Traverse City Record-Eagle

Michigan

February 2, 2012

Woody ready for Groundhog Day prediction

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Associated Press

HOWELL — Woody the woodchuck has walked around with a little added swagger in the aftermath of Punxsutawney Phil's disastrous, incorrect weather prediction last winter.

Woody, Livingston County's own weather prognosticator, got it right — six more weeks of winter remained.

This morning — Groundhog Day — Woody will again predict how much winter remains from her exclusive Howell Conference and Nature Center residence.

She'll attempt a 10th correct prediction in 14 years.

"She's a little bit of a prima donna, but you can just tell that there's this aura around her that she has gained again, gained that self-confidence," said Dick Grant, executive director of the nature center in Marion Township.

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