{"id":63462,"date":"2026-03-30T19:58:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T22:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=63462"},"modified":"2026-03-30T19:58:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T22:58:32","slug":"photos-video-fun-fun-fun-at-the-easter-eggstravaganza-at-the-sportsplex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=63462","title":{"rendered":"PHOTOS\/VIDEO: Fun, fun, fun at the Easter Eggstravaganza at the Sportsplex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56509&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LANTZ:<\/strong> The crowd came out for the third annual Easter Eggstravaganza at the Fieldhouse Dome in the East Hants Sportsplex in Lantz on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual event, put on for the community to enjoy, was organized by The McCooeye Group and Sheila Bianchi of The Mortgage Group, along with the support of many businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There were bouncy castles, games on the second field for the younger kids, face painting, prize giveaways, and the Easter Bunny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Laker News stopped by and took in the sights and sounds for our video story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VIDEO STORY:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Video by Matt Dagley of Dagley Media<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fun at the Easter Eggstravaganza\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yMKJpZf6jfQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56514&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\">[metaslider id=&#8221;56376&#8243;]<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/034-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63478\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Facepainting. 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