Look at the thermometer! There are guys driving around in convertibles with their tops down and it's late October. Here's the high and low readings for the past seven day, plus the precipitation record, from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

Date High Low Prec

Oct. 19 62 33

Oct. 20 67 39

Oct. 21 58 36

Oct. 22 63 29*

Oct. 23 66 51 trace

Bluffton's schedule of debt was released at the Oct. 25 council meeting. The debt balance as of Jan. 1, 2011, will total $10,978,268. Debt funds include:

o Town hall improvement

o Five water projects

o Two waste water projects

To view the schedule of debt open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

NOTE: A summary of the 2011 Bluffton village budget is available as an attachment at the bottom of this story.

It was announced at the Oct. 25 Bluffton council meeting that the number of signatures on the annexation of the North Dixie Highway area currently stands at 19 (not including the village). That means that a majority of property owners in that area want to annex their property to the village.

All Bluffton High School Junior Class parents are invited to a Post Prom Planning Meeting on Monday, Nov. 1, at 6:30 p.m. in the Bluffton High School Cafeteria.

Parents who would like to be involved but are unable to attend this meeting are asked to contact Susan Liska.

The Bluffton Hospital ER Department roof installation begins next week. In addition, several other projects will proceed, including:

New Emergency Department

Has to be a zip code. That means it's probably a postmaster's plate. We spotted this plate in 45817 land, but our hunch is that this one belongs somewhere in Hancock County.

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