WORTH A LOOK


AUCTIONS

Canfield Republican Women's Club is sponsoring a quarter auction June 7 at the Shrine Club, 1735 W. South Range Road, North Lima. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the auction begins at 6. Tickets are $10 in advance. Take your own quarters or buy them there. Food will be available for purchase. Reserved tables are available for groups of 8 or 9. For information, tickets or to reserve a table, contact Sonia Kennedy at 330-979-6182 or soniakennedy1@yahoo.com.

CRAFT SHOWS

United Quilt Guild of Salem will present the 2017 Quilt Show on July 14, 15 and 16 at the First Friends Church, 1028 Jennings Ave., Salem. The theme is Color My World With Quilts. Hours will be 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. July 14; 10 to 5 July 15; and 1 to 5 July 16. Admission is $6. There will be awards, vendors, quilt auction, demonstrations, lectures, workshops, quilt raffle, raffle baskets and refreshments. Quilt entry registration deadline is June 5. For information visit www.unitedquiltguild.org.

FAIRS, FESTIVALS

Simply Slavic Festival organizers are seeking authenic Slavic retail, crafts, fine arts and food vendors for its seventh annual Simply Slavic Festival from noon to midnight June 17 on Federal Plaza East, downtown Youngstown. There will be a baking contest for amateur bakers. Baked goods must be Slavic and must be served to judges at room temperature. Deadline to enter is June 9. For information or an application, visit www.simplyslavic.org or call Mary Margaret Hovanes at 330-792-6281.

FUNDRAISERS St. Luke Holy Name Society is planning its ninth annual golf outing for 1 p.m. July 22 at Bedford Trails Golf Course. All proceeds will be used to replace or repair facility equipment. There will be a shotgun start and a four-man scramble. Men and women are welcome. Event sponsors are $500; gold sponsors, $360; silver sponsors, $150; and hole sponsors, $75. Field prizes, skins and mulligans will be given. For information, call Bob Snyder at 330-720-2808 or John Lenton at 330-518-4328.

RAFFLES

Girard Multi-Generational Center, 443 Trumbull Ave., is hosting raffles for chances to win a 50-inch flat screen LED television and a $225 prepaid Visa gift card. Tickets are $5 and winners will be announced at the annual Cars are the Stars 3 benefit classic car show set for June 3 (rain date June 10). Proceeds will benefit the center. Stop by the center anytime between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday to purchase tickets. For information, call 330-545-6596.

Holy Apostles Parish will host a reverse raffle at 6 p.m. Saturday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church Social Hall, 421 Covington St., Youngstown. Cost is $40 for one reverse raffle ticket; one dinner and one raffle ticket, $60; two dinners and one raffle ticket, $80; and additional tickets, $40. Winner need not be present. For information, call Mary Rose at 330-743-1905.

SALES

Helping Hands Closet at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road, Canfield, has new and gently used clothing for the entire family. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays. Yellow ticket items, except purses and jewelry, will be discounted 20 percent for the month.

Ohio Living Center, 1110 Fifth Ave., Youngstown, is accepting donations for its rummage sale July 11 through 31. No clothing, televisions or computer monitors will be accepted. Items that can be donated include appliances, baby items, books, collectibles, crafts, decor, furniture, jewelry, kitchenware, electronics and sporting goods. Donations can be dropped off from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. If unable to take items to the center, call 330-744-5071 to have it picked up.

Poland Lions are hosting a treasures of the trunk sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 10 at Poland High School stadium parking lot. Vendors are being sought for this one-day sale from the trunk of your car. Crafters, home goods, furniture, toys, specialty items and garage sale items are welcome. There are 100 spaces. Registration is $15. Take your own table. For questions, call Lori at 330-506-9611.

Pythian Sisters will host a rummage and bake sale at Knights of Pythians Hall, 123 College St., West Farmington, Pa. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 2 and 9 a.m. to noon June 3, $2 bag day. Books, clothing and household items will be available. Lunch will be served on Friday.

TRIPS

Alexander Hamilton/Idora Park Carousel trip is planned for July 18 through 20. See where Hamilton lived, dueled, dined and died, and ride the Idora Park Carousel. This is a customized Breakaway tour, and reservations will be for the Wellington Hotel on Seventh Avenue in New York City for two nights. The cost is $499 for double, $469 for triple and $759 for single. Trip includes tickets, transportation, hotel in NYC and tour guide. Deadline for reservations is May 31. Contact Breakaway Tours at 800-374-9825 for reservations, or for information, call Colleen Parshall Ferguson at 757-208-7600.

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