Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
BESSEMER 50-50 raffle winner Mary Smith, of Kimball, Wis., claims her prize check of $33,490 from Bessemer Fourth of July raffle coordinator Mark Malmberg Wednesday afternoon.
BESSEMER - Mary Smith, of Kimball, Wis., has a new lucky number, 11622. She is this year's big Bessemer Blast 50-50 raffle winner, worth a prize of $33,490.
Smith is an Iron County native and moved back from San Diego in 2009.
As a kid, Smith said she remembers celebrating Fourth of July with her family in Bessemer. Since moving back home, Smith said she purchases raffle tickets every year and has come come close to the winning number before.
Smith said she didn't make it to the Fourth of July parade Monday evening when the winning ticket number and jackpot was announced.
Early the next mornin...
