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Groundhogs Day committee member Craig Krandel warms up the croud before Woodstock Willie makes his first public appearance of the year to kick off Woodstock's Groundhog Day events Thursday evening, Jan. 30, 2020, during the Welcoming of the Groundhog at the Woodstock Opera House.

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Children wearing groundhog hats wait for Woodstock Willie to make the first public appearance of the year to kick off Woodstock's Groundhog Day events Thursday evening, Jan. 30, 2020, during the Welcoming of the Groundhog at the Woodstock Opera House.

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Woodstock Willie dances onto the stage as he makes the first public appearance of the year to kick off Woodstock's Groundhog Day events Thursday evening, Jan. 30, 2020, during the Welcoming of the Groundhog at the Woodstock Opera House.

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Woodstock Willie dances as he makes the first public appearance of the year to kick off Woodstock's Groundhog Day events Thursday evening, Jan. 30, 2020, during the Welcoming of the Groundhog at the Woodstock Opera House.

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Little Miss Woodstock Charlotte McMhon speaks Thursday evening, Jan. 30, 2020, during the Groundhog Day Trivia contest at the Stage Left Cafe.

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Woodstock Willie waves as he get off the elevator while heading to the Stage Left Cafe Thursday evening, Jan. 30, 2020, for the Groundhog Day Trivia contest.

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People raise their hands to signal that they have seen the Goundhogs Day movie more then five times Thursday evening, Jan. 30, 2020, during the Groundhog Day Trivia contest at the Stage Left Cafe.

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Sharon Rice of Rockford reacts to getting a tough question Thursday evening, Jan. 30, 2020, during the Groundhog Day Trivia contest at the Stage Left Cafe.

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Groundhogs Day committee member Craig Krandel asks Liam Gribbon of Pingree Grove a trivia question Thursday evening, Jan. 30, 2020, during the Groundhog Day Trivia contest at the Stage Left Cafe.

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Woodstock Willie claps a Dakota Hendrickson of Woodstock answers a question from Groundhogs Day committee member Craig Krandel Thursday evening, Jan. 30, 2020, during the Groundhog Day Trivia contest at the Stage Left Cafe.

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Theo Hale of Wauconda sports a groundhog hat as he answers a trivia question Thursday evening, Jan. 30, 2020, during the Groundhog Day Trivia contest at the Stage Left Cafe.

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Woodstock Willie cheers as a trivia question is answered Thursday evening, Jan. 30, 2020, during Groundhog Day Trivia contest at the Stage Left Cafe.