WORTH A LOOK | Events are open to the public

CARD, BINGO PARTIES

Second Chance Animal Rescue will sponsor bingo games Saturday at St. Nicholas Church, 764 Fifth St., Struthers, where games take place the third Saturday of each month (except June). Doors open at 5 p.m., and early bird games begin at 6:50 followed by regular bingo at 7. There will be many specialty events and a variety of pull tabs, including IRS and Bingo Babies. For more information visit www.secondchanceanimalrescue.org.

St. Paul Church, 10143 Main St. (Route 170) New Middletown, will have its annual Spring Fling, sponsored by the Altar Guild, beginning at 2 p.m. May 1 in the church hall. Admission is $5, and there will be refreshments, bingo, cards, door prizes and raffles.

CRAFT SHOWS

Vendors are needed for the 24th Annual Arts & Crafts in the Park, to take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 25 at Centennial Park, East Pershing Street, Salem. Setup is at 7 a.m., rain or shine. A 20-by-20-foot space costs $25. Take your own tables and chairs, or they will be supplied for $35. Tents will be allowed, but no electricity is available. Mail check to: Salem Memorial Building, 785 E. State St., Salem, OH 44460. There will be no refunds. Call 330-332-5512 for more information. Each vendor is asked to donate one item to the bucket auction. Proceeds will benefit the Memorial Building.

Sharpsville Elementary PTO will have a craft show and basket auction from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the school, 100 Hittle Drive, Sharpsville, Pa. Admission is $1. Lunch and snacks will be available.

FLEA MARKETS

Saxon Ladies Society, Branch 22, Youngstown, will have a flea market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Saxon Club Ballroom, 710 S. Meridian Road, Youngstown. Items (except jewelry) will be $1 a bag after 1:30 p.m. Lunch of German sausage sandwiches, sauerkraut, hot dogs, chips, soft drinks, coffee and chicken dumpling soup will be available after 11 a.m.

FUNDRAISERS

Ohio Buckeye Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society will have a fundraising bake sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 23 at Walgreens in Austintown, at the corner of Route 46 and Mahoning Avenue. Baked goods will include Easter items. All proceeds will go to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Also featured will be hot dogs and T-shirts for sale.

RAFFLES

The Shrine of Our Lady, comforter of the Afflicted, 517 S. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown, is selling tickets for a raffle of two food baskets, each containing a ham and all the trimmings for an Easter meal, plus many other food items and gifts. The drawing will take place on Sunday after the noon Mass. Winners need not be present. Tickets are $1 each or six for $5.

SALES

Boardman United Methodist Church, 6809 Market St., will have its spring trash and treasure sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 4 and May 5, which is bargain-bag day.

Brookfield United Methodist Church 6951 Grove St., will have a rummage sale from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Lunch will be available. Drop-off dates times are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.

Southington United Methodist Church Day Circle, Routes 305 and 534 in Southington, will have a rummage and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday. Lunch of homemade bean soup, sandwiches, drinks and desserts will be served. Carryouts are available. Bag day will be Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Springtime at the Gardens, an annual plant sale and vendors market, will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 8 at the Trumbull County Agriculture and Family Education Center, 520 W. Main St., Cortland. The event is for the Ohio State University Trumbull County Master Gardeners. Cost for table space under a large tent is $45, but vendors can set up their own canopy or tent for $25. For more information or to reserve your space, call Anne Whitfield at 330-505-9476 or e-mail Anne245@neo.rr.com.

St. Luke School Student Council will have a trash and treasure sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 7 at St. Luke School, 5225 South Ave., Boardman. Vendors can rent an 8-foot table for $10 or three tables for $25. For more information call 330-758-2094.

St. Rose Catholic Women’s Club will have a rummage and bake sale from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday in the basement of the parish house, 48 E. Main St.

Struthers Presbyterian Church will host a rummage sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 110 Poland Ave., Struthers. A huge variety of items will be for sale, and a bake sale, light lunch and a bucket auction will be available. Drawings will take place at the end of the sale; ticketholders do not need to be present. Proceeds go toward the church’s elevator fund and the youth mission trip.

TOPS OH 2191 of Austintown will have a trash and treasure sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Wickliffe Presbyterian Church, 45 Idlewood Road, Austintown. Rental tables are available for $10 each. Refreshments will be sold. For more information call Shawne Wilfong at 330-744-2803.

TRIPS

Fancy 3 Tours is sponsoring the following trips: New York shopping, Friday, $80 per person, deposit required. May 21, Wheeling and The Rivers Casino, $25 back at Wheeling, $20 back at The Rivers, $45 per person. The Meadows and The Rivers, June 4, $15 back at The Meadows, $20 back at The Rivers; $40 per person. Call Erwin Adams at 330-519-6930. All deposits are nonrefundable.

Trumbull County Travel Club is sponsoring a trip to five wineries in Ashtabula County on Saturday for anyone over 21. The tour will begin with samplings and breakfast at Grand Rivers; lunch and wines at Laurello’s Vineyards; ice wines for dessert at Furrante’s; a stop at Springhill Winery for a tasting tour and cheese and crackers; and a full wine taste and buffet supper at Dimerin’s. Departure will be at 9 a.m. from the Kmart in Niles and 9:15 from Shepherd of the Valley in Howland. Return will be around 7 p.m. The cost is $89 per person and includes transportation, all wine tastings and three meals. For reservations on the motor coach call 330-369-1898 or 330-856-5398.

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