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EASTER
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Participants have fun hunting for special Easter eggs at a
Brookhaven. Photos courtesy of city of Brookhaven
Easter event in
Families can take part in an egg
hunt for children ages 1 through 10,
bounce houses, storytelling, face
painting, balloon animals, games,
food, and other family friendly activ
ities.
Town Green is located at 64 N.
Avondale Road in Avondale Estates.
Visit avondaleestates.org for more
information.
Brookhaven
Peter Rabbit is going to Brookhaven
on March 30 for three Easter egg
hunts at Blackburn Park, located at
3493 Ashford Dunwoody Road in
Brookhaven. The egg hunts will be
held as follows:
• Eggstraordinary Easter Egg Hunt,
10-11 a.m.
Brookhaven's special needs egg
hunt will use magnetic eggs, and
other sensory-sensitive activities
specially tailored to youngsters
with physical limitations. This event
will be wheelchair accessible.
• Easter Egg Scramble, 11:30 a.m.-l
p.m.
Easter Egg hunts will be split into
age groups (3 and younger; 4-6;
and 7 and older), with separate
areas for each. The Easter Bunny
will be on hand again to pose for
photos.
• Dog-gone Egg Hunt, 12-1 p.m.
Brookhaven's Dog-gone Easter Egg
Hunt will be held at the Blackburn
Park Softball Fields. The Dog Gone
Easter Egg Hunt is for all residents
and their pets. Specially prepared
Easter eggs containing pet treats
will be hidden.
Peter Rabbit also will attend all
the events to pose for photos. Visit
brookhavenga.gov for more informa
tion.
Decatur
First Baptist Church's annual Eas
ter Egg Hunt will begin at 10 a.m. on
March 30 at 308 Clairemont Avenue
in Decatur. There will be egg hunts
for three different age groups, plus a
popup market and a special appear
ance by the Easter Bunny.
For more information, or for
those interested in volunteering for
the event, contact swoodfuff@fbcde-
catur.com.
Doraville
The city of Doraville will host the
Eggcellent Adventure at Honeysuckle
Park, located at 3037 Pleasant Valley
Drive in Doraville on March 30 start
ing at 9:30 a.m. The event includes
two egg hunts, games, prizes, and
free photos with "Mr. Bunny and Pe
ter Cottontail," according to a news
release.
Visit doravillega.us for more in
formation.
Dunwoody
Dunwoody Baptist Church is
holding its second annual Easter Egg
Hunt starting at 10 a.m. on March 30.
Kids in preschool through fifth grade
can hunt from more than 12,000
eggs on the sports center field, lo
cated at 1445 Mount Vernon Road in
Dunwoody.
Inflatables, popcorn, and popsi-
cles will also be a part of the festivi
ties. No preregistration is necessary
for this community event. Visit
https://allevents.in/dunwoody/eas-
ter-egg-hunt/200026252503851 for
more information.
Scottdale
All ages are invited to join Friends
of Needham Park for an Easter egg
hunt and picnic on March 30. The
event will begin at 11 a.m. at the
park, located at 756 McLendon Drive
in Scottdale.
The Friends of Needham Park
group will provide refreshments and
participants are welcome to bring
their picnic lunches. A local photog
rapher will be in the park offering
10-minute photo sessions. Visit
https://parkpride.org/event/easter-
egg-hunt-picnic-at-needham-park/
for more information.
Stonecrest
Officials with the city of Stone-
crest have partnered with Transform
ing Faith Church to invite families
to participate in the return of the
Stonecrest Easter Egg Drop on March
30.
Festivities begin at 10 a.m. and
the event will include games, crafts,
frozen treats, and pictures with the
Easter Bunny. Helicopters will drop
eggs until 1 p.m.
The event is scheduled for the
Southeast Athletic Complex located
at 5845 Hillvale Road in Stonecrest.
Visit stonecrestga.gov for more infor
mation.
Stone Mountain
Get ready for a fun-filled day of
hunting for Easter eggs and winning
prizes at the KIDSPLUGENT Easter
Egg Hunt/Giveaway event.
Join participants at Wade Walker
Park at 2 p.m. on March 30 for Easter
eggs and giveaways. In addition to an
Easter egg hunt, the event will also
include raffles, free food, live per
formances, and photo opportunities
with the Easter Bunny.
Wade Walker Park is located
at 5585 Rockbridge Road in Stone
Mountain. Contact 404-201-0716 for
more information.
QUALIFYING
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DEBATE
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this requirement shall not apply
to special primaries and special
elections held on the same date
as such presidential preference
primary, statewide general pri
mary, or state-wide general elec
tion but conducted completely
separate and apart from such
state-wide general primary or
state-wide general election using
different ballots or voting equip
ment, facilities, poll workers, and
paperwork."
Some attendees at the March
18 meeting expressed frustration
that the County Commission
District 3 and Super Commission
District 7 seats will be vacant un
til the election in November.
"We don't deserve to wait
until November, tell the DeKalb
County Board of Registration and
Elections to put these races on
the May 21 ballot," said Kimberly
Scott. "It is not in conflict with
Georgia state law."
But, at the meeting, BRE
Executive Director Keisha Smith
said holding an earlier, separate
special election to fill those now
two vacant commissioner seats
would be too challenging and
costly. More than $1.5 million
would be needed for the special
election, as well as 390 new poll
workers and educational mate
rials printed and distributed in
multiple languages, said Smith.
For more information on
qualifying, voting and elections,
visit https://www.dekalbcounty-
ga.gov/voter-registration-elec-
tions/general-election-informa-
tion.
tions will be available as the event approach
es, but the The Champion Newspaper's
Facebook and YouTube accounts will carry
the event for live viewers and those wishing
to watch the replay.
The primary election will elect DeKalb's
first new CEO since 2016, after Michael
Thurmond took the position on Jan. 1, 2017,
and was preceded by Burrell Ellis.
All three candidates were DeKalb County
commissioners until qualifying to run for the
CEO position in 2024.
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