CLUB CALENDAR | Area groups announce activities

ASSOCIATIONS

• Trumbull Mahoning Ohio Association of Occupational Health Nurses will meet for dinner and program on the theme “Fit To a ‘T’” on Tuesday at Alberini’s on the Strip in Niles. The dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. followed by the program at 7. The cost is $20, and reservations are to be made by Monday with Joanne Santucci, (330) 369-2193.

ATHLETIC GROUPS

• McDonald Baseball Association will meet at 6 p.m. Sunday in the senior citizens room, post office building.

AUXILIARIES

• Auxiliary to VFW Post 3538 will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the post home, Lowellville Road, Struthers. The annual Christmas meeting and dinner will be discussed, and a social will follow. Dues of $15 must be paid before Dec. 15 to ensure eligibility for cancer insurance.

• St. Anthony Auxiliary of Struthers will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the hall in Struthers. All members are asked to attend for the election of officers. Dues will also be collected this month. President Arlene DeChellis will give an update on the Christmas party to be held Dec. 11 at Blue Wolf Banquet Center. A social hour will take place with Virginia Matizasi, Viola Mignella and Eleanor Gentile hosting.

• St. Elizabeth Health Center Auxiliary will meet Monday at the guest dining room. Graphologist Rebecca Wehr will speak on “Handwriting Analysis.”

• VFW Triangle Post 2799 Auxiliary will meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the post home 3161 E. South Range Road, New Middletown. For more information, call (330) 542-9928.

BOOSTERS

• Girard Band Boosters will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the high school cafeteria.

• McDonald Music Boosters will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in Room 103 at the high school.

CLASSES

• Wilson High School January and June Classes of 1947 will meet for breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Denny’s in Boardman. Members of the 1946 and 1948 classes are also welcome. No reservations are required.

CLUBS

• Calon Lan Welsh Club will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Denny’s Restaurant, Route 224, Boardman. Anyone of Welsh heritage is welcome. For more information, contact Mary Jane Lewis, (330) 758-4202.

• Chapter CE of PEO Sisterhood will meet Wednesday at A La Cart in Canfield for a noon luncheon and meeting. A program on transitional housing for women and children will be presented by Constance Shaffer of the YWCA. Hostesses will be Barbara Jaster and Dorothy Hoover.

• The newly formed group Fiber Artists of Mahoning Valley will have its second meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Country Creations, 7108 Southern Blvd., Boardman. Anyone who works with fiber is invited. Art quilts, wearables, rug hooking, spinning, mixed media art with fiber and other contemporary art forms are included. For more information, call RoseMary at (330) 233-0542.

• Mahoning Valley Cribbage Club will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at St. James Church, 7640 Glenwood Ave., Boardman. New players are welcome. There are no membership dues. For more information, call (330) 757-9503.

• Members of Hubbard Fortnightly IV are reminded the next meeting has been changed to Tuesday at the home of Joan Aeppli with Donna Morgan as co-hostess. There will be a “Make It, Bake It, Sew It or Grow It” program.

• Mahoning Valley Civil War Round Table will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Antone’s Banquet Centre in Boardman. Speaking on “IX Corps Final Attack: The Pickett’s Charge of Antietam,” will be Stephen Recker. The cost for the dinner meeting is $12, and reservations are required. Call Gordy Morgan, (330) 726-7603, for more information or visit www.mahoningvalleycwrt.com.

• Youngstown Mothers of Twins Club will hold a guest-night casserole dinner and meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Davidson-Becker Family Life Center, 11 Spring St., Struthers. Members of Ohio and Pennsylvania clubs will be guests. Hostesses will be Sue Brandenstein, Betsy Pallo and Beth Hommel. There will be a Chinese raffle and candy corn bingo. New mothers of multiples are invited. For more information, contact Michele Porter, (330) 530-2128. Regular meetings are the second Wednesday of each month.

COMMITTEES

• Mineral Ridge Beautification Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Mineral Ridge Fire Station.

FRATERNAL GROUPS

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

GUILDS

• Western Reserve Knitting Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Fair Park in Canfield for a holiday covered-dish dinner. Those attending should take table service and a dish to share, along with an item for show and tell. A holiday craft will be the project.

LEAGUES

• Junior Women’s League of Canfield will host a book discussion on “Second Glance” by Jodi Picoult for its monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Brandywine Clubhouse in Cornersburg. Anne Liller of the Youngstown Public Library will discuss upcoming events at the library. All Canfield women are welcome. Call (330) 533-9923 for more information.

LIBRARY FRIENDS

• Austintown Friends of the Library will meet at 10 a.m. Nov. 19 at the library for a program on “Dianne and Antiques.” For more information, call (330) 744-8636, ext. 118.

• Boardman Friends of the Library will meet at 10 a.m. Nov. 19 at the library. Jo Ann Ellis will review Tom Brokaw’s book, “The Greatest Generation.” For more information, call (330) 744-8636, ext. 118.

RELIGIOUS GROUPS

• Court Bishop James McFadden 1650, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Sunrise Assisted Living, 335 McKinley Way W., Poland. There will be a liturgy for deceased members and a Thanksgiving food shower for the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Betty Siman will be the hostess. Anyone interested in membership should contact Jean Puhalla, (330) 792-0268.

• Girard K. of C. Men Council No. 2935 meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the K. of C. Hall, 122 S. State St.

• Girard K. of C. Women will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the K. of C. Hall, 122 S. State St. Members will attend a Mass at 8:30 a.m. Nov. 18 at St. Rose Church followed by a breakfast at 10:30 a.m. at the K. of C. Hall. The cost is $6 per person and reservations are needed. Call (330) 545-3454 or (330) 545-4191.

• McDonald Knights of Columbus will meet at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at the K. of C. Hall, Illinois Avenue.

• St. Monica Guild of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Ohio will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday with Mary Ann Cardero presiding. Hostesses will be Donna Bodzak, Katie Bolan, Patti Butto, Jeanette Caizza and Marcia Carano. Plans will be made for a Christmas party with Patti Rossi as chairwoman.

• St. Rose Catholic Women’s Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at Rosetta Hall. There will be a fall craft project. Members are asked to take canned pumpkin for Thanksgiving food baskets for Emmanuel Community Care Center.

• St. Rose Quilting Group will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the parish house.

• St. Vincent DePaul Society of St. Rose Church will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church.

• Youngstown Council of Catholic Nurses will meet at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Manor, 3104 S. Canfield-Niles Road, Austintown. There will be a Chinese auction.

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, walking in Southern Park Mall after meeting at the food court at 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, dance lessons with Judy Conti at 7 p.m. at Wedgewood Plaza, cost is $5; Wednesday, meet at food court for walk in Southern Park Mall at 6:30 p.m.; Nov. 16, cheap movies at Boardman at 6:30 p.m.; and Nov. 17, bowling at Boardman Lanes at 7:30 p.m. For more information, call (330) 759-7409, (330) 757-1440 or (330) 793-1484.

• Single For Any Reason has planned the following events: Tuesday, stitching night at 7 p.m.; Thursday, newsletter deadline; and Saturday, dance to Road Work Band at Garden Brook Banquet Center in Cortland at 7 p.m., $5 cover, BYOB, other refreshments available. For more information, call (330) 372-7124.

SOCIETIES

• Brookfield Township Historical Society will have its monthly meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the township administration building. The public is invited. For more information, call Sylvia Addicott at (330) 448-4500 (office) or (330) 448-1891 (home).

• Members of Hammond Organ Society of Mahoning Valley are to note the date for the next meeting has been changed to Wednesday. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. at Faith Community Church, 1919 Midlothian Blvd. Hostesses will be Mary and Merle Snively and Juanita Hughes. For more information, call (330) 726-0122.

• Mahoning County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at St. Charles Church Ministry Building, 7325 Westview Drive, Boardman. A program on “Researching in New England” will be presented by Nancy Tidrick of the Mahoning and Mayflower Society chapters.

SUPPORT GROUPS

• Alert, Well, and Keeping Energetic (AWAKE), a support group for people with sleep apnea, sponsored by St. Joseph Diagnostic Sleep Lab, will meet at 7 p.m. Dec. 13 at St. Joe’s at the Mall (Eastwood Mall, Sears concourse). The meeting topic will be “Smoking Cessation.” For more information, call the St. Joseph Sleep Lab at (330) 841-4406.

• Alzheimer’s Assistance and Referral Network is planning the following meetings: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Christ Lutheran Church, corner of Sexton and Garfield streets, Struthers; 7 p.m. Monday at St. John Russian Orthodox Church, 322 Struthers-Liberty Road, Campbell; 7 p.m. Tuesday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2305 S. Canfield-Niles Road, Austintown; 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Charles Church, Boardman-Canfield Road; 6 p.m. Thursday at Sunrise Assisted Living, 335 W. McKinley Way, Poland; and 10 a.m. Nov. 16 at Canfield Christian Church, 123 S. Broad St., Canfield.

• First Ohio Chapter of the Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the D&E Clinic, 142 Javit Court, Austintown. Carol Bopp, director of Hope House, will speak. The meeting is free; reservations are requested. For more information, call (330) 538-0184 or (330) 533-4649.

• Mahoning Valley Fibromyalgia Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Bethel Lutheran Church, 425 Crestview Drive, Boardman. Jeffrey Bond will present information on acupuncture and its benefits for those with fibromyalgia. All are welcome. For information, call (330) 758-8413 or (330) 565-7187.

• Mended Hearts Chapter 7 will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Beeghly Medical Center, Building C. Guest speaker will be Dr. Raymond Duffett, orthopedic surgeon. The public is welcome. For more information, contact Joe Clark, (330) 702-8859.

• 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) 545-4770.

• 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.

• TOPS 1497, Austintown, will meet Thursday at Smith Corners United Methodist Church, corner of Route 46 and Kirk Road. Weigh-in will begin at 9:15 am., and the meeting will be held from 10 to 11. The first meeting is free. For information, call (330) 759-4737.

VETERANS

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

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