WORTH A LOOK

AUCTIONS
XDas Deutsch Center, Clinic for Special Needs Children, will conduct an Amish auction beginning at 4 p.m. Nov. 21 at Middlefield Market, 15848 Nauvoo Road, Middlefield. Featured will be Amish-made items including hand-sewn quilts, handcrafted hickory rockers, birdhouses and furniture. Smaller home decor items, crafts, gift baskets and gift certificates will be offered through a silent auction. Those attending also are eligible to win one of several door prizes valued up to $250. Raffle tickets are on sale at area businesses to win a queen-sized quilt and a cherry, triple-chime grandfather clock. Call (440) 632-1668 to buy a raffle ticket, donate auction items or volunteer.
XMahoning Valley Ulster Project will sponsor an auction Saturday at St. Luke's Banquet Hall, 5235 South Ave., Boardman. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the auction will take place from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at the door or by calling Rosie or Leo Jay, (330) 758-8546. There will be food, music and a cash bar.
XSt. Rose Church will hold an auction Saturday at McMenamy's, Route 422, Niles. Doors will open at 6 p.m. with the auction to start at 7. Tickets are $15 and include a buffet. The event also will include a quilt raffle, Chinese auction and cash bar. Tickets can be purchased at the school or by calling (330) 747-7221.
BAZAARS/CRAFT SHOWS
XCanfield United Methodist Church, 27 S. Broad St., will hold a John Wesley's 300th Birthday Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Featured will be quilts, baskets, bakery goods, Christmas decorations, floral arrangements and other items. A cafeteria-style luncheon will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
XFirst Presbyterian Church, 201 Wick Ave., Youngstown, will hold a bazaar from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday. A dinner of creamed chicken on biscuits also will be available for $8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 to 6:30 p.m.
XGreenville Area Leisure Service Association will sponsor a holiday craft show from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Greenville Recreation Center Gym, 45 Alan Ave., Greenville, Pa. The event also will feature at 50-50 drawing, Chinese auction and door prizes. For information contact the center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday at (724) 588-4810.
XParkman Cub Scout Pack 76 will sponsor a craft show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Parkman Community House, 16295 Main Market St. There will be a kids Make-it/Take-it craft area and a visit by Santa Claus. Refreshments will be available. For more information call (440) 548-2388.
XSt. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, 764 Fifth St., Struthers, will sponsor a Holiday Arts and Crafts Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Father Petric Parish Center. There will also be a bake sale, and a light lunch will be available. Admission is free.
XWest Middlesex High School Baseball Team will sponsor an arts and crafts show from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at the high school, state Route 18, West Middlesex, Pa. Homemade ethnic foods and pastries will be available. The entrance fee is $1.
DINNER/DANCES
XSerbian Sisters will sponsor a "Night in Belgrade" dinner dance Saturday at the Serbian Memorial Hall, 54 Laird Ave., Youngstown. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner and dance tickets are $15, and tickets for the dance only are $8. Tickets are $5 for children 10 and under. For reservations call (330) 755-7665 or (330) 759-1671. There also will be entertainment, prizes and a 50-50 drawing. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of a dishwasher.
XWestern Mahoning County Kiwanis Club will sponsor a round and square dance from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Nov. 15 the Ellsworth VFW Hall, 11397 Ellsworth Road. The cost is $10 at the door. Tickets also may be obtained in advance by calling (330) 538-2292 or (330) 533-2467. There will be a cash bar, silent auction, 50-50 raffle and door prize. Proceeds will benefit community projects and scholarships for high school students. Call (330) 538-2292 for more information.
FUND-RAISERS
XAmerican Legion Auxiliary Unit 51 of Hubbard will sell poppies, the red paper memorial flower made by hospitalized veterans, on Friday. Volunteers will be at shopping centers and other public places to offer the poppies in exchange for a donation to help veterans and their families.
XA fifth-year anniversary banquet and silent auction is planned by the Deaf and Deaf-Blind Committee Human Rights for 5 p.m. Nov. 15 at St. Joseph Center, 2346 W. 14th St., Cleveland. Speaker will be Cheri Honkala, national spokeswoman for the Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign. The cost is $15 for the buffet dinner. Sign language and voice interpreters will be provided. For a ride or interpreter call TTY (440) 277-4889, voice (440) 277-8642 or e-mail at DDBCHR1-@cs.com. Ticket deadline is Nov. 12.
SALES
XChrist Lutheran Church, 250 Sexton St., Struthers, will hold a flea market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Food also will be available.
XGrace Lutheran Church, 162 S. Raccoon Road, will hold a fall sale from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Available will be trash and treasure items, vegetable soup, pork and sauerkraut sandwiches, and baked goods. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans will give matching funds for the event.
XSt. James the Apostle Church, state Route 422, New Bedford, Pa., will hold rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. Items are $3 a bag. For more information call (724) 964-8276.
XSt. Elizabeth Health Center Auxiliary will sponsor a book sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday at the center's main Park Avenue entrance. Proceeds will benefit the Guest House.
XTrumbull County Historical Society is accepting donations of used decorations and gift items for its annual Christmas Treasures sale, which will be held from 9:30 to 4 p.m. Nov. 14 and 15 at the John Stark Edwards House and Museum, 303 Monroe Street, Warren. Proceeds from the sale maintain the house and garden.
SPECIAL EVENTS
XThe Carpatho-Rusyn Society will sponsor a free Carpatho-Rusyn Heritage Seminar from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Mary Byzantine Catholic Church, 356 S. Bella Vista Ave. The presentation by John Righetti, president of the national society, will feature the culture of the Rusyn people of East Slovakia, West Ukraine and Southern Poland. A donation will be accepted, and a light lunch will be served. Cultural items will be sold. For more information call (330) 637-3903 or (330) 856-5852.
X"Christmas Around the World" is the theme of the Warren Junior Women's League's 34th annual champagne luncheon and fashion show planned Nov. 21 at McMenamy's in Niles. Doors will open at 11:30 a.m. Melissa Reed is chairwoman. There will be a fashion show, including children's fashions modeled by boys and girls from the Children's Rehabilitation Center. Door prizes will be awarded. Raffles will feature prizes including a trip to Myrtle Beach. Individual tickets are $45. Corporate and group tables for eight may be reserved by calling Cathy Unger, (330) 889-3895; Linda McCready, (330) 856-6340; or Janice Kenney at (330) 856-7521. Reservations also will be accepted by sending a check for $45, payable to Warren Junior Women's League in care of Cathy Unger, 1268 Housel Craft Road, Bristolville, Ohio 44402-9603. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Children's Rehabilitation Center.
XLe Cercle Francais will host a program at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Boardman Library in celebration of National French Week. Dr. Herve Corb & eacute; of the foreign languages department at Youngstown State University will give a presentation of the Calvaires, roadside shrines of Brittany, France. A reception will follow. The event is free and open to the public. For information call Paul Dalbec, (330) 533-1284, or Michael Starr, (330) 799-2686.
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.