CLUB CALENDAR | Area groups busy with activities

ASSOCIATIONS

An annual meeting of the Home Cemetery Association will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at the cemetery. Those attending are reminded to take their chairs. In case of rain, someone will be on hand to provide directions to another location.

ATHLETIC GROUPS

McDonald Midget Football Association will meet at 7 p.m. Sunday in the senior citizens room at the post office building.

McDonald Sideliners meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Blue Devil Room at the high school.

AUXILIARIES

Struthers K. of C. Ladies will take a trip to Mountaineer Park on Monday. The bus will leave promptly at 4:45 p.m. from the parking lot at St. Nicholas Church.

VFW Auxiliary 3538 will meet Monday at the post home, where plans will be made for an annual card party. Dues of $15 will be accepted. A social will follow.

CLUBS

Chapter CE of PEO Sisterhood will meet Wednesday for a noon luncheon and meeting at the home of Ginny Gaskeen, 70 Village Blvd., Canfield. The program will be “Food of Our Founders.” Hostesses are Ginny Gaskeen and Karen Dennison.

FRATERNAL GROUPS

Girard Golden Eagles meet at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Girard Free Library, 105 E. Prospect St.

GRANGES

Dublin Grange will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday for the annual corn and wiener roast. Members are asked to take articles for the fair booth.

GUILDS

Western Reserve Knitting Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Fair Park in Canfield. A program on the alpaca milling process will be presented by Custer’s Alpacas of Alliance.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

St. Rose Quilting Group meets at 10 a.m. every Wednesday at the parish house.

St. Vincent DePaul Society of St. Rose Church will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the lower church.

SERVICE CLUBS

Girard-Liberty Kiwanis will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Golf Dome, 1300 N State St.

McDonald Lions Club will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday on the second floor of the Retirement Center, 550 Ohio Ave.

SINGLES

D.A.R.E., a social group for divorced, widowed or separated people, will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Disciples Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road. Other activities include: Monday, bike riding on Kirk Road, Austintown, at 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, dance lessons with Judy Conti at 7 p.m. at Wedgewood Plaza, cost is $5; Wednesday, walking on Mill Creek trail at 6:30 p.m.; Thursday, small-group discussion meeting at 7:30 p.m. at church; Aug. 17, putt-putt golf at Sports World in Boardman at 7 p.m.; and Aug. 19, dancing at Choices at MetroPlex at 7 p.m. For more information, call (330) 757-1440, (330) 729-0127 or (330) 793-1484.

Single For Any Reason will meet at The Links, state Route 5, Cortland, at 10 a.m. Aug. 17 for nine holes of golf. For more information, call (330) 372-7124.

SOCIETIES

Youngstown Area Tropical Fish Society will meet at 8 p.m. Aug. 17 at Mineral Ridge Presbyterian Church, state Route 48.

SUPPORT GROUPS

A.W.A.K.E., a support group for people with sleep apnea, will meet at 7 p.m. Sept. 13 at the Sears Concourse in the Eastwood Mall. The topic will be “Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation,” and the fundamentals will be demonstrated. There is no charge for the program, but registration is required by calling (330) 480-3151 or toll-free at (877) 700-4647.

Alzheimer’s Assistance and Referral Network, 4212 Market St., Youngstown, has scheduled the following meetings: Monday at 7 p.m. at St. John Russian Orthodox Church, 322 Struthers-Liberty Road, Campbell; Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2305 S. Canfield-Niles Road, Austintown; Wednesday at 7 p.m. at St. Charles Church, Boardman-Canfield Road at Westview, Boardman; Thursday at 6 p.m. at Sunrise Assisted Living, 335 W. McKinley Way, Poland; and Aug. 17 at 10 a.m. at Canfield Christian Church, 123 S. Broad St., Canfield. For information, call (330) 788-9755 or (866) 822-2102.

Alzheimer’s Association Caregiver Support Group will meet at 1:30 a.m. Aug. 18 at Struthers Presbyterian Church, 110 Poland Ave. The meeting is free and open to all caregivers, family members and friends with a loved one with memory problems. For more information, call (330) 533-3300 or (800) 272-3900.

Alzheimer’s Association Support Group for persons with early stage memory loss will meet at 1 p.m. Monday. The meeting is free and open to all people and their families who are affected by a diagnosis of cognitive impairment such as dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy Body disease, etc. There is a brief screening process involved before participating in the group. For more information, call the (330) 533-3300 or (800) 272-3900.

Recovery Inc., a self-help mental-health group, will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Christ Church Presbyterian Church, 1933 Canfield Road, Boardman. For more information call (330) 747-1176.

Survivors of Suicide will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Disciples of Christ Christian Church, 565 Boardman-Canfield Road. For more information, call Help Hotline Crisis Center at (330) 747-2696.

TOPS 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.

TOPS 698, Girard, will meet Monday at First Christian Church, 140 E. Broadway. Weigh-in is from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7. New members are welcome; the first night is free. For information, call (330) 394-1262 or (330) 545-3860.

TOPS 822, Struthers, will meet Tuesday at Struthers Presbyterian Church, 110 Poland Ave. Weigh-in will be from 6 to 6:30 p.m. before the meeting.

TOPS 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.

VETERANS

American Legion Post 290, state Route 14, Columbiana, will hold a members-only picnic on Saturday. There will be a disc jockey and karaoke.

Catholic War Veterans Paul Sgambatti Post 1903 and Auxiliary meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the parish house meeting room.

Newton Falls VFW Post 3332 and Auxiliary will hold their annual picnic from noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 19 at the post home, 433 Arlington Road. The event is free to all members and their immediate family members. Guests age 14 and over are asked to pay a $4 donation.

Club news is published Friday and Saturday. Please submit information about upcoming activities to the Society Department by 5 p.m. Thursday.2