WORTH A LOOK

CRAFT SHOWS

South Range Middle School PTO is seeking vendors for its second annual craft show scheduled for March 10. Tables can be rented for $25 by calling 330-533-6509 or by emailing kmckee@southrange.org. The application process must be completed by Feb. 25.

FUNDRAISERS

Cowboys & Cops is a reverse raffle that will benefit the Youngstown Police Athletic League. The event will begin with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Bedford Trails Restaurant, 713 Coitsville Road, Lowellville. Dinner will begin at 6, and there will be a cash bar and a basket auction. Be sure to wear your western outfit (flannel shirts, hats, jeans, boots, etc.).

SALES

Menagerie Thrift and Gift Shoppe, 6037 E. Market St., Warren, is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The store sells clothing, furniture, books, antiques, collectibles and Christmas items year round. All purchases benefit Animal Welfare of Trumbull County, a nonprofit organization. For more information call 330-856-5174.

TRIPS

Trumbull County Travel Club is accepting reservations for two one-day excursions planned for February. A trip to the Cleveland Home & Flower Show on Feb. 11 will leave the Kmart parking lot at 10 a.m. and leave to return at 4 p.m. The cost is $46. The bus will stop for dinner (your cost) at Applebee’s. On Feb. 18, the club will depart the Kmart lot between 3:30 and 4 p.m. for the Palace Theatre in Cleveland’s Playhouse Square to see a 7:30 p.m. presentation of “Dick Fox’s Golden Boys,” featuring Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell and Fabian. There will be a dinner stop (your cost) on the way to the show. The cost is $82 per person, which includes a ticket for main floor orchestra seating. Reservations for both trips must be prepaid by Feb. 1. Members of TCTC meet three times a year to plan and review trips; there are no club fees or dues. Plans for 2012 include excursions to Yellowstone and Mount Rushmore from June 22 to July 2. For additional information or to make a reservation, call 330-369-1898 or 330-856-5398.

Fancy 3 Travel Club has planned the following trips: Saturday to Mountaineer Casino for $25 per person, with $25 back in bonus. Load time is 5 p.m.; return at 11 p.m.; Feb. 18 to Rivers Casino for $30 per person, $5 in food, $20 in free play. Load time, 2 p.m.; March 24, The Meadows for $30 per person, $20 in free play. Load time is 10 a.m. Contact Erwin Adams of Fancy 3 at 330-519-6930, Patty Chatman at 330-774-3583, or Margie Young at 330-219-5642. All buses load downtown on Commerce Street near Cedar’s Lounge.

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