ATHENS —
Around 75 attendees at the annual Concord Univeristy Groundhog Day breakfast heard bad news Friday morning. Concord Vice President of Advancement Alicia Besenyei reported on behalf of Concord President Dr. Gregory Aloia that the groundhog — Concord Charlie — saw his shadow this morning, and that means six more weeks of winter.
Besenyei said, “I hope you enjoyed the snow and cold weather this morning because you are going to get six more weeks of it.”
Bramwell Mayor Louise Stoker was the grand groundhog watcher for Friday’s program.
For a complete report on Concord Charlie’s prediction, see Friday’s edition of the Daily Telegraph.
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Concord Vice President of Advancement Alicia Besenyei presents Bramwell Mayor Louise Stoker with the Grand Groundhog Watcher certificate for 2013. At the urging of Concord University President Dr. Gregory Aloia, Concord Charlie — the region's own groundhog — came out of the ground a day early Friday, but saw his shadow. So six more weeks of winter are on the way. Photo by Jon Bolt
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Concord Charlie sees his shadow — six more weeks of winter on the way
By TOM BONE Bluefield Daily Telegraph The Bluefield Daily Telegraph Fri Feb 01, 2013, 11:24 AM EST
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