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AUCTIONS

St. Lucy Church and St. Rosa de Lima will host a paddle auction at 3 p.m. March 10 at the Palermo Banquet Center, 394 Tenney Ave., Campbell. Doors open at 2 p.m., and cost is $10 for a paddle. Additional paddles will be sold for $1 each that evening. One complimentary bowl of pasta and meatball or arroz con pollo and beans will be offered to each person in attendance. Additional food and refreshments will be available for purchase. Tickets will be available for purchase after 5:30 p.m. Mass on Saturdays; before and after noon Mass on Sundays; or by calling Aida, 330-755-0430 or Liana, 330-755-5438.

DANCES

Every Dog Matters Rescue will host the “Bow Wow Boogie” benefit dance party from 7 to 11 p.m. Feb. 9 at Rolling Mills Bar & Grill, 1025 S. State St., Girard. Entertainment will be the John Reese Project. Advance tickets are $10 and are available from volunteers at EveryDogMatters@yahoo.com; at ShamPoochies Grooming Spa, 1728 Raccoon Road, Austintown; and at Rolling Mills Bar & Grill. Tickets at the door will be $12. There will be basket and 50-50 raffles. Proceeds benefit Every Dog Matters Rescue. For information visit us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Every Dog Matters Rescue. Sponsorships available at EveryDogMatters@yahoo.com.

FESTIVALS

Rotary Club of Youngstown will host a Groundhog Day Craft Beerfest from 1 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday in the Jeanne D. Tyler Grand Ballroom at Stambaugh Auditorium, 1000 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. General admission tickets are $40, and VIP tickets are $60. They can be purchased through the Stambaugh Auditorium box office by calling 330-259-0555 or by visiting www.stambaughauditorium.com. The box office is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. There will be a $5 service fee per ticket. VIP times are noon to 4 p.m. and 5 to 9 p.m. Tickets also may be purchased at bit.ly/2SZOWTL. Proceeds benefit Potential Development, Boys and Girls Club, and OH WOW! Children’s Center for Science and Technology.

OPEN HOUSES

Niles Historical Society will host its monthly open house of the Ward-Thomas House from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at 503 Brown St., with the last tour beginning at 4 p.m. The membership meeting will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, in the Westenfield Room. The slate of new officers for 2019 will be presented along with the yearly budget. Plans for the annual banquet on April 25 at Ciminero’s Banquet Center will be discussed.

Parties

St. John’s Men’s Club will host a Super Bowl party Sunday at St. John the Baptist Church hall, 159 Reed Ave. Cost is $50 a block which includes buffet dinner and bar. There is an opportunity to win $400 per quarter; a $25 touch; new numbers each quarter; and mini board and 50-50 raffle. For information, call Jerry Zetts at 330-318-4179. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. and dinner will served at 5.

SALES

Helping Hands Closet at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road, Canfield, has new and gently used clothing for the entire family. February specials are $2 for each item purchased in shop. Open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Tuesday. The shop will host its Spring Fling from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 9. The event will feature prom dresses and accessories, purses, shoes, jewelry, new and nearly new items and 20 percent off all items. A Mary Kay consultant will be giving makeup tips and sample products. Refreshments will be served. There also will be in shop surprises.

Salem Historical Society is using the theme “Made in Salem” for the annual Salem community calendar. This edition of the calendar features all photographs in full color, including Mullins Manufacturing Co., Grove Chewing Gum, songwriter Brooks Bowman, The Farm and Dairy, nationally recognized artist Charles Burchfield, Theiss Aviation, The Quaker Mule Tractor, the baskets of Strotter Brown, Deming Pumps, Ella Thea Smith-Cox “Exploring Biology” book, Wirsching Organ Company, Woodruff Stove Company, and Salem China. All photographs were taken by David J. Shivers, the society’s curator. The price is $12, which can be mailed if desired. For information, call 330-337-8514.

SPECIAL EVENTS

Legacy Dog Rescue will host its third annual Reverse Raffle at 6 p.m. April 6 at Avion on the Water Banquet Center, 2177 W. Western Reserve Road, Canfield. Cost is $65 per ticket which includes dinner for two and one chance to win the grand prize of $1,500. Doors will open at 5 p.m. with dinner served at 6, followed by the raffle at 7. There will be a basket auction and games of chance in addition to the raffle. Tickets may be reserved by emailing Jenn at jenn@aol.com; by texting Heather at 330-717-0635; or by mailing a check payable to Legacy Dog Rescue, P.O. Box 3643, Youngstown, OH 44513. For information, visit www.ldrofohio.org.

Pink Ribbon Golf Classic will take place July 15 at Avalon Lakes Golf and Country Club. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. The event is an 18-hole scramble with lunch and a basket auction and raffle. For information, call Donna Mowrey at 330-207-9630 or Nancy Felton at 330-533-2712.

Western Reserve Amateur Radio Club will host an amateur radio FCC licensing testing session at 6:45 p.m. Feb. 19 at Davison’s Restaurant, 3636 Canfield Road. There is a $15 cash fee payable at the exam session. The session is for anyone who is ready to test for a first-time technician license or upgrade to the next level of licensure. Contact Bob Mitzel at 575-910-1456 to sign up and receive information on what to take to the exam.

trips

Mineral Ridge Alumni Association is sponsoring a bus trip to Rivers Casino Pittsburgh on Feb. 20. Cost is $35 with $20 for slots and a $5 food bonus. Photo identification is required at the casino. Bus will leave at 9 a.m. from St. Mary Catholic Church, 3504 state Route 46. Arrive at 8:30 for complimentary coffee and doughnuts. Payment is required in advance with checks made payable and sent to Mineral Ridge Alumni Association, P.O. Box 191, Mineral Ridge, OH 44440. Proceeds benefit the scholarship fund. For information or reservations, call Dave Williams at 330-559-6719. The bus will leave from the casino at approximately 4:30 p.m. and arrive by 6:30.

Youngstown State University and Cliffe College will host a bus trip to New York City from March 21 to 23. The trip will feature a performance by the Dana Piano Trio at Carnegie Hall. Seats are limited. The bus will leave YSU at 8 a.m. March 21. There will be one stop for lunch, and participants must pay for their own. The bus will return to YSU at 6:30 p.m. March 23. Cost is: four persons/two double beds – $425 per person; three persons/two double beds – $460 per person; two persons/two double beds or one king – $550 per person (must specify double or king bed); and one person/one king – $850 per person. Price includes Round trip motor coach; hotel/taxes/fees; grab & go breakfast March 22 and 23; Tour of Steinway Piano Factory; March 22 lunch; Dana Piano Trio Concert and reception. Payment deadline is Feb. 22. No refunds will be issued after that date. Contact mcann@ysu.edu or 330-941-3629 for information.

A calendar of activities to which the public is invited is published each Tuesday. Please submit information to the Society Department by noon Friday.