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Today in Dearborn: Oct. 25

Five things you need to know to start your day in Dearborn.

Ready to start your day? Here's what you need to know.

1. Is it summer again? With today's weather, you might think so. The National Weather Service says Dearborn can expect partly sunny skies, a light breeze and a high temperature near 70 degrees. However, the clouds will set in and rain will likely fall later in the evening.

2. The Historical Commission meets tonight at 7 p.m. in the . Stop by to learn more about their current efforts to raise funds to support the museum.

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3. We love Halloween-related contests. So much so that we're giving you a chance to enter two. First up is our treat-for-a treatment contest. We've teamed up with Om Spa to give one lucky reader a spa treatment in response for telling us your favorite Halloween treat. Enter here by Nov. 7 to win!

4. Also happening this month is a Patch-wide contest asking readers to submit their cutest photos of their kids in Halloween costumes. You have until Oct. 31 to submit yours for a chance to win a trip to Los Angeles, plus a donation to a local charity of your choosing–and celebrity judge Heidi Klum will pick the winner! .

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5. In honor of Dearborn's automotive heritage, we bring you Ford Facts. Today's Ford Fact: Ford Motor Company's first non-American plant was opened in 1911. Opened less than 10 years after the company was incorporated, the plant was located in Trafford Park, Manchester, England.

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