Boisseranc Park draws large crowd
By Loreen Berlin
The Annual Easter “Eggstravaganza” was held Easter weekend at Boisseranc Park, 7520 Dale Ave., in the city of Buena Park.
“I understand that all went very well to the degree that the Buena Park Noon Lions Club that sponsored the annual Pancake Breakfast, ran out of food at the Eggstravaganza,” said Vice President Pat Donnelly. “Lion member Debbie and Lion President Laura attested to the success of the event; I have never seen us run out of food before; my congratulations to all for a job well done.”
The morning started off early with the traditional Buena Park Noon Lions Club Pancake Breakfast at 8 a.m., which is all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, orange juice, milk and hot coffee, served by Lions Club members along with Miss Silverado and her court members.
Lions Pancake Chair Jeff Schlagheck said they mixed three large batches of pancake batter to be lightly-browned on the grill by many of the other Lions.
This is the Lions’ largest pancake breakfast of the year and setup is early at 7 a.m., with lots of Lions joining in to make it a successful event—where 550 breakfasts were sold during the three-hour period, according to Lions treasurer Dale Eichman. That’s approximately 150 more breakfasts than last year.
The event, co-sponsored by the City of Buena Park and the Buena Park Noon Lions Club, serves two purposes, to feed the hungry Eggstravaganza attendees who come to hunt for Easter eggs, and so the Lions Club can raise and donate more money to charity within the City of Buena Park, according to Eichman.
“That’s the dedicated Lions Spirit, making money to give to charity within the community,” said former Lions Secretary Joe Rodehaver.
Activities included stage entertainment, children’s crafts, field games, a petting zoo with pony rides, inflatable moon bounce houses, visits with the Easter bunny, and of course, the candy scramble for children 12 and under.
And yes, there were two Easter bunnies on hand this year for pictures with children and their families.
Although the event is surely a Buena Park specialty, it proved to draw residents from other local cities, with ties to Buena Park, such as Anaheim, Fullerton and Garden Grove and far-away cities as well.
There were lots of prizes and candy for those participating in the field games and carnival games during the Eggstravaganza.
