As summer starts to wind down

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I realize that for many, summer is just hitting its stride, but we're back down to highs in the 60s (love it!), so summer is moving to Indian summer for us.

Just a quick note to all of you who, like me, tend to collect some cigars over the summer that you never intend to smoke. The troops don't have access to the kind of cigars that many of us take for granted. Heck, right now you can take a chance on winning some amazingly cool stuff just for parting with cigars that are occupying space in your storage. Now is the time to benefit both yourself and many a brave American by cleaning out your stash.

Heck, if you have premiums that you want to donate, send them to the appropriate coordinators who will save them for future (probably holiday) auctions.

This has been a public service announcement by your lottery administrator.