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ANTIQUE SHOWS

• Howland Community Church, 198 Niles-Cortland Road S.E., Warren, will have its 47th annual antiques show and sale from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. March 27 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 28. The donation is $3. Marcel Ulrich will be on hand to conduct appraisals from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 27. Appraisals will be $5 each and limited to two items per person.

BINGO, CARD PARTIES

• Austintown Eagles Auxiliary has scheduled a card party, bingo and Chinese auction from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at 1655 S. Raccoon Road to raise money for scholarships. The public is invited, and admission price of $5 per person includes a spaghetti dinner. Tickets will be sold at the door. For more information, call the Eagles at (330) 799-8887.

• Sacred Heart Church, 400 Lincoln Park Drive, Youngstown, has scheduled a Texas Hold’em poker tournament for March 28 at the church with registration beginning at 2:30 p.m. Admission is $100 for 3,300 chips. The entry fee includes a home-cooked dinner at 3:30 and beverage. Games begin at 4:30. For more information or reservations, call (330) 746-1230 or (330) 207-0800. Payouts will be to the top 10 winners. The event is compliant with Ohio laws, and there is a guaranteed 60 percent payout.

• A card and bingo party will take place from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at St. Mary Church, state Route 46, Mineral Ridge. Tickets are $5 each and are available only in advance; there will be no tickets at the door. Lunch and a chance for a variety of door prizes are included. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Call the rectory at (330) 652-7761 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for tickets.

• St. Patrick Altar and Rosary Society will sponsor a card and bingo party at 1 p.m. March 29 at the church hall on Main Street in Hubbard. Tickets will be $5 at the door. There will be a light lunch, door prizes, raffles and a 50-50 drawing.

FLEA MARKETs

• Central Christian Church, 2051 E. Market St., Warren, will have a flea market from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. There will be food concessions and vendors with a wide variety of items displayed throughout two floors (a chair lift is available, if needed). For more information, call the church at (330) 372-1676 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. through Friday.

• Newton Falls United Methodist Church, 336 Ridge Road, is accepting vendors for an inside flea market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 18. There will be a nonrefundable cost of $15 for an 8-foot table or $25 for two table spaces. Food will be available. For more information or to reserve a space by April 8, call (330) 872-7788.

NIGHTS AT THE RACES

• St. Matthias Church will have a Night at the Races Las Vegas Night on Saturday in the Father Snock Center, 2800 Shady Run Road. Admission is free. Doors open at 6 p.m. and races begin at 7 p.m. The kitchen will be selling haluski, pizza, hot dogs and sausage sandwiches. You must be at least 21 years old to be admitted. For more information, call (330) 788-5082.

SALES

• Braceville United Methodist Church, 577 Park Road, Newton Falls, will have a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday. There will be a bake sale and a light lunch at noon. Dollar day will be from 9 a.m. to noon Friday.

• Vendors are invited to participate in a Kids’ Stuff sale Saturday at the Saxon Club, 710 Meridian Road, Austintown. Tables in an 8-by-8-foot space can be rented for $20. Table renters keep all the profits. Admission will be $5 for early birds from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., and general admission will be $1 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. There will be raffles and a bake sale. For additional information, call (330) 979-3288 or visit kidsresale@yahoo.com.

• UPMC Horizon Oncology Patient Care Fund will host a candle, soap and bath product sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday in the lobby of Horizon’s Greenville campus. Featured will be handmade soy candles with lead-free, long-burning wicks. Proceeds will benefit the fund and its charitable projects.

TRIPS

• Trumbull County Travel Club is inviting anyone over 18 to travel with the club on two one-day excursions in April. On April 15 there will be a trip to Ferrante’s Lakeview Inn in Greensburg, Pa., for a luncheon followed by a performance by Cahal Dunne. The outing will cost $79 per person. On April 29 the trip will be to the Riverside Inn in Cambridge Springs, Pa., for lunch, a performance of “A Weekend Comedy” and tour of the inn. The cost is $58 per person. For details or to make a reservation, call Peggy Boyd, (330) 856-5398. There are no club dues and planning meetings are twice a year.

SPECIAL EVENTS

• Holy Family Home and School Alliance will host a reverse raffle Saturday at The Georgetown in Boardman. Each ticket is $75, and includes a raffle ticket, dinner and open bar. An additional dinner can be purchased for $25 with the purchase of a raffle ticket. The event begins at 6:30 p.m., dinner is at 7:30 and the raffle follows. The grand prize is $3,000. The theme for the evening is “Golden Past, Golden Future.” For tickets or additional information, contact Cindy Wollet, (330) 707-1913, or Connie Thompson, (330) 755-9603.

• OSU Master Gardeners has planned the 4th annual Springtime at the Garden 2009 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 9 on the grounds of Trumbull County Agricultural and Family Education Center, 520 W. Main St., Cortland. Free garden programs will take place throughout the day. Area crafters, antique and collectible dealers, herbalists, garden art vendors and civic organizations are invited to participate. For more information or vendor registration, contact Anne Whitfield at (330) 505-9476.

• 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.