Seen on Scene: At the April Pools’ Day Plunge

April Pools' Day Plunge

(Hali Bernstein Saylor/Boulder City Review) Katie Phelps, 6, left, and Sawyer Phelps, 4, show off the eggs they collected during the April Pools’ Day Plunge on Saturday, April 2, at the Boulder City Pool.

(Hali Bernstein Saylor/Boulder City Review) Six-year-old Pierce Cole shows off some of the toys he found during the April Pools’ Day Plunge at the Boulder City Pool on Saturday, April 2, 2022.

(Hali Bernstein Saylor/Boulder City Review) Children line up at the edge of the pool waiting their turn to jump into the water in search of toys and prize-filled eggs during the April Pools’ Day Plunge on Saturday, April 2, 2022.

(Hali Bernstein Saylor/Boulder City Review) Braxden Cristo, center, swims toward an assortment of toys and prizes during the April Pools’ Day Plunge at the municipal pool on Saturday, April 2, 2022.

(Hali Bernstein Saylor/Boulder City Review) Sierra Beggs, left, assistant aquatics coordinator, and Samantha Smith, a lifeguard at the municipal pool, throw plastic eggs and toys into the water in preparation for the April Pools’ Day Plunge on Saturday, April 2, 2022. Twenty-seven children between the ages of 4 and 11 participated.

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Katie Phelps, 6, left, and Sawyer Phelps, 4, show off the eggs they collected during the April Pools’ Day Plunge on Saturday at the Boulder City Pool.

Six-year-old Pierce Cole gathered an assortment of toys during the April Pools’ Day Plunge at the Boulder City Pool on Saturday.

 Children line up at the edge of the pool waiting their turn to jump into the water in search of toys and prize-filled eggs during the April Pools’ Day Plunge on Saturday.

Braxden Cristo, center, swims toward an assortment of toys and prizes during the April Pools’ Day Plunge at the municipal pool.

 Sierra Beggs, left, assistant aquatics coordinator, and Samantha Smith, a lifeguard at the municipal pool, throw plastic eggs and toys into the water in preparation for the April Pools’ Day Plunge on Saturday. Twenty-seven children between the ages of 4 and 11 participated.

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