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FESTIVALS
XImmaculate Heart of Mary is hosting its 22nd annual festival June 8-12 on the church grounds, 4490 Norquest Blvd., Austintown. Hours are 6 to 11 p.m. Wednesday, 6 p.m. to midnight Thursday through Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. to midnight Sunday. A polka Mass is planned for 5 p.m. Saturday, with music provided by the Eddie Vallus Polka Band. More than $6,500 in cash prizes will be awarded, including a $5,000 grand prize and special drawings Sunday evening. Nightly dinners will be served in the new Monsignor Prokop Parish Center. Dinners are as follows: Friday, fish, from 4 to 8 p.m.; Saturday, pasta, 4 to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, chicken, noon to 5 p.m. A 5K run is set for Thursday, with registration at 5 p.m. and the race to begin at 7. Free hot dogs and beverages will be given to all participants. Entry fee is $10, or $12 the day of the event. A bench press-dead lift will be held at 9:30 a.m. in the parish center. Participants must preregister and weigh in on Friday from 5 to 6 p.m. or Saturday from 7 to 9 a.m. Horse races, blackjack, wheels and poker will be back, as will the white elephant booth, in the school cafeteria. Entertainment will be DJ JAM from 7 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; music with "Past Times"-Top 40s from 8 to 11 p.m. Friday and Sunday; and the Eddie Vallus band from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday.
FUND-RAISERS
XAmerican Cancer Society Relay For Life is scheduled Friday and Saturday at Frank J. Mangano Memorial Track in East Liverpool. All cancer survivors are encouraged to walk the opening lap during the opening ceremony at 6 p.m. Friday. For more information, call (330) 533-0546 or (888) ACS-OHIO.
QUILT SHOWS
XAustintown Quilting Angels and Fabric Patch Quilting Group will sponsor a quilt show from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Stacey Pavilion at Austintown Park, Kirk Road. The Quilt Bus from Esperance, N.Y., will be present. Admission into the show will be $2, and refreshments will be available. An evening lecture by the Quilt Bus owner, Kris Driessen, will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening. She will lead a discussion of fabrics, economics, politics and other factors that influenced the quilting of our foremothers. Cost for the lecture is $2. A quilting workshop will be held Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the pavilion. Cost for the workshop is $15 and reservations can be made by calling (330) 898-3151.
SALES
XEaster Seals will hold its marathon garage sale at Ridgeview Plaza in Warren. Doors will open at 9 a.m. Friday for a 58-hour marathon sale ending at 7 p.m. Sunday. New and used items, antiques and collectibles will be available. To make a donation or for more information, call the Easter Seals Development Department at (330) 743-1168. Pickups will be available. All proceeds will benefit the Easter Seals of Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana Counties.
XThe 10th annual rummage sale at Glenn Christian Church, 5540 Parkman Road, Warren, will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Saturday is $2 bag day. Light lunch and beverage will be available. For more information, call (330) 372-7089 or the church at (330) 898-1872.
XMeridian Arms Living Center will have a community yard sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 18. Cost is $5 per parking space. Bring your own table. Lunch will be available for purchase. For more information or to rent a space, call Carol Kaszowski or Marilyn Cosier at (330) 792-7799.
XParish Life Committee of St. Patrick Church in Youngstown is sponsoring a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 11 and 12 at Paul's Tire Center, 4852 Southern Blvd. Donations will be accepted from Wednesday through June 10 at the tire center. No clothing will be accepted. Proceeds will benefit the many multicultural programs and activities within the parish community. For additional information, contact the parish office at (330) 743-1109.
XPythian Sisters' semiannual rummage and bake sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at 123 College St., West Farmington. Clothing, books and household items will be available for purchase. Saturday is $1-a-bag day. Lunch will be served.
XPleasant Grove Presbyterian Church, on the corner of Midlothian and Southern boulevards, will be having a rummage and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. There will be toys, clothes, antiques and collectibles
XYoungstown American Hungarian Club, 2219 Donald Ave., will hold a trash to treasure sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Donations will be accepted by calling (330) 792-3731.
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.