ASSOCIATIONS

ASSOCIATIONS
XUpcoming events will be discussed when West Penn Association Branch 28 meets at 7 p.m. Monday at Eat'n Park, Boardman.
ATHLETIC GROUPS
XGirard High School Athletic Boosters will meet at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the high school cafeteria.
XMcDonald Sideliners meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Blue Devil Room at the high school.
AUXILIARIES
XAuxiliary to VFW Post 4192 of Mineral Ridge will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the post.
XSt. Elizabeth Health Center Auxiliary will meet at noon Monday in the guest dining room. Speaker will be Rita Havas, volunteer manager of Humility of Mary Health Partners. She will conduct a general orientation for auxiliary members. Dues will be collected.
XA meeting of Struthers K. of C. Ladies will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at the hall. Games will be played, and hostesses will be Sally Gugliotti, Julie Mrofchak and Joanne Amendola.
XVFW 3538 Auxiliary of Struthers will hold a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the post home. A social will follow.
CLUBS
XChapter CE of PEO Sisterhood will meet Wednesday at Canfield Presbyterian Church for a noon luncheon and meeting. The program, "Sacred Places," will be given by Norma Stefanik. Hostesses will be Dorothy Demen and Carolyn Kukura.
XKent State University Mothers Club has scheduled a meeting for 6 p.m. Wednesday at Little Peppino's, Route 422, Girard. A representative from Animal Charity League will be the speaker, and hostesses will be Sara Smith, Irene Makovec and Kathy Furgan. For information and reservations, call Sara Smith at (330) 545-3967.
XNewcomers Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. March 23 at St. John Episcopal Church, Wick Avenue. Lunch will cost $6 and will be followed by a tour of the Children's Museum of the Valley, East Boardman Street. For reservations call (330) 533-4104.
FRATERNAL GROUPS
XCampbell Croatian Fraternal Union Lodge 185 will meet at 1 p.m. Sunday at Our Place Restaurant.
XGirard Golden Eagles will meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St.
XMcDonald Knights of Columbus will meet at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the K. of C. Hall, Illinois Avenue.
GUILDS
XMembers of Holborn Herb Growers Guild are reminded to take seeds from their gardens for exchange when they meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Colonial Inn at Canfield Fairgrounds. Hostesses will be Dot Forestal, Joyce Rettenmier, Trish Tuscano and Peggy Mills. Debbie Lovas and Larry Dueber of Heavenly Suds will present the program, "How to Make Healing Balms, Butters, Soaps and Shampoos."
LEAGUES
XTrumbull County League of Women Voters will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Shepherd of the Valley, 4100 North River Road. Sgt. Rick Baron of the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be the guest speaker on the topic, "Identity Theft." For information call (330) 545-2023.
LIBRARY FRIENDS
XFriends of the Boardman Library will meet at 2 p.m. March 18 at the library.
POLITICAL CLUBS
XSalem-Perry Republican Club will hold its Reagan Day Social at 6 p.m. Thursday at The Center, 525 E. 2nd St., Salem, to honor the volunteers who worked in the Bush-Cheney campaign. State Rep. Chuck Blasdell of East Liverpool, speaker pro tem of the Ohio House of Representatives, will be the guest speaker, and special guest will be Jake Gehron of Charlotte, N.C., who was the Columbiana County Bush-Cheney co-ordinator. Cost is $5 per person, and registration can be made with Audrey Jensen at (330) 337-1027 or P.O. Box 129 Salem, OH 44460. Seating is limited to 100.
RELIGIOUS GROUPS
XSt. Rose Quilting Group will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the parish house.
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 the MetroPlex, Centre, Liberty.
SINGLES
XDARE (Divorce/Death Aren't Really the End), will have dance lessons with Judy Conti at 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Wedgewood Plaza. Cost is $5. Other activities next week include walking at Southern Park Mall Wednesday, meet at the food court at 6:30 p.m.; small groups at the church, 7:30 p.m. Thursday; and cheap movies at Movies 8 in Boardman March 18,meet in the lobby at 6:30 p.m. DARE meets at 7:30 p.m. every Thursday at Boardman Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road, Boardman.
XSingle For Any Reason's newsletter deadline is Monday. Call (330) 530-3210 or e-mail Pdellfree@aol.com to schedule or host an event for next month. Activities next week include: LEO at 6 p.m. Thursday at O'Donold's, 2774 Youngstown-Warren Road, Warren; Let's Play Cards at 7 p.m. March 18, bring a snack to share. Call (330) 372-7124 for either event. Members also will meet to hear the Road Work Band at Austintown Eagles from 9 p.m. to midnight March 19; call (330) 856-3642.
SOCIETIES
XHammond Organ Society of Mahoning Valley will meet at 7 p.m. March 18 in the fellowship hall at Faith Community Church, 1919 E. Midlothian Blvd. Members will provide entertainment. For further information call (330) 726-0122 or (330) 758-8417.
XMahoning County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will have its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. March 21 at St. Charles Church, 7325 Westview Drive, Boardman. Jocelyn Fox Wilms will present "Genealogical Programs, How Much and Where?" The computer interest group will meet at 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit the Web site at www.mahoningcountychapterogs.org.
SUPPORT GROUPS
XAutism Support Group will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Comprehensive Children and Family Services, 194 E. State St., Sharon, Pa. Those interested in attending should make a reservations by calling (800) 630-2237 and mention if childcare services are needed. The topic for the meeting will be "How to Get a Child to Communicate."
XCORES (Colon or Rectal Education Support) will meet from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in Columbiana County in the adult wing boardroom at The Counseling Center, 40722 state Route 154, Lisbon. For more information call the American Cancer Society at (888) ACS-OHIO (888-227-6446) or (330) 726-9732.
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.
XChristian 12-Step, a support group for those struggling with or affected by alcohol, chemical or other dependencies, meets from 7 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at Greenford Christian Church, 11767 Lisbon Road. For information call (330) 533-3278.
XHUGS (Help Us Grow Stronger), a support group for families of children with special needs, will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday in the community room at Children's Rehabilitation Center, 885 Howland-Wilson Road N.E., Warren. Maureen Kennedy rehabilitation coordinator at the center, will speak on "How Your Child's Diagnosis Affects You and Your Family." Light refreshments will be served. To make a reservation call (330) 856-4475 and leave a message with your name, telephone number and the number of people attending.
XNortheast Ohio Scleraderma Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Liberty Township Administration Building, state Route 304. For more information, call (330) 799-8493, (330) 793-8520 or (330) 654-2538.
XPulmonary Hypertension Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. March 18 in Conference Room 2 at UPMC Horizon Shenango Valley Campus in Farrell, Pa. The meeting is free and no registration is required. For information call (724) 342-1223 or (888) 447-1122 Ext. 6675.
XRecovery Inc. will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Christ Church Presbyterian annex, 3425 Hopkins Road, Boardman. For more information call (330) 747-1176.
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.
XSurvivors of Suicide, a support group for family members and friends who have lost a loved one to suicide, will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Boardman Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road. For more information call the Help Hotline Crisis Center at (330) 747-2696.
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.
XTOPS 1497, Austintown, will meet from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Ohltown United Methodist Church, 2001 Ohltown Road. For information call (330) 792-5293 or (330) 793-7942.
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.
XYoungstown Brain Injury Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 388 E. Midlothian Blvd., Youngstown. For more information, call Nancy Creed at (330) 755-2618, Linda Shevetz at (330) 755-5250, Christal Murray-Ells at (330) 755-3602 or Phil Mingo at (330) 744-1555.
XClub news is published on Fridays and Saturdays. Please submit information about upcoming activities to the Society Department by 5 p.m. each Thursday.