WORTH A LOOK

BOOK SALES

Salem Public Library’s Used Book Sale, sponsored by the Salem Public Library Memorial Association, is planned for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 20 at St. Paul School Gymnasium, 925 E. State St. For more information stop in, call the library at 330-332-0042 or visit www.salem.lib.oh.us.

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.

CARD, BINGO PARTIES

Our Lady of Hungary Church, 545 N. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown, will have a basket bingo party at 2 p.m. July 31 at Cardinal Mindszenty Hall. Refreshments will be served. Admission is $5, and proceeds will help the church pay bills.

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.

FESTIVALS/FAIRS

Lifecare Ministry Center, 5357 S. Raccoon Road, Canfield, is having a summer fest fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 6 (rain date is Aug. 13). Activities include a yard sale, craft sale, games for children, face painting, food and music. Spaces are available for rent for $20.

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.

FLEA MARKETS

TNR of Warren and Cats Are People Too! will have a one-day flea market Aug. 6 at Ponderosa Steakhouse, Elm Road, Warren. Spaces are available to rent at $15 for two spaces. Call 330-330-8166. If you dine in or carry out from that Ponderosa anytime in August, tell the cashier you would like to support the animals, and 10 percent of your bill will be donated to help fund low-cost spaying and neutering in Trumbull County.

SALES

Berlin Center Historical Society is conducting a community yard sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 29 and 30. Maps can be picked up at local businesses.

Liberty Presbyterian Church, 1451 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, is having a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 4, 5 and 6. Items include household items, books, clothing and furniture.

National Slovak Society’s Assembly 731 members are organizing a flea-market-type garage sale from 10 am. to 6 p.m. Saturday 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 Wednesday. Call her at 330-536-8850. A special area will be set up for donations, and anyone can drop those off on Saturday.

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. Friday and Saturday 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 Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. 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. Saturday. 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. Sunday at VFW Post 7600, 5664 McCartney Road, Coitsville.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Animal Welfare’s Thrift Store, the Menagerie, 6037 E. Market St., Howland, will have Christmas in July. Each week will there will be special sales on Christmas items. The store is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

The 79th Annual Serbian Day Picnic will take place from noon to 9 p.m. Sunday at Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church hall and pavilion, 53 Laird Ave., Youngstown. Libby’s Tamburitzans and Radost of Pittsburgh will provide musical entertainment. Traditional foods available include chicken paprikash, barbecued lamb and pork, cevapcici (grilled sausage dinner with Serbian potato salad), Serbian rice, homemade doughnuts and apple strudel. There also will be games for children and refreshments. Admission is $3. Call 330-550-6628 for information.

TRIPS

Butler Institute of American Art has planned a four-day, three-night bus trip to Chicago from Oct. 27 through 30. Participants will stay at The Palmer House, located in the heart of the city, nicknamed “The Loop.” The hotel is within walking distance to Millennium Park, the Magnificent Mile shopping district, The Art Institute of Chicago, the theater district and more. The tour will include a visit to the residence and studio of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) and several of the prairie-style residences that he designed, and stops at the Madron Gallery and The Art Institute. For information and a complete itinerary, call Burger Travel Service at 330 744-5035.

Trumbull County Travel Club is sponsoring a two-day, one-night excursion to Shipshewana, Ind., Aug. 12 and 13. The tour includes lodging at Das Dutch Essenhaus, where quilts will be displayed; a lunch stop at the Davis Mercantile Complex, with shopping at Lolly’s 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 Saturday. 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.