WORTH A LOOK
ANTIQUES SHOWS
The 47th Annual Salem Kiwanis Club Antique and Craft Show is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Centennial Park, Pershing Street, Salem. Antique dealers from around the region will have displays, and there will be food vendors selling refreshments. A local dulcimer club will perform beginning at 1 p.m. Admission is free. Proceeds will benefit local children and youth programs in the community as well as Salem High School’s Key Club. For more information call 330-332-7748.
CARD, BINGO PARTIES
Shepherd of the Valley-Niles, 1500 McKinley Ave., has planned a card party for 1:30 to 3 p.m. July 19. Light refreshments will be served. Space is limited; call 330-544-0771 for reservations.
A Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament will take place Aug. 7 during the St. Patrick Church Festival at the parish center, 225 N. Main St, Hubbard. Cash games begin at 11 a.m., and the tournament starts at noon. Buy-in is $50 with an 80 percent payout. Preregistration is required. Food and water will be provided. To register call 330-774-1726 or visit tomkatpoker.com.
CAR SHOWS
Bethel Lutheran Church, 425 Crestview Drive, Boardman, is having a car/motorcycle and craft show “Christmas in July” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 30. Preregister your vehicle for $8 by calling 330-318-3610 or register the day of the event for $10. Ten trophies will be awarded for the top cars/bikes. Goodie bags will go to the first 100 entries. The first 50 get a free T-shirt. Also featured will be a basket auction, a 50-50 drawing, numerous giveaways, music and concessions.
CRAFT SHOWS
Hubbard Area Chamber of Commerce will have a Craft and Vendors Market from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Harding Park on Saturday. Space rental is $10 for a 10-foot space; table not included. Vendors may sell crafts, jewelry and garage and yard sale items, or promote your business or organization. No food or beverage sales allowed. Call 330-534-5120 to reserve your space.
FESTIVALS/FAIRS
Paradise United Church of Christ, 10020 New Buffalo Road, Canfield, is sponsoring a lawn festival from 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. Featured will be food, a bake sale, raffle baskets, a country store, and activities and games for all ages.
William Penn Fraternal Association is sponsoring its annual end-of-the-summer fest Sept. 17 at Scenic View Park, Rockwood, Pa. The event begins at noon and ends about 6 p.m. In conjunction with this all-day event, the WPA will celebrate its 125th anniversary. A special performance by the RAJKO ensemble from Budapest, Hungary, will be given. A 46-seat bus has been chartered by Youngstown Branch 28 of William Penn. The bus will depart from Boardman Red Lobster at 8 a.m. and arrive back in Youngstown about 10 p.m. The cost for the bus trip is $35 per person, which includes transportation and admission. Those planning to attend should make reservations by calling 330-746-7704 or 330-549-2935. Send checks payable to the branch to: William Penn Branch 28, 1606 Albert St., Youngstown, OH 44505. Refunds will be available on cancellations made before Sept. 11. The cost of the picnic if attending on your own will be $12 per adult and $5 per student for all you can eat and drink all day.
RAFFLES
Campbell City Fest is sponsoring a Reverse Raffle on Friday at Brownstone Court Banquet Hall & Catering, 50 Struthers-Coitsville Road, Youngstown. The cocktail hour will be at 6 p.m., and dinner will be at 6:30. Tickets are $50 each ($20 for dinner guest). Featured will be $1,000 in prizes, a 50-50 raffle and a basket raffle.
SALES
Berlin Center Historical Society is having a Community Yard Sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 29 and 30. Maps can be picked up at local businesses.
Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, 480 Youngstown-Poland Road, Struthers, is having a car wash and fun fest in the parking lot from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the parking lot. There will be a ReStore summer sale, a bake sale, a DJ and karaoke, face painting and food. For more information call 330-755-2232.
Harvest Point Church, 6100 Tod Ave., Lordstown Plaza, will have a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The proceeds will go to the church’s outreach ministries.
National Slovak Society’s Assembly 731 members are organizing a flea-market-type garage sale from 10 am. to 6 p.m. July 23 at Countryside Farm, 4684 Center Road, Poland. The cost is $10 to rent space to sell items. Proceeds will go to the Beatitude House, and the Slovak society will match up to $400 toward the benefit. To reserve a spot, send a $10 check to Lauren Fox, Assembly 731 president, 6656 Lowellville Road, Lowellville, OH 44436 by July 20. Call her at 330-536-8850. A special area will be set up for donations, and anyone can drop those off on July 23.
Queen of the Holy Rosary Church, 291 Scoville Drive, Vienna, will have its 10th annual rummage sale Aug. 4, 5 and 6. Aug. 4 is the preview sale from 3 to 6 p.m.; admission is $3. Hours Aug. 5 will be 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and hours Aug. 6 will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Food and a bake sale will be available.
St. William Church, 5431 Mahoning Ave., Champion, will have a rummage sale from 9 am. to 7 p.m. Aug. 4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 5 and from 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 6 in the church social hall. A light lunch will be available for purchase Aug. 4. Aug. 6 is bag day, small for $1 or large for $5.
Upton Association’s annual garage sale will be from 1 to 4 p.m. July 22 and 23 at the Upton House, 380 Mahoning Ave., in downtown Warren. Items will be sold in the house, in the garage and on the patio. Area residents are encouraged to donate items for the sale on July 19, 20 and 21. Volunteers are needed. Call 330-395-1840 or visit www.uptonhouse.org.
Ursuline Center, 4280 Shields Road, Canfield, will have its annual Car Trunk & Treasure Sale from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 23. The Ursuline Sisters of Youngstown will sell goods inside the center, and a public sale will take place in the parking lot. For $20, sellers receive two parking spots where they can unload and/or sell items from their vehicles. To download a registration form, visit theursulinecenter.org or call Eileen Novotny, Ursuline associate, at 330-533-3831.
VFW Post 7538 Auxiliary is having a flea market and bake sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 24 at VFW Post 7600, 5664 McCartney Road, Coitsville.
SPECIAL EVENTS
The Menagerie, Animal Welfare of Trumbull County’s thrift store, 6037 E. Market St., Howland, will have Christmas in July. Each week there will be special sales on Christmas items. The store is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 330-856-5174.
TRIPS
Fancy 3 Travel Club has planned a trip to Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack on Saturday. Cost is $35 per person; $25 back in bonus. Contact Erwin Adams 330-519-6930. All deposits are nonrefundable.
Trumbull County Travel Club is sponsoring a two-day, one-night excursion to Shipshewana, Ind., Aug. 12 and 13. The tour combines quilts and 100,000 annuals in high bloom and includes lodging at Das Dutch Essenhaus, where quilts will be displayed; a lunch stop at the Davis Mercantile Complex, with shopping at Lollys and Yoder’s fabric stores; dinner and a live show to see the “Ring of Fire,” a tour of the Heritage Trail Gardens by a local master gardener; and a mystery stop on the way home. The cost is $299 per person. Call 330-369-1898 or 330-856-5398.
Two Sisters has planned a bus trip to Rivers Casino on July 23. For more information call 330-788-1006 or 330-545-9395.
Youngstown Chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., Epsilon Mu Omega and Delta Delta are sponsoring a bus trip to Washington, D.C., Aug. 27-28 to the dedication ceremony of Martin Luther King Jr.’s National Memorial. The bus will depart at 7 a.m. Aug. 27 from McDonald’s on Belmont Avenue and will depart Washington for Youngstown at 4 p.m. Aug. 28. Prices are $150 per person/double occupancy, $75 for those 12 and under, $195 for single occupancy. Those 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Make check payable to EMO-AKA and mail to EMO, P.O. Box 1352, Youngstown, OH 44501. For more information contact Annie Constant at 330-629-2823 or Dr. Carol L. Staten at 330-744-7498. Proceeds will fund Epsilon Mu Omega’s scholarship fund and community outreach programs.
A calendar of activities to which the public is invited is published Monday. Please submit information to the Society Department by noon Thursday.
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