WORTH A LOOK

AUCTIONS

• Austintown Growth Foundation will sponsor its second annual quarter auction April 21 at the Saxon Club, 710 S. Meridian Road, Youngstown. Doors will open at 5 p.m., and the auction will begin at 6. Tickets are $5. The event will include a 50-50 raffle. For information call Judy at 330-799-3213.

BINGO/CARD PARTIES

• Holy Apostles Parish, St. Stephen of Hungary Church, is having a Spring Fling Bingo and Card Party at 2 p.m. Sunday at the church social hall, 855 Wilson Ave., Youngstown, sponsored by the Altar and Rosary Society. Cost is $5 and includes lunch, door prize and special prizes. Security is provided. For information call 330-783-2252.

BOOK SALES

• Friends of the Warren Library will sponsor a book sale for members from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and for the public from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Thomas Room of the library, 444 Mahoning Ave NW.

CRAFT SHOWS

• Drop in The Bucket Foundation, an organization that grants wishes for chronic or terminally ill adults, will offer a craft and vendor show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Eagles Hall, 26 W. Wilson St., Girard. There will be more than 25 vendors and crafters and a basket auction; winner need not be present.

SALES

• Christ Community Church, 531 Neoka Drive, Campbell, (across from Four Season Flea Market) is hosting a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 6 and from 9 a.m. to noon May 7. Fill a bag for $2 on May 7.

• Girard Junior Women will host its annual trunk sale, rain or shine, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 21 at Girard Municipal Courthouse, 100 N. Market St. To reserve a spot for $15 each, call Laura at 330-545-5962. All proceeds are donated to the Girard community.

• Helping Hands Closet at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road, Canfield, has new and gently used clothes for the entire family. April specials include buy two adult items and get the third free (the lowest cost item). There also is plenty of children’s clothing. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Tuesday.

• Hickory United Methodist Church, 240 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage, Pa., will sponsor a used clothing sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 6 and 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. May 7, which is dollar-a-bag day.

• Poland Lions will have a Treasures of the Trunk Sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 11 in the stadium parking lot at Poland Seminary High School, 3199 Dobbins Road. Vendors are being accepted for 100 available spaces; registration will be $10 for one parking space if postmarked by May 1, or $15 per space after that date. Vendors should take their own table. It is asked that there be no hot food or soft-drink vendors or raffle drawings. There will be no refunds for registration, and the event will take place rain or shine. Vendors should call Judy at 330-360-3641 or Lori at 330-506-9611. Proceeds benefit the Poland Lions scholarship fund.

• Poland United Methodist Women will host a Books Bags Bling sale from 9 a.m. to noon April 23 at the church, 1940 Boardman-Poland Road. Books for all ages, tote, hand and clutch bags and jewelry will be for sale, as well as games, puzzles, CD’s and DVD’s. Proceeds will benefit missions.

• Struthers Parkside Church, 110 Poland Ave., will host a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. There will be toys, books, household items, holiday decor and more. Specialty items will include candy and scarves. Lunch and baked goods will be sold. There will be a basket raffle, and drawings will take place at the end of the day. Winners do not need to be present. Proceeds will be used for church repairs and missions.

• Trinity Lutheran Church, 78 E. Liberty St., Girard, will have a trash and treasure sale in the church basement from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 7. There will also be a bake sale. For information call Sandy Marsco at 330-545-8386.

SPECIAL EVENTS

• New Bethel Baptist Church Hospitality Ministry will host its eighth annual Spring Hat Extravaganza luncheon at noon May 7 at Maronite Banquet Center, 1555 S. Meridian Road, Youngstown. Guest speaker will be Sister Lynn Phillips of Mount Calvary Pentecostal Church. Cost is $20. Guests are urged to wear their favorite hat. Men are welcome. There will be vendors and door prizes. For tickets call New Bethel at 330-747-2125 or ask any ministry member.

TRIPS

• Jesus the Key Ministries and Men of Faith, the producers of The Rally in the Valley, will host a bus trip to Lancaster, Pa, to see the show “Samson” at the Sight and Sound Theater as well as Crooners at the American Music Theater on July 12 and 13. On Dec. 6 and 7 a trip will include “Samson,” a Christmas concert at AMT and a meal at the dinner theater at the Dutch Apple. Each trip also will provide time for sightseeing and shopping. For information or reservations, call 330-427-6578.

• Our Lady of Fatima — St. Ann Church, 601 Roemer Blvd., Farrell, Pa., will offer bus trips as a fundraiser for repairs of its church organ. A trip to Seneca Allegany Casino in Salamanca, N.Y., is set for June 14 and 15. Lodging in the casino’s hotel is $155 per person for double occupancy with $70 in bonus rebates. A bus trip to Soaring Eagle Casino Resort in Mount Pleasant, Mich., will be Sept. 13 to 15. Hotel rooms will be $304 per person for double occupancy with a $100 bonus. For information on these trips, contact Anne White at 724-962-1665.

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