Friday, April 15, 2005
ASSOCIATIONS
XO-My-O Chapter of the American Business Women's Association will hold its monthly meeting Thursday at Roosevelt Park. The event will begin with a social hour at 6 p.m. followed by a potluck dinner. Members should take a covered dish. The speaker's topic will be "Getting Organized," and members with perfect attendance will be recognized. Anyone interested in attending should call Darlene Stellmar at (330) 755-3807 by noon Monday.
XWilliam Penn Association Branch 28 of Youngstown will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Eat'n Park in Boardman to discuss upcoming events.
XYoungstown Music Teachers Association will meet at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Ursuline Center, Shields Road, Canfield. The afternoon will begin with a piano recital by Dr. Jacek Sobieski, organist and pianist at St. Charles Church in Boardman. A social hour and brief business meeting with Dorothy Schwers presiding will follow. The public is invited.
ATHLETIC GROUPS
XGirard High School Athletic Boosters will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the high school cafeteria.
XMcDonald Sideliners will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Blue Devil Room at the high school.
CLUBS
XAmerican Hungarian Club, Donald Avenue, Youngstown, will hold a business meeting at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Discussion of the stuffed cabbage roll sale May 6 and trash and treasure flea market June 4 will be on the agenda. Donations for the sale are being accepted; call (330) 792-3731. The next meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. May 23; members are asked to note the new time.
XCasa Savoia will meet at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Ground Round to plan its spring luncheon with guests in May. Call Jean Simpson or Louise Diorio to make reservations.
XChapter CE of PEO Sisterhood will meet Wednesday at Canfield Presbyterian Church for a noon luncheon, meeting and Founders Day program. Hostesses will be Barbara Jaster and Martha Sulik.
XMahoning County Computer Club will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Canfield Presbyterian Church, 104 Main St., Canfield. For information call (330) 757-9854 or (330) 799-1676.
XMcDonald Arts and Crafts Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the senior citizens room at the post office building.
XNewcomers Club will hold its monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Olive Garden in Boardman. Members will order from the menu. The program will be a discussion on women and acupuncture. Reservations are due by Wednesday; call (330) 533-3510. Guests are welcome.
XOhio Cultural Alliance will meet at 6 p.m. May 2 at Grand Buffet, 7690 Market St., Boardman. The topic will be "The Immigrant Experience: From the Asian World to the Mahoning Valley." Speaker will be Dr. Y.T. Chiu. Cost is $11 for paid-up members and $16 for nonmembers. Mail reservation form and check payable to the organization to OCA, P.O. 561, Canfield, OH 44406 by April 27.
FRATERNAL GROUPS
XCroatian Fraternal Lodge No. 598 will meet at 12:45 p.m. Sunday in the senior citizens room at the post office building.
XMcDonald Knights of Columbus will meet at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the K. of C. Hall, Illinois Avenue.
GUILDS
XHolborn Herb Growers Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday for garden clean-up at Boardman Park. Members should take their own garden tools, gloves and trash bags. Hostesses will be Claudia DiRienzo, Monica Parkhurst, Marsha Paden and Sallie Lepore.
LEAGUES
XThe Junior Women's League of Canfield will hold its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Fair Park. Guest speaker will be local auctioneer Dave Dangerfield, who will appraise members' antiques and collectibles. For membership information call (330) 533-1503.
XLeague of Women Voters of Greater Youngstown and North Side Citizens Coalition will hold a candidates forum at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Stambaugh Auditorium in the downstairs ballroom. Barbara Brothers from League of Women Voters will moderate, and Joe Bell of WKBN Channel 27 and Bill Lawson, director of Mahoning Valley Historical Society, will be panelists. All candidates for contested offices in the Youngstown primary election have been invited.
RELIGIOUS GROUPS
XYoungstown Council of Catholic Nurses will meet at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Johnny's, 876 E. Midlothian Blvd., Youngstown. The speaker will be John Hughes, outreach critical care manager with HMHP, discussing Mobile Intensive Care and Stat Medevac.
XYoungstown Diocesan Council of Catholic Women will meet at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. William Parish, 5431 Mahoning Ave., Champion, with Ann Marie Morley presiding. Board members are encouraged to attend, as preparations must be finalized for Conference Day on May 19 at the Ursuline Motherhouse. For information call (330) 782-0121.
SERVICE CLUBS
XGirard-Liberty Kiwanis will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Scenna's Family Restaurant, 1901 N. State St.
XGirard-Liberty Rotary will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Armando's Restaurant, 3807 Belmont Ave.
XRoger Cram, director of special projects and community relations at Hiram College, will be the luncheon speaker during a meeting of Warren Kiwanis Club at noon Thursday in the downstairs banquet room at the Mocha House, High Street, Warren. Guests are welcome. For more information visit www.warrenkiwanis.homestead.com.
SINGLES
XDARE members will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Boardman Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road. Activities planned include: Monday, biking at 6 p.m. at Kirk Road Trail; Monday and Tuesday, dance lessons with Judy Conti at 7 p.m. at Wedgewood Plaza, cost is $5; Wednesday, walking at 6:30 p.m. at Southern Park Mall, meet at the food court; Thursday, small group meetings; April 22, cheap movies at Movies 8 in Boardman, meet in the lobby at 6:30 p.m.; and April 24, dance at Choices in Liberty, cost is $3 for members and $4 for nonmembers. For information call (330) 729-0127, (330) 757-1440, (330) 799-8194, (330) 533-7707 or (330) 793-1484.
XActivities for members of Single For Any Reason are as follows: Wednesday, shuffleboard at 6:45 p.m. at the Warren Eagles, call (330) 399-4725; April 22, steak fry and cards at 6 p.m., take a dish to share and call (330) 372-7124; and April 23, Road Work Band at 9 p.m. at Austintown Eagles, 1655 S. Raccoon Road, call (330) 856-3642.
SOCIETIES
XHammond Organ Society of the Mahoning Valley will meet at 7 p.m. April 22 in the fellowship hall at Faith Community Church, 1919 E. Midlothian Blvd. Entertainment will be provided by members of the group. Hostesses will be Linda Quinn, Betty Hatlaban and Irene Stephens. For information call (330) 758-8417 or (330) 726-0122.
XMahoning County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Charles Church, 7325 Westview Drive, Boardman. The program will be "So You Think You're Polish!" by Pamela O'Dea Burgess. The Computer Interest Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Anyone interested in genealogy software and related online computer problems is welcome. More information can be found at www.mahoningcountychapterogs.org
SUPPORT GROUPS
XAlzheimer's Family Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. Monday at the Antonine Sisters Adult Daycare Center, 2691 N. Lipkey Road, North Jackson. The meeting is free and open to all caregivers, family members and friends with a loved one with memory problems. For information call the Greater East Ohio Area Alzheimer's Association at (330) 533-3300 or (800) 441-3322.
XAutism Support Group will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Comprehensive Children and Family Services, 194 E. State St., Sharon, Pa. Those interested in attending should call (800) 630-2237 and mention if child-care services are needed. The topic for the meeting will be "Safety Issues."
XCo-Dependents Anonymous will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 2985 Center Road, Poland. For more information call (330) 743-3768.
XFood Addicts Anonymous meets at 7 p.m. every Tuesday at Grace Lutheran Church, 162 S. Raccoon Rd., Austintown. Use the rear entrance. For information call (330) 793-1599.
XStatus Weight Support Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Simon Road Church of God, Boardman. Weigh-ins are from 6 to 6:30. For information call (330) 965-7647.
XTOPS 327 will meet at 6:15 p.m. Monday at Christ Church Presbyterian annex, 3425 Hopkins Road, Boardman. The first meeting is free. Guests are welcome. For information call (330) 793-4378 or (330) 757-9368.
XTOPS 822, Struthers, will meet Tuesday at Struthers Presbyterian Church, 110 Poland Ave. Weigh-in will be held from 6 to 6:30 p.m. prior to the meeting.
XTOPS 1262, McDonald, will meet Wednesday in the senior citizens room at the post office building. Weigh-in is from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m., and the meeting will follow. New members are welcome.
XTOPS 2005, Niles, will meet Monday at Fairview United Methodist Church, 21 Fairview Ave., Niles. Weigh-in is from 6 to 7 p.m. with the meeting following at 7:15. For information call (330) 652-9098.
XUPMC Horizon Weight Loss Surgery Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Assembly Rooms A and B at the Greenville campus. "Tips on Caring for Yourself Emotionally So You Can Feel Your Best" will be presented by Jill Hughes and Rosemary Buzzard. For information call (888) 447-1122 Ext. 6642.
VETERANS
XA meeting of VFW Triangle Post 2799, 3161 E. South Range Road, New Springfield, will be held at 7 p.m. at the post home. Election of officers will be held.
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