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AUCTIONS
XNotre Dame Home and School Association will hold its annual "Wishes and Dreams" silent auction Saturday at G's Golden Gate, 2186 Parkman Road N.W., Warren. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. For tickets call Amy Binko, (330) 898-7374. The event also will include basket drawings and balloon purchases with guaranteed prizes.
XSouth Range Elementary Parent-Teacher Organization will hold an auction at 6 p.m. Saturday at South Range High School gym, South Avenue, North Lima. More than 200 new items and gift certificates will be auctioned. There will be a bake sale and raffle. Food concessions will be available. Doors open at 5.
BAZAARS
XCanfield United Methodist Church on the Green will hold a bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday with a special super $1 a bag sale from 3 to 4 p.m.
XFirst Presbyterian Church of Mineral Ridge, 3654 N. Main St., Mineral Ridge, will sponsor a bazaar from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Baked goods, crafts, attic treasures, books and plants will be sold. A lunch counter with pork and sauerkraut sandwiches, hot dogs, potato salad, baked beans and homemade soup will be available. Takeout soup also will be sold. For information call (330) 652-5712.
XSt. James Altar and Rosary Society will hold its annual holiday bazaar and craft show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Queen of Angels School cafeteria, 2106 Arbor St. S.E., Warren. There will be crafts, baked goods, a Chinese auction, country store, Christmas tree with handmade ornaments, gently used items and raffle prizes. Admission is free.
BOOK SALES
XFriends of the Newton Falls Library will sponsor a book, craft and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the library, 204 S. Canal St.
CARD/BINGO PARTIES
XInfant Jesus of Prague Guild of St. Lucy Church, 394 Tenney Ave., Campbell, will hold a luncheon card and bingo social Sunday. Doors will open at noon, and lunch will be served until 1:30 p.m. Cost is $5, and door prizes will be awarded.
CRAFT SHOWS
XAltrusa Club of Warren will present its 29th annual craft show from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. N.W., Warren. Handcrafted items, baked goods and homemade candy will be sold, and lunch will be available. A raffle will include a James Friend print, a cosmetics fragrance basket and a tea basket. For more information, call (330) 372-5525.
XColumbiana County Career Center Youth Clubs will sponsor the annual Christmas craft show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the career center, 9364 state Route 45, Lisbon.
XFirst United Brethren Church, 1900 Eastbrook Road, New Castle, Pa., will hold a fall craft festival from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Baked goods, homemade soups by the bowl or quart and sandwiches also will be available. To reserve a table for a fee of $7 call (724) 654-9653. Proceeds will benefit the missions.
XThe 33rd annual Glenwood Peddler craft show will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Boardman Glenwood Middle School, 7635 Glenwood Ave., by the BGMD Parent-Teacher Association. Admission is free. More than 100 exhibitors will offer fall and holiday crafts, arts and gifts and there will be a Chinese auction.
XA holiday arts and crafts show is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 10 by St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church at the Father Petric Parish Center, 764 Fifth St., Struthers. More than 80 artisans will offer handcrafted items. The Altar and Rosary Society will conduct a bake sale, and a light lunch will be available. Admission is free.
XA holiday and fine arts and craft show will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at West Middlesex High School, state Route 18, West Middlesex, Pa. Ethnic foods and pastries will be sold. The cost is $1.
DINNERS
XYoungstown After 5 Club will hold a "picture perfect" dinner from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Nov. 12 in the Marco Polo Room at Lucianno's, 1732 S. Raccoon Road, Austintown. The speaker will be Laurie Oswald, who specializes in antique trunk restoration and creates "Auntie Laure" baking mixes and recipe books. Also featured will be Kara Thomas and Mike Tatantino. The cost is $8.50. To make dinner and/or child care reservations call Becky Marks, (330) 799-1819, or June Hill, (330) 726-1857, by Nov. 5.
FESTIVALS
XSt. John's Episcopal Church, 323 Wick Ave., Youngstown, will sponsor its 41st annual Boar's Head and Yule Log Festival Jan. 6 at the church. Starting Nov. 5, patron tickets will be available for $30. The price includes preferred seating, the patron's name in the program and one dinner/performance ticket. Patrons also have the option to buy additional dinner and performance tickets early (at $15 a piece). From Nov. 19, tickets will be available to St. John parishioners only. From Dec. 3, general admission tickets for the public, $3 each for performances only or $15 for the dinner and performance, according to ticket availability. Any remaining tickets will be sold at the door for $5. Two festival performances will be 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. Dinner seatings are 12:30 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. Musical entertainment includes Youngstown State University's Dana Chorale and its Brass and Festival Ensemble, bagpipers, drummers, YSU faculty and student musicians and 100 parishioners of St. John's dressed in medieval costumes. Tickets may be purchased at the church office. For information call (330) 743-3175.
FUND-RAISERS
XWho's Who of Youngstown will hold a benefit sale from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday and Nov. 7 at Save-A-Lot , 2998 McCartney Road. A variety of items will be available, and proceeds will go to the nonprofit organization.
SALES
XEaster Seals will hold a preholiday garage sale from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday through Sunday at Ridgeview Plaza, state Route 422, Warren.
XMount Olivet United Church of Christ, 410 W. South Range Road, North Lima, will hold its semiannual rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday with a bake sale, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday with mark half-price day, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday with a dollar-a-bag sale. Lunch will be available Thursday and Friday.
XSt. Joseph Church, 4545 New Road, Austintown, is taking orders for a St. Joseph Church 35th anniversary commemorative ornament made by Wendell August Forge, Grove City, Pa. The bronze ornament is $15 and the aluminum, $12. Proceeds will benefit the church multipurpose center. Call (330) 792-1919.
XA flea market and bake sale is planned from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 6 by the Saxon Ladies Society Branch 22 at the Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road, Youngstown. Lunch will be available.
TEAS
XColumbiana Women's Club will hold its annual holiday tea from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the clubhouse, 121 N. Main St., Columbiana. The event will be held in conjunction with the Christmas in the Village festivities. Cost of $5 will be accepted at the door, and proceeds will be used to maintain the organization's historical home. For information call (330) 482-2832.
TRIPS
XGreater Girard Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a bus trip to Casino Niagara on Saturday, departing Girard at 7 a.m. and returning at 10 p.m. The cost is $30 per person and includes $10 in casino tokens. All passengers are required to take a birth certificate and another valid form of identification for border passage. The public is invited. Limited seating is available; for information or to register, contact the chamber office, 545-8616.
XA calendar of activities to which the public is invited is published Mondays. Please submit information to the Society Department by 5 p.m. Thursday.