As she waited for the start of the Easter egg hunt, 3-year-old Emberleigh Arnold, accompanied by her mother Jaden Arnold, of Wewahitchka, carefully tore up a large colorful sticker and decorated her face with it. [ David Adlerstein | The Star ]
At first it seemed like it might be a washout, but on the contrary, Saturday morning’s unified Gulf County Easter Egg Hunt turned out to be an exceptional, albeit overcast, event.
Pre-kindergartner Sonari Pittman, daughter of Latrika Quinn-Pittman, meets the Easter Bunny. [ David Adlerstein | The Star ]
Sara Adams, with the Junior Service League, works with pre-kindergartner Sadie Haddock, from Blountstown, at the fishing game, as her fellow member of the service league Casi Knowles, not pictured, puts prizes on the hooks. [ David Adlerstein | The Star ]
Raelyn Harrelson, 7, rests on a swing as she awaits the start of the hunt. [ Michael Yelvington | FOMO Photography ]
Ocia Ratliff, with the Port St. Joe Garden Club, was on hand to promote the “Flower Power” zinnia growing contest it is conducting in conjunction with the Corinne Costin Gibson Memorial Library in Port St. Joe and the Charles Whitfield Public Library in Wewahitchka. [ David Adlerstein | The Star ]
Faith Hodge and daughter Annaleah Harrison, a Wewahitchka first grader, are pleased with the face painting done by Andrea Morgan, at left. [ David Adlerstein | The Star ]
These three girls each have a different take on the upcoming egg hunt. [ Michael Yelvington | FOMO Photography ]
Grandmother Michelle Hanlon, of Port St. Joe, holds 15-month-old Emily Creamer just before the start of the egg hunt. [ David Adlerstein | The Star ]
Miss Port St. Joe Celie White gets ready to start the egg hunt. [ Michael Yelvington | FOMO Photography ]
Austin Burke holds his 16-month-old son Beckham Burke as they get set to visit the community center event. [ David Adlerstein | The Star ]
A combined effort of the Junior Service League, the Wewahitchka Woman’s Club, HIPPY, Florida Department of Corrections, Centennial Bank, Gulf County Tourist Development Council and Gulf County Sheriff’s Department brought the Honeyville Park and Community Center to life.
Miss Port St. Joe Celie White counted down for the kids to begin racing in their respective hunting grounds, divided by age, for over 2,000 filled plastic eggs that were scattered throughout the park.
Once they were all gathered, and cracked open for their prizes inside, it was time for games, hot dogs, cakes and candy, crafts, face painting, and prizes for the children inside the community center, and of course a chance to meet the Easter Bunny, whose visit was arranged by Wewahitchka High School sophomore James Hardy.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.
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Meet the Editor
David Adlerstein, The Apalachicola Times’ digital editor, started with the news outlet in January 2002 as a reporter.
Prior to then, David Adlerstein began as a newspaperman with a small Boston weekly, after graduating magna cum laude from Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. He later edited the weekly Bellville Times, and as business reporter for the daily Marion Star, both not far from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.
In 1995, he moved to South Florida, and worked as a business reporter and editor of Medical Business newspaper. In Jan. 2002, he began with the Apalachicola Times, first as reporter and later as editor, and in Oct. 2020, also began editing the Port St. Joe Star.