WORTH A LOOK

AUCTIONS
XAnimal Welfare League of Trumbull County will hold a Chinese auction Sunday at the Packard Park Shelter House, Mahoning Avenue, Warren. Doors will open at 1 p.m., and the drawing will start at 3. Tickets are $4 in advance or $5 at the door. There also will be a 50-50 drawing, door prizes and other prizes. For tickets or information call Crystal Shiley at (330) 394-3880.
XMoraine Preservation Fund, 118 N. Shore Drive, Portersville, Pa., will hold a Great Moraine Auction beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday at McDanel's Launch on the north shore of Moraine State Park, Portersville. For more information call (724) 368-9185 or fax (724) 368-9500.
CARD PARTIES
XLadies Altar Society of St. Mark Orthodox Church will hold an annual card party and ethnic pastry sale at 6 p.m. Thursday at the church center, 3560 Logan Way, Liberty. Admission is $5 and will include a luncheon and beverage. Elaine Ritter is chairman. For information call (330) 270-9820.
XSt. Joseph Church will sponsor a poker tournament Saturday in Lyons Hall, 4565 New Road, Austintown. Registration will be at 6 p.m. followed by the tournament at 7. For information call Tom Halko, (330) 792-1547.
fund-raisers
XCongregation Rodef Sholom will sponsor an annual donor luncheon at noon May 20 in Strouss Hall at the temple, 1119 Elm St., Youngstown. Following the lunch there will be a musical program by Dr. Allen Mosher and Jennifer Davis Jones. Admission is $8, and reservations may be made by sending checks to Rodef Sholom Sisterhood, 1119 Elm St., Youngstown, Ohio 44505-2890.
sales
XBrownlee Woods Presbyterian Church, Midlothian Boulevard at Irma Avenue, will hold a thrift sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday ($1-per-bag day).
XLord of Life Lutheran Church, 550 N. Broad St., Canfield, will hold a trash and treasure sale from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. There will be no early sales.
XOld Springfield United Church of Christ, state Route 170, New Middletown, will hold a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Also available will be homemade vegetable soup, cinnamon rolls and lunch.
XSt. John's Episcopal Church, 12th St. at Buffalo Street, Franklin, will hold a trash or treasure sale in the church parking lot from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
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.