AUCTIONS

AUCTIONS
XBurghill-Vernon Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary will sponsor a Chinese auction Sunday at the Burghill-Vernon Fire Station, 6915 state Routes 88 and 7. Doors will open at 1 p.m., and the drawing will be at 3. Admission is $3 and includes beverage and cupcake.
FUND-RAISERS
XAlzheimer's Assistance and Referral Network will sponsor Walking Together on May 21 at the Canfield Fairgrounds to help the network support the Alzheimer cause. Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the walk begins at 8:30 a.m. For more information and to order registration forms, call (330) 788-9755 or (866) 822-2102.
XThe 5th annual Donofrio Homes Scholarship Cookout will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Maronite Center, 1555 S. Meridian Road, Youngstown. There will be entertainment, door prizes and games. Cost is $10 per adult and $20 per family. Carryout will be available. For more information call (330) 788-7977, ext. 18.
XThe VonRoll WTI Relay For Life Poker Run will be held Saturday beginning at Headpin in East Liverpool. Sign up starts at 11 a.m., and all bikes leave at noon. Cost is $10 a person. For information call (330) 385-9646 or (330) 708-4459.
XMemorial Benefit Run, in memory of Amanda Ferraro, will held on May 22, starting at the Budapest Inn, 3780 Mahoning Ave., Austintown. Sign-ups will begin at 11 a.m. The first bike out will be at 1 p.m. Cost is $10 for driver, $15 with passenger. There will be food, a disc jockey, door prizes, 50-50 raffle and Chinese auction. For information call (330) 261-3847.
SALES
XAustintown Garden Club will have a twice-loved plant sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Austintown Plaza.
XBrownlee Woods Presbyterian Church, Midlothian and Irma Avenues, Youngstown, will hold its spring thrift sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. Items will be $1 a bag on Wednesday.
XOhltown United Methodist Church, 2001 Ohltown Road, Austintown, will hold its semiannual trash and treasure sale and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and from 9 a.m. to noon May 21. Lunch will be available Saturday.
XA rummage sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Praise Cathedral Church of God, 608 Iowa St., Niles. For information call (330) 652-4859.
XWestern Reserve Baptist Church, 8590 Hitchcock Road, Boardman, is having a trash and treasure sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday/ Doughnuts and coffee will be available.
SHOWS
XAnimal Charity is seeking qualified contestants to participate in a dog show on June 5 in Boardman Park. To be entered, a dog must be spayed or neutered and have all of its current vaccinations. The show will feature dogs of various breeds, including mixed breed dogs. The dogs will be judged in several categories, with prizes donated by local businesses. During the event, all dogs must be on a leash and owners will be required to clean up any waste their pets create. To enter a dog or to donate prizes call Animal Charity at (330) 788-1064.
TOURNAMENTS
XTexas Hold-em Extravaganza will be held Friday through Sunday at Aristocrat Hall, 571 Francisca Ave., Youngstown. Tournament play will begin Friday at 6:30 p.m. with a $40 buy-in; Saturday play begins at 3 p.m., $100 buy-in; Sunday, play begins at 1 p.m., $40 buy-in. All proceeds go to the Warren Jr. Military Band. For more information call Mike Ceci at (330) 759-1995 or visit mikelcc@msn.com.
VOLUNTEERS
XNorth Star Patchwork Center is seeking experienced volunteer quilters to assist with its Underground Railroad Quilt. The quilt is made with the designs and patterns used as signals to the slaves who traveled the underground railroad north to freedom. The quilt honors the memory of Harriet Tubman, the slaves and those who helped them to travel on their way to freedom. Experienced volunteers 18 years or older may call (330) 744-4064 for more information from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday or Friday.
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.