In the film, Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell star as TV weatherman Phil Connors and his producer Rita Hanson, an antagonistic pair of coworkers who get sent to Punxsutawney⦠... thereby keeping tradition alive while allowing Phil ⦠One year into the pandemic, America is still down nearly 10 million jobs GLENN GAMBOA. Strictly speaking, dinosaurs still exist on Earth. The spectacle that is Groundhog Day still went on, but because of the coronavirus pandemic, revelers weren't able to see Phil and celebrate in ⦠If Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. Visit Punxsutawney for the annual Groundhog Day Celebration. It is organized by the 'Inner Circle'- recognizable from their top hats and tuxedos- who ostensibly communicate with Phil to receive his prognostication. This is because animals are grouped in âbranchesâ. 1. PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA - FEBRUARY 01 ... AJ Dereume and Punxsutawney Phil, ... there is no purpose or reason for the coronavirus except to spread and attack and stay alive by finding new hosts. AP. 1 month ago âWhen you have this push of water moving toward the coast, it doesnât allow the back bays to drain,â he said. Regardless, some of Philâs furry counterparts have a much higher success rate. As weâve seen in many of our dinosaur pages, scientists now consider birds to be dinosaurs. Woolly mammoths were alive as recently as 4,000 years ago. ... Small-town bluesman keeps aging music alive. The groundhog is known as Punxsatawney Phil, and he is looked after throughout the year by a select group called the Punxsutawney Groundhog ⦠Although not the largest species of mammoth, it was the most widespread and ⦠Punxsutawney Phil returned to his burrow one day after he saw his shadow and predicted another six weeks of winter. Visit Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. This is supposed to be an indicator of how many more weeks of Winter we will have. I enjoyed watching last week Fridayâs virtual Burns cocktail party. Punxsutawney Phil has been making his predictions since the late 1800s. "The transaction still exists in the software," Carr said. If not, spring is on the way! Thereâs still more snow slated to hit Philly Monday, but some families couldnât wait to get out of the house and braved the wintry mix to go sledding. February Second is also Groundhogâs Day. We will wait to see if Punxsutawney Phil will see his shadow. Punxsutawney Phil correctly predicts the arrival of spring only about 40 percent of the time, although we still think this is pretty good for a rodent. Legend says that Phil drinks from an elixir of life every summer, which keeps him alive for seven more years. Punxsutawney Phil, the official groundhog of Americaâs largest Groundhog Day celebration (and co-star in the hit movie Groundhog Day), has been alive ⦠The local town is also where the actual film Groundhog Day is set and filmed. The spectacle that is Groundhog Day in Punxsutawney still went on, but because of the coronavirus pandemic, revelers werenât able to see Phil and celebrate in person: This year, it ⦠The woolly mammoth was a large herbivore that lived during the Pleistocene and early Holocene epochs of the Quaternary Period. Punxsutawney Phil is a rodent, known as a groundhog or woodchuck, who on February 2 each year emerges from his temporary home on Gobblerâs Knob and, according to ⦠"The event is based upon a communal light-hearted Suspension of Disbelief. Pandemic puts 1 in 3 nonprofits in financial jeopardy Latest Video The spectacle that is Groundhog Day at Gobblerâs Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, will still go on but because of the coronavirus pandemic, revelers ⦠But residents and merchants in the tiny Pennsylvania town that Phil put on the map are hoping the coronavirus pandemic does not continue to cast its shadow over the next Groundhog Day. Beautiful photographs, most stunning is the one with you in front of the snowdrop field. People gather upon Gobbler's Knob at the crack of dawn to watch for Punxsutawney Phil to come out of his burrow. Punxsutawney Phil, the official groundhog of Americaâs largest Groundhog Day celebration (and co-star in the hit movie Groundhog Day), has been alive ⦠The first observance was in the small town of Punxsutawney, and this is still where the largest celebrations take place. Watch live. Because a group of dinosaurs âbranched offâ and evolved into birds, they are still considered to ⦠FBI Director Chris Wray will testify in Congress on Tuesday for the first time since the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Punxsutawney Phil is at the Center of the Groundhog Day Celebrations in Punxsutawney, Pa. every year.