WORTH A LOOK | Area events open to the public

BINGO, CARD PARTIES

• Guilford Lake Ruritan, state Route 172 at Hanna Drive, Guilford Lake, will sponsor bingo at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

CRAFT SHOWS

• Leetonia PTO will host a Christmas Craft Show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. More than 30 tables of all kinds of crafts, candies, baked goods and other items will be available. Also, the Leetonia Band Boosters will be sponsoring a breakfast with Santa from 7 to 10 a.m. that day.

SALES

• Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, 480 Youngstown-Poland Road, Struthers, is open Wednesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The ReStore carries a wide variety of furniture, including a large selection of couches and many large metal professional office desks; used building materials such as doors, windows, sinks, hardware and plumbing; lighting; home decor items; large and small appliances; electronics; toys; and books. All items are sold at low discount prices. ReStore takes donations and sells to the public, all to benefit Habitat for Humanity’s home-building program. For more information, to donate or to find out about volunteer opportunities, call (330) 755-2232.

• Salvation Army Thrift Store in Austin Center, Mahoning Avenue, Austintown, is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. A variety of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing and bric-a-brac is available at bargain prices.

SPECIAL EVENTS

• Bethel Lutheran Church, 425 Crestview Drive, Boardman, has scheduled a Christmas cookie walk, soup sale, and a Christmas bazaar featuring Bethel Piecemakers and Rita’s Gifts and Dips from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 13. Wedding and chicken soups, quilts, table runners and articles for gifting will be available.

• A calendar of activities to which the public is invited is published Monday. Please submit information to the Society Department by 5 p.m. Thursday.