WORTH A LOOK

CRAFT SHOWS

Saxon Club Branch 22 Ladies Auxiliary is looking for vendors for its fall craft show scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 10 at the Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road, Austintown. Tables may be rented for $25 through Oct. 31; then the cost will increase to $35. For information call 330-788-4274.

St. Mary’s Assumption Social Center, 356 S. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown, is seeking vendors for its Holiday Craft Show planned for Nov. 3. For information call 330-792-1578.

Women’s Guild of St. Jude Church, 180 Seventh St., Columbiana, will sponsor the 21st annual church craft show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 17 at the church activity center. Interested vendors can call the church at 330-482-2351 for information.

FESTIVALS/FAIRS

Harvey S. Firestone Festival of the Arts in Columbiana will take place 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 4 in the park. Artists, crafters and antique dealers, a variety of food vendors and an afternoon of free entertainment will be available. This juried show has a limit of 250 spaces. For the application fee of $75, vendors receive a 20-by-20-foot space, free parking and dealers assistance. A cash prize will go to the most attractive booth in each of the three categories. Vendor application forms may be obtained by calling 330-482-3822, on the Internet at www.columbianachamber.com/tourism.php or by email at info@columbianachamber.com. Applications must include at least three photos of previous displays.

Leetonia Artisans Festival Committee is seeking arts, crafts, antiques and collectibles vendors for the 27th annual show, set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 23, rain or shine, at Leetonia Wick Park on Walnut Street. Spots are $40 for 15-by-15-foot spaces for regular vendors or $50 for food vendors. Vendor applications can be obtained at www.leetonia.org or by contacting Dan Morelli at 330-427-6741. Mail contracts with full payment by July 31 to Leetonia Artisans Festival Committee, c/o Randy Chismar, Leetonia Village Hall, 300 Main St., Leetonia, OH 44431.

Paradise United Church of Christ, 10020 New Buffalo Road, Canfield, will have a lawn festival from 4 to 7 p.m. July 21 at the church. The event will include food, a raffle, a basket auction, country store, bake sale, games and a 3:30 concert by God’s Quad. The festival will occur rain or shine.

RAFFLES

Hubbard High School Alumni Association is selling tickets for a chance to win a golf and vacation package to the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. The three-night stay for four people includes one round of golf per person, one 50-minute Swedish massage per person and $500 spending money. The package is good Sunday through Thursday on a space-available basis through May 2014. The drawing will take place Oct. 13 at the Hubbard High School Alumni Banquet. Tickets are $10 each and may be purchased in Hubbard at Joe’s Barber Shop, Hubbard Soaring Eagle and Deer Creek Golf Course and in Youngstown at Golden Dawn Restaurant. Proceeds will benefit the association’s scholarship fund. Tickets also can be purchased by sending a check to Hubbard High School Alumni Association, c/o Mary Buchenic, 329 Christian Ave., Hubbard, 44425. Make checks payable to Hubbard High School Alumni Scholarship Fund.

Second Chance Animal Rescue is selling raffle tickets for $5 through the end of July. There will be 1,000 tickets sold, and the winning ticket will be drawn Aug. 8. Winner need not be present. First prize is a $500 GetGo gift card. Second prize is a $300 GetGo gift card, and third prize is a $200 GetGo gift card. Fourth prize is a pair of Jason Aldean concert tickets for Aug. 17 at the First Niagara Pavilion in Burgettstown, Pa. To buy or sell tickets call 330-505-3575 and leave a message.

Ohio State University Alumni Club of Trumbull and Mahoning Counties is conducting its annual benefit football ticket raffle. The grand prize is two President’s Club season football tickets good for all eight home games. Second prize is two tickets to the University of Miami home opener Sept. 1. Raffle tickets are $20 each or three for $50; only 600 tickets will be sold. Proceeds will benefit the club’s scholarship fund. For tickets Trumbull County residents can contact Bob Snyder at BuckeyeRGS@aol.com, and Mahoning County residents can contact Pete Morabito at Buckeyeboy249@yahoo.com. Winners need not be present for the Aug. 18 drawing.

SALES

Alzheimer Network will have its annual garage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday and Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Route 62, Canfield. Proceeds will support the local services of the Alzheimer Network with a portion designated for research. Donations of clean, salable items will be accepted from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Tuesday at the church. No pickup of items is available.

Berlin Center Historical Society is sponsoring community-wide yard sales on July 27 and 28. To be listed on the maps, call 330-547-4593 by Sunday. The society also is selling Westerwald Crocks imprinted with “Berlin Center, Ohio — 1828.” The price is $15 for a honey pot and $20 for a quart-size crock. Call the above number or 330-547-3271 to purchase.

Liberty Presbyterian Church, 1451 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, is having a Christmas in July Sale from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 26, 27 and 28. Featured will be many Christmas items as well as other rummage sale items. Donated items are being accepted. Call 330-534-4415 to drop donations off.

Sts. Peter and Paul Jr. UOL will sponsor a trunk-sale fundraiser for the church’s youth group from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 21 at the Orthodox Center parking lot at 1025 N. Belle Vista Ave., Youngstown. Participants can load up their trunks and sell items from the backs of their vehicles. Cars, trucks and vans will be assigned one spot for $10, and RVs and campers will be assigned two spots for $15. Reserve a spot by filling out a registration form and submitting payment. Participants can enter the lot at 7 a.m. for setup, and their areas should be cleaned and vacated by 7 p.m. Contact Dorothy Mehalco at 330-792-0335, Ken Senediak at 330-539-6022 or Darlene Moon at 330-881-8134 for information.

Ursuline Center, 4300 Shields Road, Canfield, will host a Car Trunk & Treasure Sale at 9 a.m. Saturday. There also will be food and beverages, a book sale, baked goods and furniture inside the center. The cost for side-by-side spaces in the parking lot is $30. All spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis. The sale of pets, firearms and fireworks will not be allowed. For information call the center at 330-533-3831 or visit the website at www.theursulinecenter@yahoo.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Junior Women’s League of Canfield is recruiting vendors for the 43rd annual Fall Market on the Canfield Village Green. This year’s event will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 15. Vendors range from home-based businesses to arts and craft merchandise. Proceeds will benefit the community. For information call 330-506-4347.

TRIPS

Boardman Rotary Relay for Life Team is sponsoring a bus trip to Rivers Casino on July 21. All proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. The cost of the trip is $30 and includes $15 in free play plus a food voucher. The bus will leave from the rear of St. Nicholas Hall in Struthers at 11 am. and return at 7 p.m. Make checks payable to Boardman Rotary Relay for Life Team and mail to Jeff Janci, 3170 Highland Ave., Poland, OH 44514. The price of seats is not refundable. For information call Janci at 330-519-6822.

E.B. Family Life Center will sponsor a bus trip Aug. 18 to the 30th African Festival at the Philip Hart Plaza in Detroit. The bus departs at 7:30 a.m. from the center at 7 S. Garland Ave., Youngstown, and return will be that night. The cost is $65. The festival will celebrate Africa and African culture. There will be games, prizes and refreshments on the bus. For information call Gloria J. Armour at 330-743-7260, Beatrice Dixon at 330-746-3667, Barbara Gilbert at 330-744-7213 or Sandra J. Harden at 330-743-0526.

Jewish Community Center of Youngstown is planning a bus trip to Cleveland July 22 to see the musical “Mamma Mia” at the State Theater. The price of $65 for members and $75 for nonmembers includes transportation and an orchestra seat. The bus will depart from the JCC, 505 Gypsy Lane, Youngstown, at 2:30 p.m. and return at 10:30. For information contact Darlene Muller at 330-746-3251, ext. 106, or dmuller@jccyoungstown.org.

Niles SCOPE Senior Center, 14 E. State St., is taking reservations for the following trips: Sept. 18-21, Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville, double occupancy is $615, triple is $604 and quad is $594, ask for single rates, payment plans are available; and October, fall foliage trip on Gateway Clipper in Pittsburgh, more information to come. Pick up a flier at the center or call 330-544-3676.

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