Pi(e) Day - Great Library Pie Bake-off - in 3 weeks

Four libraries with renowned culinary collections are holding their Great Library Pie Bake-off. This year's theme is Bite the Hand (Pie) that Feeds You on March 12 at 3:00 PM. For those who know your Pi - 𝞹 - it is a little early due to the libraries schedules. Pi is 3.14159... so official date is March 14, a Saturday.

Groundhog Day - Feb 2

Farmers in the German (Pa. Dutch) parts of Pennsylvania and the east would get some hope if the groundhog did not see his shadow. But. This year we are not getting a break... the varmint saw his shadow in single digit temps. So below are some 100-150 year old writings on the tradition. 1880 was also a very cold year, and a reporter wrote that the groundhog "saw his shadow today; we shall see."