Monday, July 18, 2016
BINGO/CARD PARTIES
St. Patrick Church, 225 N. Main St., Hubbard, is hosting Texas Hold’em tournaments in the church basement during its 58th annual parish festival from Aug. 4 through 7. Game times vary each day, and participants must register online at saintpatsfestival.com by Aug. 3. For information call 330-774-1726.
CRAFT SHOWS
Friends of Mosquito Lake Inc. are sponsoring a craft show and flea market from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, rain or shine. Take a table with or without a canopy. Disc Jockey Dandy Dan will entertain, and food will be available. Call Mike at 330-369-5757 for rental space. Vendor setup will be at 7 a.m.
New Hope United Methodist Church, 21 Fairview Ave., Niles, is sponsoring a craft show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 17. Crafters are being sought. The cost is $15 for an 8-foot table inside with an additional $5 fee for electricity, and $10 for an outside table for a 10-by-12-foot area. Lunch will be available. For information and contracts call Patty Hayne, 330-299-6651, or Cyd Scarnecchia, 330-652-3433.
Our Lady of the Lakes Ladies Guild will host a craft show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 7 at Our Lady of the Lakes Family Center, 1254 Grandview Road, Lake Milton. There will be free admission and parking; the event is handicap-accessible. There will be a lunch counter and a 50-50 raffle. Vendors are needed, and tables can be reserved for $25. For information contact Carol at 330-538-2400 or cry37@att.net.
St. Christine School, 3165 S. Schenley Ave., Youngstown, is seeking crafters and vendors for its Holiday Craft Show set for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5. The cost for an 8-foot table is $25 and $5 extra for electricity. The deadline for registration is Oct. 22. For information and a registration form, call Debbie Woodford at 330-720-2708.
St. Jude Church, 180 Seventh St., Columbiana, is seeking vendors for its annual craft show planned for Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in its activity center. Call Mary Burkey, parish secretary, at the church, 330-482-2351. There will be a basket auction, bake sale, prize raffle and lunch counter including vegetable soup.
SALES
First Presbyterian Church, 890 Church Hill Road, Girard, will have a trash and treasure sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 30 during the Girard Citywide Garage Sale. Vendor spaces are $15 for one parking space, and there will be discounts for those purchasing multiple spaces. Vendors may reserve ahead of time for a large number of spaces or a particular location by calling Chris at 330-984-6377; others may pay on the day of the sale. Refreshments will be available all day.
Girard citywide garage sale will begin at 9 a.m. daily July 29, 30 and 31. For more information visit www.facebook.com/GirardCityWideGarageSale.
Helping Hands Closet at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road, Canfield, has new and gently used clothes for the entire family. Summer clearance will offer adult clothing for $2 per item. Children’s inventory will be 60 percent off. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday.
Jackson Township Citizens Association is preparing for the annual North Jackson community-wide yard sale Aug. 5 and 7. The sale takes place at 10748 Mahoning Ave., next to the Jackson-Milton High School football field and begins at 9 a.m. both days. Rental spaces are 20 feet wide by 12 feet deep for $20 for both days. There will be some sales from homes. Flyers will be provided with those addresses and a map. Community booster organizations will serve lunch items. For information call Gary at 330-727-5449. All funds raised will be used to improve the community. The current project is a digital informational sign to list community activities.
St. William Parish, 5431 Mahoning Ave., Champion, is hosting its annual rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 4 and 5 and from 8 to 10 a.m. Aug. 6 (bag day). It will take place in the social hall and adjoining classrooms. A lunch counter will be available.
Trips Ahoy, a nonprofit organization that assists those who are developmentally disabled, will sponsor a rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 28 and 29 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 30 at It’s All Fine consignment and gift shop, 3581 Youngstown-Warren Road, Warren. Donations are needed; call 330-369-8829 or 330-647-0434. There will be a basket auction and a 50-50 raffle drawing July 30.
TRIPS
AARP 4611 East is planning a trip to a gospel brunch at the House of Blues in Cleveland at 11 a.m. Oct. 9. The cost is $70 and includes the brunch, Jack Cleveland Casino and Tower City Shopping Mall downtown. The first payment of $40 is due Aug. 6, and the second is $30 due Sept. 6. Mail your check or money order payable to AARP 4611 East 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 that day at 8:45 a.m. from the Belmont Avenue Wal-Mart parking lot at the south end by Goldie Road.
A guided motorcoach day tour of “True Polish Treasures” is planned for Aug. 16 in Cleveland. Cost is $79 per person and includes a narrated tour of the Polish American Culture Center and the center’s garden, St. Casmir Church with an ethnic lunch at Seven Roses Restaurant, Shrine of St. Stanislaus and Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. For information or reservations contact Cindy Jeric, 330-963-0808 or LadyCynthiaJ@Windstream.net.
Our Lady of Fatima, St. Ann Church, 601 Roemer Blvd., Farrell, Pa., will offer a bus trip as a fundraiser for repairs of its church organ. The trip to Soaring Eagle Casino Resort in Mount Pleasant, Mich., will take place Sept. 13 to 15. Hotel rooms are $304 per person for double occupancy with a $100 bonus. For information contact Anne White at 724-962-1665.
Sawhill Retirees, Sharon, Pa., are sponsoring a bus group tour to Soaring Eagle Casino Resort, Mount Pleasant, Mich., from Sept.13 through 15. Fifteen seats are available. The cost is $304 per person, double-room occupancy with rebates of $100 per person. For reservations or information, call Anne White, 724-962-1665 or 877-788-8747.
Second Baptist Church, 820 E. Patterson St., Alliance, will host a bus trip to Lancaster, Pa., from Aug. 2 to 4. Cost will be $330 per person and will include a motorcoach, lodging for two nights, four meals, “Samson” at the Sight & Sound Millennium Theatre, “Crooners” at the American Music Theatre, Kitchen Kettle Village, Rockvale Square Outlets and a guided tour of Lancaster.
A calendar of activities to which the public is invited is published Monday. Please submit information to the Society Department by noon Thursday.