Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

POA plans curbside Easter event

- RICK HARVEY

BELLA VISTA — The annual Easter egg hunt put on by the Bella Vista Property Owners Associatio­n will continue to be a curbside event for another year.

The event, one of the more popular family events the Property Owners Associatio­n hosts each year, will be held Saturday, April 3, in the parking lot of Riordan Hall. It’s the second consecutiv­e year the event will temporaril­y transition to a drive-through event due to covid-19.

“Last year we had 400 cars come through and we expect at least 600 cars this year,” Property Owners Associatio­n’s Jennifer Anson said.

The event is advertised for Property Owners Associatio­n members to bring kids ages 1 to 12 to drive through the parking lot where gloved- and masked-Property Owners Associatio­n staff members will be handing out goodie bags filled with eggs, treats and “a few eggy surprises.”

To accommodat­e a smooth traffic flow, members with last names that begin with letters A-F are asked to come at 10 a.m., last names that begin with G-L at 10:30 a.m. and last names that begin with M-Z at 11 a.m. The Easter bunny will also be there.

“This is a really fun event and makes a lot of people happy,” Anson said.

The annual Easter egg hunt has been a staple event with the Property Owners Associatio­n for many years, starting out at Metfield before moving to the Kingsdale area where Riordan Hall is located. “We’ve had tons of people

“This is a really fun event and makes a lot of people happy.” — Jennifer Anson Property Owners Associatio­n

participat­e in this event in years’ past,” Anson said. “Last year, we still wanted to do something, but because of covid, we decided to let the Easter bunny greet kids from their cars.

Kids were able to get photos with the Easter bunny before covid restrictio­ns and Anson hopes that the traditiona­l egg hunt will be able to resume in 2022.

 ?? (File Photo/NWA Democrat-Gazette) ?? A curbside Easter Bunny waves to Property Owners Associatio­n members during the first-ever curbside Property Owners Associatio­n Easter Egg Hunt in April 2020.
(File Photo/NWA Democrat-Gazette) A curbside Easter Bunny waves to Property Owners Associatio­n members during the first-ever curbside Property Owners Associatio­n Easter Egg Hunt in April 2020.
 ?? (File Photo/NWA DemocratGa­zette) ?? When the annual Easter Egg Hunt was canceled due to covid-19 concerns in 2020, the Property Owners Associatio­n Recreation staff planned a drive through Easter with a special guest. On April 3 will be the second such curbside event to take place.
(File Photo/NWA DemocratGa­zette) When the annual Easter Egg Hunt was canceled due to covid-19 concerns in 2020, the Property Owners Associatio­n Recreation staff planned a drive through Easter with a special guest. On April 3 will be the second such curbside event to take place.

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