Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
MATTHEW MERRILL holds tight onto his basket as he meets the Easter Bunny at the Bessmer VFW's annual Easter Egg hunt held on Saturday.
By BRYAN HELLIOS
BESSEMER - Kids waited for the countdown before scrambling to load their baskets with eggs during Bessemer's annual Easter egg hunt held at the VFW on Saturday.
In a matter of minutes, more than 2,000 plastic eggs were in the hands of children who pried them apart hoping to find a ticket and win a prize bucket.
Bridgette Strebe, a third grader in Ironwood, said she helped her little brother find one of the special eggs.
"I kinda directed him where to go," she said.
Strebe said she has never taken part in an organized hunt before, but the Easter Bunn...
