CLUB CALENDAR

AUXILIARIES
XCandy Brooks will preside at the first District Eight Auxiliary meeting to be held Sept. 11 at the Copley VFW Post 7971, 1278 Sunset Drive, Copley. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., and registration will be from 7:30 a.m. to noon with the meeting from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a parade of membership transmittals.
XSalvation Army Women's Auxiliary will meet for a guest day at noon Sept. 13 at Park Vista gathering room, 1216 Fifth Ave., Youngstown. Sue Foley will be welcomed, and the program will be provided by Roberta Myers of Roberta's Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbiana. Cost is $6.50 and should be prepaid. Mail reservations to Audrey Cossler, 30 Lakeview Circle, Canfield, OH 44406 or call her at (330) 533-2162. Deadline is Monday.
CLUBS
XAustintown Homemakers Club will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at Smith Corners United Methodist Church for the first meeting of the new season. Members are to pay their $8 dues, and a small craft session will be held.
XCalon Lan Welsh Club will meet at 1 p.m. Sept. 10 at Austintown Branch Library. Jonathan Andrews, a rugby referee in northern Ohio who has been playing the game since the early '70s and refereeing since the late '80s, will be the guest speaker. Andrews will teach club members and their guests about the national sport of Wales in celebration of the grand slam of the Six Nations Rugby Championship by the Welsh team.
XPoland Center Homemakers will meet from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday at Poland United Methodist Church for a casserole luncheon. Those attending are to take a heart-shaped pillow to decorate with roses and a glue gun. The theme for the program is "Down Memory Lane." Hostesses will be Agnes Filip, Mary Jane Guidos and Jane Kerr.
XWomancare Center of UPMC Horizon's Book Club and Coffee Group will discuss "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell for four weeks beginning Sept. 12. The group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays at the center, 875 N. Hermitage Road, Hermitage, Pa. Kathy Gracenin is facilitator. There is no fee to participate except for the cost of the book, which can be purchased at a discount at the Womancare Center. For more information or to register for the group, call (724) 347-7700 or toll-free at (866) 347-7700.
LIBRARY GROUPS
XFriends of Boardman Library will resume monthly meetings Sept. 12 with guest speaker Sandy Kachurek discussing the topic, "Writing Children's Books." A social time will begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by the program at 10 in the library's community room. A brief business meeting will follow. Dues of $5, and new members and guests are welcome. No reservations are necessary. Gently used books, magazines and tapes for the book cart may be dropped off between 10 a.m. and noon the first and third Saturday of each month.
XFriends of the Poland Library will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Poland Library meeting room for the annual picnic meeting. The guest speaker will be Liz Nohra of the Children's Museum of the Valley. Members are asked to take a salad for six. Gently used books and current magazines may be taken for the Poland Friends' book cart.
POLITICAL CLUBS
XCanfield Republican Women will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the A la Cart Catering in Canfield for a social followed by a noon luncheon. Betty Montgomery, Ohio state auditor, will speak on the topic of the spring primary for governor. Table decorations will be furnished by Debra Moore and Lotis Cooper. For reservations call (330) 533-3218.
XGirard Men's Democrat Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Parkwood Youth Center.
RELIGIOUS GROUPS
XAltar and Rosary Society of Immaculate Heart of Mary will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Monsignor Prokop Center. The program will be music by Little Joe, and hostesses will be Sally Basista and Betsy Scarnecchia.
XDiocesan Council of Catholic Women will hold its first meeting of the new season Sept. 10 at Holy Spirit Parish in Uniontown beginning with a continental breakfast. All interested diocesan women are invited.
XSt. Rose Altar Rosary Society will hold an organizational meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the church basement hall. Guests are welcome.
XSt. Rose Quilting Group meets at 10 a.m. every 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 Amen Corner, West Main Street.
XGuilford Lake Ruritan, Route 172 at Hanna Drive, will hold a new member night at 7 p.m. Sept. 12. The evening will begin with a free dinner and will include a 10-minute video and talk on the local and national Ruritan organizations. For dinner reservations, call (330) 337-0492 or (330) 337-2014.
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. Activities include: Tuesday, board meeting at 7 p.m. at Denny's in Boardman; Wednesday, Easy Street Productions music at 7 p.m. at Morley Pavilion in Mill Creek Park; Thursday, a speaker at 8 p.m. at the Boardman church; Sept. 10, bowling at Boardman Lanes on Market Street; and Sept. 11, dance at 7 p.m. at Choices in Liberty, cost is $3 for members and $4 for guests. For information call (330) 729-0127, (330) 757-1440, (330) 799-8194, (330) 533-7707 or (330) 793-1484.
XSingle For Any Reason will meet for dinner 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 meeting at 8, call (724) 301-0284; take snacks and play cards at 7 p.m. Sept. 9; attend a performance by Road Work Band at 8 p.m. Sept. 10 at Niles Moose; and dance at McKinley Heights Fire Station, 2229 Gardenland Ave., Niles, from 7 to 11 p.m. Sept. 11, snacks will be provided, and the cost is $5.
SOCIETIES
XGirard Historical Society will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St.
SORORITIES
XGamma Pi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma will meet at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at Beard Cabin in Boardman Township Park. The fall social will be hosted by chairwoman Patti Griffin and her committee. Reservations should be sent to Mary Tsimouris by Tuesday. Dues for 2005-2006 should be paid as soon as possible and no later than Oct. 1.
SUPPORT GROUPS
XAlzheimer Assistance and Referral Network has scheduled the following support group meetings: Boardman: second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at St. Charles Church, Boardman-Canfield Road, park in back and enter main doors; Boardman: the fourth Monday of the month at 1:30 p.m. at the Easter Seals Office, 721 Boardman-Poland Road, park in back or side; Canfield: third Friday of the month at 10 a.m. at Canfield Christian Church, 123 Broad St., park in back; Cornersburg: second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at Christ Church Presbyterian, 1933 Canfield Road, park in back or side; Girard: third Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at Girard Public Library, 105 E. Prospect St., park in back; and Warren, first Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. at Easter Seals Office, 155 S. Park Ave., park in back, parking voucher will be validated. All meetings are free and open to the public. For more information call (330) 788-9755 or (866) 822-2102.
XBeginning Weight Loss Support Group will have weigh-ins from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesday mornings and meetings afterward at the community room of Girard Public Library, 105 E. Prospect St., Girard.
XEast Liverpool Breast Cancer Support Group will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Dawson's Family Center, 220 W. Fifth St., East Liverpool. For more information call the American Cancer Society at (330) 533-0546 or (888)227-6446.
XFred Childress Greater Mahoning Valley Parkinson Support Group will meet from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday at Western Reserve United Methodist Church, 4580 Canfield Road. Hosts for the meeting will be Norm and Rachal Downing. The topic this month is "Daily Living with Parkinson Disease."
XGrief Recovery Support Group will have an organizational meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Kelley-Robb Funeral Home Care Center, 709 N. Main St., Hubbard. Recovery programs are led by Phillip Roland, grief counselor, and are open to anyone who has suffered the loss of a loved one. There is no cost for attending the meetings. For further information call the funeral home at (330) 534-1952.
XMultiple Sclerosis Services Agency Mahoning County Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at a new location, Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2305 S. Canfield-Niles Road, Austintown. The meeting is open to all those who have multiple sclerosis, their friends, caregivers and family members. Refreshments will be served. Call (330) 792-3746 for more information.
XOvarian Cancer Support Group will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the office of the American Cancer Society, 525 N. Broad St., Canfield. For more information call (330) 533-0546 or (888) 227-6446.
XSecond Wind Support Group meetings are held the second Thursday of the month for people with breathing and heart disabilities. Anyone interested should call (330) 757-1849 or (330) 506-7184.
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, 1933 Canfield Road, Boardman. The first meeting is free. Guests are welcome. For information call (330) 793-4378 or (330) 757-9368.
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.
VETERANS
XMembers of VFW Post 3332 and guests are invited to the annual Past Commanders and Past President's Banquet Sept. 17 at the post home, 433 Arlington Road, Newton Falls. A social hour at 6 p.m. will precede the banquet at 7. The event is free to all past commanders and past presidents of the post; cost for members and guests is $10. Reservations are due by Sept. 12; call (330) 872-7318.
XVFW Triangle Post 2700 will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the post home.