WORTH A LOOK | Events are open to the public

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 also can 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

Angels for Animals, 6385 state Route 165, Canfield, will host a Texas Hold’em Poker Tournament on Sunday. Doors open at 11 a.m., and the tournament will begin at 1 p.m. There is an $80 buy-in with extra chips for those who preregister. For more information contact 330-501-3885 or visit tomkatpoker.com.

Trumbull County Federated Democratic Women’s Club will have its annual card party from 2 to 5 p.m. March 27 at Christ Episcopal Church, 2627 Atlantic NE, Warren. For information or to buy tickets call 330-372-9330.

CRAFT SHOWS

South Range Middle School PTO, 11300 Columbiana-Canfield Road, Canfield, is seeking vendors for its first craft show April 9. Tables can be rented for $25. For more information contact 330-533-6509 or e-mail KMcKee@southrange.org.

FLEA MARKETS

Youngstown Model Railroad Association will present a toy train and model railroad flea market from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at McMenamy’s Banquet Hall, 325 Youngstown-Warren Road, Niles. Admission is $5 for adults and free for children under 12. Vendors can rent 8-foot tables for $20 each. For reservations call Jim Pope at 330-547-3614 or Ed Williams at 330-539-4786, or visit www.YMRA.ORG.

NIGHTS AT THE RACES

Our Lady of Hungary Church, 545 N. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown, will have its sixth annual Night at the Races at the church hall on Saturday. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the first race will be at 6. The donation is $5. There will be card games, a 50-50 raffle and free food. Patrons must be over 18.

RAFFLES

Angels for Animals will have a dinner and reverse raffle from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Angels hall, 6385 state Route 165, Canfield. Tickets are $75 and include a dinner and a number. Numbers are drawn from a drum of ping-pong balls. The first number wins cash. Every 10th number drawn wins a $100 brick on Angel Way. The 25th, 50th and 100th number drawn wins cash. Owners of the last three remaining number can split the $2,000 grand prize or continue drawing numbers to the end. Dinners can be purchased for your guest for $25. For more information call 330-502-5352.

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.

Knights of Columbus, Girard Council 2935, is having its annual St. Patrick’s Day raffle fundraiser. 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, 14, 15 and 16, and a grand prize of $500 on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. Tickets are available now from any council member.

SALES

TOPS OH 2191 of Austintown will have a trash and treasure sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 16 at Wickliffe Presbyterian Church, 45 Idlewood Road, Austintown. Rental tables are available for $10 each. Refreshments will be available. For more information call Shawne Wilfong at 330-744-2803.

TRIPS

Heavenly Tours and Travel is sponsoring a motorcoach trip to see the Broadway play “The Color Purple” at the Palace Theatre in Cleveland. Two days, two performances, March 25 and 26, and two buses are scheduled. Show tickets cost $67 each, and round-trip bus fare is $35, for a total of $102. The bus leaves both days from McDonald’s, 3630 Belmont Ave., Liberty, promptly at 5 p.m. To reserve a seat call 234-855-2341. Youngstown’s Christa Oliver is performing in the play.

Niles Chapter of the American Sewing Guild is sponsoring a bus trip to the Cleveland Sewing Expo at the IX Center on March 25. The cost is $30 for members and $34 for nonmembers. The trip package includes admission, a class (valued at $19), a shopping bag and a commemorative pin. To receive the perks, reservations are to be made by sending a check, payable to ASG Niles Chapter, to Joan Dales, 5116 state Route 46, Cortland, OH 44410, by Thursday. Those registering will receive a confirmation postcard to be used as a boarding pass. Anyone who does not receive a card is to call 330-638-5601 or 330-847-7549. Pickup times are 6:30 a.m. at J.C. Penney in Austintown; 7 at Super K in Niles; and 7:15 at Big Lots in Champion. The bus will arrive at the center at 9 a.m. and leave for home at 6:15 p.m.

St. Patrick Church in Hubbard is sponsoring a casino bus trip on April 3 as a fundraiser for the charitable projects of St. Vincent de Paul Society in Hubbard. The bus will leave from the parking lot at St. Patrick School at 9 a.m. for the River Casino in Pittsburgh and leave for the return trip at 4:15 p.m. The cost of $30 per person includes $15 for slot play and a $5 food voucher. Reservations are to be made by March 15 by calling 300-759-2253 or 330-941-9321.

Trumbull County Travel Club plans a trip to Columbiana County for lunch, shopping and to see the live state performance of “We Go Everywhere Together.” The bus departs at 10 a.m. March 16 and will return around 5:30 p.m. Call for pickup stops. The cost, which includes transportation, lunch and a theater ticket, is $69 per person. Six tickets are still available. Call 330-369-1898 or 330-856-5398 to reserve your seat. The club is open to anyone over 21. There are no club fees, and the group meets two or three times a year at Panera Bread on Elm Road. The next informational meeting will be in late spring to introduce the summer trips. The “Uncork Your Palate” Winery day trip scheduled for April 16 is filling fast. The outing includes five wineries, breakfast, lunch and dinner plus an ice wine taste. The cost is $89 per person.

UPMC Horizon Medical Equipment Recycling Program will host a bus trip to Mountaineer Casino, Chester, W.Va., on March 26. The bus will depart from the Greenville campus, 110 N. Main St., Greenville, Pa., at 9:30 a.m. and from the Shenango Valley campus, 2200 Memorial Drive, Farrell, Pa., at 10 a.m. Tickets cost $30 per person and include $25 in free play for a five-hour stay. All proceeds benefit the recycling program. To buy tickets call the recycling program office at 724-983-8737.

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