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Pick A Melon

Watermelon - look for a firm melon that sounds hollow when knocked. It should have smooth unblemished skin.
Honeydew - Pick the melon with freckling on the rind, that indicates sweetness.
Canteloupe - Ripe ones should have a sweet scent and give slightly when pressed.

Coupon Inserts 9/26

We can expect up to 4 coupon inserts in the Sunday newspaper. 1 SmartSource 1 RedPlum 1 P & G and a Hasbro insert

Grocery Time Savers

A few tips to making shopping easier.
Keep inventory of your most used pantry items. Use a dry erase board and put an X next to an item when you use the last. A magnetic frig list will do the trick also. As you run out of an item, jot it on your list.
Shop during off hours. My favorite time is early mornings. Mostly avoid weekday evenings and weekend afternoons.
When unpacking items, group according to where they are located in your home. (fridge, freezer, pantry)

Halloween

We know, we know, it is only September. Goodhousekeeping, October edition, has some wonderful ideas and haunted how tos. Our fav is the bedazzled pumpkins. All you need to do is visit your local craft store and decorate the pumpkins with self adhesive jewels! Take a look at goodhousekeeping.com/bedazzled for the pumpkin decorating idea, templates and many other how tos.

Fall Happenings

Pumpkin Patch Express
Lebanon Mason and Monroe Railroad
Lebanon
October 2 - 31
9:45 am, 1 and 4:15 pm
Saturday and Sunday

Niederman Family Farm
Liberty Township
Open Wednesdays thru Sundays
mid Sept. thru Oct. 31

Applefest, Downtown Lebanon
10 am to 7 pm
September 25
Admission is free