WORTH A LOOK

AUCTIONS

Girard Herb Society will have its annual plant auction at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the pavilion behind the Army-Navy Garrison in McKinley Heights. For more information call 330-652-7106.

CARD, BINGO PARTIES

St. Mary’s Byzantine Catholic Church GCU Lodge 164 will have a bingo night Wednesday at St. Mary’s Assumption Social Center, 356 S. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and games begin at 6:45. There will be a raffle for six gift baskets and a $500 matching fund donated by the GCU home office. All net bingo proceeds and gift basket raffle money will benefit St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry of Youngstown.

Second Chance Animal Rescue will sponsor bingo Saturday at St. Nicholas Church, 764 Fifth St., Struthers. Bingo games take place the third Saturday of each month except June. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the early bird game begins at 6:50 p.m. Regular games start at 7. All proceeds benefit Second Chance Animal Rescue. For more information visit www.secondchanceanimalrescue.org.

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.

SALES

CWF will host a spring-cleaning sale at Canfield Christian Church, 123 N. Broad St., from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday. All unsold items will be donated to local charities. Concessions will be available.

Elizabeth Missionary Baptist Church, 1210 Himrod Ave., will have a trash and treasure sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

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.goodwill-youngstown.org.

Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, 480 Youngstown-Poland Road, Struthers, is having a birthday party and tent sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 28. In celebration of the store’s third birthday, there will be special bargains and refreshments will be served. Proceeds support the local Habitat for Humanity Mission. The store’s regular hours are 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.

Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 550 N. Broad St., (Route 46), Canfield, will have a Trash and Treasure Sale from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday. Baked goods will also be for sale. Funds raised will be used to repair the church’s roof.

New Wilmington Garden Club will offer perennial and annual plants and a variety of homemade baked goods for sale from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the car lot of Wilmington Motors on the square in New Wilmington, Pa. Proceeds will be used to purchase plants and bulbs to beautify the town square and memorial gardens. For more information call Wendy Farmarie at 724-946-8502.

St. James Episcopal Church, 7650 Glenwood Ave., Boardman will have a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and a half price sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday. Gently worn spring and summer clothing, jewelry, household items, books and toys will be available.

Shepherd Self Storage, 7469 South Ave., Boardman, is inviting vendors, crafters, individuals or organizations to participate in an outdoor sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 4. In case of inclement weather, the sale will be indoors. Vendors can rent a 10-foot-by-20-foot spot for $25. Tables can be rented for $8. A $10 cash deposit is required by May 31 to reserve a spot. For more information call 330-758-0051 or email info@shepherdselfstorage.com.

Sterling House of Youngstown, Assisted Living, 2300 Canfield Road., Youngstown, will have a trash and treasure sale rain or shine from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 3. Proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.

W.E.L.C.A. Women’s Group of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 388 E. Midlothian Blvd., Youngstown, will host a trunk treasures sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 4 (rain date is June 11) at the church parking lot. Reserve a space for $10 and sell accumulated articles out of the trunk of the car. Payment is required by May 28. Hot dogs and soft drinks will be available and there will be a 50-50 raffle, a raffle for a Covered by the Cross afghan donated by June Bell, and a used book sale. For more information or a reservation contact Caroline Hake at 330-542-0909.

SPECIAL EVENTS

A String of Pearls Red Hat Society June Group presents a gala day at Catawba Island Club on the shores of Lake Erie. The event will take place June 24. The cost is $74 per person, and a nonrefundable deposit of $45 is due ASAP. Included is the bus trip, lunch and entertainment. For more information call 330-746-0188 or 330-747-7309.

TRIPS

Fancy 3 Travel Club has three trips planned: Wheeling and The Rivers Casino on Saturday and July 9 for $45 per person; Breast Cancer Relay for Life fundraiser to The Rivers, May 28 for $30 per person; and The Rivers Casino, June 11 for $30 per person.

Mary & Company is sponsoring a trip to the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City on Friday. The cost is $80 per person and is not refundable. For more information call Mary Shaw at 330-788-2813.

Sutliff Museum has scheduled the following one-day bus tours: June 14 to Meadville, Pa., and the Baldwin Reynolds House, then to Cambridge Springs, Pa. for a luncheon ($12) and to Campbell Pottery Store and Gallery in Warren. The cost is $45; and July 13 to the Ward-Thomas House in Niles, to Avalon Gardens in Youngstown for lunch ($9.50) and to the Arms Family Museum of Local History, the Holy Trinity Romanian Orthodox Church and the Butler Institute of American Art, all in Youngstown. The cost is $45) Reservation deadlines are one week before each trip. For additional information or reservations call the registrar at 330-856-6293, email Sally.thomas@sutliffmuseum.org., or stop at Sutliff Museum on the second floor of Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. NW, Warren.

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