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![Leroy Freitag (center), 9, of Evansville, Wisconsin, beats Lily Pratt (left), 9, of Leaf River, left, and Ivan Schumakar (right), 3, of Leaf River, right, to claim one of the final Easter eggs strewn in the park outside the Bertolet Building on April 8, 2023. The Leaf River Lions Club hosted a Breakfast with Bunny and the Easter egg hunt.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/WJfWM95-qF2WMx5xiPEFNxO8PLU=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/H7YNPOJ3CRFDLLOGYSVOQJZJTQ.jpg)
![Gabbi Ballard, 6, of Leaf River, hastily gathers Easter eggs strewn in the park outside the Bertolet Building on April 8, 2023. The Leaf River Lions Club hosted a Breakfast with Bunny and the Easter egg hunt.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/argcY9wHnaUBfDCSpst_TUik60Y=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/I33B36CN7FE6FHPLIZJPHSXRHY.jpg)
![Ahniya Wheeler, 6, left, and Magnolia Wheeler, 2, both of Mt. Morris, pose for a photo with the Easter Bunny outside the Bertolet Building on April 8, 2023. The Leaf River Lions Club hosted a Breakfast with Bunny and the Easter egg hunt.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/p4geXCwjgAxmK_wxbE2ay7R9cbs=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/F5E2XHLJUVGOHLSAZF32T3EPBE.jpg)
![Riley Lawson, 3, takes a big bite of breakfast while sitting on the lap of Tiffany Lawson, of Dixon, during the Leaf River Lions Club's Breakfast with Bunny on April 8, 2023, in the Bertolet Building. An Easter egg hunt following the breakfast.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/H6tYEwDaYd6RN3154vXosnVGURQ=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/M6USYMFIMZFM5CKPM5FNMEZXSE.jpg)
![The Easter Bunny signals for children participating in the Easter egg hunt outside the Bertolet Building to start. The Leaf River Lions Club hosted a Breakfast with Bunny and the Easter egg hunt on April 8, 2023.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/pqupSZSbSpiLIsSi-GznNny-jxY=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/EYP7P7BKDBDXTPNTFJHFZG7OS4.jpg)
![Timothy Pratt, 3, of Leaf River, places an egg in his bucket during an Easter egg hunt in the park outside the Bertolet Building on April 8, 2023. The Leaf River Lions Club hosted a Breakfast with Bunny and the Easter egg hunt.](https://www.shawlocal.com/resizer/BHD6f0OyesOccMlsyjxGpFCjCPY=/800x0/filters:format(jpg):quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/shawmedia/MHZASIRVKRBTFLOSZIOOJJO2KM.jpg)
Leroy Freitag (center), 9, of Evansville, Wisconsin, beats Lily Pratt (left), 9, of Leaf River, left, and Ivan Schumakar (right), 3, of Leaf River, right, to claim one of the final Easter eggs strewn in the park outside the Bertolet Building on April 8, 2023. The Leaf River Lions Club hosted a Breakfast with Bunny and the Easter egg hunt. (Alexa Zoellner/Shaw Media)
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Alexa Zoellner
Alexa Zoellner reports on Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Shaw Media out of the Dixon office. Previously, she worked for the Record-Eagle in Traverse City, Michigan, and the Daily Jefferson County Union in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.