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Huckleberries: Help us Punxsutawney Phil, you’re our only hope

Groundhog Club handler John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 131st celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter weather. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
Groundhog Club handler John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 131st celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter weather. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Groundhog Club handler John Griffiths holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 131st celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. Phil's handlers said that the groundhog has forecast six more weeks of winter weather. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Seems Huckleberries got the wrong impression that winter was coming to an end after reading tweets and Facebook posts by chief meteorologist Kris Crocker/KXLY. In one tweet, Kris said she was taking down her Christmas tree. Finally. In another, she said she was practicing her golf swing in anticipation of her best year ever on the links. Huckleberries added two and two – and assumed that Kris was calling winter off. Well, you know what they say about assuming things. Huckleberries tweeted Kris to ask if this was so. She responded: No way, Jose. We’re only halfway through winter. Stunned, Huckleberries decided to seek a second opinion. We should know this morning how much more winter is ahead. Punxsutawney Phil and his shadow may be our last best hope of putting a stake through Old Man Winter 2016-17/ DFO , Thursday Huckleberries. More here .

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