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1490 WESB and 100.1 The Hero will provide live coverage of Groundhog Day festivities from Punxsutawney Saturday morning. TC Clark will be at Gobbler's Knob and will call us with his report on whether Phil (pictured, left) sees his shadow. Maybe he can even tell us what it means if the furry little guy does see his shadow, because we can never remember. NBC News photo (and that is not TC with Phil) The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Pennsylvania First Lady Susan Corbett and Punxsutawney Phil visited with second grade students at Ben Franklin School in Harrisburg today. Corbett helps hand out hats to 2nd graders at Ben Franklin School, while Punxsutawney Phil and his handlers Ron Ploucha (left) and Bill Deeley talk about groundhogs. As part of the visit, Mrs. Corbett read a book about Groundhog Day to the students. Corbett gets a close up look at Punxsutawney Phil as handler Ploucha looks on. Provided by PA Internet News Service The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

Punxsutawney – Governor Tom Corbett today kicked off Groundhog Day festivities, highlighting Pennsylvania’s unique tourism assets – including the annual Groundhog Day celebration – that attract millions of visitors to the Keystone State every year. “What started as a small gathering in 1887 has now evolved into tens of thousands of visitors from around the nation and even the world coming to Punxsutawney to participate in this time-honored Groundhog Day tradition,” Corbett said. “Regardless of whether Phil predicts an extended winter or early spring, tourists will have plenty of recreational opportunities in Pennsylvania to choose from in the coming weeks.” Pennsylvania’s world-famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, predicted six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow this morning in the Pennsylvania Wilds. Thousands watched as Phil made his highly anticipated weather prognostication, commemorating 126 years of Pennsylvania’s unique Groundhog Day tradition. According to holiday fol...

Why wait until next Thursday to see a real, live groundhog when you can see one Monday right here in Bradford? The Bradford Area Public Library is holding a Groundhog Program from 11 a.m. to noon Monday to give people an educational and up close look at live groundhogs. This program is for all ages and the library staff says it's "bound to teach you something you didn't know about the timid animals." Another upcoming event is Football Friday on February 3. We'll tell you more about that in a couple of days. Or, if you just can't wait, go visit the library on West Washington Street. http://bradfordlibrary.org/ The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

From Punxsutawney Phil.com : Phil's official forecast as read February 2nd, 2011, at sunrise at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, PA: Here Ye, Hear Ye, Hear Ye Groundhog Day, February 2, 2011 Punxsutawney Phil was raised from his burrow By the call of President Bill Deeley. He greeted his handlers, Ben Hughes and John Griffiths. After casting an inquisitive eye towards thousands of his faithful followers, He proclaimed that the Steelers are going to the Super Bowl! Back to the business at hand... He surveyed his surroundings carefully and found that there was no shadow around, So, an early spring it will be. Note: In order to help handle the enormous amount of traffic on the web site, we have temporarily trimmed the site to a bare bones, low-bandwidth version. Please visit us again for the full version of our site, with news and other fun features about Punxsutawney and its most famous resident! Oh, and GO STEELERS! Closer to home, Dunkirk Dave didn't see his shadow either. ...

Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) Deputy Secretary Mickey Rawley, Punxatawney Phil, Phil's official handler Ben Hughes, DCED Secretary Austin Burke, and Department of Agriculture Secretary Russell Reading pose together to promote a new partnership with Pennsylvania and Foursquare , a social media game and network, where users can earn badges uniquely associated with state attractions, including Groundhog Day on February 2.

Punxsutawney Phil is going high tech. The famous groundhog will send a text message of his prediction to people who sign up for the service. Mickey Rowley, the state's deputy tourism secretary, says he realizes that not everyone can go to Punxsutawney for Groundhog Day, so this is a good way to get the word out. People who want a text message from Phil can text "Groundhog" to 247365 until Feb. 2.