Steve Swank of S&K Mower, 9280 Dixie Highway, Bluffton, is offering a "Drought Sale on Mowers," this month.
During the sale, S&K Mower is offering up to 35 percent off mowers including Snapper and Simplicity.
Store hours are Mondays through Fridays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon.
In addition to his Drought Sale, Swank offers this service tip: "A dull mower blade raises fuel consumption and opens your grass to more diseases. Contact us about sharpening your blades."
S& K Mower's phone number is 419-358-7638.
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Your grandfather or great-grandfather might be in this photo. It shows an auction in the late 1940s put on by members of the Bluffton Presbyterian Church. The man circled in the upper left corner is Ned Schultz.
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The Bluffton Area Ministerial Association will sponsor its annual summer community worship service on Sunday, July 29. The service begins at 9 a.m. and is held on the Bluffton Presbyterian Church lawn.
The theme is "For the Beauty of the Earth" and the service will continue the VBS theme from the previous week.
This year, there will be only one offering taken, and that will be for the community food pantry.
Bluffton High School Athletic Boosters have two events planned prior to the start of the 2012-13 school year.
The annual booster drive is at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 7. Senior athletes will have a group photo taken before the drive begins.
The fall sports photo day is Tuesday, Aug. 14.
For several weeks The Icon has posted aerial photographs of Bluffton taken in the late 1940s. The story of how those photos came to be taken is very interesting. Carol (Koontz) Heath, of Rawson, knew immediately where the photos came from when she first saw them appearing on the Icon.
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The deadline is just a few days away for area teachers to apply for a McDonald's MAC Grant. Teachers wanting to apply for the MAC Grant must have their applications postmarked or submitted electronically by July 31. Teachers can download an application or submit an application online by visiting www.JerryLewisMcDonalds.com/macgrants.
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO), a continuing care retirement community in Bluffton, is hosting a Job Fair for the positions of Shahbaz (Caregiver/STNA) and Nurse in the new Green House homes, which will open in October or November of this year.
The Job Fair will be held at First Mennonite Church, 101 S. Jackson St., Bluffton, on Thursday, Aug. 2. Interested persons may arrive anytime between 12:30-4 p.m. and should allow 90 minutes for the process.
