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AUCTIONS

Newton Falls Exempted Village Schools will host an auction at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the board room at the junior high school, 907 Milton Blvd. The auction is for timber harvesting at the school’s campus. Interested vendors must have a detailed plan of their harvest, size of tree that will be taken, method of payment to be made and how the ground will be restored from the hauling and landing of trees. For information, call Jonathan Pusateri, treasurer, at 330-872-0862 or email him at pusaterij@nfschools.org.

EasterSeals of Mahoning, Trumbull & Columbiana Counties’ 13th annual Auction at Margaritaville will take place from 6 to 10 p.m. July 20 at St. Michael Family Life Center, 340 North Broad St., Canfield. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $35 per person or $280 for a table of eight. Reservations are due by July 13. The event will include a basket raffle, silent and live auctions, Queen of Hearts and Fund-a-Need. Tickets for a chance to win a trip to Hershey Park with spending cash and hotel will be available to purchase. Barry Dyngles will provide a catered meal of pulled pork, barbeque chicken, roasted vegetables, cheesy potatoes, greens and ciabatta bread. A cash bar will be available. Entertainment will be provided by a Steel Drum by Erynn Krebs. 100 percent of funds raised will help Easterseals provide services to individuals with special needs in the community.

CRAFT SHOWS

St. Jude Church, 180 Seventh St., Columbiana, will host a craft show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 18. The church is seeking vendors. For applications, call Mary at 330-482-2351.

DANCES

New Beginnings Club of Youngstown will host a “One Step at a Time” dance from 7 p.m. to midnight Sunday at the O.C.C.H.A. Hall, 3660 Shirley Road, Youngstown. Admission is $8. There will be door prizes, a 50-50 drawing and more. For information, visit NBYCOYINC.ORG or visit us on Facebook. A dance also will take place Aug. 19.

FESTIVALS

Columbiana Wine Fest, set for July 20 and 21, from 4 to 9 p.m. at Town Center at Firestone Farms, 101 Town Center Ave., is selling tickets at area retailers as well as online. Cost is $25 in advance and $30 at the gate and includes 10 tasting tickets, a souvenir Wine Fest glass and event program. Attendees must be 21 or older to participate. Guests can purchase tickets online at bit.ly/columbianawinefest2018 or by visiting one of the following area locations: Wine Connection, 350 E. state Route 14, Columbiana; Moondance Boutique, Town Center, Firestone Farms, 127 Town Center Ave., Columbiana, or the Columbiana Area Tourism Bureau office (located in the chamber building), 333 North Main St., Columbiana. The event features live music by One Cello, Root Theory and Midlife Crisis and Friends; juried arts and crafts; food and selections from area wineries. Wine Fest raises awareness and funds in support of the Columbiana Area Tourism Bureau, a nonprofit organization. For information, call 330-482-2282, or visit www.TourColumbianaOhio.com. Follow on Facebook: @ColumbianaWine #ColumbianaWineFest #ColumbianaWine.

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, 220 N. Walnut St., Youngstown, (across from Choffin), will host its 34th Annual Summer Fest food festival Thursday through Sunday. Hours are from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Entertainment from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday will be the band Filarakia, which means “the friends,” and DJ Kosta Pizanias will be on hand from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. The event is open to the public.

FUNDRAISERS

Camel Crawl 5K Mud Run and Obstacle Race, will take place at 10 a.m. July 14. Park at Kent State Salem for free shuttle to and from race. Day of race pricing is $65 per person or $55 per person on a team. High school football teams are encouraged to participate in a team building challenge for a chance to win $250 for the school’s athletic booster club. Pricing for students is $25. There is a seven student minimum to participate. Proceeds will benefit the nonprofit Forever Safe Farm Animal Education Center Inc. Spectators can participate for free. Lunch will be available for $5. Register at runsignup.com/Race/OH/Salem/CamelCrawl. Call 330-727-8909 or karrin@foreversafefarm.org for information.

Knights of Columbus 3930 from Immaculate Heart of Mary will host a pasta dinner fundraiser from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Center, 4500 Norquest Blvd., Austintown. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children age 6 to 9 and children under 6 eat free. All dinners include pasta and meatballs, tossed salad, bread and butter, dessert and beverages. There will be a 50-50 raffle. Proceeds will benefit Rosemarie King, wife of the Immaculate Heart of Mary custodian, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. There also will be a bingo benefit for King at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish Center at 6:15 p.m. that evening. Cost is $10 for a minimum master set. There will be eight games, 60/40 split. The last game will be a coverall with $100 added to the pot. No master sets will be sold after 6 p.m. Snacks and refreshments will be available. Call 330-799-1796 or 330-793-9988 with questions.

Knights of Columbus President Charity Fund will sponsor a golf outing Aug. 12 at Olde Dutch Mill Golf Course at Lake Milton. Proceeds will benefit Delaney Yeager, a young girl with Down syndrome, hypothyroidism and a heart deformity. Registration takes place from 7 to 7:45 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8. Cost is $75 per person and includes cart, beverages, breakfast, lunch and dinner. For tickets or information, call Joe Mackos, 330-792-7745 or 330-506-1303; John DePinto, 330-718-2509; Mike Jordon, 330-540-7317; or Jim Rose, 330-501-4388.

Lakeside Golf Course, Lake Milton, will be the site for the 13th annual Sunshine benefit Golf Outing on July 21 which is sponsored by Magilla’s Sports Bar. Proceeds benefit Rachel Sheridan of Boardman, a sonographer at UPMC Horizon who is battling stage 3 breast cancer. The volunteer committee hosts the event to help cancer sufferers and their families in the Mahoning and Shenango valleys to defray medical costs. The outing is a three-person scramble with continental lunch at the turn. A steak fry will take place following the scramble, at Magilla’s Sports Bar, 255 Four Mile Run Road, Austintown. Cost is $225 per team, $30 for dinner only per person or $50 for two, and includes food and cocktails. Sponsorships also are available. To register or to sponsor, call Jim Krokoski, 330-507-3734; Mark Kellerman, 330-397-7652; John Mashiska, 330-519-6753; or Allan and Cyndi Gordon, 330-716-0756.

Lamppost Farm, a nonprofit organization dedicated to using agriculture to reach and teach other through education, hospitality, stewardship, discipleship and quality food, will host “Farmageddon 2018,” a chew and brew from 3 to 8 p.m. July 15 at 14900 Market St., Columbiana. Each of five participating breweries will be teamed with a local food truck in a competition designed to showcase a signature ‘brew’ and complementing ‘chew’ using Lamppost’s quality meat. Participants vote for favorite pairing. Ballots will be drawn throughout the evening for prizes. Tickets are $40 per person and include a sampling of food and beer at each of five food truck/brewery pairings, an event pint glass, live music and games. Also available, a “DD package” for two individuals at $70, includes two chew passports and one brew passport. Individuals must be 21 years of age or older to participate in tastings. Space is limited; pre-registration is required by July 8, 2018 at https://squareup.com/store/lamppost-farm.

Mahoning Valley Olde Car Club will host its Tuesday Nite Car Cruise 2018 event July 10 at the Austintown Senior Center. Proceeds will benefit a local child, Leighton Bianco Fearon, 4, who was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder that prohibits red blood cell production. A 50-50 raffle will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the senior center and 5 to 7 p.m. at the car cruise. Proceeds from the raffle and donations will help with Leighton’s medical expenses. The rain date for the event is July 17.

SALES

St. Christine Celebrate Team will host a Trunk to Treasure Sale in the church parking lot, 3165 S. Schenley Ave., from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 4. Proceeds will benefit the Celebrate Team and parishioner Mike Malenic who is battling cancer. Sale spots are $10 each – rain or shine. No refunds for any reason. Reservations are due by Aug. 1. Make checks payable to St. Christine Church and mail them along with name, phone number and address to: Trunk Sale, 3502 Stratmore Ave., Youngstown, OH 44511. Call Kathy at 330-783-1530 with questions.

Helping Hands Closet at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road, Canfield, has new and gently used clothing for the entire family. July’s specials are adult clothing, $2 each; and children’s clothing and women’s purses, 50 percent off. Open each Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Lord of Life Church, 550 N. Broad St., Canfield, will host a treasure in a trunk sale from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 10 and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 11. All spaces are $10 per unit and includes a table for inside spaces, which are available on a first come, first served basis. For information or reservations, call Ruth Allen at 330-550-3022. Payment is required in advance.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Austintown Township Park will host the first annual Eye Run in the Sun, a 5K race for vision, July 29. The event is sponsored by Second Sole and proceeds benefit the local efforts of Sight For All United, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, whose mission is to provide eye care services to all individuals regardless of their ability to pay. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. A Peachick and Peahen run/walk for children age 12 and under will begin at 9 with the 5K to begin at 9:30. Cost for pre-registration of $2 for the children’s race and $20 for the 5K may be done at www.secondsoleohio.com. The first 200 entrants will receive a free “Proud as a Peacock” T-shirt. Registration the day of the event is $22 for the 5K, and additional T-shirts may be purchased for $8. For information, visit sightforallunited.com, email to sightforalldom@gmail.com or call 330-779 8045.

Columbiana Area Chamber of Commerce will host First Friday Block Parties from 5 to 8 p.m. Fridayand Aug. 3 on South Main St., Columbiana. The first block of the street will be closed to traffic beginning at 4:30 p.m. and re-opens at 8:30. The events include shopping, food, entertainment and special events. The chamber is seeking performing artists to provide entertainment as well as vendors and direct sales representatives. For information or to schedule a spot, call 330-482-3822.

Hubbard Community Pool, 200 Hall Ave., will host its 14th annual Summer Sizzler from 1 to 5 p.m. July 14. The event will feature free swimming, a basket raffle and food for $1. Food includes pizza, meatballs, pasta, nachos with cheese, hot dogs and ice cream cones. The basket raffle includes restaurant gift cards, golf and beauty shop gift cards, kids toys, Hubbard Eagle desk chair, Pirates tickets, yoga and massage certificates, pet resort certificates, Avon, grocery store gift cards and more. There also will be a 5k at 9 a.m. To register, visit www.hubbardpool.com. Money raised will go toward pool improvements.

Huntington Place Plaza, 1393 Boardman-Canfield Road, will host a Mission Night Project from 6 to 10 p.m. the second Friday of each month through October. The dates will be July 13, Aug. 10, Sept. 14 and Oct. 12. This will be a time for the Mahoning Valley to showcase the foods, crafts, talents, customs and people making the community a great place to live. Vendor spots are available for $50 per 10-foot by 10-foot tent space and $100 for food trucks and the several 10-foot by 20-foot spaces that are available. For information or applications, visit at www.missionnightmarket.org. or call 234-254-0170. Proceeds will benefit the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley.

St. Brendan Church will host its summer golf outing Aug. 12 at Bedford Trails Golf Course, 713 Bedford Road, Lowellville. The four-person scramble will begin with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Cost is $80 per person and includes green fees, cart, lunch, dinner and beverages. For information or to register, call Joe or Linda Vivacqua at 330-506-0879. Registration deadline is Aug. 1. Hole sponsorships are available for businesses and individuals. There also will be a basket raffle and other games of chance. Non-golfers may attend for $25 per person. Proceeds benefit St. Brendan Church.

Sutliff Museum is announcing its exhibit that will run through August. The exhibit is “Being a Victorian: Hygiene History of the 19th Century,” and explores the hygiene habits of men and women in the late 1800s. There also is an exhibit of “The Original S’mores” ornaments. Each ornament shows a snowman made of marshmallows depicting various holidays, occupations, milestones of life, and more. The museum is on the second floor of the Warren Trumbull County Library, 444 Mahoning Ave. Admission is free, and hours are 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays and 1 to 4 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. For information, visit www.sutliffmuseum.org, call 330-395-6575 or visit it on Facebook or Twitter.

Veterans’ Outreach will host its Third Annual Golf Scramble Friday at Mahoning Country Club, 710 E. Liberty St., Girard. Cost is $55 per person or $240 per team. Cost is $20 for the meal only. There will be a 50-50 raffle, basket raffle, doughnuts and coffee in the morning, beverages, dinner buffet and more. Sponsorships are needed and are available at $100 for name displayed as a hole sponsor; and $500 or more sponsors will receive a free foursome, media coverage, catered dinner, snacks, drinks and a banner displayed at the welcome area. Applications can be mailed with payment to: Veterans’ Outreach, 7 Belgrade Ave., Youngstown, OH 44505. For information, visit veteransoutreach.org or visit us on Facebook.

TRIPS AND TOURS

Great Conjunction Spiritual Center will host a bus trip to Lily Dale Assembly in Lily Dale, N.Y., on July 21. Cost is $70 per person, which includes round-trip deluxe motor coach transportation and admission. The bus will depart at 7 a.m. from Liberty Walmart on Belmont Avenue, and return at 8:30 p.m. Space is limited; advance reservations required. Sign-up online at greatconjunction.org/events/eventdetail/41/-/lily-dale-bus-trip or call 330-328-2308 for information.

Poland Historical Society will host a bus trip to Pittsburgh on Sept. 19. The trip includes the Heinz Memorial Chapel, a tour of the Strip District and downtown, a two-hour cruise on the Explorer riverboat and more. Cost is $105 person and includes bus transportation, admission fees and lunch. The bus will depart at 8:30 a.m. from Poland Methodist Church, 1940 Boardman-Poland Road, and will leave Pittsburgh at 5 p.m. to return at approximately 6:30. For information, call Larry Bartos at 330-757-4223. Deadline to sign up is Aug. 11. Make checks payable to: Poland Historical Society and mail to The Poland Historical Society, P.O. Box 5052, Poland, Ohio 44514, along with your name, address, phone number, email address and check number. Also, indicate choice for lunch: chargrilled chicken breast; chef salad; tilapia; or pasta primavera. Forms for the trip and an emergency contact form will be available at the open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Little Red Schoolhouse, 4515 Center Road.

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