HOPE – The town of Hope will hold Groundhog Day festivities on the Town Square on Friday morning, featuring the groundhog Hope, a resident of Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators.
This is the 11th year for the festivities in the northeastern Bartholomew County community and the fourth year for Hope to make an appearance.
The event is organized by Main Street of Hope and Utopia Wildlife Rehabilitators with help from Indiana Main Street and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs.
Music will begin and the crowd will begin gathering at 8:00 a.m. Hope the Groundhog will make her appearance at 8:30 a.m. Afterward, warm drinks and snacks will be available at Willow Leaves on the north side of the Town Square.
Organizers say that the event will be held in rain, snow, or freezing temperatures.
