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By GERALD W. SPESSARD
Rappahannock News Contributing Writer
It’s official! The Twelfth Annual Woolly Bear Contest ended Nov. 1 and the winners have been announced.
During the month of October, 796 woolly bears were turned into the Woolly Bear Headquarters in Hagerstown, Md. The purpose of the contest was to gather enough woolly bears to analyze their markings and determine what type of winter we will have in the upcoming months and also to compare the woolly bears’ predictions to those made By the Hagerstown Town and Country Almanack 18 months ago.
In the first category, the Biggest and Woolliest earning the title of “Hairy Hager,” the winners were Jessica and Amy Baer of Hagerstown. Jessica is a nine year old fifth grader at Grace Academy, Amy is a four year old preschooler. Jessica and Amy received a $100 cash prize. Runner-up in that category was Allen Russell, a 73 year old gentleman from Keameysville, W.VA. Allen received six copes of the 1995 Almanack to share with his family and friends.
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