I want to let everyone in on some bad news that I just heard. I called my dad this morning and he said that the 4th of July Committee called him down at the VFW this morning to tell them to cancel any events that were planned for down there. He said that the 4th of July Committee has decided not to go forward with this year's celebration.
What he was told, is that there is not enough funding for this year's events. With the increase in prices of gas and other items they felt they couldn't hold any of the events. Also, they were lacking on volunteers, so they decided to cancel this year's events.
He was told that they are teaming with Wakefield for the parade and fireworks over Sunday Lake, but this is all that will be happening in the area this year.
Again this year for the 4th of July, we will be holding a poker run. We will be doing a little different spin on it. We will have the $100 drawing on the 29th, 30th, 1st, and the 2nd at midnight. On the 3rd, the drawing will be at 10 pm. After the 10 pm drawing on the 3rd, we will invite all the previous winners back for a grand finale drawing. The amount to be determined by the amount of money we obtain from all involved.
The cost for each establishment will be $50.
This year we are not just including the bars, but including each and every business that wishes to be involved. This seemed to work well when we did it for the Sled Fest, and I heard a lot of good feedback. Many businesses other than the bars can benifit, and I am encouraging all to participate. The final stop has yet to be determined. This will be a 100% payback, and another fun event to be involved in.
I need to know your answer by Wednesday in order to get in published in the 4th of July brochure.
If you have any questions, please feel free to drop me a line or give me a call.
llnelson61@sbcglobal.net
663-4549.
This year this event will be sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce.
Thanx,
Linda
The fact that businesses in addition to bars is a little concerning, but the event we should be gearing toward is the grand final drawing.
In a nutshell, we need to poker run hard this year. Crazy hard.
EJP
Congratulations to the HOBO Poker Run Winners and a "Go to Hell" to the guys that beat us the other nights. Here's the article on the Ironwood Daily Globe's Website, followed by a link to it at their website.
Published Sunday, July 9, 2006 3:50:45 PM Central Time
BESSEMER -- The results of the Bessemer Fourth of July Poker Run are as follows; June 30th winner, John Johnson of Bessemer, with a full house, 7's over 3's; July 1st winner Andrew Gregas of Bessemer, with three Aces, Jack high; July 2nd winner, Brandon Pertile of Bessemer, with a full house, 10's over 8's, Ace high; and July 3rd winner, Mike Giancotti of Bessemer, with four 6's.
HOBOFilms is proud to present the official video section of the site. Click on the Videos tab on top. This is where all HOBO Produced videos will reside. Currently we just have the Poker Run Video from 2003, but we need to work on some more. I've also included the video in this post for your enjoyment.
Where: Bessemer Bars
Booby Hatch, VFW, Uncle Sam's, Dig Inn, Pit Stop, Gin Mill, Boulder Creek, and Pub and Grub are this years Poker Run bars. Join the HOBOs on a Poker Run as they try for a sweep.
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