February 2, 2017

Jimmy!  Jimmy!  It was a bright day here in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.  Jimmy did see his shadow and immediately went into hiding.  Seeing his shadow means SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER!  The crowd was accepting...  applause was muffled by mitten clad hands and accented by the clicking of the high school team's hockey sticks...

Mascot Jimmy arrived by fire truck.

Jimmy is the official Fire Department mascot too!

Mayor Paul Esser spoke to Jimmy...

Jimmy is barely visible on the left side of his cage...

and went into deep hiding after his prognostication.

Mascot Jimmy relays the news! See the sunny sky in the background?!!!

some of the coloring contest entries...

the Historical Museum set up some great Groundhog display pieces...

 

 

And here are some great photos found on Facebook today!  Thanks to the posters!

 

Carl's Cakes at Market Street Diner had cupcakes...

Mascot Jimmy's sign

Mascot Jimmy posing with a SP Fan!

Carl's Cakes

The Prognostication

A good view of Jimmy!

The crowd

The Sun Prairie High School Hockey Team with their sticks of support and commemorative hockey pucks

the official words

SIX MORE WEEKS OF WINTER!

 

 

 

2017 Coloring Contest

   

The Star hosted a coloring contest again this year... Katie's version uncolored... and even though she's too old to enter the contest, her colored version!

2017 Preview

Where's Jimmy?

Getting ready for my big day tomorrow!

Look at the official USPS postmark, designed by my friend Katie Hoeppner!  Stop by Prairie Flowers and gifts to have your mail sent with our own special cancellation postmark!  There will be a limited number of free postcards given away!

Yikes!  I've been reproduced as a family dinner!