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Punxsutawney Phil to text his 2010 Groundhog Day prediction
In this Feb. 2, 2009, file photo, John Griffiths, a handler of the weather-predicting groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, holds Phil in the air after removing him from his stump at Gobbler's Knob on Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney, Pa. The state's tourism department says Phil will text his weather prediction to those who sign up to have texts sent to their mobile phones. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Purchase this photoPUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — As a sign of the times, Punxsutawney Phil will “text” his 2010 Groundhog Day prediction Tuesday with the help of a Pennsylvania Web site.
The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club will conduct its annual ceremony about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 2, to see whether the country’s most famous groundhog will see his shadow, indicating six more weeks of winter.
To sign up for the text or a live web cast of the ceremony, visit www.groundhog.org.
