CLUB CALENDAR
ASSOCIATIONS
XYoungstown Branch of the American Association of University Women will meet at 10 a.m. March 5 in the gathering room at Park Vista, 1216 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. Patricia Chaloupek, past president of Ohio AAUW, will give a talk, "Diversifying Your Membership," and hostess will be Jackie Gawron. For reservations call (330) 533-9368.
XYoungstown Panhellenic Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. March 8 at Boardman Library, 7680 Glenwood Ave., for a program by Homer Laughlin China Co. For information about the meeting or membership, contact Rosemarie Bisignani, president, at (330) 797-9150.
ATHLETIC GROUPS
XMcDonald Basketball Boosters meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the high school cafeteria.
XMcDonald Sideliners meet every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Blue Devil Room at the high school.
AUXILIARIES
XDistrict 8 Auxiliary of VFW will meet March 6 at Newton Falls VFW Post Home, 433 Arlington Road. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., registration will be held from 7:30 a.m. to noon and the meeting will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a membership transmittal pickup, and a memorial service will be held afterward. Sandra Graves will preside.
XFlora MacDonald Auxiliary will meet at 1 p.m. March 5 with Madeline Shanks and Alice Maxwell as hostesses.
XSalvation Army Women's Auxiliary will meet at noon Tuesday for lunch and a program by Lorraine Fleming on "Celebration of All That We Are and All That We Do." Donations for a Chinese auction in April are being accepted.
XVFW 7538 Auxiliary will have a dinner meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Elmton. Dorothy McLaughlin will preside. For reservations call Eleanor Goskie at (330) 755-2051.
BOOSTERS
XGirard Band Boosters will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the high school cafeteria.
CLASSES
XThe Rayen School Class of 1955 will meet for lunch at noon March 5 at West Fork Roadhouse in Liberty. Plans will be made for the 50th class reunion on Sept. 17. For more information call (330) 757-4490 or (330) 542-0721.
CLUBS
XChapter CE of PEO Sisterhood will meet Wednesday at Canfield Presbyterian Church for a noon luncheon and meeting. Election and installation of officers will be held. Shirley Lyon and Betty Whitman will serve as hostesses.
XPoland Center Homemakers will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Poland United Methodist Church for a casserole luncheon. Items needed for the craft are plastic foam or papier-m & acirc;ch & eacute; eggs, beads, buttons, straight pins and a glue gun. Hostesses will be Rose Scarfo, Alexandria Simon and Regina Shuluga.
XTri-County Chapter of Medical Assistants will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Trumbull Career and Technical Center, 528 Educational Highway, Lordstown. A speaker from Hospice will discuss caring for the terminally ill patient. A business meeting will follow.
XWarren Women's Connection will have a "Happy Trails" luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 14 at Aulizio's Banquet Center, 4395 Youngstown Road. The cost is $10 and includes western apparel presented by Mark Sorrentino and Joan Wurst as speaker. Reservations are required by March 10; call Joyce Faiver at (330) 539-5837 or Diana Pishotti at (330) 638-1386. A free nursery will be provided by reservation.
XYoungstown American Hungarian Club will hold a bring-a-friend meeting Sunday for its membership drive. Upcoming events to be discussed include a stuffed cabbage rolls sale on March 5 and Easter dobos torte sale March 16.
XYoungstown South Christian Women's Club will present "Spring is in the Air" from noon to 2 p.m. March 10 at Antone's Banquet Centre, 8578 Market St., Boardman. Featured will be Civil War Period Fashions by Chris Martini and "Life is an Adventure" by guest speaker Star Paterson. Cost is $10 and reservations are due by Thursday; call (330) 793-6676 or (330) 757-1920. Nursery reservations are to be made at (330) 757-9806.
XYoungstown Women's Connection will have a "Believe It Ladies -- A Cowgirl and a Beauty Queen" luncheon featuring Miss Ohio Amanda Beagle at noon March 8 at Italian American Veterans Centre, 115 S. Meridian Road, Youngstown. Joan Wurst will speak on "A Cowgirl Who Never Gave Up Her Dreams." Cost is $6.50. For reservations or free child care call (330) 793-6381 or (330) 792-1058; cancellations for either are a must by March 7.
FRATERNAL GROUPS
XGirard Knights of Columbus Council No. 2935 will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Girard K. of C. Hall, 122 S. State St.
XMcDonald Knights of Columbus will meet at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the K. of C. Hall, Illinois Avenue.
LEAGUES
XA general meeting of Boardman-Poland Junior Women's League will be held at 7 p.m. March 7 at Glenellen, 9661 Market St. New members are being accepted. For information, send your name, address and phone number to: Membership Chairwoman, BPJWL, P.O. Box 3412, Boardman, Ohio 44512, or call Linda Crish at (330) 757-7990.
LIBRARY FRIENDS
XFriends of the Poland Library will meet Tuesday in the meeting room at the Poland Library for coffee at 9:30 a.m. followed by a business meet at 10. Liz Nohra, director of the Children's Museum of the Valley, will be guest speaker, and hostesses will be Ritchie Jones, Joanne Barns, Angie Ciavarella and Pauline Ciavarella. Book and magazine donations for the book cart may be taken to the meeting. Guests are welcome.
POLITICAL CLUBS
XWarren Republican Women's Club will meet at a new time, noon, on Thursday at the Warren Women's Club, 708 N. Park Ave. Guests will need to make reservations. For further information call (330) 759-1211 or (330) 399-4874.
RELIGIOUS GROUPS
XSt. Michael Altar Guild will meet at 6 p.m. March 7 at the parish center for a light Lenten meal and entertainment by the Youth Ministry. The rosary will precede the meeting at 5:30 in the church. Hostesses are Lori Pugh, Pat Lettau, JoAnne Jones, Fran Pezzuolo and Alvira Schultheis.
XSt. Rose Altar Rosary Society will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the church basement hall for a day of recollection.
XSt. Rose Quilting Group meets at 10 a.m. every Wednesday in the parish house.
XSeton III will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Ursuline Motherhouse. Sr. Kathleen Menchin will speak on the Ursuline Sisters' assistance to AIDS sufferers. Members are asked to take personal or paper products to help the sisters in their ministry.
SERVICE CLUBS
XGirard-Liberty Kiwanis will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Scenna Family Restaurant, 1901 N. State St.
XGirard-Liberty Rotary will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Holiday Inn MetroPlex, Liberty.
SINGLES
XD.A.R.E., a social group for divorced, widowed or separated people will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Boardman Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman. Also planned are the following: Tuesday, dance lessons with Judy Conti at 7 p.m. at Wedgewood Plaza, cost is $5; Wednesday, walk at Southern Park Mall at 6:30 p.m., meet at the food court; Thursday, new-member meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the church; and March 4, movies at Movies 8 in Boardman, meet in the lobby at 6:30 p.m.
XSingle for Any Reason members will go out to eat at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Ground Round, 3701 Elm Road, Warren, followed by a board meeting at 7:30 and a general business meeting at 8. Cards and snacks are planned at 7 p.m. March 4; call (330) 372-7124.
SOCIETIES
XFowler Township Historical Society will have its regular monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Fowler Community Center, state Route 193. The program will be about antique glass and is free to the public. For more information call (330) 637-2006 or (330) 637-1020.
XGirard Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Girard Free Library.
XLowellville Village Historical Society will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday at The Little Red Schoolhouse at the corner of Center and Struthers roads, Poland, to tour the Poland Historical Society's museum there. New members are welcome.
SUPPORT GROUPS
XEast Liverpool Breast Cancer Support Group will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Dawson's Family Center, 220 W. Fifth St. For more information call (330) 533-0546 or (888) 227-6446.
XMultiple Sclerosis Services Agency Mahoning County Support Group will meet at a new time, 6 p.m. on Tuesday at AustinWoods Health Care Center, 4780 Kirk Road, Austintown. Toni DiMargio, a counselor, will be the speaker. For information call (330) 792-8900.
XOvarian Cancer Support Group will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the American Cancer Society office, 525 N. Broad St., Canfield. For information call (330) 533-0546 or (888) 227-6446.
XSmokers Anonymous will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Health Center, 667 Eastland Ave. S.E., Warren, in Classroom No. 2 on the second floor. For information call (330) 533-0546 or (888) 227-6446.
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.
XClub news is published on Fridays and Saturdays. Please submit information about upcoming activities to the Society Department by 5 p.m. each Thursday.