details: 749-7886.<\/p>\n Good Friday service,<\/strong> noon, worship with Holy Communion, St. Barnabas Church, corner of North and Elm. Details: 565-7865.<\/p>\n Annual Rotary Easter Egg Hunt,<\/strong> on the west side of City Park off Park Street, between Montezuma Avenue and Main Street. Areas will be marked off for youngsters ages 0-3, 4-6, and 7-10. Kids assemble at 9:45 a.m., and the hunt for plastic eggs filled with candy or coins begins at 10 a.m. Parents may also enroll kids up to age 5 in the Imagination Library book program. Don\u2019t be late; eggs go fast.<\/p>\n Easter Sunday services,<\/strong> 6 a.m., sunrise service with handbells and brass quartet; 8 a.m. breakfast and Easter egg hunt for children; 9 a.m. worship with Holy Communion. St. Barnabas Church, corner of North and Elm. Details: 565-7865.<\/p>\n Lighthouse Baptist Church Easter services,<\/strong> with a sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. at M-CHS practice field, 418 S. Sligo. Morning worship service at 10:45 a.m. at Lighthouse Baptist Church, 11502 Colorado 145.<\/p>\n Easter celebration,<\/strong> 10:30 a.m., Cortez Family Worship Center, Foursquare Church, 500 N. Washington St. Activities include a skit featuring M-CHS Drama grads, upbeat music, water baptisms and an Easter egg hunt, followed by a pot-luck lunch. Details: 749-9774.<\/p>\n Easter services,<\/strong> 6:30 a.m., followed by Easter brunch and a second service at 9 a.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, 208 N. Dolores Road.<\/p>\n Third annual Phil\u2019s World Easter egg hunt and fundraiser,<\/strong> noon at the Phil\u2019s World parking lot and trailhead. Children will hunt for eggs on the Trust Loop, then smash Pi\u00f1atas and receive prizes. Food and drinks served. Donations benefit the Southwest Colorado Cycling Association, which helps maintain Phil\u2019s World trails. Details: Ken Fagerlin, 970-749-6180.<\/p>\n The Mancos VFW Ladies Auxiliary\u2019s annual Easter egg hunt for children,<\/strong> at 10 a.m. at the VFW in Mancos.<\/p>\n Following is the list of weekend events submitted by readers. hunts, services and celebration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":70623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[21,3235,13,28,598],"naviga_topic":[],"class_list":["post-70622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-cortez","tag-easter","tag-frontpage-lead","tag-headlines","tag-public-holiday"],"acf":[],"author_name":"dh_admin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=70622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/70622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/70623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=70622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=70622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=70622"},{"taxonomy":"naviga_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/naviga_topic?post=70622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Holiday Calendar<\/h4>\n
\n Cortez
\n Friday, April 14
\n Easter Laity Service, 7-7:30 a.m. at Seventh Day Adventist Church, 540 W. Fourth St. Details: 749-7886.
\n Good Friday service, noon, worship with Holy Communion, St. Barnabas Church, corner of North and Elm. Details: 565-7865.
\n Saturday, April 15
\n Annual Rotary Easter Egg Hunt, on the west side of City Park off Park Street, between Montezuma Avenue and Main Street. Areas will be marked off for youngsters ages 0-3, 4-6, and 7-10. Kids assemble at 9:45 a.m., and the hunt for plastic eggs filled with candy or coins begins at 10 a.m. Parents may also enroll kids up to age 5 in the Imagination Library book program. Don\u2019t be late; eggs go fast.
\n Sunday, April 16
\n Easter Sunday services, 6 a.m., sunrise service with handbells and brass quartet; 8 a.m. breakfast and Easter egg hunt for children; 9 a.m. worship with Holy Communion. St. Barnabas Church, corner of North and Elm. Details: 565-7865.
\n Lighthouse Baptist Church Easter services, with a sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. at M-CHS practice field, 418 S. Sligo. Morning worship service at 10:45 a.m. at Lighthouse Baptist Church, 11502 Colorado 145.
\n Easter celebration, 10:30 a.m., Cortez Family Worship Center, Foursquare Church, 500 N. Washington St. Activities include a skit featuring M-CHS Drama grads, upbeat music, water baptisms and an Easter egg hunt, followed by a pot-luck lunch. Details: 749-9774.
\n Easter services, 6:30 a.m., followed by Easter brunch and a second service at 9 a.m., at Trinity Lutheran Church, 208 N. Dolores Road.
\n Third annual Phil\u2019s World Easter egg hunt and fundraiser, noon at the Phil\u2019s World parking lot and trailhead. Children will hunt for eggs on the Trust Loop, then smash Pi\u00f1atas and receive prizes. Food and drinks served. Donations benefit the Southwest Colorado Cycling Association, which helps maintain Phil\u2019s World trails. Details: Ken Fagerlin, 970-749-6180.
\n Mancos
\n Saturday, April 15
\n The Mancos VFW Ladies Auxiliary\u2019s annual Easter egg hunt for children, at 10 a.m. at the VFW in Mancos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"