Club to host auction


November 23, 2018 at 12:00a.m.

Club to host auction

EAST PALESTINE

The East Palestine Rotary Club will host its 22nd annual Christmas Auction at 4 p.m. today at East Palestine Elementary School cafeteria, 195 West Grant St. Doors open at 3 to preview merchandise. Mike Mercure will have a huge selection of merchandise from small items to large ticket items. Local merchants also have donated items and gift certificates that will be auctioned. All items will be auctioned by local auctioneer Wade Baer. There will be 50-50 drawings throughout the night. Proceeds will benefit the East Palestine Rotary Club. Food will be available. Participants are asked to take a nonperishable item or toy.

Peace Light to arrive in Valley on Dec. 3

Canfield

For more than 28 years, the Peace Light from Bethlehem has been spread throughout Europe by the cooperation of the Austrian Broadcasting Company – ORF (Linz), Austrian Airlines and the Austrian Boy Scouts and Girl Guides.

The 2018 Bethlehem Peace Light will be arriving this year at JFK International Airport in New York City after Thanksgiving. The Great Trail Council, Boy Scouts of America, will be bringing it to the area. It will arrive in the Youngstown area the evening of Dec. 3, and will be distributed to several locations. Locations and when it will be available are as follows: JMJ Spiritual Connection store, 3408 Canfield Road, Youngstown, during normal business hours from Dec. 4 to Christmas Eve, call 330-270-5657; Camp Stambaugh Scout Shop, 3712 Leffingwell Road, Canfield, from noon to 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays from Dec. 8 to Dec. 22 and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, call 330-533-4538; Christ Episcopal Church, 2627 Atlantic St. NE, Warren, call 330-372-4998 for times; Liberty Presbyterian Church, 1451 Church Hill-Hubbard Road, Youngstown,11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 8 during open house and during the 10:45 a.m. service Dec. 9, call 330-759-1556 If a church or place of worship wants to receive the Peace Light for Christmas observances, contact Mike Kupec for information or questions at 330-519-3988 or mike.kupec@gmail.com.

Christmas tree lighting planned for Saturday

ELLSWORTH

VFW Post 9571 and Auxiliary of Ellsworth will host its Christmas tree lighting ceremony at 6 p.m. Saturday at Ellsworth Firehall, state Route 45. Santa will be in attendance. Donations accepted. For information, contact 330-717-6652.