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Is it autumn yet?

This past week's high temperatures makes us think it's still summer. Highs in the past seven days were in the 70s and 80s. Lows were in the 50s and 60s. Rain didn't reach 1 inch.

The September weather report is in the attachment.

Don't forget the 5:30 p.m. Friday parade and pre-game king and queen announcement

Bluffton High School is in the midst of one of its most exciting weeks of the fall: Homecoming Week. Several events take place that are open to the public:

Wednesday bonfire

A homecoming pep rally bonfire takes place at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the parking lot across from Harmon Field on East College Avenue.

Sponsored by the BHS Football Moms, the event includes introduction of the football team. The marching band and cheerleaders will lead the charge.

Welcome to "Poetic License." The Icon features a variety of license plates in this column. This plate was photographed on Bluffton's Main Street.

Here's the schedule of activities

It's still one week away, but just to get your juices flowing, here's the schedule for the 13th Bluffton Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24.

All activities are free unless otherwise designated. Food and other items are available for purchase at multiple locations. There will be busses traveling between all locations at scheduled intervals. 

Inviting all bakers to donate a baked good item

The Bluffton Elementary PTO will hold a bake sale during the Monday, Sept. 26, school open house.

The sale is from 6 to 7 p.m. in the elementary multi-purpose room. Persons willing to donate a baked good item may drop it off anytime during the day on Sept. 26. Drop off items in the teachers' lounge in the elemntary

Morning Star side press also open - all details below

Just when you think they run out of ideas, the Suter corn maze opens with something so complex you wonder if you could ever escape.

The corn maze and Morning Star Cider Press are located at 8250 Road R, Pandora.

Suter's 2016 corn maze theme is "Twists and Turns in Transportation." That means there's a:
• Steam locomotive
• Ocean liner
• Race car
• Semi-truck
• Helicopter
• Jet
• and, yes that's blimp in the top left-hand corner.

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