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BAZAARS/CRAFT SHOWS
XAmerican Legion Post 301 Auxiliary will hold a community craft and rummage sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 22 in the cafeteria at Austintown Fitch High School, 4560 Falcon Drive. Table reservations are suggested by Jan. 31; cost is $15. After that date the cost will be $20. Call (330) 799-2951, (330) 792-5106 or (330) 799-5960.
XFirst Presbyterian Church, 890 Churchill Road, Girard, will hold a craft show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Featured will be crafts from Servv International, and Michael Zoughbi will present Olivewood carvings. Also available will be a bake sale and light lunch.
XForum Health will sponsor holiday craft fairs at four sites. They are: Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 8747 Squires Lane N.E., Warren, from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, call (330) 841-3700 for details; Trumbull Memorial Hospital cafeteria, 1350 E. Market St., Warren, from 6 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Friday, call (330) 841-9100; Northside Medical Center Medical Education Auditorium, 500 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 12, call (330) 884-1000; and Beeghly Medical Park Building C conference room, 6505 Market St., Boardman, from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 12, call (330) 884-2100. The events will feature a variety of gifts and holiday items. Admission is free.
XN.E.E.D. will sponsor its second annual North Street North Pole from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and Dec. 13 and 14, at St. Joseph Church, 400 North St., Warren. Freewill offerings will be accepted, and there will be door prizes, arts and crafts and refreshments.
XSalem Memorial Building Association will hold the annual holiday arts and crafts bazaar from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the memorial building, 785 E. State St. Table rental is $25 for both days. The event will feature holiday-related items, candy and bake sales. Lunch room hours will be from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
XUnited Local PTO will hold its annual Christmas Craft Show and Santa's Shop from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday in the gymnasium of the Junior High School, 8143 state Route 9, Hanoverton. A lunch table will be available, and children will have the opportunity to have their picture taken with Santa. Tables for crafters are still available; call Nicole Johnson, (330) 424-4780.
XUrsuline Preschool and Kindergarten will hold its 15th annual "Once Upon a Christmas" craft show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Ursuline Center, 4300 Shields Road, Canfield. Admission is free, and the show will feature over 100 vendors as well as several raffles. Homemade baked goods also will be available, and there will be a concession stand. Proceeds will benefit the preschool and kindergarten.
FUND-RAISERS
XViets Museum will hold its annual holiday gala and wine taste, "A Taste of Christmas Past," from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the museum, 224 N. High St., Cortland. In recognition of Ohio's bicentennial, wines produced in Chalet De'Bonne Winery, Madison, will be served, and the wine maker will be on hand to answer questions. Gourmet hors d'oeuvres and a holiday punch also will be served. Entertainment will be presented by the Mandrake Players, Charles Mandrake and Marjorie Landfried, who will play authentic Victorian Christmas music and material. The cost is $20. For information call the museum at (330) 637-4876.
OPEN HOUSES
XAngels for Animals, 4750 state Route 165, Canfield, will hold a winter open house . The public may tour the facility from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Heavenly Angels Apple Pies will be sold, there will be a Chinese and a silent auction, and holiday gifts will be available. For more information call (330) 549-1111 or at www.angelsfo-ranimal.org.
XMahoning Valley Historical Society will hold its annual holiday open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Arms Family Museum of Local History, 648 Wick Ave., Youngstown. Cost is $15 for MVHS members and $18 for nonmembers. Advance reservations are preferred. Call (330) 743-2589 or e-mail to mvhs@mahoninghistory.org for information.
SALES
XVolunteers at Youngstown Veterans Administration Clinic, Belmont Avenue, will sponsor a flea market, white elephant, bake sale and raffle from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 9. There will be free coffee. For information call Mary Sinesio at (330) 782-9497.
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.