WORTH A LOOK

CASINO NIGHTS

• Blessed Sacrament Parish, 3020 Reeves Road NE, Warren, will host a casino night and Texas Hold’em on March 5 in the parish’s Covelli Gymnasium. Doors open at 5 p.m. for blackjack, poker tables and raffles, and the tournament begins at 5:30. A $50 buy-in will earn $1,300 in chips. Register early through March 3 for an extra $500 in chips. Participants must be 18 or older to attend. Proceeds will benefit parish ministries. For information call 330-372-2215. Register at the parish office from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday or download a form from www.bspcc.org.

CRAFT SHOWS

• Brookfield United Methodist Church will host its seventh annual Craft & Vendor Bash Holiday Sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 5 at the church, 6951 Grove St. There will be over 30 local crafters and vendors, a basket auction, a Big Ticket raffle, face painting, and hot food and treats available. Only 200 tickets are available for the Big Ticket raffle item, but they may be purchased in advance for $5. The drawing will take place at 1 p.m. on the day of the event. Admission for the event is $2, or a donation of a full-sized toothpaste, a pack of three bars of soap or a full-sized bottle of shampoo. All donations will go directly to the Mount Olive Food Pantry in Masury. For advance tickets call the church office at 330-448-1001. To register as a crafter or vendor, email beckerkm1@gmail.com.

FUNDRAISERS

• Jackson-Milton High School National Honor Society will host a Spring Extravaganza from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. April 7 at the high school, 13910 Mahoning Ave., North Jackson. Table rentals are available for $25 for vendors and sales consultants; no vendor will be duplicated. All money raised from table rentals will be donated to the Austintown Relay for Life on behalf of Team J-M NHS. Those who rent tables also are asked to donate an item or basket to be raffled at the relay. Reservation deadline is March 1. For information contact Kimberly Saculla at 330-538-3308 ext. 1106 or Jeanne Reyes at 330-538-3308 ext. 1118, or email jeanne.reyes@jacksonmilton.k12.oh.us.

SALES

• Helping Hands Closet at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road, Canfield, has new and gently used clothes for the entire family. February specials include a winter clearance sale on everything in the shop for $2 each, excluding jewelry and orchid tickets. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each Tuesday.

TRIPS

• AARP 4611 East is planning a bus trip for May 21 to see “God’s Trumbone” at 2:30 p.m. at Karamu Theater in Cleveland. The cost of $75 includes transportation, lunch and entertainment. The first payment of $45 is due by March 1, and the second is $30 on April 1. Make check or money order payable to AARP 4611 East and mail to Darlene Carter, 4008 Rush Blvd., Youngstown, OH 44512, or call Olla Tate at 330-746-0889. There are no refunds. The bus will leave at 11 a.m. from Belmont Wal-Mart parking lot at the south fence by Goldie Road.

• 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 a double room 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 both 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.