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Heavy rain hit Habersham County Saturday morning, but it didn’t keep the sun – and smiles – from shining at the Easter Egg Hunt for Special Needs Families.

Dozens of people turned out for the inaugural event held at Hillside Baptist Church in Cornelia.

“We had a good turnout with the weather having been so yucky this morning,” says event co-organizer Rhonda Stamey.

Around 30 people participated, including special needs children and adults, their siblings, parents, and caregivers.

Smiles (and sun) shine at Easter Egg Hunt for Special Needs Families — It was a mad rush from the starting line as kids and adults sought to fill up their baskets and bags at the family-friendly event.

Jeremiah King hunts for some of the more than 400 candy-filled eggs placed outside Hillside Baptist Church on April 1, 2023.

Habersham Central High Special Education Teacher Stephanie Frankum Lewis volunteered to help at the event along with three Special Olympics student volunteers. Others volunteered their time

Written by Jacopo Prisco, CNN

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“Old Masters” such as Leonardo da Vinci, Sandro Botticelli and Rembrandt may have used proteins, especially egg yolk, in their oil paintings, according to a new study.

Trace quantities of protein residue have long been detected in classic oil paintings, though they were often ascribed to contamination. A new study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications found the inclusion was likely intentional — and sheds light on the technical knowledge of the Old Masters, the most skilled European painters of the 16th, 17th, or early 18th century, and the way they prepared their paints.

“There are very few written sources about this and no scientific work has been done before to investigate the subject in such depth,” said study author Ophélie Ranquet of the

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Smiles (and sun) shine at Easter Egg Hunt for Special Needs Families

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