WORTH A LOOK

AUCTIONS

Heartland Christian School, 28 Pittsburgh St., Columbiana, is planning an annual auction for March 19 at the school. The public is asked to support the auction with a gift of merchandise or service. The gift is tax-deductible, and the name of the business making the donation will appear in the event program Those interested in participating are asked to e-mail lbrandenstein@heartland.k12.oh.us. Donations can also be mailed to the school. Proceeds from the auction will go toward school renovations. For more information about the auction contact the event chairwoman, Jen Wellman, at 330-853-5113.

CARD, BINGO PARTIES

Second Chance Animal Rescue will have its next bingo party Saturday at St. Nicholas Church, 764 Fifth St., Struthers. Doors open at 5 p.m. The early bird starts at 6:50., and regular games begin at 7. All proceeds benefit the nonprofit shelter in Austintown. For more information go to www.secondchanceanimalrescue.org.

DINNERS

Boardman High School Band and Orchestra will sponsor its third annual reverse raffle and dinner from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. March 18 at The Georgetown, 5945 South Ave., Boardman. Tickets are $100 per couple and include dinner for two, an open bar, a disc jockey and a reverse raffle ticket. There also will be a small reverse raffle side board, a basket raffle and a 50-50 raffle. Tickets may be purchased from any band or orchestra parent. For more information contact Bryan Logan, event chairman, at 330-781-0156 or 330-503-8787.

FUNDRAISERS

Palermo Banquet Center, 394 Tenney Ave., Campbell, will be the setting on Feb. 26 for a No Limit Texas Hold’em Tournament to benefit St. Lucy Church. A buy-in of $75 entitles players to $4,000 in chips. Those who preregister by Feb. 25 receive $500 additional chips. Cash games will be available beginning at noon. There is a $10 sitdown fee for nontournament players, free food, bottled water and pop. Tournament play begins at 4 p.m. To prepay or register call 330-755-2828, 330-755-4545 or 330-755-4132.

RAFFLES

Knights Of Columbus, Girard Council 2935, is having its annual St. Patrick’s Day raffle. Tickets are available for a donation of $5 for two. The drawing is based on the straight three-digit Pennsylvania Evening Drawing. Prizes are $200 each day for March 13-16, and a grand prize of $500 on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. Tickets are available now from any council member.

SALES

Goodwill Stores in Austintown, Boardman, Calcutta, Hermitage, Liberty, New Castle, Salem and Warren are open Monday through Sunday and feature 50 percent off donated merchandise sales the last Friday and Saturday of each month. The stores sell clothing, furniture, household items, books, home decor items, electronics and new goods. Purchases help to fund job training and employment services to people with disabilities and other barriers to employment in the community. For more information call 330-759-7921 or visit www.goodwillyoungstown.org.

Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, 480 Youngstown-Poland Road, Struthers, is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The ReStore carries a wide variety of building materials, including doors, windows, sinks and hardware, wood products, flooring, plumbing, electrical and lighting, appliances, electronics, furniture and home decor items. All items are sold at low discount prices.

SHOWS

New Waterford United Methodist Church, 46925 S. State St., New Waterford, will present its fifth annual winter dinner theater, “Delightful, Delicious, Dysfunctional” funnies on Feb. 26. Doors open at 5 p.m. and dinner will be served at 5:30. Tickets are $20 for those 16 and over. For more information contact 330-457-0333 or the church at 330-457-7436.

TRIPS

Alpha & Omega First Baptist Church Building Fund is sponsoring a charter bus trip to “The Color Purple” on March 26 at the Palace Theatre, Cleveland. The show starts at 1:30 p.m. Tickets are $65 and $85. A $40 nonrefundable deposit is due by Friday. “The Color Purple” is a musical based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and film by Steven Spielberg. Call 330-743-5986 or Jesse Hardin at 330-744-7952.

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