WORTH A LOOK | Events are open to the public

AUCTIONS

• North Lima Mennonite Church, 90 Mennonite Drive, North Lima, will auction off furniture, tools, gift baskets, pies and other items beginning at 6 p.m. Oct. 15 in the fellowship hall. A food stand will be open at 4:30. For more information, call (330) 549-2333.

BINGO, CARD PARTIES

• St. Brendan Altar & Rosary Society is sponsoring its annual Fall Bingo and Card Party at 2 p.m. Oct. 18 in Maxwell Hall (enter from back parking lot), 2800 Oakwood Ave., Youngstown. Admission is $5 and includes lunch.

• St. Patrick Altar Guild will sponsor a salad buffet, card, bingo and game day from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 25 in the church social hall, 1420 Oak Hill Ave., Youngstown. There will be a special drawing and door prizes. Tickets are $5 and are available from any member, by calling the rectory at (330) 743-1109, or at the door. Guests are asked to take their own cards.

• Women’s Guild of St. Vincent De Paul Church, 4453 Warren-Sharon Road, Vienna, will sponsor a card party from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the church hall. There will be door and table prizes and a light lunch. Admission is $5. Patrons are asked to take their own cards and board games.

CRAFT SHOWS

• Queen of the Holy Rosary Church, 291 Scoville Drive, Vienna, is seeking crafters and vendors for a craft show scheduled for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 17. An 8-foot table can be rented for $20. For reservations or information, call (330) 856-2597 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday.

• Craft vendors are invited to participate in a craft show to be sponsored by St. Jude Women’s Guild from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 21 at St. Jude Activity Center, 180 Seventh St., Columbiana. In addition to handcrafted and homemade items, the event will include a Chinese auction, bake sale, prize raffle and a lunch counter. For applications or more information, call (330) 482-2351.

FLEA MARKETS

• A flea market and craft sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m Saturday at Camelot Lanes to benefit Youth Bowlers Scholarship Fund. The cost to vendors is $10 for a parking space; take your own table. Call Kristi Gorgi at (330) 503-8841 or Lee Ann Myers at (330) 207-2210.

SALES

• Boardman United Methodist Church, 6809 Market St., is having a fall Trash and Treasure Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday will be bargain-bag day. Coffee and doughnuts will be available.

• Coldwell Banker First Place Agents will sponsor a fall Harvest Sale from 9 a.m. until all items are sold on Saturday at 1275 Boardman-Poland Road, Boardman. Pumpkins, apples, apple cider, mums, cornstalks, ribbons, gift baskets and baked goods will be available. Proceeds will be donated to Second Harvest Food Bank. Monetary donations will be appreciated.

• First United Methodist Church, 237 W. Silver St., Sharon, Pa., will have a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday. Lunch will be available for purchase from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and a bake sale will be all day. The rummage sale will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

• Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, 480 Youngstown-Poland Road, Struthers, is open Thursday 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; books and much more. 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.

• St. Mary’s Sisterhood of Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 1025 N. Belle Vista Ave., will have a trash and treasure sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at the parish pavilion.

• St. Stanislaus Church, 430 Williamson Ave., Youngstown, is sponsoring a Giant Rummage Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. For more information, call the church office at (330) 747-8503.

• 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.

TRIPS

• St. Paul Church in Salem is accepting reservations for a holiday bus trip on Dec. 6 to Columbus. The trip package includes tickets to the Columbus Symphony Orchestra’s two-hour matinee of “Holiday Pops 2009” with a chorus, children’s choir and Ballet Met dancers, and a guided tour of Franklin Park Conservatory and the Chiluly Exhibit. The return trip will feature a drive through of the “Wunderland Light Show” in Mansfield. The cost is $88 with reservations required by Oct. 1. For more information contact (330) 337-7215.

• 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.