Photo by Deb Gau There was a rush to collect candy-filled Easter eggs at the start of Grace Life Church's annual egg hunt on Sunday. Kids in different age groups were split up to hunt for eggs at different parts of the True Life School building.

MARSHALL — It was chilly outside, but the weekend’s weather didn’t stop the fun of Easter festivities in Marshall. In the hallways of True Light Christian School, children were lining up for indoor egg hunts held in between the Easter services at Grace Life Church.

A group of second graders in line outside the True Light cafeteria were impressed by what they saw.

“There’s a lot of eggs,” one of the students said, looking into the room.

As soon as the children got the go-ahead from organizers, there was a mad dash into the cafeteria. Kids scooped up candy-filled plastic eggs scattered on tables, benches and around the floor. At the same time, children in other age groups were also grabbing eggs in the gymnasium and some of the classrooms.

Groups of volunteers help make the annual egg hunt possible at Grace Life. Organizers on Sunday said thousands of eggs were filled with candy and brought to the school building in preparation for the event.

There were a variety of different indoor Easter events around the area over the weekend. In addition to church celebrations like Grace Life’s, there were other community events in Marshall. The Marshall Area YMCA offered an aquatic egg hunt event at the YMCA swimming pool on Saturday, and the Lyon County Museum had an Easter-themed scavenger hunt for visitors last week.

Over Thursday, Friday and Saturday, over 200 people looked for rabbits and Easter eggs hidden around the museum, said museum director Jennifer Andries.

“It’s not as big as our Halloween event, but it’s growing,” Andries said. The scavenger hunt gave families something fun to do together while kids were out of school for the Easter holiday, she said.

Although there was a little wintry weather in Marshall on Saturday, it was still busy for the museum.

“I don’t think the weather really deterred people,” Andries said.